Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-11
Committees Named by 6. A. R.
Department Commander.
CITIZENS INVITEDTO ASSIST
Local Patriotic Organizations Rep
resented in Arrangements.
THE PROGRAM INCOMPLETE
Meeting to Be Held This Evening at
G. A. r. Hall to Arrange
the Details.

Plans for the observance of Memorial
Day, May 80. were announced today by
Col John S. Walker, commander OF the
Department of the Potomac. G. A. r.. and
Capt o. H. Oldroyd. assistant adJutan'
general. The several committees have
been appointed and a meeting called fol
this evening at Grand Army Hall. 141s
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, when steps will be
taken for the arrangement OF the memo
rial program.
In naming the committee Of eminent cit
liens to Cooperate with the veterans In
properly observing the soldiers memory
time. Col. Walker stated that he did sc
in accordance with the action Of the De-
partment of the Potomac G. A. r.. which
authorizes the department commander tc
add to the membership of the department
memorial committee the names OF ten
prominent patriotic citizens or the DIS
rict Of Columbia
The citizens committee named in general
orders No. 4. promulgated today. Is as fol.
lows: Henry B. T. Mcfarland. Distrlct
Commissioner: Louis P. Shoemaker. VII
liam v. Cox, Prof. Jasper d. McFall. j
Walter Mitchell, William F. Guide. John
w. Watson.
General Committee.
The general Memorial Day committee
composed of members of the G. A. r.
and other patriotic organizations. Is an.
nounced in the general orders. as fol
lows:
Department oficers-John S. Walker
department commander, chairman; T.. .
Holbrook. senior vice commander: Henry
A Johnson, junior vice commander; O. H
Odroyd, assistant adjutant general. sec.
rotary: Francis l.. Mckenna- assistan,
quartermaster- general. treasurer: A. T.
Johnson. medical director Rev. Z. w
Gallagher chaplain.
Past department commanders-A. H. G.
Richardson. George e. Corson. Harrison
Dingman, Charles c. Boyce. Samuel s
Burdett, D. S. Alexander. Newton NJ
coin, william S. Odell. NJ. Emnet Urell
J. M. Pipes A. F. Dinsmore. Nathan
Bickford. John MeElroy. Thomas s: Hop
kins. Arthur Hendricks. Calvin Farms
worth, George H. Slaybaugh. Israel w
Stone. b F. Bingham. l. G. Kimball, A.
Hart. A. p. Tasker. B. P. Entrikin. New
ton Ferree and 8. e. Faunce.
Commanders and Representatives.
Post 1. Samuel W. Snow, William H
Bailey: Post 2. John Middleton. Robert E.
Grant; Post 3. W. H. Raymond. George
R. Ferguson: Post S. William ]. Breed
Charles Matthew'S; Post 8. Burton r.
Ross. M. NJ. Lewis: Post Z. John c. May
nard. Thomas Calver: Post 8, H. L. Dean
W. W. Brown; Post Q. r. D. Goldman
Thomas J. Stewart: Post 10. A. r. Dtns'
more. George r. Cook: Post II, John F
Randolph, VIM. A. O'Meara: Post ID. A
F. Garrette. P. o. Lawrence; Post 10
Edward Webster, VIM. Hawthorne: Pos
IL. Thomas Day. William H. Jones; Pos
ls. Asa H. Kedney. Rudolph ullmsr; Pos
B. F. Davis, ]. w.Butcher.
Maryland Division. Sons Of Veterans
Henry L. streib. division commander
Edwin c. Irelan. division adjutant: caml
No. 80. Francis e. Cross. captain.
United Spanish War Veterans Depart.
ment Of the District Of Columbia-E. L
Cogan. department commander; John
No. ]. .. ]: Leahy. commander; Camp
No. 2, W. H. Henderson. commander
Camp No. g. W. H. Meliach. commander
Camp No. 4. c. L. Saers. commander
Camp No. g. ]. 8. Sullivan. commander
er; Camp No. 9. Charles S. Piper. com.
mander.
The Regular Army and Navy Union
]. B. Morton. national commander: Mi,
chael J: Hackett. national adjutant gen
commander
Army and Navy Union-Garrison No
1o4. J. g. Jorgsnson. commander.
subcommittee Named.
The subcommittee of the memorial ex
ecutive committee are given as follows:
Reception committee-John McElroy
past senior vice commander in chief
chairman; B. F. Bingham. past depart
ment commander. vice chairman: f. L
W, second Woe chairman; the depart
ment officers and past department com
manders with the following named emf
Henry B. F. Macfarland. Jasper D. Nc
Fall, William F. GUIDE, Louis p. Shoe
maker, j. Walter Mitchell and John w
Watson.
Press and Invitations. e. Faunes
Chairman; Thomas 8. Hopkins. John Nc
Elroy. n. Emmet Urell. A. r. Tasker
vice chairman: Nathan Bickford and ]
Walter Mitchell.
Finance committee-Israel w. Stone
Bickford. Abfam Hart, I. G. KinbAll
William H Hoover. B. P. EntFikin Franz
L. McKenna. Henry Foster. N. n. Nc
Cullough. j. Walter Mitchell, John Mid
dleton. JOIN w. Watson, W. H. Raymond
William J. Breed. II. L. Dean, John F
Randolph. Charles F. Garrette. w. W
Eldridge. NJ. l.. Leonard, Chris Storm, H
r. ]. Drake, Edward A. Keller. j. Tyle
Powell. Rev. J. II. Bradford. Lawrence
Wilson.
Transportation George E. Corson
chairman; George P. Davis. Newton Fer
rec. ". L. Smalho6, John g. Maynard
Charles Matthews.
On Decorations and Grounds.
E. J. Sweet. chairman: A. G. H. Rich
ardson. W. s. odeli. j. NJ. Pipes. William
II. Bailey. Edward A. Keller. A. David
son. H. NJ. Bennett. Robert e. Grant. W
w, Brown, William A. OMeaTa.' William
Hawthorne. William II. Liverpool. james
T. Thomas, s. W. McElderry. B. r. Ora
ham, H. II. Bunyea. Thomas jerks H. II
House. Charles H. Preston, r. e. Duvall
Briscee Geodhart.
Music-Dr Thomas Calver. chairman
Prof Jasper D. McFall, FREDERICK Klein
Thomas J. Stewart ]. E. McCaIbe, w. F
Brenizer ]. w. Butcher Rudolph Ull
mer. Rev. w. G. Davenport.
Auditing-Arthur Hendricks chairman
Calvin Farnsworth. George r. Ferguson
Isolated graves-P. o. Lawrence, chair
man; Asa II. Kedpey, T. j. Putnam, ]. J
Sullivan. Thomas Day. Edward Webster
At the Cemeteries.
National cemetery. United States Sol
diers' Home-Under direction OF z. II
Helbrook. senior vice department con,
mander.
Congressional cenetery-Cnder dfPectio
of Henry A. johnson, Junior vice depart
n,ent commander.
Battle ground National cemeter,
Brightweod, D. C.-Under direction @
Capt. Newton NJ. Brooks. past depart
ment commander, g. A. r.
Glenwood Prospect Hill, St. Mary