Evening star., 1909-02-26
IN JOINT MEETING
installation of G. A. R. and w.
R. c. Officers.
ASSEMBLY HALL THR0NGEO
Flowers Presented to Retiring and
Incoming Commanders.
AN ATTRACTIVE FLAG DRILL
Impressive Part Of the Ceremony
Performed by Standard Bearers
Of the W. r. G.
ASSEMBLY HALL THRONGED
AN ATTRACTIVE FLAG DRILL

Exercises incident to the Joint instaila-
tion OF recently elected officers OF the
Grand Army and the Womans Relief
Corps Of the Department of the Potomac
were held last night In Grand Army Hall
In the presence OF members OF the two
organizations and their friends. The
hall was crowded.
The G. A. r. department officers Install
ed by John s. Walker. retiring depart
ment commander. were follows: Edwin
Fl. Holbrook, commander: DR.. Henry
Johnson, senior vice commander: George
c. Ross, junior vice commander: DR..
Robert Reyburn. medical director; Rev.
j. D. Bloodgood. chaplain: council OF ad-
| ministration. Edward Webster. j. W.
Butcher, W. L Schmalhoff. H. II. Bunyea
| and r. II. Marcellus: representatives to
! the national encampment. B. F. Graham,
J. G. Maynard W. ". Chambers, II. J.
Depue and S. w. McElde: alternates, W.
| II. Hoover. J. II. Hennis. r. Bennett. A.
| Oglesby and L. P. Seibold
w. r. c. ofhcers installed by Mrs.
Emma L. Newton, retiring president. were
as follows: Mrs. Mary A. Dow, president:
Mrs. Marian L. Lewis senior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Sue NJ Carey. junior vice
| president: Mrs. Nora B. Atkinson. treas
urer; Mrs. E. F. Naylor. chaplain: exec
utive board Mrs. Mary Robinson, Mrs
Fannie Platt Mrs. Mary Wilson. Mrs
| Mario Thomas and Mrs Marie Noerr; del
egates at large to national convention.
| Mrs. Helen Durfree: alternate, Mrs. Jose
phine Seibold; delegate to national con-
| vention. Mrs. Mary Mclean, and alter
| nate. Miss Annie Dow.
Presentations Of Flowers.
| At the conclusion OF the installation
| ceremony a delegation from Gushing
| Camp. Sons OF Veterans. presented 10
John S. Walker, the retiring department
commander. a bunch OF American beauty
roses The delegation was composed of
William c. Robbins, Charles A. Sidman
| Milton w. brennan, Chauncey c. How
ard A. b. Goodrich, W. f. Holbrook and
| Z. r. Campbell.
Col Holbrook was the recipient of
| bunch of flowers, presented by young
Daughters Of Veterans. This delegation
was composed OF Mrs. Clara Holbrook,
Mrs. Mary r. Crenshaw. Miss Rose Sef-
ton Miss Allie NJ. Roberts, Miss Emma
F. Haywood. Mrs. Hester Tripitoe, Mrs.
| Elmira Foley and Mrs. Amy Carr.
Flowers were also presented to Com
mander Holbrook by his little grandson,
| Edwin Fl. Holbrook, jr.
An impressive part of the ceremony was
| the work Of the united standard bearers
| of the Woman's Relief Corps Each was
| dressed in white and carried An Ameri-
can flag. Their drill brought praise from
the spectators.
The New Department Commander.
| Col. Holbrook, the new department
| commander, was born In East Midway
(now Milis), Norfolk county. Mass. His
| earliest American ancestors served in the
| war Of the revolution and fought with
Ethan Allen in Vermont and Stark in
New Hampshire; with Prescott at Lex
| ington and Bunker Hill, and with Wash
ington at Yorktown. His grandfather.
| Col. George H. Holbrook, was distin
guished officer in the Massachusetts state
militia and a prominent musician.
| Commander Holbrook, after graduating
from the High School and the Boston
| Commercial College, while studying music
in Boston, enlisted in July, 1854 in Com
| pany B, 42d Massachusetts, Folunt er In
| fantry, regiment made up mostly OF
| boys from the high schools OF Norfolk
| and Worcester counties. The regiment
was brought to Washington and formed
part Of the defense OF the city south of
the Potomac, Slough's Brigade of Auger's
| Division. 1t was stationed at Alexandria
| and Fairfax, Va, and Great Falls, Md,
and did 4 large amount OF guard and
picket duty. Upon the expiration of his
| term of service he returned to his homo
and engaged in business with his grand
father He continued in that business un
til 1SS1, when he was appointed to posi-
| ton in the pension bureau. which he now
| holds. Upon his arrival In Ibis city he be-
| came. by transfer, member of Kit Car
| son Post, No. >. G. A. r. He has served
| as aid and chief of staff Cf the depart
ment commander aid on the staff of the
commander-in-chief. Junior and senior
vice department commander, and WAS
| unanimously elected at the last encamp
ment commander of the department.