The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-28
ANACOSTIA PLANS
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Special Exercises TO Be Had
for Dead at Hospital
for the Insane.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA. D. c, MAY g


The mounds that mark the final rest
ing places Of more than 1000 soldiers
whose services to the country represent
ed the years covered by the three last
wars, veterans whose declining days
were passed as inmates of the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane. Will bear
a miniature flag and viii be strewn with
flowers on the morning Of Memorial
Day, while exercises commemorative OF
their heroism VIII follow under the aus
pices Of the Grand Army Of Republic.
The floral decoration will be per-
formed by committees appointed by the
institution and from John A Logan Re-
lief Corps. No. :. The women named 70
represent the hospital in this patriotic
duty are Mrs HonOra O'BTien, Mrs S.
AIelOy, AIrs. Helen c. Leitch, Miss Kate
Mcnamara, Miss LESSEE Browning, Miss
Mary O'Leary, Miss Julia Z. Hardy.
and Miss Mary c. Quad.
There will be no dearth OF flowers
with which 10 cover the grassy mounds,
for the hot houses Of the hospital viii
yield their choicest blossoms 70 form a
floral bed for the American flag that
lions in the form OF gariands viii also
be made through the school children
Of the public schools N Anacosua ana
Congress Heights, who will attend the
ceremonies and take part in the singing
The exercises Will be under the di-
rectiOn Of John A Logan Post. No. ID,
Grand Army OF the Republic, OF Ana
costa. of which organization A b.
FriSbie is the commander. The mem
bers of the post viii assemble on the
morning Of Memorial Day at o clock
at the Masonic Hall in AnacOstia, at
which place the band from the Gov
eminent asylum Will be stationed
After a patriotic program OF music
has been given, the veterans, the
speakers, the band, and a detachment
Of Spanish-AmeriCan war veterans
viii parade by way Of Nichols avenue
TO the street car line leading TO the
Institution, where the visitors Will be
met by a company Of old soldiers, in
mates Of the asylum, through whose
rarks they will pass to the amphithe-
ater at Poplar Spring.
Here the speakers stand has been
erected, covered with flags and bunt-
ing In the audience will be several
hundred patients cared for at the in
stftution. The St. Elizabeth Band and
the choir Of the hospital will have a
part IN the musical program. Com
mander A. 3. FriSbie viii open the
ceremonies with an Introductory
speech. DR. William A. White, the
Superintendent of the asylum. viii de-
liver the address of welcome to the
guests The grafton Of the day will
he delivered by Attorney John II.
Thomas. Of the Interior Department.
The Gettysburg speech Of President
Lincoln will be read by Miss Annie
Butler, OF the Logan Girls Flag
Brigade
The speeches will be interspersed
with patriotic music by the hand. The
school children viii sing several
numbers. in addition TO the songs that
the ASYLUM choir will render
The exercises at this SPOT are at
tended each year by probably 1000
people, to whom the ceremonies have
a significance not usually realized on
such occasions, owing TO the circum-
stances under which the last days of
the former men-at-aTms were ended.
There are two cemeteries at the
Government Hospital for the Insane, a
spot that has many memories OF the
civil war clustering about IL, for here
men were removed from the Southern
0attlcfieids, cared for temporarily or
permanently, and military leaders of
that day spent scme Of their time
here,
The Anaeostia veterans, who Will be
in charge Of the services, viii attend
religious exercises IN a body with
Logan Relief Corps, No. Z. on tomor-
row night at the Anacostia Baptist
Church, where the Rev. Frank l.
Rardens, pastor, will deliver an appro-
pirate address,