Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-28
W|LLPAY HOMAGE
TO NATIONS DEAD
Capital Organizations Arrange
for Memorial Day
Celebrations.
CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE
LARGELY IN EXERCISES
David H. Mercer. Orator at Battle
ground Cemetery-Rites at Gov
eminent Printing Office.

eminent Printing Office.
David H. Mercer. former representative
IN congress from Nebraska Is to deliver
the Grafton al Memorial day exercises in
battle-ground national cemetery, near
BrightWood. Addresses are also To he
delivered by George Francis Williams of
Brightwood, William V. Cox of the Fort
stevens Association. who will recount
the history of Fort Stevens and the at
tack on Washington OF Gen. Jubal Early
and Confederate force. and l.. =. Shoe
maker, selected to make the opening ad
dress.
The exercises will begin at 2:l5 in the
afternoon. Capt. Newton NJ. Brooks. past
department commander will preside. The
Soldiers Home Band will provide a mu-
steal program and also play the firing of
salutes. decoration of graves and TAPS.
as arranged by Director j. S. NJ. Zim
mermann
Children of the Brghtwood. Brightwood
Park. Takoma and Petworth public
schools Will form Il choir for the occa-
sion. They will sing patriotic songs. Miss
Mary Regal. organist of the Church of
the Nativity of Brightwood. will play the
organ accomplishments.
Committees in Charge.
The committee of the G.. A. X. which
arranged the exercises consists of
Capt. Brooks as chairman, Mr.. Shoe
maker as vice chairman. John saul.
secretary. and w. V. Cox. c. {. Royce
and Capt. A. Hart. The subcommittee
are:
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Clayton, chairman: Judge Josia NJ.
Vale. vice chairman: George Francis
Williams, secretary; Robert Allen. F..
J. Ayers. Charles F. Benjamin. Nathan
Bickford. Thomas Blagden. Judge
Charles Bundy. Ben G. Davis. DIR. A. +.
Justice A. NJ. Gould, Thomas Grant.
Hugh Harton. Robert f. Heater Col.
Charles Nj. Heaton. Col Ben Holman,
DR.. H. L. E. Johnson, Wilton j. Lam
bert, (. c. Lancaster. Blair Lee. Ben
jamin F. Leighton. Edward McAleer
Frank j. Metcalf. Enoch c. Morela nd
r. A. Neale NJ. D.; Charles H. Neeley
Charles r. Newman. Judge u. orc
Callaghan. Maj. A. S. Perham W. q.
Plat. William Ramsay Charles w
Ray. Francis ID. Shoemaker. Edgar c.
Snyder. Col. O. q. Staples. John $.
Swormstedt. George l.. Tarbell. Col
George Truesdell, Dr. William f. Tur-
ton, W. S. Walsmith. b. II. Warner. NJ.
p. White. William F. Work. Jacob
Nander James ID. Mcintyre Joseph /.
keefer. Q. d. kinsman and Abner c. r.
S. Shoemaker.
Reception committee-William Y. Cox.
chairman; Gen. f. W Whitaker. vice
chairman: John { Proctor, secretar, !;
Edward T. Bates, Joseph f. Beck T. T.
Belote. DR.. Marcus BENJAMIN. John
Berg. Gershon p. Bickford Ernest $
Brown l.. B. Burdett DR. Thomas Cal
yer. A. B. Clark, w NJ. CLAYTON. sr.: The
odore S. Cox. David NJ. Cridler John F.
Costello. Ben G. Davis. William Arthur
Dexter. DIR. II A. Dobson. William W.
Dyar William +. Dyre. Rev. III G Eng
land. Jesse L. Ergood. George Field. j.
Edward Fowler. DR.. Henry r. Garland,
Albert S. Galley. -Diller F. Croft, William
James {. Zimmerman, Joseph l. keefer
W. l.. f. King. Lewis Klopfer. Col. G. q
kniftin. Hervey S. Knight. Angus La
m mono Wallace Lamond; Henry B Land
elroy Charles J. MagiIl. {. {.
Magruder. ir.: John Meikiejohn. Dr. A. l..
Miller. DIR. James ID Morgan. Zebina Mo-
ses. Washington +. Nalley. Edwin \
Newman: Theodore w. Moves. IL. s. ONO
hundro. DR.. f. l.. Osborne. Frederick u
Owen. Capt. James +. Oyster. Charles II
Parl>man. William {. Parry DR. A. Y
Parsons. Maj. a. S. rerham, DIR. {. V
Petteys. T. Y. Powderly. William n.
Proctor. Frank E. Pyne Lucius Ran
dolph. Charles ". Ray. John II Ray. "
\. Redmond, II. W. Samson, George g.
Seibold, ID. III. Sherman. CT. H. Slaybaugh
Harry j. Southwick, DR. c. c. Stone
Lieut.: william b. Thompson. II. 4. Vale,
Wickle. Stephen w. Williams. ". III.
Walker. William II White, Prof. Benja-
min Wilkinson. George = Wilson. John
Wolf and Francis j. Young.
Finance committee. l.. Ergooi. chair
man. Albert $. Galley. vice chairman:
+. j. Ayers. secretary; Charles W. Ray
treasurer; Charles .Aufenthie Judge
Charles Bundy. Gen. Charles Coughlin.
w. V. Cox. William +. DYER. Albert L.
Fox. Howard Fisk George Goodacre
DIR. G.. b. iIenecke. ". Charles Heit-
muller. f. S. La Fctra. Wilton j. Lam
bert Charles r. Newman. II. 5. ONO
hundro. John Meiklejohn. Mai. \. s. Per
ham, w. G. Plat. George l.. Tarbell J. NJ.
Vale NJ +. White. George Francis Viii
liams. W. f. Work
Committee military arrangements
Col. H. =. Birmnc nam. l.. :. A.. chair
man; Mai. Paul :. IIaiioran. l.. 5. y.
vice chairman: Capt. benjamin +. Bin-,-
Dr.. Charles Y. Pettys. siai. Charles y.
Raglan. L. S. A.: Charles W. Ray. Judge
Daniel orc. Callaghan. Cen. John NJ. VIII
son. L: $. a.
Committee on invitations-Ch arles W.
Ray, chairman: George Francis Williams,
vice chairman Albert s. Galley. Charles
H. Neeley. Lieut.. q. b. Maher. Douglas
ID. Wilson. Col Thomas Buckley. James
Holmes. William A. Dexter. ID. 5. Sher-
man. Preston 4. King. Ill. b. Landgraf.
William A. Redmond. DIR. A. l.. Howard,
Roger ii. Onutt. John -. Green, Emile
Beriner.
Floral committee-Mrs. Angus 1-amond.
chairman: Mrs. Abner e. p. Shoemaker.
vice chairman: Mrs. Charles j.. Buck.
Mrs W. V Cox. Mrs. b. T. Galloway,
Miss Mary Gooch. Mrs. William +. GUIDE
Mrs Charles a. Langley. Mrs John &.
Proctor Mrs Louis T. Shoemaker. Mrs.
A. V. Woodward.
Committee on stands and decorations
Lewis cass White chairman: Capt. j. +.
SchnelI. vice chairman. Isaac {. Day.
lanes Albert Thomas. Harry Il. White,
William F. Wolfe Roy l.. Whitcomb.
Printing Office Exercises.
Memorial day exercises are to be cele
brated at the government printing Office
tomorrow at noon with Public Printer
Donnelly presiding Representative
Thomas L. Sisson Of Mississippi Is to
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