Evening star., 1914-02-08
ALL WILL HONOR
NAMES HEROES
Heads of Great Patriotic Or
qanizationS to Join in Me-
mortal Ceremonies.
ARLINGTON CEMETERY
SCENE OF THE RITES
President Wilson's Wreath Will Be
Placed on Monument and Flow
ers Strewn on Potomac.

Washington Gardner. commander-in-
chief of the G. a. R.; II. Oden Lake,
national commander of the Army and
Navy Union. and John Lewis Smith.
commander-in-chief of the Spanish War
Veterans. are TO participate in the cere-
monies attending the Maine memorial
observance at Arlington national Gene
terry February l6. the occasion being
it is stated. the first time that the heads
of the three patriotic organizations have
ever united in a memorial observance.
Arrangements have practically been
completed fo- the ceremonies at Airing
ton. The principal addresses, it Is an
nounced. are to be delivered by Com
mander-in chief Gardner and Representa-
tive j. Washington Logue of Pennsyl-
vania.
The exercises are to be opened with an
invocation by Bishop Harding. while the
oenedlcton is to be pronounced by Rev.
Dr.. n. III. Holmes, chaplain of the De-
partment of the Potomac. G. A. r.
High Officials to Attend.
Secretary Daniels of the navy, Post
master General Burleson, Senator Miles
Poindexter and others prominent in the
official life of Washington, have an
nounced their intention of being pres
ent at the ceremonies. which, it is an
nounced. are to include the placing on
the memorial monument of wreaths sent
by President Wilson and other floral
tributes from the various organizations
participating in the exercises. A feature
of the ceremonies is to be the strewing
of flowers on the waters of the Potomac
by company of young women. The
company, it is announced. will pass down
the river in launch, in charge of Com
mander Joseph A. Dempf and Frank W.
Sigourney, and as the flowers are strewn
on the water. in memory of those who
met their death at sea. bugler aboard
the launch will sound taps.
Committee in Charge.
Following are the committees having
the various features of the ceremonies in
charge:
Executive committee-John McElroy,
chairman; ]. Walter Mitchell, secretary;
Mrs. Isabel Worreil Ball, assistant sec
retary: Col. John L. Glenn. U. S A; W.
III. Roach. Capt John c. Daley, William
I. Conray, Commander Joseph A. Dempf,
Gen John Lewis Smith. Col. NJ. NJ Park
er. Col. NJ. A. Winter, r. c. Galbraith
and D. l. Rice
Parker, chairman; Milton E. Allies c. J.
Bell, Henry P. Blair. II. F. Blount, Adds
B. Browne. Alexander Britton, W. S.
Henry Flather, Eaniel Fraser, W. T.
Galliher. George E. Hamilton. W. B.
Hibbs, James F. Hood. W. H. Hoover,
Rudolph Kaufman, Victor Kaufman.
Wharton E Lester. Colin H. Livingstone,
Nelson A. Miles. Gen. Charles f.
Humphrey, Gen. W. n Bixby, Admiral
Colby Z. Chester, Admiral Hugo Oster-
haus, Rear Admiral Charles Z. Clark.
L.
Morgan, s. c. Neale. John Newbold. Clar-
ence Norments Theodore w. Noyes. Z. S.
Parker. John Rankin, II. S. Reeside,
Samuel Ross, Cuno H. Rudolph. T. T.
Sewers, F.. j. Stellwagen. Corcoran Thorn.
George Truesdell. John W. Yerkes, Allan
Walker. George White. John Wilkins,
Robert wilkins. S. W. Woodward A S.
Worthington and Gen. W. S. Worthing-
ton.
Military and naval committee-Col. John
l.. Glenn. L. >. A. chairman; Col. William
II. Roach. Commander Joseph A. Dempf.
Lieut. Col Rollings, Ensign Frank w
Sigourney. Col. Charles E Magoon and
]. B. Houston. Z. S. A.
Committee on music-Capt. j. W. Mitch
ell. Col. W. H. Roach and John Murphy
Woman's executive committee-Mrs.
Isabel Worrell Ball. Army and Navy
Union Auxiliary, chairman; Mrs. Tilhe
D. Entrikin. past president, Depart
ment of Potomac. W r. c., first vice
chairman; Mrs. Ida NJ. Galloway. past
president general. S. w. A, second vice
chairman; Mrs Georgiana d. Van
Fleet, president Department of Poto-
mac. w. r. c., third vice chairman;
Mrs Sophia Kappes. national command
er of the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Army and Navy Union; Mrs. Net,ie
Borland, Mrs Anna NJ. Baden. Mrs.
Winnie Ream Hoxie. Mrs. Ella Wash
burn. Mrs. Estelle b. Jordan. Mrs. Mary
E. de Mario, Mrs. Ellen Hebrew, Miss
Severia di Mario, Mrs. Henrietta
Boone, Mrs. Annie W. Johnson, Mrs
Margaret Bradt, Mrs. Agnes jerks.
Mrs. Agnes Keeler. Mrs. Ida J. Hart,
Mrs. Rosamond Il. Meacham, Miss Ma
ria A. Jordan. Mrs. Mary f. simpson,
Mrs. Anna Traphagen, Mrs. Julia
Mason Layton, Miss Grace NJ Taylor,
Mrs. Belle j. Howe, Mrs Julia West
Hamilton, Mrs. Gurnon r. Scott, Mrs.
Lizzie Calver, Mrs. Honora Jane Hof-
finger. Miss Emma S. kihbey, Miss
Anna Roberts. Mrs Gertrude Mitchell.
Mrs. Sallie Price Ferren. Mrs. Hattie
NJ. Roach and Mrs. Belle Calver.