Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
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The annual flag raising" and picnic
by the William B. Cushing camp. NO
80, was held at Vienna, Va, where the
members of the camp and their auxll-
larry were guests of Past Camp Com
mander Arthur B. Barringer and his
wife at their country place. Mrs. Bar
ringer is treasurer Of the auxiliary, and
also division treasurer. The party left
Washington at ,S:45 am. with those
who were going to the celebration from
other organizations. and arrived in
Vienna. about 10 o'clock! The Bar
ringer home is near the station of the
electric line, and the ladies went there
to, leave their baskets. At 1880 the
flag raising took place at the new
schoolhouse just erected by the city
of Vienna.
The assembly was called to order by
Master Of Ceremonies Barringer. Pray:
er was said by the Rev. DR.. Link, and
the address Of welcome was made by
Mayor F. F. Freeman, followed by, the
presentation Of the flag to the school
board by the president of Cushing Aux
iliary, Mrs. Rutledge; the acceptance, OF
chairman of the Vienna school board
the raising of Old. Glory by Past Com
mander-in-Chief Maj. E. R. Campbell, OF
the Sons of Veterans, U. s. A.; THE
Star Spangled Banner" by the band;
reading. The Flag" by. Gurnon b
Scott, past commander; music by the
band. an address by Sflas E. Robb. past
division commander of Maryland divi-
sion; flag drill by the Vienna school
children. recitation by. Miss Katherine
Willard. remarks by Franklin Williams
jr.; candidate for the house of dele
gates of Virginia and himself a son OF
a veteran; recitation by Master Gilbert
Berry. America" by the Vienna school
children and the audience, and the
benediction by Rev. DR.. Link.
Mr.. Williams was warmly applauded
all through his address.
+ A number of members of the Grand
Army Relief Corps. Sons of Veterans,
u. s. A., and Sons of Veterans Auxiliary.
U S. A., were present. A surprise was
the presentation of a pin of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps to Mrs. Mamie p:
Dorsey. president of the Department of
the Potomac, past president Of
Gushing. Auxiliary, past president of
the Maryland division and past nation
al secretary of the order. Maj. Camp
bell made the presentation speech. The
pin was a gift of the camp and it's
auxiliary in recognition Of the work
Mrs. Dorsey isi doing in Washington
for her own organization and the mem
bers of the Grand Army and its allied
orders. A large number came home on
the late train hfter taking supper with
the Barringers.
The Cushing Camp Boys Fife and
Drum Corps will give. an excursion
down the river this week to aid the
boys to complete their eauipmee i,s,i no !.
Camp has also organized Gushing
Camp Junior among the boys. the
members Of the drum corps only oelns
eligible The national body Is encour-
aging this and Gushing is sald 70 ne
ito do this. 1t will be known as "Cush-
a ins tang e 3 A. a; This is a new idea and
"Cushing Camp Junior" is the fifth
formed in the country. At the last
meeting Paul Hikok, gave a talk, ana
renorts were made by Messrs. Scott
and Robb.
The William. B. Cushing AUXILIARY,
No. 4, presented the large nag, PIP
vas raised over their new school last
Monday at the celebration of lndepend-
ience day. The auxiliary adm1tted three
members at it's last meeting. Ihe ne"
division officers will attend he meet
ing to he held Friday evening OF Inns
week. which was postponed from last
Friday because of the excursion given
by the camp and auxiliary. -
The new password will be given u
the members at the next meeting. ,,+
,er first division orders this week. with
notice to all auxiliaries of plans Tor
the summer The delegates to the ma.
tionai conventions of both the, sons
. e,olA auxiliaries are writing in for
rooms. It is believed both orders rs
will send more delegates and members
to the conventions here than to any
encampment since that held ten years
Az Mai Campbell, past commander-in-
chief installed Mrs. Kirkley as secre.
tary of the Maryland division at the
The auxiliary is planning to get a .ns
I Wnmen's Relief Corps to unite In an
onting on Labor day. An effort may be
uu,e TO make this an annual celebra-
ton.
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