Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-30
COMMITTEE WHICH ARRANGED
MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION
Had Charge of the Exercises Held in All the
Cemeteries of the District in Behalf
of the Patriotic Societies.

The committees which, by their &C
tivity and forethought. made the cele
bration of Memorial day a notable sue
cess and arranged that patriotic ex
ercises should be held in all the GENE
teries in the District where soldier:
are buried represent the Department
OF the Potomac. G. A. r., the United
Spanish War Veterans. the Woman
Relief Corps, the Sons and Daughters Of
Veterans and other allied organizations
The personnel of these committees
is as follows:
officers of Department of the Pc
tomac. G. A. R.-Department command
err, DIR. A. J. Huntoon: senior vice de
partment commander. Stanton Weaver
junior vice department commander, A
H Frear: medical director, DIR. Thomas
Calver: chaplain, Rev w. H. Gotwald
assistant adjutant general. Osborn H
Oldroyd: assistant quartermaster gen.
eral Francis L. Mckenna: judge adVo-
cate. E. w. Whitaker; chief mastering
officer. Samuel G. Mawson. inspector
John W. Reid; patriotic instructor, A
II; Perham, and assistant patriotic In
structor, Charles r. Douglas.
Past department commanderS-A. h
G. Richardson, George f. Corson, Har-
rison Dingman. Charles C. Royce. New
ton NJ. Brooks, Jerome b. Burke. Will
liam S. Odell, J. NJ. Pipes, a. F. Dins-
more, S. Z. Faunce. Nathan Bickford
john .McElroy. Thomas S Hopkins,
Arthur Hendricks. Calvin Farnsworth
Gsorge H. Slaybaugh, Israel W stone
B. F. Bingham, A. P. Tasker, B. p. En-
trtkin, Newton Ferree, John S. Walker.
Henry A. johnson. George c. Ross.
Thomas H. Mckee, DR.. J. X. Gleeson and
L. H. Patterson.
viz rt ant n Il
eta. F. Medford and ]. H. Hewlett.
Past junior vice department command
efs-J. f. McCabe. Alva S. Taber and ].
H .Jochum.
Post Communications H. D. Norde-
man. John McElroy. jeremiah Wilt, Will
liam NJ. King. Robert S. Copeland. Will
liam NJ. Potter. H. B. Snyder. Nelson J.
Booker, F. j. Cookset, J. Tyler Powell,
Joseph Langham. Walter c. Butler,
Charles r. Douglas.
Post resentatives-Edward W. Whit
aker. Robert Armour, George NJ. Rowe,
John w. Reid. P. O. Lawrence. DR..
Thomas Calver. A W. Barber. Benja min
F. Daily, George R. Cook. Thomas A.
Dtakins, Edward Webster, Lawrence
Wilson, B. F. Davis
Sons Of Veterans-Lincoln Camp. No 2.
W II. MacGonegal. commander: George
~ Thomas Camp, No. IL. A Marks.
cSmmander: William B. Cushing Camp,
No 80, E. Albert Lang, comma nder
Onion Veteran Legion-EncampmentN No.
81 W. F. Daily, commander; Encamp-
ntent No Ill, James F. Stone, COM
lander
Emitted Spanish War veterans-De-
pArtment commander, J. Q. A. Braden
department adjutant. r. E. Wallace
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No 1
Ernest Goltz, commander; Richard ]
Hardin Camp. No. 2. James ]. Murphy
commander; Col. James S. Petit Camp
No. 8, L. E. FELTON,, commander; Henry
W. Lawrence Camp, No. 4, w p Davis
oemmander; Col. John j. Astor Camp
No. s. 7. 6. McEwen, commander, and
Admiral George w-Dewey Camp, No
7IAndrew j. Kimmel, commander.
Eminent citizens Of the District OF
Columoia-Louis P. Shoemaker. Will
liam V: Cox. Samuel Hart, H. c. Ma
sS ea Iz N M William Jon !oy Edison sao
kann and James Runciman.
List of the subcommittee:
Reception-George H. Slaybaugh
chairman; George E. Corson. John s.
Walker and A. F. Dinsmore.
Press and Invitation-Georee C. Ross
chairman: A. H. G. Richardson and B
p. Entrikin.
Finance--Israel W. Stone. chairman
toldroyd. secretary; F. L. McKenna,
treasurer: Thomas H Mckee, Newton
" Brooks. George c. Ross. s. E.
FAunce, John S. Walker. J. O. A
q. Mawson, Phil N. o'Bryon. D. NJ
Goodacre. Emil Huck and ]. c. Yaden.
Transportation-J NJ Pipes, chair
man: James E. McCabe and Archibald
Burgess
Decorations and grounds-H. c. Ma
goon. chairman: H. B. Snyder, vice
chairman; Joseph Langham, A. F. Med
ford and Walter c. Butler.
Decorating the statues in the city
Philip N. O'Bryon, c. H. Worden and r.
EMmet Smith
Nusic-Lemuel Warner, chairman: A.
Pasker, vice chairman, and Nathan
Bickford.
Isolated graves-P O. Lawrence
chairman: Philip NJ OBryon,' c. H
Wbrden and Arthur Small.
Elowers-George S. Johnson, chair
man: H. NJ Bennett, ]. W. Dowd, L. E
GFidley and F. W. Archibald.
Auditing-S E. Faunce, chairman; j
W. Reid and Alva S. Taber.
National Soldiers Home-Under d.
rection of Stanton Weaver. senior vice
department. commander, chairman, with
ca. John Jacob Aston Camp. No. s
GIFTED Spanish War Veterans, T. G.
MoEwan, commander.
Congressional cemetery-Aaron H
Fear. jr., vice department commander
Chairman: with Farragut Post, NO. 10
Battle Ground cemetery-N NJ
Books, chairman: Louis P. Shoemaker
vice chairman: William V. Cox, c. c
Rpyce and C. NJ Hustled.
Glenwood Prospect Hill and st
NfAry's cemeteries-Joseph Langham
commander. Post No. IS. chairman
with George H. Thomas Post an6
George H. Thomas Camp. No. II, Sons
of Veterans.
Mount Olivet cemetery - Lincoln
Camp. No. 2. Sons of Veterans. W. H
MacGonegal. commander.
Oak Hill and Holy Rood cemeteries-
Cnshing Camp, No. 80. Sons of Veter
ans. z. Albert Lang, commander.
Saint Elizabeth contemplation A
Miles Camp, No. /, L. s. War Veterans
Ernest Goltz, commander.
harmony cemetery-Nelson J. Book
eg. commander. Post No. 9. chairman.
Northeast Arlington cemetery
Charles r. Douglas, commander, Pos
No. 81. chairman.
Floral committee-Jennie T. Thorn
son. president Department of Poto.
mac. w. r. c., chairman; Mrs. Nellie o
Nichols. Mrs. Emma Sayles, Mrs. Edna
Volt. Miss Minnie Torbert, Mrs. An.
ME Scott.
Past department presidents-Anna s
Hamilton, Anna w. Johnson, Anna A
Peck. Matilda r. Sprague. Ida A. Old
royd. Rosamond B. Meacham. Ida J
Ball. Emma l.. Newton, Mary A. Dow
Margaret r. Tew, Margaret A. Walker
THlie D. Entrikin. Georgianna D. Var
Fleet and Mamie P. Dorsey.
Auxiliary to floral committee-Eliza
beth White. Julia West Hamilton Mar,
AEVan Ness. Melissa D. Crowel1 Netti,
ca Kruger. Marion 3. Parker Mary V
Geundie. Mrs. A. Gaspe Fortier NJ
Genevieve Spencer. Mary f. Glennan
Nellie ColclaZier, f. K Gillette Alfc,