The Washington times., 1916-06-14
PRESIDENT TO Be,
ONLY SPEAKER AT
TODAYS EXERCISES
Chief Executive to Deliver Flag
Day Grafton at Base Of the
Monument.
HUGE CHORUS WILL SING
Ceremony to Open With Raising
Of Old Glory While Marine
Band Plays.


President Wilson Will be the only
speaker at the Flag Day celebration to
be held by the Government departments
At the base OF the Washington Monu-
ment at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The exercises will begin with the
raising of the American flag to the top
of the Monument and the firing OF the
national salute by the field artillery or
the District National Guard while the
Marine Band plays THE National EN-
biem," composed by Bagley
The interdepartmental chorus, which
was originated by George Herbert VIII
son. OF the Navy Department, will sing
America" and the entire assemblage
is expected to join In the singing.
President Delivers Oration.
Following Hail to the Chief. by the
Marine Band. President Wilson will be
presented and deliver the Flag Day
grafton. The Marine Band will play
''The stars and Stripes Forever" the
interdepartmental chorus will sing ITO
Thee. o Country and the flag will
be lowered from the top OF the Monu-
ment while the band plays THE star
Spangled Banner" which will be sung
The program for the day has been
printed in an attractive booklet. which
contains the words OF all the patriotic
airs to be sung.
The program will be distributed
among the departmental workers and
as many other persons as can be ac-
commodated.
Following is list of the committee
.hn f.
Committee on arrangements-Chai n,
f. ]. Ayers. chief clerk. Interior De-
partment; secretary. Robert Watson,
chief clerk. Labor Department; Ben G..
Davis. chief clerk. State Department:
James L. Wilmeth. chief clerk. Treas
ury Department; John c. Scofeld as.
sistant and chief clerk, War Depart
ment: Charles f. Stewart, chief clerk,
Department OF Justice: william I. Dem
ming. chief clerk. Postofrice Depart
ment: f. S. Curtis. chief clerk. Navy
Department; r. NJ. Reese. chief clerk.
Department of Agriculture; George G.
Havenner, chief clerk, Department Of
Commerce; ]. G. Taylor. representative,
Smithsonian Institution; Lester Sisier.
chief clerk. Interstate Commerce Com
mission; Warren r. Choate. chelf clerk.
Federal Trade Commission; Raymond
w. Pullman, major and superintendent
the Panama Canal: NJ. J. McAuliffe.
representative. Civil Service commis-
sion ]. L. Alverson. chief clerk. Gov
err ment Printing Office F. F. Gillen.
superintendent. Public Buildings and
Grounds.
Committee on finance-James L. will
meth. chief clerk. Treasury Department.
Committee on program and souvenirs
George c. IIavenner. chief clerk, De-
partment of Commerce.
Master CprQmOniaG~N0l. William
W. Harts, U. S. A.. officer In charge.
public buildings and grounds.
Music committee-Chairman Earl Car
baugh. Postoffice Department; secre-
of Commerce; Maitland s. Wright. state
Department: III. NJ. Lord, War Depart
ment; G. II. Wilson. Navy Department
Donald B. Mcleod. Treasury Depart
partment: John Roberts. Department of
Agriculture; r. G. Tracy, Department OF
Justice; A. II. Deibert. Department Of
Labor
Reception comulttee and ushers-
Members largely from the Society for
Patriotic Decorations and Civic I'm
provement. Frederick d. Owen, chair
man; Clarence G. Allen. James r. Bag
Cooper. Alfred r. Dent. Edwin A. Hill,
Adgate A. Lipscomb. Llsle s. Lipscomb,
Earl G. Marsh, Henry w. Sampson. W.
b. Writ. and detail! OF High School
Cadets.
Singers in Chorus.
The singers In the interdepartmentaI
chorus will be:
SOPRANOS.
Treasury Der3rtment-Miss G.. A.
Arth. Miss b. Boiiey. Miss d. Il. Bar.
nard. Miss l.. Bernhard. Mrs. NJ. G.
Bonham. Miss Il. Bnuknight, M!ss K
T. Brown, Miss L. J. Brynn. Miss NJ. c.
Cameron, Miss II. Caplan, Mrs. II. A.
Chadsey. Miss 3. Cbal!!ce, Miss C. E.
NJ. N. Collision. Miss p. J.. Comer, Miss
r. N. Compton. Miss VI. Corridor. Miss
N. NJ. Corrigan, Mrs NJ. +. Danks Miss
r. Davies. Miss A. NJ, Dodd, Miss NJ. f
Downing. Miss A. Dovle. Mrs. D: w
DeMall. Miss May Edmonds. Mrs. Irene
Elliot. Miss c. Fellheimer, Miss C. T
Gallagher. Miss II. C. Clancy. Mlss o
Gibbons. Miss c. Gracen, Miss L. y
Hallen. Miss r. Hammond. Misc A. p
Hey, Miss ]. II. Hoffman. Miss A. NJ
Holland, Miss f. H. Hewlett, Miss L. II
Johnson. Miss r. NJ, Johnson, Mrs. W
w. Jones, Mrs. f. V. Kelly. Miss A. C
King. MissSM. Koehler. Miss A. II
Krumke, Miss r. L. Lindsey, Miss NJ. A
Lepper. Miss Louise Mack, Miss'A: Mat
thews, Miss v: B. Matock, Miss NJ, E
Miller. Miss NJ. Moran. Miss NJ. f
Nelligan. Mrs. F. NJ. Robey Miss f. P
Robinson, Mrs. L, s. Robinson. Mis-
r. r. Sabin. Miss S. II. Shyers, Mis'
NJ. d. Shipley, Mrs, V. r. Shutz. Misi
T.. Spates, Miss a. B. Spence, Mrs. II
s. sutton. Miss f, Tennehill. Miss f
Thomas. Miss NJ. F. Thompson. Miss A
r. Tomlin. Miss NJ L. Tricou. Miss f
Underwood. Miss f. F. Vanzandt. Mis-
p. weinheimer. Miss A. w. Whippler
Miss NJ. v. white, Mrs. !. w. Whiting
ton. Miss NJ. e. wild. Miss @. Williams
Mrs. T. 3. Young.
War Department-Mrs. ]. p. Andrews
Miss L. w. Collins. Miss NJ. A. Cowen
Mrs. NJ. r. Nichols, Mrs. ], Ross.
Department OF Justice-Miss A. F
Brown. Miss Grace Murphy.
Postoffice Department-Mrs. NJ. Y
Benkert. Miss l. w. Bolton, Miss X. F
Calhoun. Miss L. ]. Campbell, Miss
Daily, Miss ]. p. Dempsey. Miss NJ.
Dunlap, Miss B. G. Elverein. Miss I.
Guenther. Miss II. Guyton. Miss NJ. N
Hessler. Miss l. V. Johnson. Miss A
NJ. Kosch. Miss F. f. Miller. Miss S
Mullican. Miss s. ]. Nicholson. Miss I
n. Paine, Miss NJ f. Sayers Mrs. II
II. Steele Miss NJ. Towberman. Miss +
L. Wilkins. Miss G. T. wilkins.
ALTOS.
Department of Agriculture-Miss I
Dou, Miss L. Lea. Miss E. Moore Mis-
A Owen. Miss NJ. Pratt. Miss A. I
Snyder, Miss II. c. Spraker.
Department of Commerce-Miss A.
Bailey. Miss H. NJ. Cheney. Miss