Evening star., 1916-01-09
Sons of Veterans.

"patriotic night" is to be celebrated
by the camps in this city Monday, Jan
uary II, at Polls Theater, in conJuhc-
ton with the play. 1t is proposed 10
have a special program. patriotic IN
character. by local talent. between the
acts The house is to be decorated
throughout Members of the senerai
committee in charge are: y. A. Z.
Warner and Commander Charles N.
Oyeracker of Lincoln Camp, NO. - =.
Albert Lang, J. l.. Klein, Chauhcey "
Howard, ]. Clinton Hiatt ana COM
mander Omar J: Ve1ey OF wiui,aH, pirnt,
Marks, +. 2. Grove and Commander w.
S. Crown of Gen. George II. Thomas
Camp, No. IL.
The following local talent has OFFER
ed services: Miss Ethel Dugent, Miss
f;stelle Murray, Mrs. Gertrude Lyons
and Mr.. Richard Backing. the Column
bian Quartet and +. Albert Lang
Friday evening there was a joint in
st.ilation of officers of George II.
Thomas Post, No. Is. G. A. r.. Depart
ment of the Potomac; George n.
Thomas Post Woman's Relief corps
and George H. Thomas Camp, NO. H.
Sons of Veterans, L. S A. at Mason c
Hall, sth and F streets northeast The
officers Installed for George II. Thomas
Post, G. A. r.. No. Is, are: Command
er. Joseph l.. Langhorn: senior wee
commander. William r. porse! ao1u-
tant, Samuel Weight: quartermaster, t.
p Entrikin: surgeon. ii. A. Dopsoh
chaplain, william II. Honn; officer Of
the day. John B Dowd patriotlc IN
structor. William II. Honn; officer OF
the garrison, Richard HaGan: sergeant
ma jor, T. +. Atkinson: quartermaster
sergeant. Thomas b. Crisp. Richard B.
Harlow. chief of staff. department COM
mander of the Department OF the 70
tomac. G. a. r., was the Installing
officer.
officers of the relief corps installed
are: President, Dora B. Hendrix; SEN
Tor vice president. Alice Spear; junior
vice president. Mollie Edmonston, chap
lain, Lottie johnson; conductor; Emma
Miller; assistant conductor, Ella Wal
lace: patriotic instructor. Alice Cooley;
color bearers Emma Ferguson. Mary
Honn. Adelaide Feathers and Maggie
Price; press correspondent. Nora b.
Atkinson, and musician, Augusta Palm
er. Mrs. Mamie P. Dorsey. department
president of the Women's Relief Corps.
Departmtnt of the Potomac, Installed
the new officers. At the conclusion of
the installation ceremonies Mrs. Dor
sey was presented on behalf of the
members of George II. Thomas Relief
Corps with a large silver and cut glass
piece. Mrs. Hendrix also was presented
by the members of the relief corps
with the past presidents badge and
large bouquet of roses
Past Commander-in Chief II. V. Speel-
man installed the new officers for
George II. Thomas Camp. No. II. Sons
of Veterans, l.. $. A.. as follows: Com
mander, A. Marks; senior vice com
mander, e. T: Byrnes; junior vice COM
mander. +. r. Thomas: camp council.
J. f. Scott. r. Woltz and a. C. Watts;
chaplain. f. L. Dent; secretary. Cor bin
Birch; treasurer. e. II. Grove; patri-
otic instructor, NJ. J. Driscoll; guide.
w. f. VOLT; inner guard. F.. Mars
den; outer guard, II. Fowler. and color
bearer. F.. p. Hartley. At the conclu-
sion of the ceremonies the past COM
manders' badge was presented to w. S.
Crown, the retiring commander. A
Spanish war medal with certificate was
presented to the treasurer. L. II. Grove,
who had served in Company C. Sd Unit
ed States Volunteer Engineers.
Commander Marhs appointed a spe-
cial committee. consisting of f. Fl.
Grove, chairman: r. NJ. Eyler. George
Sellers. Corbin Birch and NJ. J. Dris-
coll to act with joint committee of
Cushing Camp. No. 80, and Lincoln
Camp. No. 2, in making arrangements
for a celebration of Lincolns birthday,
EebruarY L.