Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-27
Confederate Veterans Plan
to Hold Memorial Services
on Opening Day of Reunion

The encampment of the reunion OF
the United Confederate Veterans VIII
really be begun by the memorial serv'
ices In Arlington national cemetery to
be held next Sunday afternoon. June 3
under the auspices of Camp III, U. Z. ".
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, the Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams and the Southern Relief Society
Capt. Fred Bell, commander of the
camp, with Capt. John NJ. Hickey
chairman of the committee on arrange
ments, who lost leg in the battle OF
Franklin. Tenn, have nearly completed
all the arrangements. for the exercises
and an. appropriate program is being
arranged
The opening exercise will be the
sounding of the Assembly" the rem
dering of America" by the United
States Marine Band and the invoca-
ton. Representative Frank Clark of
Florida. in the absence of Gen. Ben
nett III. Young. due to the illness OF
his wife in Louisville. ky., IS to de-
liver the principal address. The Con-
C. Fred. will sing the hymns at the
graves of the dead, accompanied by
the Marine Band.
Mrs. George s. Covington. chairman
of the floral committee, will supervise
the strewing of the flowers over the
graves of the dead Confederate SOL
diers. with the assistance of the Chill
dren of the Confederacy, and the south
eTn cross Is TO De unNelleQ pS tfe spun
sor of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Members to Assist.
The following members of Camp No.
III, u. C. v, will cooperate with
Chairman Hickey in carrying out the
arrangements: John T. Callaghan.: r.
S. Denny. w. L. Wilkerson. NJ. B. Rich
mond and w. ]. Parr.
The Broadway Rouse Camp will be
represented by DIR. Samuel E. Lewis,
William E. Nichols and Julian Moore.
Representatives of Chapters.
The several chapters have appointed
the following members to cooperate
in the exercises:
Stonewall Jackson Chapter-Mrs.
Katherine r. Eslin. Mrs. f. C. r. Hum
phries. Mrs. S. Sprigg Belt. Mrs. Rob
Charles F. Karr, Mrs. Gustavus Wer-
Der. Mrs. C. w. Sheriff. Mrs. Carl H.
Shaiferr.
Robert E. Lee Chapter-Mrs. Walter
f. Hutton, Mrs. A. Eugene Barr. Miss
Blanche Sinclair, Mrs. Wallace Streater.
Mrs. Eugenia Rollins. Mrs. Horace
Whitaker Miss Maud D. Dunlap Mrs.
Ellen G. Marshall. Miss Edith l.. Rich
ter. Mrs. Mary A. Gould. Mrs. John T.
Dixie Chapter-Mrs. Goodwin D. Ellis
worth. Mrs. Lena Knoch, Miss Sallie
Cora Swaine, Mrs. D. A. Skinner, Mrs.
Mary Stillwell. Miss Lucy Bryd Merton,
Mrs. Paul L. Jouchim and Miss ADELAIDE
Huguenin.
A. r. Lawton Chapter-Mrs. G. Law
ton Morgan. Mrs. William D. Ravenel,
Mrs. Will B. Davis, Mrs. +. H. Gilmore,
Mrs. Gibbs L. Baker. Mrs. A. r. Yates.
Mrs. W. N. Skyles. Mrs. E. B. Berry and
Mrs. r. w. Fuller.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
have selected the following members
to assist in carrying out the program:
Commander Ewing, w. E. Brockman. J.
p. AltiZer, j. r. Price, f. r. Fravel and
Sanford Covington.
The officers of the District division
of the U. d. c. will cooperate. and the
following are in charge: Mrs. J. E. Null
care, Mrs. Marcus Wright, Mrs. A. H.
Miss E. Alice Theobald, Miss
Hattie Bowie. Mrs. Elizabeth c. Fred,
Mrs. Robert V. Volland, Mrs. Wallace
Streater. Mrs. Gustavus Werber, Mrs.
D. c. Ludlow, Mrs. c. r. Sage. Miss Vir-
ginia Griffith and Mrs. Stephen H. Ford.