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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30
NEW YORK MAKES GREAT
MEMORIAL DAY SHOWING
Parades Contain Thousands Of Men
in Uniform, in Addition
to Veterans.

NEW YORK, May 3o-With a new
significance, due to the war and given
added color by the participation of
thousands of men in uniform. Memorial
day was celebrated in New York today
on far greater scale than at any
time since 1898. Thousands of soldiers.
marines, military organizations and
school boys participated in parades in
Manhattan. Brooklyn and the Bronx.
The main parade. that of the Grand
Of the nation. state and city. marched
up Riverside Drive. 1t was reviewed
by Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell. United
States Army, and Gov. Whitman at the
soldiers and sailors monument. It
was estimated that $4,000 marchers
were in line.
Since the last Memorial day parade
100 Of the civil war veterans Of Man
haitian have died. The total member
ships Of the thirty-nine G. A. r. posts
in the borough is now reduced to
1880. and some of the posts have not
more than four or five members. About
500 were in today's parade. a few
marching on foot and a large number
in carriages. The line of march was
fve blocks shorter this year, because
of concern for the comfort of the aged
veterans.
For the first time negro national
guardSmen were seen in a Memorial
day parade here. They compose the
18th Infantry Regiment. Included in
the other new organizations in line
were the 700 recruits for war service
enlisted under the auspices of the
Veteran Corps of Artillery and the
Home Defense League.
Another parade was composed of
between 10000 and $4,000 boys of the
Public Schools Athletic League of the
five boroughs of New York. There
were seventy floats in this prepared
ness parade" showing various sports.
champion school teams taking part in
the tableaux.
In the Brooklyn parade $4,000 march
ers were in line, while 10000 marched
in the Bronx parade.
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SPEAKER AT MT. OLWET URGES
LOYALTY TO THE GOVERNMENT

chairman; James w. Lyons, secretary
f. T. F. johnson. treasurer.
Chairmen of subcommittees-Press
Edward K. De Puy; stand, A. Lincoln
Gridley; flowers and badges. Mrs. Bella
J. Howe: transportation, E. F. Warner
program, George Alpha Howe; speaker,
7. E. Spencer. and invitation, Mrs.
Hester B. Tritipoe.
Assisting members-Charles NJ. Over
acker. commander. Maryland division,
S. "; Mrs. Mary Van Ness Fauth. presi-
dent, Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, D. ":
Miss Etoile Albright, Miss Amelia
Allyn. Edgar Allen. John T. Bond.
Thomas w. Bresnahan. Mrs. Elmira
Clements. Samuel NJ. Croft, John B.
Daish. Richard F. Decker, John L.
Downs. w. w. Everett, Druid Fl. Evans.
v. L. Garrigus, Miss NJ. Harrington.
Miss Elise F. Howe. E. G. Harbour.
J. NJ. Jester, w. S. Jones. Frank E.
McMillen. w. A. Middleton. F. W. Moore,
5. ]. Northcott. ]. W. Pearson. E. B.
Russ, Samuel r. Smith. Miss Eleanor
Spencer. Miss Hattie Stone, Henry NJ.
STATE. Sidney L. Struble. DIR. o. A. T.
Swain. S. s. Symons. Irwin S. Taylor.
William S. Tompkins and Roy L. Whit
comb.
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CHILDREN GIVE REGULATIONS
AND UNITE IN SALUTE TO FLAG

Concert recitation of "Your Flag and
My Flag" and the salute to the flag
by children of the Emery School were
the most picturesque features of the
Joint exercises in Glenwood. Prospect
and st. Mary's cemeteries. REGULATIONS
telling the glorious history of the flag
also were made by Miss Ida May Lang,
Miss Corinne Morgan and Miss Helen
Musson. The Song of the Flag" was
sung by the Emery Girls Quintet and
the Emery seventh grade boys sang
the Message of the Flag"
The grafton was by Representative
Everett Sanders of Indiana, who paid
tribute to the heroes of the past and
pointed to the lesson of devotion that
their self-sacrifce gives to the youth
of today to respond eagerly to the call
to the colors.
The exercises in these cemeteries
were under the direction of John B.
Dowd. commander of George H. Thorn
as Post, No. Is, G. A. r., assisted by
George H. Thomas Woman's Relief
Corps. No. IL; George H. Thomas Camp.
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Sons of Veterans. No. IL: George H.
Thomas Auxiliary to camp of Sons of
Veterans and a detail from Richard J.
Harden Camp, No. 2, United Spanish
War Veterans and teachers and pupils
Of Emery School.
Commander John B. Dowd presided.
The invocation and benediction were
by Chaplain William H. Honn. Adjt.
Samuel Beight read the memorial or
ders. Past Department Commander
3. P. Entrikin read Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address. Mrs. Edna F. Robinson
sang solo, Sons of America, America
Needs You" and the school children
united in the chorus.
The ladies' floral committee of the
Women's Relief Corps was headed by
Miss Alice Spear. president, and Mrs.
Nora b. Atkinson, chairman of COM
mittee. They were assisted by the
members of George H. Thomas, w. r. c.,
No. II. together with the president and
members of George H. Thomas Aux
Hilary to the Sons of Veterans. and
the Emery School pupils. in charge of
Miss Davis. principal, and Miss Gibbs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30

Representative Clifford Ireland. COM
mander of the Illinois division. Sons of
Veterans. delivered a spirited address in
Mount olivet cemetery. urging all to sup
port the government determinedly in the
present crisis, mindful of the loyalty with
which the heroes Of the past gave their
lives to a cause no more just
The exercises were under the auspices
of Lincoln Camp. No 2. Sons of Veterans
Y. S. A. assisted by Ellen Spencer Mussey
Tent. No. /. Daughters Of Veterans. The
bugier from the Marine Band sounded
assembly" and taps" Miss Mary Helen
Howe was soloist and led st. Josephs
choir and the assembly in the national
anthem and other patriotic airs.
Commander John s. Green presided.
Rev. Louis J. O'Hearn, C. S. p, pro-
nounced the invocation and Very Rev.
Robert A Skinner gave the benediction.
Memorial day orders were read by Past
Commander w. ]. Lyons and Lincolns
Gettysburg address by Past Commander
Thomas w. Bresnahan.
Committees in Charge.
The committees in charge were:
General-John S. Green, commander.
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GREAT CHICAGO PARADE
TRIBUTE TO HEROIC DEAD

CHICAGO. May so.-soldiers Of the
the future marched today in parade
in honor of the nations solder dead.
Women also assisted in making the
Memorial day demonstration one or the
greatest tributes ever paid here to the
men who fought in the civil war.
The place of honor in the parade
went to the representatives of Chi.
Cages thirty-four camps Of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Many of them,
too feeble to go afoot this year, were
carried in automobiles.
Sons of Veterans. United Spanish war
Veterans. Philippine Insurrection Vet
Grams, Society of the Army of Santiago,
National Guard and Boy Scouts FOL
lowed them.
During the morning before the parade
started 1000 soldier graves in twenty
nine cemeteries were decorated by
G. A. r. posts and their auxiliaries.
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Herbert W; Rutledge. DR.. Arthur ].
Hall, ID. Albert Lang. Eugene e. Ste
yens. William R. Van Horn. Francis
p. Park. Winn T. Simmons, James s.
Memorial Sunday service-Herbert
w. Rutledge. chairman: Henry c. Dun
can. o. 0. Thomen. A. Van Ness Burst,
Charles H. Davis
Isolated graves-Alfred E. DeGroot.
chairman: Frank A. DeGroot. Arthur
B, Barringer. E. L. s. Bouton.
Deceased members-Adolph ]. Schip-
pert. chairman: DR.. Arthur ]. Hall, E.
Albert Lang. Omar ]. veley. Arthur B.
Barringer, Roscoe L. Oatley.
Military-Chancey o. Howard. chair
man; Maj. Frederick S. Hodkson, Capt.
John p. Brooks. DR.. Arthur J. Hall,
Levi B. Raymond. Judson L. Kline,
Nathan d. w. Schoonmaker
William B: Cushing Camp Auxiliary
Mrs. Rose s. Rutledge. chairman: Mrs,
e. H. R. Davis. Mrs. Elizabeth Statz.
Miss Almira v. Brown. Mrs Bertha Car
lick. Mrs. Frances e. Robb. Mrs. Clara
Barringer. Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, Mrs.
Isabelle Ball.
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List Of Contributors.
attest contributions ar,

Latest contributions are:
In memoriam Maj. Gen. Albert L.
Mills. S25: in memoriam Admiral
George Dewey. IS; in memoriam Gen. U.
S. Grant, IS: in memoriam Admiral
David G. Farragut. SIS: in memoriam
Gen: George H. Thomas. IS: in me-
Sampson. IS: in memoriam Gen. Henry
W. Lawton, S.: in memoriam three
civil war nurses, So; in memoriam a
Spanish war nurse, 81; in memoriam
Mai. Archibald w. Butt. IS; in me
moriam Frank D. Millet, IS; in me-
morfaIn A. E. F.. 81: in memoriam c.
J. B.. 81; in memoriam c. A. S.. jr., 81,
and in memoriam J. M. II. K, 81.
advance: 5000; DR.: .. c. Gordon. SIS:
Mrs. J. P. Ferris. IS in gold; Robert J.
Boyd, 50: Albert S. johnson. SO:
Treasure Trove." 81; Florence Howard.
81; Home Ice Company. IS; Mrs James
A. Berberich. IS; Mrs. NJ. ]. Waken, SIS;
Lieut. Meade Brunei. 81: Miss Elizabeth
Patterson. IS; Mr.. Robbins, 81; cash, 81;
o; III Jones, 81 month.
Ernest Dorsey. $50; L W. Sorrell, IS;
D. H. Sipple. IS; I. E.. 81.
Through John Brewer-W. H. Harri-
son. $50; Stone Mercantile Agency, $50:
E. ]. Brown, $12; Edgar Turner Bell,
SO: Nicholas Brewer. IS: George Brew
err. $12: Edna Bailey, SO: Jane Dodge.
S12; Miriam P. Bailey. sl2: w. R. Brew
Christine Forrest (aged severn. 10
Vernon snider. $50; cash. So: John
Brewer (aged sfx). % cents: Charles
Brewer (aged five), 10 cents; Minnie
Rose Tauber. 81: ]. G. Darby. IS.
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Ten young women from George
washington University lowered the
served similarly last year. They ali
were gowned in white and wore white
breast sashes. on which was the word
Lusitania Many cut flowers given
oy patriotic organizations and indiyid-
uals were tossed from the decxe ~ ~.
Manchester all the way from washing
non.
I, Through: the cooperation of the har.
Dor police the wreath was safeeuarded
on the initial stage of its trim to 4ha
sea. Many motor boats escorted the
floral raft on its way down the Poto.
mac past Mount Vernon,
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President Wilson Talks
at Arlington Cemetery;
G. A. R. Program Rendered

With the nation at war for two
months. President Wilson today ad-
dressed the veterans of two other wars
gathered In Arlington national ceme-
terry to hold memorial services at the
graves of the nations heroes, while
thousands OF patriotic citizens gath
cred about.
Cabinet members. the Chief Justice
OF the Supreme Court. many members
OF the diplomatic corps, officers and en-
listed men of all branches Of the sery-
ice pressed closely to hear the message
OF the chief executive to the people. to
the soldiers, in this most critical hour
of the nations life.
In the great amphitheater, dedicated
as memorial to the country's heroes,
Representative Isaac X. Sherwood
member Of Congress from Ohio, who
entered the was as a private and was
mustered out as a brigadier general,
after having participated in forty-three
battles and been 1913 days under fire and
been six times complimented in special
orders for gallantry in action, made an
eloquent appeal to the young men of
today to give the nation their. utmost
zeal.
After a concert of patriotic music by
be Marine Band. the assembly was
failed to order by Department Com
LANDER A. H. Frear. The colors were
Presented by Officer or the Day II. T..
Worden and guard The invocation
was by the department chaplain, Rev.
William H. Gotwald.
Assistant Adjt. Gen. Osborne H. Old
royd read the orders for Memorial day
and Chief Logan's order
establishing Memorial day was read by
Il. v. Speelman. past commander-in-
chief. Sons of Veterans.
Rev. Henry n. Couden. the, blind
chaplain OF the House. who lost his
sight in the war. delivered Lincoln's
Gettysburg address.
k number of effective vocal selections
Wore given by the National Quartet.
ctnsisting of Frank +. Maxwell, di-
xkefoe. ElixabAth s. MaxHall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30
FAMOUS ADDRESS
FEATURE AT TWO CEMETERIES

Representative John r. Farr was the
orator at Holy Rood cemetery. and Rep
resentative B. K. Focht Of Pennsyl-
Vania delivered the address in Oak Hill
cemetery. These exercises were under
the auspices Of w. B. Gushing Camp, No.
30. Sons of Veterans. assisted by the
auxiliary to W. B. Cushing Camp, Com
mander George S. Hill. chairman; en-
tire membership of William B. Cushing
Camp. and William B. Cushing Camp
Auxiliary.
Past Division Commander Silas E.
Robb read the orders and J. S. Jones
read Lincoln's Gettysburg address in
Holy Rood cemetery. Camp Command
err G. Sydney Hill read Lincoln's ad-
dress and Past Commander E. A. Lang
sang patriotic solo in Oak Hill ceme-
terry. The subcommittee were:
Stands. flags, decorations and grounds
-Wflfred E.. Garlick. chairman; Gus
tave E. Beckman, James A. Fulton,
Richard D. Slagle Leo A. O'NeilI, Rob-
ert e. Arnold. Christopher Florence,
Howard l. Littlejohn, Wade G. Long
ley. Charles H. Jenkins.
Program-Silas E. Robb, chairman:
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40 GUARDSMEN TO TRAIN
THE FORT MYER CAMP

A number of members of the District
National Guard have been designated to-
day to join the Ohicers' Reserve Train
ing Corps camp at Fort Myer. two men
having been designated from each
company. and about forty in all from
the Sd Regiment. 1t is explained that
these men are experienced militiamen,
and 1t was not necessary to order them
to the camp for the course OF instruc-
ton given there up to this time, as
they are already familiar with the
ground covered.
Those designated include. in addition
to those whose names have already
been published, the following: Battery
A, Field Artillery. Sergt. II. Z. Stew
art and Private B. B. Sampselle: Bat
terry B. First Sergt. Morris McGrath and
Private George D. See; Troop A. Sad
dler Robert H. Featherstone and Pri-
vate Alexander NJ. Hitz; Company B.
Signal Corps. First Sergt. Marshall F.
Mockau and Sergt. Herbert Borchardt
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'Lipco1n at Fort Stevens'' were de-
claimed by Barry Buckley. An original
counting the valor Of the men who fell
at Fort Stevens, was read by DR..
Thomas Calver.
Miss Mildred Hoge sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" and Lucius F. Ran
dolph. jr.. sang lust Before the Battle.
Mother"
The graves were decorated by the
school children, under the direction of
Mrs. John Clagett Proctor.
The exercises closed with benedic-
ton. by Rev. Howard S. England;
Taps" by the bugler. and the firing of
salute.
Committees in Charge.
The principal committees in charge
of the celebration were:
Citizens associations-E. J.. Ayers
Brightwood Park; c. E. Finch, Piney
Branch Park; w. J. Fletcher. Takoma
Park. d. C.: Charles J. James, Pet
worth; J; G. McGrath. Park View;
Roper. Sixteenth Street Highlands.
q. A. R. committee-Capt. Newton
NJ. Brooks. past department commander,
chairman; c. c. Royce, w. v. Cox, vice
chairman. and J. NJ. Hustled.
chairman: George Francis Williams.
vice chairman: Paca Oberlin, Secretary:
Charles w. Ray, Albert 8. Galley, John
Clagett Proctor. Lucius F. Randolph,
jr.. w. NICK. Clayton, Frederick 10.
owen. n. B. White. Mrs. John Clarett
Proctor and DR.. C. v. Petteys.
Fort Stevens committee-Dr C. v.
Petteys. chairman: John M. Kline, vice
chairman; Howard M. Gilman. secre-
tary: survivors 9Th Army Corps.
H. B. Bennett. B. F. Bingham. c. s.
Bundy. 3. r. Campbell, W. r. Good
man, Edwin Ham, Joseph HasIsno
Nicholas Kelly. James Mattison, Alex.
ander Scott. F. F. Swayze, B. F. Spar
hawk. T. e. Sewell and Charles II
Worden; other members, Nathan Bick-
ford. ]. Weed Corey, John ]. Narrower.
Gen. Charles T. Humphrey. H. NJ. Lee
Due. Charles r. Lehman, Maj. Charles
Loeffier, Capt. Charles Lowell, DR.. A, L.
Miller. Col. H. D. Norton and John H.
Wolff.
Army officers representing Walter
Reed Hospital-Maj. William H. Mon
Grief. Capt. Ralph H Goldthwaite and
Lieut.. Henry S. Kraft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30
LESSONS FOR THE YOUNG DRAWN
IN THE STORY OF THE MAINE

who went down on the Maine wore the
insisnia Of the Army ~, and Navy Union:
apostrophe to patriotism. said:
Let us, then, today, at the shrine Of
our dead. clasp hands and pledge our
selves. heart and soul. to America and
survive or perish, let US give the best
that is in us that the gorgeous ensign
Of this republic may forever be known
and honored throughout the earth, its
arms and trophies streaming in their
original luster. not a single stripe
erased or polluted, not a single star OBJ
scured."
The U. S. S. MayHower Band furnish
ed music. The flag was raised by two
sailors from the Mayfiower. The orders
for the ceremonies were read by Gen.
II. Oden Lake. national commander of
the Army and Navy Union. The invo-
cation was by Rev. L. X. Hardin and
the benediction by Rev. ]. NJ. McNa-
mara.
While the floral tributes were being
placed by the women of the auxiliary.
Chopin's Funeral March" was played
by the band. A volley was fired by a
detail of sailors from the Mayflower
and taps" was sounded by the buglers.
Committees in Charge.
Committees in charge Of the celebra-
National memorial executive COM
mittee-Gen. H. Oden Lake. chairman:
Gen. Wilbur w. Langdale. secretary;
Gen. Charles F. Rougeou, treasurer;
William T. Conray. commander Car
rison No. 9: John Masters. commander
Garrison No. 10; Aaron NJ. Lippincott,
commander Garrison No. It: Charles
Moore, commander Garrison No. %;
w. S. Branson. commander Garrison
No. "A: c. F. Rougeou, commander Gar
rison No. IS, and H. M. knight, COM
mander Garrison No. 104.
Ladies' auxiliary committee-Mrs.
Mary DiMarzo, Mrs. Sarah Coulter,
Miss Severia DiMarzo. Mrs. Estelle E.
Jordan, Mrs. Lizzie Gibson and Mrs.
Alice Bowie.
Reception committee-otto c. Haus-
child. chairman; T. H. Harris, H. r.
Stephenson, Thomas. E. Dwyer, r. F.
Finucane. Berkeley Inge. Joseph A.
Furbershaw, w. L. Tyding and John
Paynter.
Floral committee-H. M. Knight,
chairman; John H. Mitchell. Van A.
Zohn. w. H. Coulter. James Mulvey,
w. H. Fortune and T. II. Little.
Committee on music, cemetery, stand
press, speaker and decoration j.
Walter Mitchell, chairman; c. o.
Howard. vice chairman; Barry Buckley.
Julius f. Albrecht. Winfield Jones. C. G.
Koers. John Kirk, DR.. w. o. Wetmore.
Joseph A. Dempf. r. c. Galbraith,
James ]. Meade and E. C. r.
HUMPHREYS.
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VARIED PROGRAM FOR
SYLVAN THEATER OPENING
All Forms Of Entertainment Com.
bined for First Performance
Friday Night.

opera, ballet, comedy, tragedy, also
the drama in three of its principal
phases-classic, medieval and modern
Will be combined in the opening pro-
gram of the National Sylvan Theater in
the Monument grounds Friday evening
The Inauguration OF this first govern
ment-owned theater in the United
States will be under the personal direc-
ton of Mrs. Christian Hemmick. whose
dream it was to place the highest and
best the stage could offer at the dis
posal OF the great mass of people, alb
ssolutely Tree. There will be no charge
Tor any OF the entertainments Mrs. Hem
mick is planning for the government this
summer In the National Sylvan Theater.
and even at the opening on Friday
evening, when some OF the greatest
players. singers and dancers in Amer
lea viii appear. only a few seats near
the stage will be reserved for the Pres
ident and Mrs. Wilson, members Of the
cabinet and their wives. the diplomatic
corps, members Of the Supreme Court
their wives. For every one else it will
be case Of first come, first served.
The opening play for the National
sylvan Theater. which Mrs. Hemmick
has has written and staged, is to be called
The Drama Triumphant" and reviews
the history of the drama from the early
Greek period up to the present time.
Among the dancers who will appear
are Andreas Pavley. Serge Oukrainsky
and Mrs. Florence Fleming Noyes. The
list of singers will be headed by Sophie
Breslau and Anna Case. principal con-
tralto and soprano. respectively, from
the METROPOLITAN Opera House, New
York: Miss Katherine Lee of the Bos-
ton Grand Opera Company and the lit
tie Japanese prima donna from the
Boston Opera House. Tamaki Miura.
Heading the list of prominent PLAYERS
who are coming to Washington to par
ticipate in the Inauguration of the Ma
tional Sylvan Theater are Robert Man
tell and his wife and Genevieve Ham
per. who will present a scene from
King Lear" Also Mme Yorska, Henry
e. Dixey and James K. Hackett. Mr..
has composed a march for the
opening program, which will be played
by the United States Marine Band, r.
d. Mclean and Odette Tyler will be
seen In a portion Of The Tanning of
the Shrew." Two other players who
have a large following in Washington
and who will have important places in
the program are Izetta Jewell and A.
H. Van Buren,.
Between fifty and sixty prominent
men and women will par
ticipate in the opening of the National
Sylvan Theater Friday evening.
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about $50 o'clock. Under command
Of c. q. Worden as chief marshal. and
Mai Frederick s. Hodgson and Gurnon
R.NScott AZ aids. headed by the Marine
Band. they marched along Pennsyl-
SaSfa avenue. south of the Treasury.
Js,rth on Executive avenue to II street.
SSst to 18th street and south to B
street, where special cars for Arlington
were waiting.
Roster of the Parade.
The roster of the parade was:
Old Guard. John Middleton. captain.
commanding: department commander;
de. .rtment officers and Official staff; ;
past department commanders; mem
hers of the stan of the COM
mander-in-chief; John A. Rawlings
Post, No. /. Orlando f. Caruana. COM
mender; Kit Carson Post. No. 2, John
McElroy. commander: Lincoln Post,
No. 3. James H. Perkins. commander
George G. Meade Post, No. 5. Frederic
w. Archibald, comma nder: Phil Sheridan
Post, No. s. Charles H. Worden. COM
mander; James A. Garfield Post, No. Z,
William NJ. Potter, commander; Burn
side Post. No. s., T. T. keene. COM
mander, Potomac Post. No. II. J. Tyler
Powell. commander. and Lafayette
Post. No. 20, Walter c. Butler, COM
mander.
Then, following the Boy Scouts Band.
came the United Spanish War Veterans
of the District, under command of the
department commander. Lee H. Harris,
and his adjutant, II. B. Coulter. The va
rious camps were commanded as follows:
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. No. /,
Adolph Graef. commander: Richard J.
Hardin Camp, No .. William /. jenkins.
commander: Col. James s. Petit Camp,
No. 8, W. W. Dyer, commander; Henry
w. Lawton Camp, No. 4. John Farmer.
commander: Col. John J. Aston Camp.
No. s, Peter Knotowski. commander; Ad-
miral George W. Dewey Camp, No. Z. 5.
Bernd Buscher. commander; Semper
Fidelis Camp. No. 10, Thomas j. Burger,
commander.
On account of having been detailed to
conduct exercises in the various other
cemeteries these Grand Army posts wer-
unable to participate in the parade:
Charles Sumner Post, No. 2. Nelson
Booker. commander; George H. Thomas
Post. No. Is. John B. Dowd. commander:
Frederick Douglass Post. No. 81. Charles
r. Douglass. commander.
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CITIZENS THANK POLICE.
Grateful for Arrest of Negroes
Charged With Numbering Mrs. Hess.

MOBILE. Ala, May 3O-A committee
of two. consisting of Probate Judge
Coma p. Garrett. jr.. of Grove HILL Ala.
and DIR. r. S. Evans of Fulton. follow
ing a mass meeting at Fulton yester-
day, came to Mobile formally to express
the appreciation of the citizens to Mo-
bile police and sheriff forces. The meet
ing followed the arrest here of Fisher
Brooks and Albert Sanders. negroes.
now held at Montgomery in connection
with the murder OF Mrs. Julia May
Hess May 81.
A detective returned from Fulton last
night, where he carried a spool OF
thread and pair of charred shoes
found in an ash heap in Brooks yard.
The thread was positively identified as
having been sold to Mrs. Hess by a
store in Fulton. He could not get posi-
tive Identification of the shoes.