Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30
Americas Part in World War
Is Touched Upon by Speaker

The unitedness OF the country. for
n support of the nations stand for
liberty and the duty of the citizens to
give moral, financial and physical
strength in defense of the govern
ment's part in the world war were
emphasized in a patriotic GRAFTON by
Representative Ernest Lundeen of Min
nesota, at the ceremonies in Congress
sional cemetery. The program was
under the direction Of Junior Vice De-
partment Commander Fl. B. Snyder. with
Spanish War Veterans. John Farmer.
commander: former members of Farra-
gut Post. No. 10. and Farragut Women's
Relief Corps. No. 5, Amelia Failing.
sisted of H. B. Snyder, Junior vice de-
paytment commander. chairman; A. F.
Dihsmore. past department commander;
John Farmer. commander n. w. Law
ton Camp. No. 4, U. s. w. ". and Mrs.
Melissa d. Crowell, vice president w.
R. G., vice chairman; H H Bunyea, Sec
rotary.
The music was a particular feature.
There was concert by the United
States Engineer Band. under direction
of Frank J. Weber, chief musician and
leader, with twenty-eight members. ac-
companied by the choir of Metropolitan
Baptist Church. Those who led the
gathering in singing the national an
the direction Of Gilbert A. Clark. with
Mrs. G.. Fred Thompson as organist.
We're:
sopranos-Mrs ]. Lester Brooks, Miss
Ethelyn Galloway, Mrs. Gilbert A.
Clark. Mrs. Arthur G. Dunn. Mrs. James
NJ Brooks. Miss Marian George. Miss
F. L. Guschewsky. Mrs. M. II. Prospect,
Miss Elsie Schooley, Miss c. e. Whit
tington, Miss Lillian. Kephart.
AItos-Miss E. A. Guschewsky, Miss
Lesta Henderson, Miss Hattie F. NOEL,
Mrs. Daniel c. Shankle.
Tenors-C. Evans Brooks. George v.
Blakeney. Albert F. Cummins. Harold
S. King.
Bassos-Gilbert A. Clark. Harold Bur
ton. G. Fred Thompson. James N.
Brooks.
Tribute to Departed Sailors.
A pretty ceremony was the strewing
of flowers on the water, In remem-
brance of departed sailors, from the
bridge by school children. under the
auspices of Farragut Post, Woman's
Relief Corps. No. S, while the national
salute was fred.
The soldiers. graves were etrewn
with flowers by school children, d.
rected by Mrs. Melissa D. Crowen and
under the auspices OF. Henry w; Law
Veterans. Flowers were planted on
the graves by the Boy Scouts, under
the direction Of p J. Cooksey, repre-
senting Henry w. Lawton Camp.
In the formal program the ceremony
of presenting the flag was conducted
by Albert ]. Hawkins. U. 8. W. ".
officer Of the day. This was followed
by the pledge of allegiance and the
rendering of 1.-The Star Spangled Ban
ner" by the band. while the choir and
The invocation and benediction were
pronounced by Rev. John Weidley. The
order of the day was read by II. H.
Bunyea, adjutant; the ritual address
Gen. John A. Logan's first Memorial
day order by John Farmer. COM
mander, u. S. w. ", and the reading
of Lincoln's Gettysburg address by
w. P. Davis. U. S. w. v. Mrs. Arthur
G. Dunn and Mrs. Gilbert A. Clark con-
tributed solos.
Committees in Charge.
The celebration was in charge of
these committees:
Cemetery. T. Earnshaw, superin-
tendent of cemetery, chairman: P. ].
Cooksey. vice chairman: George r.
Cook, Warren T. Brenizer and J. o.
Flower-John Farmer. commander
U. s. w. ", chairman: Melissa D.
Crowell. vice chairman: Mary A. Dow,
Eta Narrower and Eleanor L. Morgan.
Stah :. SooAsey, cHairman; GInIi
C. w. Kline and Jacob Karbaugh.
Decoration-Henry W. Lawton Camp,
No. 4, u. s. W. v.
Committee for former members of
Farragut Post. No. 10, G. A.. R.-A. F.
Dinsmore. P. j. -Cooksey. David Parker,
J. o. Estabrook, F. A. Belt. E. A. Da-
Wis. ]. T. Gordon. II. H. Bunyea, j. c.
Gather, w. T. Brenizer. Isaac Norris,
D. H. Yount, G. r. Cook and w. T.
Patterson.
Committee. Farragut women's Relief
Corps, sNo. Sc. Amelia Failing. presi-
dent: Melissa D. Crowell, vice presi-
dent: Mary A. Narrower. department
president: Elizabeth Bradley, Mary A.
Dow. Louisa Narrower. Emma S. Kibby,
Ida L. Mckinney. Eleanor Morgan.
Jennie II. Parker. Sophia Shilling, Ida
Stalker; Eva Redman. Sarah j. Gilbert,
Eta Narrower, Catherine Clabaugh.
Georgianna Laone. Bernice Hefferman,