Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25
Cushing Camp Activities.


The general Memorial day committee
Sons Of Union Veterans. which will
have charge Of exercises at Oak Hill
and Holy Rood cemeteries, and at the
national cemeteries at Alexandra,
Va, and Vienna, Va, is announced as
follows: Past Commander Herbert w.
RutledEe, chairman. and Past CON-
Cameron. o. E. Steidel, W. Harry
Moore. Maj Arthur j. Hall. William
F. Wolfe. Abbott B. Goodrich. Capt.
Francis E. Cross, Mai. Frederic S.
Hodgson, Rev. J. Luther Brenizer;
Chaplain Silas E. Robb. o. ]. Veley.
capt. CLANCY o. Howard, Gurnon X.
Lang. Lieut.. G. S. Hill. Lieut.. Roscoe
L. Oatley, J. Clinton Hiatt; Secretaries
Wilfred K. Garlick. Charles S. Dav s..
and H. H. Gaylor. Adolph ]. Schippert.
Levi B. Raymond, George G. Seibold,
Judge William A. Greer, and Com
mander James s. Jones. ex-officio.
Following are the subcommittee:
Program-Past Commanders Charles
S. Davis. chairman; w. Harry Moore,
Lieut.. Roscoe L. Oatley. F. A. De-
Groot, Maj. Frederic S. Hodgson and
Allen Bussius.
Finance-Senior Vice Commander E.
E. Stevens. chairman: William F.
Raymond. o. ]. veley and Judge Will
liam A. Greer.
Music-Past Commander e. Albert
Lang, chairman; E. e. Stevens Will
liam e. Rosser. A. ]. Schippert and
Mrs. Gussie Palmer, Mrs. E. Denniues.
Mrs e. H. r. Davis and Miss Gretchen
Bergner.
Reception-George G. seibold, chair
man: Commander James S. Jones. c. c.
Jones. Oscar Steidel, A. ]. Schippert.
Chaplain Silas E. Robb. Capt Francis
E. Cross. Leo A. ONeill and DR.. Frank
e. Gibson.
Flags and stands-Secretary Will
fred E. Garliek, chairman; l.. Little
John. DR.. ]. D. Eggleston, DR.. e. C.
Jones. J. Clinton Hiatt and H. H.
Gaylor.
Military-Past Commander Gurnon
r. Scott, chairman; Lieut.. ]. D. Egg
gleston, jr.. j. Dunn, Junior Vice Com
mandsr A. Van Ness Burst. Gustave E.
Beckman. c. Cook. 8. J. watkins and
Secretary Wtlfred e. GArlick.
Deceased membArs-Capt CLANCY o.
Howard. chairman; James r. Fulton.
c. c. Jones, e. McEnsArnsy. J. Florence.
c. Parker, A Porter. Henry z. Tufts.
r Van Horn, c. w. Dudley and Charles
Weiner
Memorial Sunday exercises-Chap-
lain silas e. Robb. chairman; Gurnon
r. Scott, Senior Vice Commander E. T.
Stevens. E. Albert Lang and J. Clinton
United states national cemetery. at
Clinton Hiatt. chairman; Junior Vice
Commander A. Van Ness Eurst, Gurnon
r Scott. Secretary Wilfred E. Garlick,
Henry =. Tufts. DR.. J. D. Eggleston,
g. g.; Judge w. william ,,,, A Greer. Lieut.,
lain Silas F. Robb. Leo A. O'Neill, Mrs.
Anna ]. Kirkey. Mrs. Sadie p. Wolff,
Mrs e. H. r. Davis. Miss Almira Brown
and Mrs Mabel d. b. Gates.
Arthur B. Farringer. chairman. Vienna,
Va: A. T. De Croft. r. A. De Croft and
e. L. 3. Bouton.
Decoration Of grounds-Mrs. Anna J.
Kirkley, president Of Maryland Division
Auxiliary. and members of Gushing
Flower committee-Mrs. Sadie p
Wolt1, chairman. and members of Cush-
inf Camp Auxiliary.
Decorating the Union soldiers. statues
bert ". Rutiedge chairman Command
or James 8. Jones, A. J. Schippert. Gus
tave E. Bsckman. Leo A. O'Neill and
seven volunteer members of the camp
TRANSPORTATION conmittes-Past Com
m n I.St O. j. velsy' chairman; Gastsys
A. b. Goodrich, e. Albert Lang, w
Seize. w. Z. Shannon and o. o. Thomen.
Flowers on the Potomac.
Women of Admiral George Dewey
Auxiliary. Spanish War Veterans, on
tho morning OF May 50. at II O'Clock.
will conduct their annual ceremony of
strewing flowers on the Potomac for
sailor dead lost at sea.
Services will be held at Washing
ton barracks dock, foot of ~ street
southwest. The post band will play,
be read. after which the party will
board Q government launch and 60 a
short distance down the river, strew-
ing flowers on the waters and closing
with the sounding Of taps over the
river.
The National Quartet will sing at
the services at the ampitheater at Ar