The Washington herald., 1919-04-19
MEMORIAL DAY
PLANS STARTED
Grand Army Of. Republic
Announces Committees
For Ceremonies.


Beginning today the memorial ex-
ecutive committee Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic. Department Of the
Potomac. will hold a meeting every
Saturday evening In the quarters. 14i2
Pennsyivania avenue northwest, un-
til May 90.
Committee List.
Following is the personnel Of the
executive committee:
Department officers: department
commander. II. B. Snyder; senior
vice department commander. r. b.
Harlow; Junior vice department
commander. Frederick w. Archi-
bald; medical director. DR.. Thomas
Calvcr;- chaplain. Rev. w. II. Got
waid; assistant adjutant general,
Osborn II. oldroyd: assistant quar-
termaster general. Walter Hilton.
Past department commanders: A.
n. q. Richardson, George e. Cor
son. Harrison Dingman. Charles G.
Royce. Newton M. Brooks. Jerome
b Burke. William s. odell. J. NJ.
Pipes. A. F. DInsmore. S. e. Faunce
Nathan Bickford. John McEIroy,
1'hos. s. Hopkins. Calvin Farms
worth. George III. slaybaugh B. r.
Bingham. A. p. Tasker, B. p. Entri-
kin. Newton Ferree. Henry A. John
son. George c. Ross. Thos. II. Nc
Kee, DIR. J. X. Gfeeson, L. II. Patter-
son. DR.. A. J. Huntoon, A. II. Frear
and s. @. Mawson.
John Finn. John McElroy, Archibald
Burgess. Alfred Shaw, Frederick
Shortsleever. Roberts Harieston
George H. La Fetra. Nelson J. Booker
j. Tyler Powell. william Hawthorne
William II. Coulter. Charles r. Doug.
lass, Edward w. Whitaker, Robert
Armour, B. F. Bingham. Thomas S
Hopkins. P. o. Lawrence. DR.. Thomas
Calver. ]. w. Valentine. L. F. Calian
Leclair Fulton. Walter c. Butler anc
B. F. Davis.
Sons Of Veterans: Lincoln Camp, No
2. Frank @. Butts. commander: George
II. Thomas Camp. No. II. q. w. Sol.
lers. commander: William B. Cushing
Camp. No. 30. James S. Jones, com.
mander.
United Spanish War Veterans =
Charles J. p. Weber. department com.
mander; Camp, No. !. James B. Car
yer. commander; Camp, No. 2. Chas
T. Runge. commander; Camp. No. .
]. c. OBrien. commander. Camp No
4. w. c. Ryan. commander; Camp No
s. Alfred E. Simond. commander
Camp. No. z, George c. Mckee, com
mander.
Army and Navy Union - Garrison
No. lo4. n. d. w. Shoemaker. com
mander; Garrison. No. 9. w. T. Con
ray. commander; Garrison. No. Ill
Winfield F. Works. commander.
Eminent Citizens OF the District Of
Columbia-William v. Cox, Samue
Hart, R. N. Harper. s. N. Myer, Johr
JOY Edison. Abram Lisner, William F
GUIDE. Simon Kann. Myron NJ. Parker
Reception-Henry A. Johnson, chair.
man: John McElroy.
Press and Invitation-B. F. Bing-
ham. chairman; s. Z. Faunce, Ma.
than Bickford.
Flowers-F. W. Archibald. chair.
man: jeremiah Wilt. A. J. Schippert
Finance-J. NJ. Pipes, chairman; H.
A. johnson, vice chairman; o. H.
Oldroyd, secretary; Walter Hilton
treasurer; Thomas H. Mckee. George
c. Ro-. s. f. Faunce. Abram Myers
]. Q. A. Braden. H. A. Cobaugh, J.
II. Shorey, S. G. Mawson, ]. H. Per.
kins. S. R. Strattan. George B. Park.
er. ]. S. Dougal, ]. e. Gridley, L. X.
Brown, William Emerson.
Transportation-Abr Myers, chair.
man: jeremiah Wilt, F. J. Young, A.
]. Schippert.
Decorations and Grounds-Robert r
Dye. chairman: John NJ. Young, Ar.
chibald Burgess. Henry W. Foster.
Music: DR.. Thomas Calver chair
man; A. p. Lasker. Lemuel Warner
Decorating the statues in the city
William B. Cushing Camp, No. 80
Sons of Veterans.
Isolated graves: P. o. Lawrence
chairman.
Auditing: J. w. Reid, chairman
A. b. Bennett, James A. Allen.
National Soldiers Home: Under
the direction of r. B. Harlow, senior
vice department commander, chair,
man. with Col. John Jacob AstoI
Camp. No. 6. United Spanish Wal
Veterans. Alfred E. Simond, com,
mander.
Congressional Cemetery: Fredericl
w. Archibald, Junior vice deparmen
commander. chairman, with Henr,
w. Lawton Camp, No. 4, w. c. Ryan
commander. with former member.
of Farragut Post and Corps.
Battle Ground Cemetery: n. M
Brooks. chairman; william V. Cox
vice chairman; G. NJ. Hustled.
Glenwood, Prospect Hill and st
Mary's Cemeteries-willia Haw.
thorne. commander Post, No. Is
chairman. with George H. Thoma.
Post and George H. Thomas Camp
No. IL. Sons of Veterans. and Nelson
A. Miles Camp, No. /. U. S. Wal
Veterans.
Mount ,olivet Cemetery-Lincolr
Camp. No. .. Sons of Veterans
Frank G. Butts. commander.
Oak Hill and Holy Rood Gene.
teries-Cushing Camp. No. 80, Son,
of Veterans. James s. Jones. com.
mander.
st. Elizabeth Cemetery-Richart
]. Hardin Camp, No. 2. U. S. Wal
Veterans, Charles T. Runge. com,
mander.
Northeast Cemetery-Charles r
Douglas, commander, Douglas Post
No. 21. assisted by o. p. Morton
Corps. No. 1 and others.
Harmony Cemetery-Nelson
Booker. chairman, and members Of
Sumner Corps, No. 3.