Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-29
Mr.. Marshall to Speak.

vice PfeSldent Marshall is to speak
ct the exercises to be held at O'Clock
IN the afternoon at the Battle Ground
national cemetery on north Georgia
avenue. These exercises will be held
under Grand Army of the Republic
auspices, and will be attended by
the District Commissioners, it is an
nounced. and presidents of the various
citizens associations in that section
of the city.
Representative Philip p. Campbell
OF Kansas Is to speak at exercises to
be held at $50 o'clock at the United
States Soldiers Home. under G. A. R.
auspices. Music will be furnished by
the Soldiers Home Band.
Representative Everett Sanders of
Indiana Is to speak at o'clock in the
afternoon at exercises to be held at
the national cemetery at Alexandra,
Va. Exercises at other cemeteries
will be as follows: Congressional
cemetery. at 9 80 o'clock, Grafton by
Capt. Daniel v. Chisholm; Holy Rood
cemetery. o'clock: Oak Hill ceme-
terry. 1880 o'clock; Mount Olivet GEM
etery, 10 O'Clock, under auspices of
Lincoln Camp. Sons of Veterans, Rep
resentative A. f. B. Stevens. speaker;
Glenwood chapel for that cemetery
and Prospect Hill and st. Mary's GEM
eteries. Graves will be decorated at
Harmony and Northeast cemeteries.
Memorial to Sailors.
Flowers will be strewn on the Po-
tomac in memory of sailor dead at
IL o'clock, at exercises to be held at
the Washington barracks dock by
Auxiliary. Spanish War Veterans. The
women will embark in a government
vessel and, going several hundred
yards down the river. will strew flow
ers on the waters.
Decoration of the statues of he
roes throughout the city will be in
the hands of members of William B.
rams. Members of this camp will raise
flags on the Union station plaza at
appropriate exercises to be held
there tomorrow at sunrise, thus
ushering in the days activities.
Tomorrow will be a holiday for
government employees and other
workers in the city. Stores will be
closed. and the city will give itself
up to the work of reverence.
Committee in Charge.
The general committee on Memo
rial day exercises tomorrow is as fol-
lows:
G. A. r. department officers-De-
partment commander. H. B. Snyder;
senior vice department commander R.
B. Harlow; Junior vice department
commander. Frederick w. Archibald
medical director, DR.. Thomas Calver;
chaplain, Rev. w. H. Gotwald; assist
royd; assistant Quartermaster general
Walter Hilton.
Past department commanders-A.H
G. Richardson, George E. Corson, Har-
rison Dingman. Charles c. Royce
Newton NJ Brooks, Jerome B. Burke
Dinsmore, s. E. Faunce. Nathan Bick-
ford. John McElroy, Thomas s. Hop
kins. Calvin Farnsworth, George H
Slaybaugh. B. F. Bingham, A. p. Tas.
ker. B. P. Entrikin, Newton Ferree
Henry A: Johnson, George c. Ross
l. II. Patterson, DR.. a. ]. Huntoon
A. II. Frear and s. C. Mawson
Commanders-John Finn, John Nc.
Elroy, Archibald Burgess. Alfred
Shaw. Frederick Shortsleever, Rober,
Harleston. George H. La Fetra, Mel.
liam Hawthorne, William H.. Coulte,
and Charles r. Douglass.
Representatives-Ed W. Whita.
ker. Robert Armour, B. F. Bingham
Thomas S. Hopkins. P. Q. lawrence
DR.. Thomas Calver, j. W. Valentine
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c. Butler and B. r. Davis.
Sons Of veterans-Lincoln Camp, No
2, Frank @. Butts. commander; George
H Thomas Camp, No. IL, G. w. Sol
lers commander; William b. Cushins
Camp. No. 80. James s. Jones. com
mander.
United Spanish War Veterans
Charles ]. p. Weber, department com.
mander-Gen. Nelson A Miles Camp
No. 1, James B. Carver, commander
Richard j. Hardin Camp. No. 2, Charlie.
T. Runge, commander: Col. James 8
Petit Camp. No. 3. j. c. O'Brien, com.
mander; Henry W. Lawrence Camp
No 4, W. c. Ryan, commander; Col
John J. Aston Camp. No. 6. Alfred E
Simond. commander: Admiral Georg,
w. Dewey Camp. No. z, George c. Nc.
Kee. commander.
Army and Navy Union-Garrison No
104. n. D. W. Shoemaker, commander
Garrison No. 9. w. T. Conray. com
mander; Garrison No. III, Winfield F
Works. commander.
Eminent citizens of the District o,
Columbia-William V. Cox. Samue
Hart. r. N. Harper, s. N. Meyer. Johl
Joy Edison. Abram Lisner. William F
Gude. simop Kann and Myron M
Reception-Henry A. johnson, chair
man: John McElroy. A. ]. Huntoon
Thomas H. Mckee. b. F. Bingham
George Il. Slaybaugh, c. F. Runge
Hairy =. Peterson, c. o. Howard ant
q p Williams.
Press and invitation-R r. Bing