Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
D, c. REPUBLICANS
WILL HONOR II. R."
Plan Elaborate Memorial Ex-
ercises on Birthday An
nivers;A.y, October Fl.

Services of Il memorial nature in
honor of the a Anniversary of the birth
of Theodore Ro nsevelt will be held in
Washington We dnesday night oc-
tober -.
The local repub2 lean campaign COM
mittee. of which Henry NJ. Camp is
chairman. has arranged for a large
mass meeting to celebrate the birth,
day of the famous American. 1t Will
be held at Rauschel's, Connecticut
avenue and L street. and man and
woman representatives of the Hard
ing and Coolidge CLUB. the Repub-
lican Women's Division the League
of Republican State Clubs and the
state central committee and various
other civic. social and political bodies
will be present.
There will be speeches by Frank
] Hogan. who was delegate from the
District To the Chicago convention:
Arthur b. Hayes. former solicitor or
the internal revenue bureau. and
lifelong friend of the former Presi-
dent: Mrs. Virginia White Spesel d.
rector of the women's division OF the
local commit tee: Edgar &. Snyder,
chairman of the local speakers ou-
reau. and Edward F. Colladay, ma
tional commi t1eeanan from the DIS
trict. William T Galliher. chain man
of the republican state central COM
mittee, will preside. Gus ~ Schuldt,
secretary of the League OF Repuo-
lican State Clubs. will be chairman
of the reception committee.
According to the program being ar
ranged by the committee in charge,
this meeting will be made one or the
n ost notable events of its Kind ever
h ED in Washington. Aside from be
ing a tribute to Theodore Roosevelt
it will serve as a republican campaign
rally The program includes red flre.
bras hand and other lea
lures familiar to a political rally. II
is considered likely that a torchiight
procession will precede the gathering
in the hall Col. Theodore Roosevelt
has been asked to attend
On the same night services of SIM
liar nature will be held at the Metro
politan NJ. Z. Church. John Marshall
place and c street. These will be In
charge of committee of veterans OF
all wars, of which Col Winfield Jones
is chairman.
All Veterans Are Invited.
A speaker of national reputation
,gill deliver the eulogy and 1t is eN-
pecteo the veterans will attend IN
large numbers. Col. Jones has asked
that an camp. garrison and post COM
manders in the city announce the me-
mortal at the meetings of the or
ganfxations this week.
The committee follows: Col. John
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G. A. r.; Col. James A. Drain. depart
ment commander, American Legion;
Capt. w. L. Nattocks. department
commander United Spanish War Nete-
rams; Marvin Gates Sperry. national
commander Private Soldiers and
Sailors Legion; William A. Hickey.
president Georgetown Army and
Navy Veterans: Capt. J. Walter
Mitchell. president executive board
Army and Navy Union; William l..
Hull, past national inspector, Army
and Navy Union: Jere Costello past
adjutant general, United Spanish
War Veterans; J. E. Murphy. assist
ant quartermaster general, United
Spanish War Veterans; Mrs. Mary e.
Di Mango. past national president,
Wom.an's Auxiliary, Army and Navy
Union; Capt. Daniel V. Chisholm, past
command r-in-chief United Spanish
War Veterans; Brig. Gen. Anton
stephan, commanding District Ma
tionaI Guard; Joseph Dinwoody, Mex
lean War Veterans: Maj Gen. John
IT, Glen, u. S. A.; Col. ]. A. Dapray.
10. g. A.; Mrs. Isabel Worren Ball, Mrs.
Mary K North, department COM
mander wman's Relief Corps: Capt
Charles E. Jones, John lyman, and
Cant. w. J.. Peake, World War Vet
Grams; Capt. Edward b. Carson. G. A.
lR.: Col. D. L. Rice, veteran publica-
tions: Walter Perry. Veterans of For
eign Wars; Capt. Edward B. Corcoran.
G. A. r., and all the camp. post and
GARRISON commanders in the District,
as well as all state and national Off
GERS Of all the veteran organizations,
past and present.