Evening star., 1923-05-27
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

Through tho Department Grand
Army of the Republic a request has
been received for assistance by camps
in decorating the graves on Memorial
day. Department Commander Harry
+. Patterson hereby details the fol-
lowing camps to assignment in the
various cemeteries: Colonel Astor
| Camp to National Soldiers Home
cemetery. General Lawton Camp to
Congressional cemetery, Richard j.
Harden Camp to Glenwood. Prospect
Hill and ST. Mary's cemeteries: Cen
eral Urell Camp to Battle Ground
| national cemetery. Colonel Petit
Camp to Harmony cemetery. General
Miles Camp to st. Elizabeth Hospital
cemetery.
Department President Frances Van
Allen of the Ladies' Auxiliary has de-
F, tailed Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary to conduct the memorial
services in memory OF the soldiers.
sailors and marines who lost their
lives at sea on board the steamer
| Grabus which will be at their dis
posal today at 1890 am. General
Urell. Colonel Petit and Colonel
Astor auxiliaries will gather at the
Il
hour The members of the National
| Iineal Society and Washington
| Temple. No 1. will also report there.
| The department band will furnish
music for the services. short band
concert will be rendered while the
veterans and ladies are going aboard.
Past Commander George Parker re-
ports that the Admiral George
Dewey Naval Camp will assist the
ladies.
]. P. Weber chairman of the depart
ment memorial committee. has ar
ranged the following program for this
afternoon at 800 pm, In Hitchcock
Hall. at st. Elizabeth Hospital: Sc
lection. Marine Band Orchestra; in
vocation. Rev Francis Groonville
Linley, chaplain. United States Re-
serves: master of ceremonies intro
duced by Past Department Com,
mander Charles J. F. Weber: open
ing remarks. by Department Com
mander Harry F. Patterson; address
superintendent of ST. Elizabeth Hos
pital: quartette, Mrs. Brown, Miss
Stilwell, George Meyers and Ambrose
A. Durken: Gettysburg address. James
NJ Sheridan: selection, Marine Band
Orchestra; vocal solo. Miss Anna L
Charles B. Winter Of wyom-
ing; vocal solo. Ambrose A: Durken:
selection, Marine Band Orchestra:
poem, Past Department Commando
Samuel H. Jacobson; vocal solo, Miss
jeanette E. McCaffrey; selection
Mrs Meyers and Ambrose A. Durken: :
star Spangled Banner" Marine Band
Orchestra: benediction, Rev. Francis
Greenville Linley, United States Re-
serves.
Department Commander Harry F.
Patterson has directed camp COM
manders to notify their full member
ship to report to them for parade at
the Pythian Temple at S:46 am,
Memorial day. Camp colors and
department band will report at the
same time; line Of march will form
the right Of the line of march in front
of Pythian Temple, on 9Th street
northwest, march to New York
avenue to 18th street to F street to
Grand Army Hall, where we will take
our place behind the veterans of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Cars
will be at 18th and Pennsylvania
| avenue in waiting to take You to Ar
lington national cemetery.
Department President Frances Van
Allen, announces that her department
will go into convention at Grand
Army Hall the night of June IA. and
that all delegates from the ladies'
auxiliary will report there at 1880
pm.
Department Adjutant Close is COM
pleting arrangements for the depart
ment encampment to be held in the
board room, District building, on the
nights of June 13 and IA.
Clarence P. Brewer, commander Of
Harden Camp has announced the
death and burial at Arlington ma
tional cemetery of Past Commander
William H. Heritage. Adjutant Jen-
kins reports that there was a large
number of applicants awaiting at the
outpost. A beautiful wreath of yell
low and red roses was placed upon
the monument of Gen. Urell by Com
mander Brewer at the unveiling and
dedication Of that monument last
Sunday.
Adtutant Dunning Of Urea Camp
reports Chris feeling, A. r. McMaster.
James Freeland, Herman Herbers and
Thomas A. Wilkenson as delegates
and John Molloym, John Koch,
Florence Driscoll. Edgar M. Eshel-
man and Ivan ". Conklin as alter
mates to the department encarnpment.
Department headquarters announce
the meetings for the week will be:
Department band rehearsal, tomorrow,
s p.m.; department council Of admins
tration will hold regular session at de-
partment headquarters, 921 Pennsylva-
mia avenue southeast. tomorrow, $3.50
pm.
The shad bake, held at the residence
of Mrs Kate Berthiamme, in Ingle-
side, Va. was well attended. The
members of the Lineal Society will
have a good sum to turn over Ito the
Widows and Orphans. Home, United
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