Evening star., 1925-05-20
OYSTERS FUNERAL
RITES TOMORROW
100 Police and Firemen to
Form Guard of Honor.
Burial at Oak Hill.

Washington will pay its final mark
of respect 20 an honored citizen as
the funeral cortege of Commissioner
James F. Oyster passes from his
residence at 24o0 Sixteenth street to
Calvary Baptist Church and then to
Oak Hill Cemetery tomorrow after
noon.
One hundred uniformed members
OF the Police and Fire Departments,
in whose work Commissioner Oyster
took so deep an interest, will stand
as a guard of honor at the church
throughout the services.
Eight mounted men of the Police
Department will escort the funeral
procession from the place of resi-
dence TO the cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers will be
Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph,
Commissioner J. Franklin Bell, +. &.
Graham, Joseph l. Weller Samuel j.
Prescott. James T. Lloyd, Henry n.
Brawner. jr.. A. Leftwch Sinclair,
Ringgold Hart, William T. Galliher,
Clarence +. Norment, Henry P. Blair.
tor1nar Senator l.. HeiSler Ball, Odell
s. Smith. William F. GUIDE and Ru-
dolph Kaufman.
Those to Bear Casket.
The active pallbearers will be officers
of the Police and Fire Departments,
namely: Police Department, Capt. G.
l.. Plemmons, Acting Lieut.. j. A. Sui
livan, Sergt. T. T. Dalhouse and Pvt.
W. F. Miller; Fire Department, Capt.
Edward O'Connor. Lieut.. G. c. Meeks,
Sergt. J. w. Allan and Pvt. w. II.
Crack. Assistant Supt. Henry G. Pratt
will be in charge of police details.
The rorfapo will Ieava the raSidenCe
at 1880 o'clock and move to the
church at Eighth and II streets over
the following route: South on Six
teenth street to l street, east to Eighth
and south.
After the services the route to Oak
Hill Cemetery will be west on III street
70 Pennsylvania avenue, to Twenty
eighth street and thence north to
the cemetery.
AS the casket is being carried into
the church the policemen and firemen
forming the guard OF honor will
stand two abreast on both sides of the
entrance.
Close friends and old acquaintances
Of the Commissioner called through
out the day to express sympathy, but
the body will not lie in state to be
viewed by the general public. 1t was
Capt. Oysters wish that his last rites
be as simple as possible.
Third to Die I'm Office.
Commissioner Oyster was the third
city father who died while holding
office. The others were Maj. w. J..
Twining. the first Engineer Commits
sioner, and John W. Ross.
During the funeral services tomor-
row afternoon work will be suspend.
ed at the District Building and those
employees who can be spared will be
permitted to attend the services.
The officiating clergymen will be
Rev. A. Freeman Anderson of East
Orange. y. J., a close friend OF the
Commissioner, and Rev. W. S. Aber-
nethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church.
The following members of the Fire
Department were selected today for
the guard of honor: Pvts. j. w.
Holmes, r. A. Warfield, r. l.. Lynch,
\. c. Robinson, A. J. Baker, r. L.
HUNT, J. +. Phipps, c. Quick, A. w.
timer. c. G.. Limerick, D. r. Ohrie, S.
T. Walters, r. B. Hanback,, c. f.
Tucker. L. p. Clements, +. w.
Mitchell. n. Mortensen, L. c. keppIer,
]. Z. Uebele, r. A. Crider, J. h. Red.
man, /. H. Williamson, Fl. Beddoo, c.
S. Peterson, l.. F. Bradac. n. c..
Phelps, J. W. Bell, r. NJ. Smith. f. w
Troup. NJ. +. keane, B. G.. Wells, E.
B. Rollins, j. I. Mcdonald. F. Literal,
W. r. Cryer, G.. W. MCGOWAN, G.. E.
Swords, II. Hudgins, F. r. Skidmore,
r. Gray, S. Valentine, p. w. Stafford,
f. c. Wolf, +. NJ Earnshaw, L. O..
Negley, II. ID. Grimsley. w. L. Win
stead and E. II. Roberts.