The Washington times., 1925-05-20
FUNERAL PLANS
FOR OYSTER
COMPLETE
Fire and Police Department
Members Will Be Active
PaIIbearers

| Arrangements for the funeral TO-
morrow afternoon OF Commissioner
James F. Oyster, who died yester-
| day morning, were completed today
| by Norman w. oyster his son!
Sixteen prominent Washing
tonians. all of whom were close
friends of the late Commissioner.
were announced today as honorary
pallbearers. They are:
District Commissioner Cuno H. Ru-
dolph. District Commissioner J.
Franklin Bell, E. c. Graham, Jo-
seph I. Weller, Samuel J. Prescott,
James T. Lloyd, HenIy N. Brawner,
jr., A. Letwich Sinclair, Ringgold
Hart, William T. Galliher, Clarence
Heisler Ball, Odell s. Smith, Will
| liam F. GUIDE, and Rudolph Kauff-
mann.
Active PaIlbearerS
Active pallbearers will be:
Police department-Captai G. T..
Plemmons, Lieutenant ]. A. Sulli-
van, Sergeant T. T. Dalhouse and
Private w. F. Miller; Fire Depart
ment-Captain r. O'Connor, Lieu
tenant G. c. Meeks, Sergeant J. w.
Allen and Private w. H. Crack.
The funeral procession will leave
the late Commissioner home, 2400
Sixteenth street northwest, at 80
o'clock tomorrow afternoon and
proceed to the Calvary Baptist
Church, Eighth and H streets ncrlh-
west, via Sixteenth street, street
and Eighth street.
Eight mounted policemen will es.
cort the procession from the home
to the church and later to the
cemetery.
At the church, fifty firenTen and
fifty policemen will meet the pro-
cession. acting as guards of honor
to their late chief. The men, in
dress uniform, will stand two
abreast on both sides of the en-
trance from the curb to the church
door as the casket is borne into
the church and taken out.
To Officiate At Service.
The services will be conducted by
the Reverend A. Freeman Ander-
son, now of East Orange, N. j.. and
| formerly of this city, who will be
assisted by the Reverend w. 8.
Abernathy, pastor of Calvary
| Church. Doctor Anderson, in IA
|
Commissioner Doctor Freeman pre-
sided at the services held in jan
uary, 1924, over the body of The
late Mrs. James F. Oyster.
The funeral procession will then
proceed to the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Wall street, Pennsylvania avenue
tand TWenty-eighth street. Commis-
| sfoner oyster will be laid to rest
| I.ext to the grave of his late wife,
Commissioner Oyster, native of
Washington, had host of friends
in~ the city and large crowd Is
| expected at the church.
Inspector Charles A. Evans, act
/ ing superintendent of police, has
ordered that there be no parking
tomorrow afternoon on Eighth
street from G to l streets north
west and on H street from Seventh
| to Ninth, other than vehicles in
| attendance upon the funeral.
| AS a last official mark of respect,
! associates of Commissioner Oyster
at the District Building will cease
work during the funeral services.
! Those who desire will be excused
| to attend the services, If they can
be spared from their work.
Flags at Half Staff.
Flags on all city buildings will
! fly at half staff for a period of
thirty days by order of the Dis.
: trict Commissioners.
! Norman w. Oyster, son of the
Commissioner, in a statement to
of his father will lie in state was
not correct.
Hundreds Of personal friends of
| Commissioner Oyster paid their
respects today. kilograms and tele-
phone calls extending sympathy to
the family and expressing regret
continued to come In today. Flow
ers from relatives. friends and var
ious organizations came in large
numbers today.
The meeting of the Citizens
Advisory Council, scheduled for last
| night, was postponed until tomor-
row night out of respect to Com
missioner Oyster. Numerous other
/ organizations either called off their
meetings or held brief sessions to
| pass resolutions Of regret.
Guards of Honor.
The firemen. who will be guards
Of honor at the church, are: Pri-
Yates J. w. Holmes. r. A. War
field. r. L. Lyn/n, n. c. Robsinson.
A. j. Baker, 4. f. Hunt, J. r.
Phipps, G. Quick, A. w, Upper1nan,
A. J. Wernig, w F. Mortimer, c.
G. Limerick. D. r. Ohrie, S. 4.
Walters, r. B. Hanback,. c. +.
Tucker. l.. P. Clements, F. w.
Mitchell, F. Mortenson, l. c. kepp.
ler, J. +. Uebele. r. A. Crider, j.
f. Redman. L. H. Williamson and
Fl. Beddoo.
c. S. Peterson, l.. F. Bradac. n
& Phelns j w Bell r. NJ Smith