Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

Grand Army OF the Republic, John M
Kline, Grand Army of the Republic
Charles H. Kelley, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars; j. Thad Baker, American Legion
u. S. Grant 3D. Sons of Union Veterans
of Civil War; j. Clinton Hiatt, Sons OF
Union Veterans of Civil War; Mrs. Vir.
GINA White Speel. Danes of Loyal Le-
gion; Herbert o. Allen, Veterans of For
eign Wars, and John M. Young thon-
orary member), Grand Army Of the Re-
public.
Speakers, music and program-Charle:
H. Kelley. chairman, Veterans of For
eign Wars: James A. Burns, vice chair
man, United Spanish War Veterans
James E. Yaden, United Spanish War
Veterans; Frank Lockhead, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars Harlan Wood, American
Honorary member), Grand Army of the
Republic.
Supplies and printing-CharleS H
Reilley, chairman, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars James A. Burns, vice chairman
United Spanish War Veterans: Ben l.
Fuller, American Legion; Fred B. Liv-
ingston. Veterans of Foreign Wars; Jud-
son c. Knappen, Army and Navy Union
and DR.. H. A. johnson honorary men,
ber, Grand Army of the Republic.
Finance-Arthur H. League, chair
man, United Spanish War Veterans; E
D. Godfrey vice chairman. Grand Army
of the Republic; Charles Fl. Kelley Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars: Harlan Wood
American Legion Thomas. Mason
American Legion. and John McElroy
honorary member, Grand Army OF
the Republic.
Ushers-James w. Lyons, chairman
Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War;
Chester M. Reich, vice chairman. Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars. and L. H. Shep-
herd (honorary member, Grand Army
of the Republic.
Auditing-E. D. Godfrey, chairman
Grand Army of the Republic; James A.
Burns, vice chairman, United Spanish
War Veterans; c. H. Kelley, Veterans
Of Foreign Wars, and Frank j. Young
honorary member, Grand Army of the
Republic.
Transportation--Col o. H. Oldroyd
honorary chairman. Grand Army of the
Republic: Watson B. Miller, chairman,
American Legion: Thomas G. Mason
vice chairman. American Legion; I. H
Horton, secretary. American Legion;
Daniel Foley. United Spanish War Vet
Grams; Frank G. Thomas. Disabled
American Veterans Of the World War;
Charles N. Hess, American Legion; D.
H. Evans, Sons of Veterans; H. J.
Descent; Howard S. Fisk. American Le-
gion; John Allen, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and Frank Heisie, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars.
Unknown Heroes Hon0red.
Before the amphitheater exercises
began, separate services were conducted
at the Tomb of the Unknown Union
Soldiers of the Civil War. near Airing
ton House, and the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier Of the World War.
The procession Of veterans marched
first to the resting place of the unknown
Union dead, shortly after assembling in
Arlington. Veterans of the G. A. r.,
the Woman's Relief Corps, Daughters
Of Veterans, Ladies of the G. A. r. and
all auXiliaries joined in the brief, but
impressive, ceremonies at the tomb. It
was banked high with flowers. The
committee on decorations at the Tomb
Of the Unknown Union Soldiers COM
prised the following:
- Committee Members.
Mrs. Charlotte M. Cary, president
Woman's Relief Corps, chairman: Anna
S. Taylor. president o. P. Morton
Charles Sumner Corps; Della L.
O'Brien, president Burnside Corps:
Anna Horn. president Lincoln Corps;
Margaret Marsh, president Kit Carson
Corps; e. Helen Temple, Phil Sheridan
Corps; Mrs. Myrtle j. Ehler president
u. S. Grant Circle, Ladies of the G. A,
R.: E. M. Owry, president William
Mckinley Circle: May D. Lightfoot,
Abraham Lincoln Circle; Mary SitZ
Parker, president William Beck Circle;
Virginia White Speel. president Danes
nf Tnvol Aunae pory1ord
president Legion of Loyal Women: Ellen
S. Meyers, president Ellen Spencer
Mussey Tent; Helen F. Downing, presi-
dent Department of Maryland; Ursula
Wallace. president William B. Cushing
Auxiliary; Louise Watson, president
Warren G. Harding Auxiliary; Carrie
E. Nolan, president auxiliaries, Spanish
War Veterans; Catherine HUM, presi-
dent Admiral George Dewey Auxiliary;
Eva Quicker, president Gen. Emmett
Urell Auxiliary; N Gertrude Keyes.
Alice Grau, president John Jacob Astor
Auxiliary; Helen Kennicutt, president
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary; Kath-
crime Baum, supreme chief ruler
Lineal Society, Spanish War Veterans
Mary A. Rink, chief ruler Temple No. :;
Mary Shanahan, president District of
Columbia Chapter, American War
Mothers: Mrs. George G. Seibold,
president Gold Star Mothers, American
War Mothers; Mrs. Hollingsworth, Ma
tional Capital Auxiliary to Foreign War
Veterans; Mrs. Frank Thomas, Equal
ity Walter Reed Auxiliary to Foreign
War Veterans; Mrs. A. M. Grant. preSi-
dent Federal Auxiliary to Foreign War
Veterans: Mrs. Thomas Fawcett, preSl-
dent Potomac Auxiliary to Foreign War
Veterans: Mrs. Walker. president Vic
tory Unit Auxiliary, American Legion:
Mrs. Amos Fries, president Henry G.
Spangler Unit Auxiliary: Mary X. Kill
leen. president George E. Kllleen Unit
Auxiliary, American Legion: Mrs. Muir
ray, president Costello Unit Auxiliary,
president Sergt. Jasper Unit Aux
iliary. American Legion; Margaret Hood
Robbins, president Woman's overseas
Service League; Mrs. Edward Camp
bell Shields, president American Wom-
ans Legion of the World War.
Thence to the tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier of the World War, many OF the
G. A. r. men joined with ex-service
men of the late war in three separate
services. The first of these, conducted
at noon, was under auspices OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department
Comdr. Frank Lockhead presiding. At
IL 10 u ClOCh I1di laLl WOOd, ASPoh VII ~"
commander of the American Legion,
presided at the exercises for that
organization The Disabled American
Veterans. under Capt. Fred Kochli, de-
partment commander. followed next in
paying tribute to the Unknown Sol
der Floral wreaths from the three
organizations and many others were
placed before the tomb.
Nurses Remembered.
Meanwhile many individual posts
were conducting similar ceremonies be-
fore the graves OF departed comrades in
arms and former commanders. The
Jane A. Delano American Legion Post
paid tribute to the nurses who died in
service and are buried in the nurses
cecfinrn Of the National CernpferV