Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-25

Hall the members of the Cen Nelson
A. Miles Camp will assemble at o'clock
am. at the main gate of St. Elizabeth's
for the purpose of decorating the graves
when the following program will be
held Decoration of graves by the Gen
Nelson A. Miles Camp; assembly, Bugler
Patrick Mcmahon; call to order. Charles
P. Galpin: invocation, Chaplain Gerald
F. McGillicuddy: welcome by hospital
officials, DR.. Herbert G. Wooley, assist
ant superintendent; song, America"
Spanish War Veterans ritual. con-
Quoted by Comdr. Charles P. Galpin,
Senior Vice Comdr. Alexander T.
Jenkins, Junior Vice Comdr. G. L.
Dawson. Chaplain Gerald F. McGilli-
cuddy, Oflcer Of the Day Joseph VEIN
niger and Color Sergt. T. J. Shannon;
rife salute, detachment of United
States Marines; taps, Bugler Patrick
Mcmahon.
The exercises in Hitchcock Hall will
begin at 2:30 o'clock pm. as follows:
March, Sound Of" United States Ma
rine Band Orchestra: call to order, Past
Dept. Comdr. Charles W. McCaffrey,
chairman of the department memorial
committee of the Spanish War Vet
Grams; advancing the department colors,
Senior Color Sergt. Adolph Graef and
Junior Color Sergt. James r. Purcell;
invocation, Dept. Chaplain Samuel G..
Mawson; address of welcome, DR.. VIII
liam A. White, superintendent of the
feet" Miss Jeanette Mccartney, accom-
panied by the Marine Band Orchestra;
address, Dept. Comdr. James G. Yaden;
selection, Marine Band Orchestra; read
ing Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Dept.
Installing Offlcer William I. jenkins;
vocal solo, Miss Greta Ludwig, accom-
panied by the Marine Band Orchestra;
address, Senior Vice Dept. Comdr. Lorin
c. Nelson; selection, Marine Band Or
chestra; address. Senator Lynn j. Fra
zier of North Dakota; vocal solo, Miss
jeanette Mccartney, accompanied by
Marine Band Orchestra; retiring the
colors; Star Spangled Banner" Marine
Band Orchestra; taps, Bugler Patrick
Mcmahon.
The following committees are in
charge of arrangements: Memorial day
committee -. Charles W. Mccartney,
chairman: Charles P. Galpin, Alexan-
der T. Jenkins, c. L. Dawson. Gerald F.
McGillicuddy, Lorin c. Nelson, Print E.
ing of graves committee-Christoph
Hntenach, chairman; Charles j. P.
Weber, Clarence A. Belknap, Jere A.
Costello, Charles w. Mccartney, Ernest
GoltZ Frederick zulch. A. Eugene Pierce,
James B. Carver, Richard Sweeney,
Daniel J. Leahy, Print E. Shomette,
Lorin C. Nelson, George v. McAlear,
Charles P. Galpin, Alexander T. Jen-
kins, Robert Cullen, T. J. Shannon, Pat
rick Mcmahon Joseph Weininger and
Cleveland Kennicutt.
Graves Will Be Decorated.
Morning and afternoon services will
be held at Mount Olivet Cemetery to-
morrow. The Irish American Union, at
IL o'clock. will decorate graves of James
Hoban, architect of the White House,
and Thomas Devin Reilly, friend of
President Pierce, In addition to honor
ing the memory of a number OF de-
ceased members of the union.
At o'clock in the afternoon, large
group of patriotic bodies will join in
decorating the graves of service men
in the cemetery, following a program
of music and speaking. Representative
commander of Costello Post, American
Legion, and Maj William L. Peak, ma
tional commander of the Army and
Navy Union, will make addresses. The
Washington Boys Independent Band
will render program of patriotic music
and solos will be sung by Miss Ethel M.
Roddy. Invocation will be delivered by
Rev. William M Mcguire, chaplain of
the Costello Post. Lincoln's Gettysburg
address will be recited by John Gilman
Bugbee A detail from the st. Johns
College, r. o. T. c., will give salute.
Taps will be sounded by Sergt. John
Lynch of the Costello Post.
Other exercises will be held in the
following cemeteries tomorrow: Cedar
Hill, by Tank Corps, Post No. 10,
American Legion and Beck Circle No.
4; Fort Lincoln, by Edward Douglas
White, Lafayette and Lincoln Posts,
American Legion. and Abraham Lincoln
Circle, No. 3: Rock Creek, by George
Washington Post. No. l, and John M.
Beauchesne Post, No. %. American
Legion, and u. S. Grant Circle, No. 3,
at 3 o'clock: Woodlawn and Payne, by
James E. Walker Post, No. 26, assisted
by James Reese Europe Post Of the
legion, and the United Spanish War
Veterans: Harmony, by James Reese
Europe Post of the legion, Charles
Sumner Post Of the G. A. R., Spanish
War Veterans, Charles Sumner Relief
Corps, Sergt. George Berry Camp, Eva
AllensWorth Auxiliary and James
Walker Post of the legion, and North
east Cemetery, by associated patriotic
organizations, at a 2 o'clock. -.