Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
BR|GHTWOOD HOLDS
/. EXERCISES. TODAY
Memorial Day Is Observed at
Battle Ground National
( Cemetery.

Memorial day exercises will be helc
this afternoon at Battle Ground Ma
tional Cemetery at Brightwood, open
ing with the sounding Of assembly a
3:l5 O'Clock, after which the Stars anc
Stripes will be raised on the flagstaff
in the center of the cemetery and sa
luted, under the direction of Capt
Herbert Turner.
The asSemblage will sing THE Stal
Spangled Banner. accompanied by the
Bird U. S. Cavalry Band. under the lead
ership of Louis S.Vassel, followed by
the reading Of the orders of the Crane
Army of the Republic by John. NJ. Kline
Operate Masterpiece" followed BY
John Clagett Proctor, vice chairman
of the Memorial day committee, intro
ducing Dr. Charles v. PetteyS, past
commander of the Department of the
Potomac, Grand Army Of the Republic
chairman of the exercises. o. -
The invocation will be pronounced by
Rev. Daniel l.. Snyder, followed by the
rendition of Beautiful Isle of Some
where" by the Battle Ground Quartet
composed OF Mrs. William w. Wallace
Mrs. Thomas H. Mullenberg, L. F. Ran
dolph and Edwin T. Boylen. accom-
panied by Harry Wheaton Howard John
M. Kline, jr., United Spanish War Vet
Grams, will reoite The Star Spanglec
Banner" after which Mrs Mullenberg
and Mrs. Wallace will sing a duet
whispering Hope and John Clagett
Proctor will recite an original poem.
The quartet will sing the selection
Beneath the Laurels," and Theodore
Hardy will deliver "Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address" followed by tenor solo by
l.. F. Randolph, Just Before the Battle
Mother"
Representative French of Idaho will
be the orator of the afternoon and at
the conclusion of his address the band
will render Gems of Stephen Foster
and the little school children will deco
the supervision of Mrs. Angus Lamond,
tr. The assemblage will sing America
and Rev. william L. Mayo will pro-
nounce the benediction. = Taps will be
sounded by O. bugler and a salute fred,
concluding the exercises of the after
noon.
The G. A. r. committee in charge of
the exercises is composed OF DR.. Charles
V. Petteys, chairman: John Clagett
Proctor, vice chairman; DR.. J. A. Bal
lard, Mai. Gen. John M. Glenn, Fred
erick A. Dillon, DR.. Henry A. johnson,
John M. Kline. Capt. Frank Lockhead,
Col John McElroy and Col. o. H. Old
royd. -. -- $1,000.
Lansing H, Beacn, commissioner LaQue,
Representative John c. BOX, Maj Gen.
John M. Glen. Capt. U. S. Daniels,
Mayor Ben C. Davis. Takoma Park. Md;
Mai. Gen. Robert c. Davis, Commits
siorer Daugherty. Capt. Alonzo P. Fox,
Senator Frazier, Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant,
Sd: Prof. r. J.. Haycock, Col. Guy V.
Henry. Representative Ira G.. Hersey,
Mai. Gen. I. w. Ireland, Blaine Lee,
Mai. E. Brooke Lee, Col; E. M; Mark
ham, Representative Walter H. Newton,
Theodore w. Noyes, Commissioner
Taliaferro, Brig. Gen. H. 0. Williams
and Representative Frederick N. zihl-
man. .,
The executive committee is composed
Of John Clagett Proctor. chairman
Charles w. Ray, vice chairman; Dr..
Charles E. Ralph, secretary: Elmer
johnson, treaLurer: William NICK. Clay
ton, Maj. ,I.,hn Deayy, Henry E. King,
John M. y-line,, Mrs. Anglis 1.an1ond, u I;
DR.. Charles v. Petteys, Washington
Topf1ayl, Lucius r. Randolph and Harry
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