Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

Mrs Frederic harrington. and third
sister. Mrs. Philip Sydney Smith. A
further program of stories was giver BY
various members of the ScCti1n.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer MusSey Tent. No.
I, Daughters Of Union Veterans Of the
Civil War. met May s, with the senior
vice president, Mrs. Anna c. Horn, in
the chair, as Miss Ellen S. Movers. the
president, was abseht on account of
! illness.
/ Other officers present were: Chap
lain. Mrs. Edith Reed BugbCe: treas
urer, Mrs Kathryn c. Rain; members
Mrs Margaret Bradt and Mrs. Addie
! Hickman; pa triotic instructor, Mrs.
I Mary Van Ness Fauth; secretary, Miss
Anna Hage: assistant gua q. Mrs. Dora
Peake: musician, Mrs. Hermione H.
Sutton color bearers, Mrs. Anna c.
Ecker. Mrs. Cora Mandy, Mrs. Nan B.
Slattery and Mrs. Charlotte Cary. Mrs.
, Olive C. johnson acted as senior vice
president, Mrs. Bontz as junior vice
president, Mrs. E. Helen Temple as
guide. Mrs Bashford as assistant guard
and Miss Emma F. Hayward as press
correspondent. Mrs. Maude Taylor of
Pauline CuShman Tent No. 4, of OF
tumwa Iowa, was welcomed as visitor
and brought greetings from her tent.
Mrs. Florence H. Coolidge, Mrs. Martha
A. Davis, Mrs Ella w. Southland, Mrs.
Myrtle j. Ehlers. Mrs. irene Graft, Miss
Winnifred Graft and Mrs. Mary r.
NeiSS were elected members.
All were invited to attend the birth
day anniversary of u. S. Grant Circle,
Ladies of the G. A. r., on April %.
communication was read from MIS-.
Charlotte Cary. department president
w. r. c., to assist at the Tomb of the
Unknown Civil War Dead at Airing
ton on May 80 and to help prepare
the sandwiches to be served. All who
can assist were requested to meet on
May % at Masonic Hall, Eighth and
F streets northeast. The tent was in
vited to join with the other patriotic
organizations in the massing of the col
orS service to be held at Mount ST.
Adams on Sunday, May 26. Also to
assist the w. f.. c. on the same date.
in the service Of strewing flowers on the
waters in memory of our sailor dead
and at the Key Bridge in memory OF
our Air Service dead. An invitation
was extended to the members to attend
the joint memorial exercises of U. S.
Grant Circle, No. l, and Abraham Lin
coin. No. 2, Ladies of the G. A. r., IN
the rotunda of the Capitol. today at
o'clock The program for the service
follows: Assembly call. U. S. bugler;
welcome and introduction of the chair
man. Mrs. May D. Lightfoot, Mrs.
Myrtle j. Ehlers: invocation, Rev. John
c. Palmer; presentation of the colors,
Mrs. Dolly King Mulligan. color bearer
of Grant Circle, and Miss Rebecca
Blaine, color bearer Of Lincoln Circle;
the pledge to the flag, assembly; recita-
ton, The Star Spangled Banner" Mrs.
Sarah e. Deeds. past president of Abra-
ham Lincoln Circle; The Battle Hymn
of the Republic" assembly; solo, Miss
Mary Frances Glenn: address, Joe
Manlove, Representative from Missouri;
placing of flowers by members: solo,
Miss Mary Frances Glenn; benediction,
Rev T. F. Brown. chaplain. Department
of the District of Columbia; Taps"
U. S. bugler; accompanist, Harry
w Shinn. Soldiers, sailors and marines
through the courtesy Of their respective
chiefs. Organ through the courtesy
of E. F. Droop g. Sons Piano Co.
The tent, as customary, will assist
Lincoln Camp. Sons of Union Veterans
of the Civil War, in the exercises and in
decorating the graves at Mount Olivet
Cemetery. The president, at Mr.. Lyons
request. has appointed the ushers for
Arlington and has instructed Mrs. Mary
" Fauth, the patriotic instructor, TO
carry the flag at Mount st. Alban.
Flowers we're presented by the presi-
dent, Miss Meyers, for the tent, to Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey on her birthday,
May Is, when many of the tent mem
bers also called upon her to congratu-
late her, among them being Miss Hay
ward, Mrs. Mary Fl. Fortier and Miss
Hage.
All were asked to dispose of tickets
for the benefit card party held on May
Is for the purpose of raising a fund
toward the national permanent head
quarters.
U. s. Grant Circle, No. 1, Ladies Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, met
on Tuesday evening. the president, Mrs.
Myrtle James Ehlers, presiding.
Other officers present were senior
vice, Miss Marie v. Sellers; junior vice,
Miss Ellen S. Meyers; patriotic in
structor, Mrs. Olive c. Johnson; treas
urer, Miss Emma F.. Hayward, and sec
rotary, Mrs. Ella w. Southland.
Mrs. Hattie Rickenbacker acted as
chaplain, Mrs. Alice Burke as junior
vice president, Mrs. Irene Graf as con-
ductor and Percy Parker as guard
and color bearer.
Mrs. Josephine Barbour. being pres
ent, was installed as chaplain. On ac-
count of the exacting and engroSsing
duties as president of the Daughters of
Union Veterans of the Civil War, Miss
Meyers. who was reelected Junior vice
president, resigned that Office, and Mrs.
Emma J. Hempler, who was elected con-
ductor. resigned that Office on account
of Ill health. The president announced
these offices will be filled at the next
regular meeting.
A number of applications for MEM
bership were read and the secretary re-
ported that sick member, Mrs.
Florence David, passed away Monday
morning. Flowers were ordered sent to
her funeral in Cumberland. Md
Announcement was made that ar
rangements were perfected for the Joint
exercises Of Lincoln and Grant Circles,
IN the rotllnda Of the CAPITOL this after