Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
Veterans of Foreign Wars

that conclave. A special budget COM
mittee recently appointed by Comdr.
Cercell will make an effort to draw up
q budget for the balance Of the present
administration. The committee 10 Adjt.
Joseph B. Gardella, chairman; Quarter
master william j. Harrington and
Trustee Howard Cross, II. r. Volkman,
jr., and Harry j. Hooley. Charles B.
Jennings was recently elected judge
advocate OF the District Of Columbia
Department He takes the ONCE va
Gated by Maurice M. Grudd, who has
left the city to make his home in Cali
fornia.
The National Home Hospital Fund
| Committee will hold a meeting the eve
ming of May 9 at the home OF Mrs
/ May B. Guillermain. chairman. Apart
ment No. 49, 1865 Columbia road.
| The Ladies Auxiliary OF Front Line
/ Post will obliga,e several new members
at it's meeting tomorrow night. Fol-
| lowing adjournment of the business
session a social party will be given IN
| conjunction with Front Line Post, and
refreshments will be served. The regu-
| lar monthly visit to the patients OF
ward H of Naval Hospital was made
Friday evening.
The Ladies' Auxiliary. National Capt.
tai Post. No. 127. made its regular
monthly visit to st. EliZabeth's Hospital
last Sunday. and had as its guest Mrs
Alfred Johnson. State regent OF Wyom-
ing attending the ID. A. X. conference
Candy and cigarettes were served the
patients in the seven wards OF 5, +. b.
buildings The theater party held by
the auxiliary at the National Theater
MI remarked q
cess. The regular monthly visit to
Mount Alto Hospital was made WedneS-
day evening. when members of the
| auxiliary and their friends played
| bridge and Ave hundred with the pa
I tients at the Red Cross house. Refresh
ments were served The regular meet
! ing of the auxiliary will be held April
/ 2s at Pythian Temple, when two new
members will be obligated, after which
! candy will be served.
The Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Day Corporation q the De-
| partment of the Potomac. having in
| charge the memorial services this year
| in the various national and local ceme-
! teries is proceeding with the programs,
| in which the veterans organizations of
all wars will actively participate. The
/ program at Arlington National Cemetery
/ on Memorial day will start at / o'clock
and will be the most important event
OF the day. In addition to being chair
man of the Reception Committee, James
! G. Yaden, pre- sident of the G. A. r..
Memorial Day Corporation. is in per-
sonal charge of the selection of speakers
and the arrangement of the musical
/ program at Arlington.
/ Included in the program this year Is
a copy of general orders, No. II, issued
| by Commander-in-Chief Maj. Gen.
John A. Logan on May 5, 1868, as the
result Of action OF the Forty fifth Ma
| tional Encampmeflt OF the Grand Army
CT the Republic and is required to be
read as part of the public exercises
I on each Memorial day. AS provided in
/ the order. says President Yaden, the
/ both of May is designated for the pur-
pose of Strewing with flowers or other
wise decorating the graves Of comrades
who died in defense of their country
during the late rebellion and whose
bodies now lie I'm almost every city.
( village and hamlet churchyard in the
land. In this observance no form Of
ceremony 10 prescribed, but posts and
comrades will. in their own way, ar
range such fitting services and testi-
/ monialS Of respect as circumstances will
| permit. We are organized for the pur-
pose, among other things, of preserving
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| ternal feelings which have bound to-
gether the soldiers. sailors and marines
who united to suppress the late rebel
lion"
The following committee chairmen
have been announced by President
Yaden, to date. as follows: Grand Mar
shall, Charles w. McCaffrey; Reception,
James G. Yaden; Flowers, william F
Franklin: Services at Arlington. James
Va TNxs SAof YfAIra
Charles II. Reilley; Carnations. Charles
w. Mccanrey: Ushers. James w. Lyons;
Transportation, Watson B. Miller: Press,
| Howard S. Fisk; Finance. Arthur H.
League; Lunches. Mrs. Addie w. Hick-
man: Supplies and Printing Charles II.
Reilley: Peoples. Mrs. Edyth M. OCon-
nor; Auditing z. Claude Babcock.
In decorating the graves with flags
/ peoples and flowers 500 Girl Scouts
have volunteered their services fer the
early morning hours on Memorial day
and 100 Boy Scouts, while 400 Boy
4 Scouts win start out early on the morn
ing Of the day previous TO Memorial
day in this work. Automobile trucks
will collect the flowers from the ITS
public schools, which will be donated
by the school children, following an an
nual custom These details are now
being worked out by William F. Frank
( lin. who VIII have charge OF this fea-
! ture CT the program as chairman Of the
| Flower Committee.
! The other members on the Flower
j Committee this year include: Mai. Ray
/ mond o. Wilmarth. Maj. !. B. Gordon
J. Wise Byrnes. DR.. William Tindall
Theodore c. Howe. Maurice McGrath.
! Edward Kelley. James Pistorio. George
Custard. Mrs. Leon Arnold Mrs Emily
Bach. Mrs. J. P. HaZeS. Thomas Dow
ling. EDWARD p. McCabe. J. P. Curtin
and Herbert A. McProut"
The Grand Army OF the Republic
Memorial Day Corporation Is COMPOSED
Of veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic, United Spanish War Veterans,
/ American Legion. Veterans of Foreign
Wars and Disabled American Veterans
The roster Of the officers and directors
having the program in charge this year
/ is as follows: President, James G.
Yaden: vice presidents. Samuel @
( AIaWScn. Charles w. hiccanrey, Charles
T.. Reilley. Paul j. McGah?n and f
Claude Esbeock secretary, William /
JenkinS. trea .urer. Arthur II. League
2s:istant trsasurer. Fred c. Lucas and
HoseI u. Moulton. William F. Dorsey.
=. ID. Godfrey. Benjamin F. Motley.
William l.. Thomas. B. c. MacNeil.
Theodore F.. Cogswell. William F Frank
lin. Lee T. Turner, Fred KochIi and
Ralph ~. Werner.