Evening star., 1932-05-27
SERVICES PLANNED
AT BATTLE GROUND.
Cemetery Rites on Memorial
Day Sponsored by G. A. R.
and Citizens.
Plans for the Memorial day exercises

Plans for the Memorial day exercises
at Battle. Ground National Cemetery
were announced today. the principal
speaker being Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries,
past department commander of the
American Legion.
A bugler will sound the assembly at
3:15 O'Clock, and Maj. John Deavy will
lead in the salute to the colors. Music
will be furnished by the Sd Cavalry
Band.
The exercises are being held under
Joint auspices Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic and the Brightwood Citi-
zens' Association.
DR.. C. v. Petteys, past department
commander, G. A. r., will read the
Memorial day orders. Vice Chairman
John Clagett Proctor will then intro
duce the senior vice commander, John
M. Kline, sr. Department of the Poto-
mac. Rev. william l.. Mayo Will pro
nounce the invocation. There Will be
a recitation by John M. Kline, jr., Of
THE star Spangled Banner" and Mr..
Proctor will recite an original poem.
The Battle Ground Quartet will sing,
and Mrs. Thomas H. Mullenberg, So
prano, win render SOLO.
Graves TO he DcCOTdtcO.
L.F Randolph will sing tenor solo,
Battle Hymn of the Republic" while
Theodore Hardy will reCite Lincolns
Gettysburg address. After the selec-
ton Sleep, Soldier Boy" by the band.
the school children from the neighbor-
hood public schools will decorate the
graves of the veterans In the cemetery
under the direction of Mrs Angus La
mond, jr. The assemblage will sing
America" after which the benediction
will be pronounced by Rev. William La
Rue. taps by bugler, and firing OF .
salute. The personnel OF the Battle
Ground Quartet includes Mrs. Thomas
H. Mullenberg, Miss Catherine Mullen
berg. L. F. Randolph and DR.. A. Owen
Penney, with Harry Wheaton Howard
accompanist.
The guests Of honor include Maj.
Gen John M. GLEN, Eugene Black, Col.
Harry N Cootes. Mayor Ben G. Davis.
Capt. Alonzo P. Fox, Col. U. S. Grant,
Sd; Mai. Gen. NJ. w. Ireland, Blair
Lee, Maj. E. Brooke Lee, May or-elect
Frederick L. Lewton, Walter Newton,
Theodore w. Noyes. DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderier, District Commissioner;
Senator Arthur r. Robinson ana Brig.
Gen H. o. williams.
The G.. A. r. committee in charge OF
the program includes Mr.. Kline, chair
man: Mi Proctor, vice chairman; Will
liam p. Dorsey. commander, Depart
ment of the Potomac, G. A. r.: Miss
Nan D. Slattery. president. Daughters
of Union Veterans Of the Civil War,
Mai. Edward R Campbell, Maj. Gen.
John M. Glen, Judge Hosea B. Moul-
ton. Dr. Henry A. Johnson, Samuel @.
Mawson, DR.. c. V. Petteys and F. J.
Young.
Included on Committees.
The Executive Committee represent
ing the Brightwood Citizens Associa-
ton is composed Of Mr.. Proctor, chair
man. Charles w. Ray vice chairman;
Carl E Bogardus. secretary; Elmer
johnson, treasurer; William NICK. Clay
ton, Maj. John Deavy, Washington Top
ham. John NJ. Kline, sr.; Mrs. Angus
Lamond, jr. LuciuS F. Randolph, Harry
l. Syle and Capt. Herbert Turner.
The Reception Committee is COM
posed of Mr.. Ray. president OF the
Brightwood Citizens Association: E. B.
Henderson, vice chairman: William D.
Wilson, secretary; Thomas L. Blagden,
Prof Louis D. Bliss Mrs. Louis D.
Bliss, Henry L. Bryan, Col. Risley
Brown, L. B. Burdette, Prof. L. j. Can
trell, Allen C. Clark. Rev. Thomas c.
Clark, Arthur L. Colburn, Col. c. Fred
Cook, George r. Dickson, Maj. w. w.
Dyar, Capt. Walter Emerson DR.. G. G.
Galloway, B. A. HERMAN. Capt. Harry
w. HILL James F. Hood, William l.. F.
King Rev william La Rue, Ludwig E.
Manoly. Mrs. Ludwig, E. Manoly, w. w.
Matthews. Charles E. Matthews, Charles
z Mitchell, Capt. Joseph E. Morgan,
r. w. w. Owens, Lieut.. Col. Barton w.
Perry, Wilmer G. Platt. John H. Ray,
H. E. Rogers, Judge Gus A. Schuldt,
A. D. Spangler. H. c. Spencer. Jesse c.
Suter, T. S. Tincher, DR.. Thomas N.
Vincent, George Francis Williams, Rev.
C. M. Young and o. w. Youngblood.