Evening star., 1935-05-12
MEMORIAL RITES
GROUP IS NAMED
Final Preparations for
Decoration Day Ceremonies
to Be Made Wednesday.


memorial services Decoration day,
May 80, have been appointed by
James G. Yaden, president of the
Grand Army of the Republic Memo
rial Day Corp, under whose auspices
the services will be held at the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier and in the
various cemeteries of the city.
Services at the graves will be pre-
ceded by a parade which. President
Roosevelt is expected to review. Past
Department Comdr Charles A. Stro-
bel, United Spanish War Veterans, has
been appointed grand marshal, and
contingents from the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps have been invited
to take part Invitations also will
be sent to cadet patriotic and civic
organizations to march with the
veterans.
Meeting on Wednesday.
Final plans for the parade and the
memorial services are expected to be
completed at meeting of represent
atives of veterans organizations to be
held in the United States Chamber
of Commerce auditorium at 8 pm.
Wednesday.
The committeeman named by Mr..
Yaden for the various services in
cluded:
Budget Committee, Arthur H. League,
chairman; Harlan Wood and Fred C..
Lucas; Reception Committee, James
O'Connor Roberts, chairman; John
M. Kline, Tom D. Binkley, Nathan D.
Golden, Charles Fritch; Flowers,
Flags and Transportation, Charles H.
knight, chairman; Supplies. Printing
and Arrangements Committee, Harlan
Wood, chairman; Press Committee,
Mr.. Yaden, chairman; Harlan Wood !;
Distribution of Tickets, E. D. Godfrey,
chairman; Speakers, Music and Pro-
gram Committee, Mr.. Yaden, chair
man; Ushers, James w. Lyons, chair
man, Benjamin Arnsohn; Carnation,
Charles A. Strobel, chairman; Pop
pies. Mrs. Clay P. Miller, chairman,
Miss Edna Mcintosh, and Wreaths at
Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Wallach A.
McCathran, chairman, James O'Con-
nor Roberts. Nathan D. Golden.
Charles Fritch: Broadcasting and
Amplification. Mr.. Yaden, Harlan
Wood.
Ceremonies at Cemeteries.
The ceremonies at the various ceme-
teries have been assigned to the follow
ing: Battle Ground, John M. Kline,
chairman; E. r. Campbell Camp, Ellen
Spencer Mussey Tent; Congressional,
John T. Ryan, chairman, John M
Farmer, Henry w. Lawton Camp
Joseph 3. Cardella, John Smith
Glenwood. Prospect Hill and ST.
Marys, William F. Dorsey, chairman,
Woman's Relief Corps, Richard j.
Harden Camp, William B. Gushing
Auxiliary, United States Soldiers
Home, Benjamin F. Motley, chairmen
Col. Jacob Astor Camp; Harmon,
Woodlawn, Lincoln Memorial and
Payne, (colored) West A. Hamilton,
chairman, George Rycraw, Charles H
Toms, James E. Walder Post Auxiliary;
Mt. Zion and Union Baptist, (colored)
Alexander Mann, chairman, James
Europe Post Auxiliary; Holy Rood and
Oak Hill, William B. Cushing Camp,
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil
War, Judson P. Knappen, commander; !;
Fort Lincoln, David w. Close, COM
mander, Stephen P. McGroarty Post;
Mount Olivet, Michael Casey, chair
man, Lincoln Camp, Sons Of Union
Veterans of the Civil War, Costello
Post, National Indian War Veterans;
st. Elizabeths, Charles w. McCaffrey,
chairman; Rock Greek, Rev. Howard
E. Snyder, George Washington Post;
Hebrew cemeteries C1ve) Iva A. Pelz-
man, chairman; Key Bridge, Miss
Mary A. Howarth, president Woman's
Relief Corps, G. A. R.; Cross at Dis
trict Building, william r. Franklin:
Sixteenth street memorial markers,
Mrs. George G. Seibold. president,
Gold Star Mothers.
At a recent meeting of the organi-
Eation vice presidents were elected to
represent the several constituent or
ganizations: G. A. R., E. D. Godfrey;
United Spanish War Veterans, Charles
A. Strobel; The American Legion,
Harlan Wood; the Disabled American
Veterans, Charles Fritch and Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Wallach A. NC
Cathran.