Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1923, Page 21

15t District Infantry to Cele- ‘brate 25th Anniversary of Muster Out. Former officers and members of the st District of Columbia Volunteer In- in the Spanish-American War | reparing to celebrate Novnmher‘ I 20,. the twenty-fifth anniversary of the mustering out of that regiment. Gen. Ceorge H. Harries, who cemmanded the regiment, has informed the committee in charge of the celebration that he will be present and participate in the sctivitles. A meeting of fhe entire committee will be held at the offices of First Na-| tional Commander-in-Chief John Lewis | Smith, Southern building, Tuesday' night at § o'clock, at which time the character of the celebration and hotel will be decided on. The committee de- sires that every member of that regi- ment send in his name to the commit- tee and participate in this event. This regiment, which was the first volunteer organization to respond to the call of the late President William McKinley, was the first on the firing linc in Cuba und was highly commended for its con- duct during that campaign. Roster of Ofcers. The roster of officers of the Ist Dis- trict of Columbia Volunteer Infantry was as follows: Col. George H. Harri commaning; Lieut. Col. C. H. Hyl |} regimental adjutant, First Lieut. Wil- lism Edward Horton; Maj. M. Emmet Urell with First Lieut. James Mock as battalion adjutants; Maj. D. L. Hine with First Lieut. Charles B. Hudson as battalion adjutants; Richard A. ©O'Brien with First Lieut. Fred~ Cook as battalion adjutants; Rev. George in; surgeon, Maj. | A.* Weaver; assistant ord Cox. i farry Walsh, Company A: Corfpany B | mpany C: Willlam y D, Frank L. Gra- Otto G. Simonson, Richard mms, Company 1: Glendie B.| Company K; George W. Eng-| Sompany L, and Sidney L. Jacobs, y M. Committee fn Charge. The general committee in charge of | il the celebration is composed of the fol- | lowing: Fred §. Hodgson, chairman; | stello, secretarys Jphn Lewis | 5 urer; Harry Walsh, Rich- ard L. Lamb, John Gallagher, Howard Vermiilion, Charles S. D. Domer, P. Broderick, John Watls, Charles Har- | low, Kenneth O’Conn John_ Wise, Thomas Ryan, T. V. Waiker and D. P. Conway. i Committee on arrangements: Richard | . Lamb, chairman; Clarence Brower, Charles S. D. Dom lion, Jere Committ John Le: Watts, Hick Howard Verm llo and John Gallag on guests and speakers: Smith, chairman: John | rry Walsh and William A. nment: Ken- ¥. Broderick | LATE MRS. HELEN LAMONT! SANG “MIKADO” 600 TIMES Opera Star, Victim of Heart Dis- ease in Rochester, N. Y., Was Native of District. Mrs. Helen Lamont, opera singer, who died at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Ired R. Hill, in Rocheater, Sunday. October 21, of heart disease, s of several weeks, was a daughter of Charles and Lucy Ward Lamont and was born in Washing- ton, January 30, 1853. Under the di- rection of Sousa, she made her oth ¢ nor, and Calvin Whipp. 1 Her professional career began un- ! der the management of John Stetson 2nd continued under Col. John C. Me- Call. She later organized her own | company, the Lamont Opera Company. | She sang the leading role in “Mikado” | more than six hundred times. She i also sang the title role in “Erminie” | over three hundred times. About twenty-five vears ago she retired from the stage Mrs. Lamont was marrled to Charles McCauley McCartee on March 10, 1872. In 1903 she went to Salem, | N.' Y. 'to veside and remained thers | nine ‘years. She later lived in New York city and Stamford, Conn., and for the past five years had béen & Tesident of Rochester. i Mrs. Lamont is_ survived by one | daughter, Helen Bethune McCartee, | wife of Fred R. Hill, and a sister, Mre. | Marths L. Schneld¢r of Cranford, N. | . & department head in the N Fork city library. e e Funeral services were held Wed- | nesday a week ago, Rev. Arthur Spaulding officiating and Interment ;:_'l; in Evergreen cemetery, Salem, LAUDS BUSINESS WOMEN AT ZONTA CLUB MEETING! James M. Proctor Offers Advice to |l Organization on Charity Responsibilities. i James M. Proctor of the Civi Ciub of Washington addressed’ tho Zonta Club of business and profes- | sional women at their weekly lunch- | eon Thursday in the oak room of the Raleigh Hotel on what not to do in ' assuming charity responsibilities as) 2 norganization. He told in brief some of the experiences of his own organization hefore it discovered a system that proved satisfactory. “It has been very interesting to note the progress of vour cl organization,’ “Many men ha that ‘woman ren the subject of place is undeni- in the home, but o is man's place in the home. Women in busi- ' ness are doing a great good for the interests of our country as a natlon by their co-operation with men,: bringing women's high ideals into all tie professions and trades as well | as in the home. There is no reason why men and women should not be able to work together for the general . benefit in business and in the home.” | Owing to the absence of Miss Imo- « gen James, president of the Zoata' Club, at the luncheon, Mrs. Edith Salisbury announced that the mem- bers of the club are invited to a soclal m 5 at Miss James' apart- ment, 1789 Lanier place northwest, Tuesday evening, when Mrs Harriet Ackroyd, national president of the Zonta Clubs of the United States,, will be the honor guest. | INQUEST CLEARS DRIVER. | Accident to J. O. Russell Found Unavoidable. An inquest at the morgue yester- day in the case of John O. 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