Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19
SERVICE FOR UNKNOWN DEAD
DAY CEREMONY AT
ARLINGTON By W. r. C.
Department Will Also Decorate Graves
and Serve Luncheon for All
Veterans.

The Woman's Relief Corps of the Depart
ment of the Potonac( Mrs. Isabel worrell-
Ball, president, has completed arrangements
for Memorial day. The duties of the corps
are declared to be heavier this year than
ever before, because there are several hum
dred more graves to decorate in the juris-
diction, but extensive preparations have
been made to meet the added responsibility.
Mrs. Ball stated yesterday that Commander
Ferree has delegated to her the arrange
ments for the memorial ceremonies which
are every year presented at the tomb of the
unknown dead in Arlington, and II is ex-
pected every patriotic organiza ton of wom-
en- in Washington will aid in making me
service impressive. There will be music
by the Marine Band, a brief prayer and
program, with a select quartet of voices,
the whole ceremony occupying about five
minutes at or near the noon hour. The
march to place will be headed by depart
ment Commander Ferree, with the band
leading. The organizations Will fall into
line and circle about the tomb. which will
be lavishly decorated with flowers and en-
blems of organizations, and after the exer
cises all taking part will place their tributes
of flowers upon the mound at the base of
the monument. The Woman's Relief Corps,
rec. of the decorating of the 10000 graves
in the District, will start upon it's duties
by o'clock am, May 80.
Col d. J. Sweet. who is chairman of the
committee on decorations and grounds, has
entered heartily into the plans. of the
ladies, and is giving them every aid in his
power He has arranged to have the flow
ers transported directly to Arlington and
placed advantageously for distribution upon
the graves, and has promised to have plenty
of assistants to escort the ladies to the
various sections. In the work of decorat-
ing. the officers section in Arlington has
been assigned to the Legion of Loyal
Women.
Plans for the luncheon which the Wom-
ans Relief COrDS ALWAYS serves ArlinR-
ton to the members Of all veteran organi-
cations are in charge of the chairman Of
the executive committee, Mrs. Christine
Walton Dunlap, and she has planned to
serve 5000 veterans of all wars. Because
of the great number of veterans who will
be served this his year. no others will be a S
mansion house at Arlington until after the
veterans have been cared for. cordial
| invitation. has been extended to the vet
Grams of the civil war and to the veterans
of the Spanish-American war. to enjoy the
hospitality of the Woman's Relief Corps.
The department president has also extend
ed an invitation to all members of the
Womans Relief Corps and Of other pa
triotic organizations of women, who may
be temporarily in the city, to join with her
department in the services at Arlington,
Soldiers Home and other cemeteries in the
District.
In preparation for Memorial day, Lincoln
Camp, Sons of Veterans, will entertain Its
friends at an Evening of Song" in Loyal
Legion Hail. 419 10th street northwest, next
Tuesday evening, May q. The entertain
ment is planned to revive memories of the
great war in which our fathers bravely
preserved the national banner without
star dimmed." The department president
of the Woman's Relief Corps has ac-
copied an invitation of Lincoln Camp for
herself and her staff to be present The
department president will visit Phil Sheri-
dan Corps, No. II, on Tuesday evening,
May q, and o. P. Morton Corps. No. 1, on
Thursday evening, May %. The visitation
at Logan Corps, in Anacostta, has been
postponed until Wednesday evening June
H. The visitation to Charles Sumner Corps
will occur the last Wednesday evening In
June. At all these visitations the depart
ment president will be accompanied by her
full staff of officers.
The patriotic instructor of the depart
ment Mrs Ida ]. Hart, is making arrange
ments for the celebration of Flag day. The
corps of the department are also arranging
| for celebrations of Flag day in various sec
| lions of the city.
The department president and her STAFF
have accepted the invitation of Depart
ment Commander Ferree to attend Memo
rial Sunday services at the First Congrega-
tional Church, Sunday evening, May 20.