The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

The nation honors its dead to-day and
tomorrow.
To-day Memorial Day VIII be observed
In the churches and in the homes. To-
morrow with muffled beat OF drums pa
SriOtic and civil organizations will march
10 the cemeteries and decorate the graves
Of the heroes who died for their country.
Orators wiz kindle anew the fires Of pa
triotsm and stir sad but cherished mem-
ories Of the past
IN the ceremonies Of homage Washing
ton viii be in the lead Of other cities
Extensive programmes have been ar
ranged by practically all military and
patriotic organizations. Every cemetery
in the District viii be visited. Veterans
of TWO wars viii march 10 the last resting
places Of their comrades IN arms and by
prayer and anthem do honor 20 their
memories.
An Elaborate Programme.
Probably the most elaborate programme
IS that mapped out by the Grand Army
of-the Republic. This organization. to-
gether with members Of the United Span
lsh War Veterans. Army and Navy Union
Union Veteran Union. Union Veteran Le-
gion, Sons Of Veterans, Spanish War Vet
erans, and auxiliary organizations. win
take part These organizations viii as
semble at $50 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing, and march from Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue north on Fifteenth
street 10 Pennsylvania avenue 70 Lafay-
cite Park. 10 Fl street. 10 Twelfth street.
and turning south. viii march to the rail-
way station, where they take cars for Ar
lington National Cemetery.
On reaching the cemetery. the process
sion VIII form south CT the Arlington
mansion. and AT y O'Clock viii march 10
the Tomb or the Unknown" where a
special decorating committee viii place
floral offerings on the graves Of the IN
Enown heroes. Graves Of Spanish var
veterans viii be decorated and services
viii be held al the amphitheater. Read
ings and OrstiOns viii be the order of the
uay. interspersed with patriotic music by
section OF the Marine Band and chO-
ruseS and chOfrs
Programme for Tomorrow.
Services viii be held at $50 O'Clock IN
the morning at the National Soldiers
Home. under the direction OF DR.. n 4.
Johnson, senior vice department COM
mander, G. a. R. Representative David
A Hollingsworth, OF Ohio. VIII deliver
the oration.
Senator Moses z CIapp. Of Minnesota.
VIII deliver an Grafton at the exercises
in Congressional Cemetery al e.45 O'Clock.
An extensive musical programme viii
also De gwen GlenwOOd and Mount Oil
Vet cemeteries VIII be be visited. Flow
erS being distributed at the latter cem-
etery, the procession viii march 10 Glen
wood, where exercises vii be held. Holy
Rood and Oak Hill cemeteries, St. Eliz-
abeth's Cemetery, Battle Ground Na-
ttonal Cemetery, and Harmony Cemetery
VIII be visited and wreaths and flowers
distributed. appropriate exercises being
held over the graves at each place.
In the City Churches.
In many Of the churches Of Wash
ington special memorial services viii be
held to-day
The largest patriotic service viii be
held this evening IN the Eastern Pres
byterian Church. Maryland avenue. Sixth
and c streets northwest. which will be
attended by all Grand Army posts Of
the city.
Commemorative services viii be held
at 4 O'Clock this afternoon at the Epis-
copal Cathedral. Mount ST. Adams. in
the Open-air amphitheater- Chaplain Il.
a. Brown, Of the United States Engineer
Battalion, stationed at Washington bar
racks, viii preach the sermon, taking as
his SUBJECT, The soldiers who lost
their lives in American wars Music
VIII be by a vested choir, ACCOMPANIED
by a section Of the United States Marine
Band