The Washington times., 1913-05-25
VETERANS RANKS
Trimmed BY DEATH
lnfirmities Of Age Probably
Win Keep Many Out Of Me-
mortal Day Line.

Memorial Day in Washington will see
thined by Us deaths in the last year.
and by the advance of the inflrmities
Of age. Only 400 Of the men who s,-ve
IN the war are likely to assemble In
the Arlington Cemetery on Memorial
Day TO honor the dead, although the
@. A. r. roster shows 1.542 veterans still!
alive
Services at Arlington will form. as
usual. the main feature OF the Memorial
Day observance. The procession of G.
A. r. veterans, United Spanish War
Veterans and Army and Navy Cn'on
will march from Pennsylvania avenue
and Fifteenth street at 10 O'Clock west
TO Sixteenth street. thence north TO
Pennsylvania avenue. east to Fifteenth
vii. march from Pennsylvania avenue
east on Pennsylvania avenue to Thir-
, ,eenth street and south to the electric
line depot. The cars will take the ret
Grams the rest Of the journey.
Guns win boom a martial salute TO
the dead at Arlington at noon. Vet
erans and auxiliary orders, headed by
the Marine Band. then win march from
the Arlington mansion to the cemetery.
Corps viii strew flowers around the
tomb of the unidentified dead.
Dr.. Montgomery the Orator.
Department Commander Thomas H.
Mckee will preside az the cerem onies
IN the amphitheater. Major E. R. Camp
bell. officer Of the day. will have charge
- the grounds at that hour. Distin-
tguished veterans and guests will be re-
kceived by q committee. The music will
be provided by the Marine Band.
o. II. Oldroyd. assistant adjutant. will
open the exercises. reading the Memoir
ial Day orders issued by Gen. John A
Logan, frst commander-in-chief of the
q. A. r.. Dr. James Shera Montgomery,
pastsr of the Metropolitan Memorial NJ.
e. Church. will deliver the Grafton.
Memorial services win be held at the
same time in all the cemeteries around
Washington where dead soldiers OF
American wars are buried.
Ladies of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, Lincoln Circle, No. :. viii hold
memorial services this afternoon before
the statue Of the martyred PRESIDENT al
the Capitol Miss Winnie T.eam Hoxie.
president Of the circle and sculptor OF
the statue will place the wreath. 9th
ers who will participate are the Rev. ].
d. Bloodgood Miss Nellie A. Rove. Miss
Ruth Ayler Mrs. Fannie Shreve-
0sartsill. and Mrs. Sarah Deeds.
Senator Jones Speaks.
Senator Jones of Washington was the
principal speaker at the memorial serv-l
ices of Gushing Camp. Sons of Veterans.
this morning. In the McKendree NJ. Z.
Church.
Miss Rose NJ Seton. president of
Grant Circle. Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic. win place a wreath on
the statue OF General Grant ct the me-
mortal exercises TO he held in the ro-
tunda Of the Capitol at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning. The Rev. James
0hera MONTGOMERY. pastor OF the Met
rUpolitan Memorial NJ. E. Church. will
pronounce the invocation and benedic-
ton. Miss Pauline Whitaker will be
the soioist. Congressman R.chard w.
Austin Of Tennessee and Department
Commander Mckee will make the ad-
dresse8
The Irish-American Union plans to
6ecorate the graves OF about fifty Irish
nationalsts in Mt. Oliyet Cemetery at
o'clock Memorial Day.
Washington and Lee University
Alumni Association win hold memorial
exercises at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon
fn honor Of George Washington and
some of the late university officials.
Shepard. of the District Court of APP
peais. Congressman Davis, and others