Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24
PLAN OBSERVANCE
OF MEMORIAL DAY
Principal Services to Be Held
in Arlington Cemetery, With
Smoot as Speaker.
TWO-DAY RESPITEFOR
Department EMPLOYEES
Summer Season to Open in Many OF
Resorts, and General Recreation
Will Be Enjoyed.


With the coming this week of Memoria
day and the fact that this year it gives
the department employees and others q
two-day holiday, with paw dav the day
before all Wasbinpto, &c 1ool.ipg forward
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ASIDE from the patriotlc observance
that has become a semi-relisious fete, the
openins of all the river and other pop-
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the Closing OF many schools ana the OIL
cial opening OF the summer season make
next Saturday one of general enjoyment
and recreation
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eanday' and there Will be q. a. X.
departmental memorial service in the In
gram Memorial Considerations! Church.
10th street and Nassacbusetts avenue
northeast. where the veterans and their
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Complete Plans for Day.
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ues were peliecteo last hight at .iie sew
entn meetlnS OF the executive committee,
held in G. A. r Hall This committee
is corposed of In r,,.rnhers of th,. G.
d ~. c,,,;sh w. y,r.,s ,.,, +ha
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Army and Navy Union. II was organ
lied to arrange the Memorial day pro-
gram Tor general commemorative eAer-
clses ana Tor decoration OF the graves,
with appropriate services i'll all the bury
ing grounds.
T.
Nngton national cemetery, where the
GRAFTON will be delivered by Seantor Reed
Smoot- S. r Stratton will read Lin
coins Gettysburg address.
at St Elizabeth's: Representative ]. c.
Mckenzie of Illinois at Soldiers Home:
Kew. Paul X: Hickok at Congressional
cemetery. and Representative Finley NJ
Gray of Indiana at battle-ground national
cemetery. AT the burying grounds Lin
coins Gettysburg address is to be read
by the adjutants of the posts in charge.
oee Leaves Oh Absence.
, ,
VI t'Dseiee 10 cieFhs' carriers
and other employees of the Post Office
department who are members Of the
can war or other associations is granted
today, which is Memorial Sunday. and on
next Saturday, Memorial day. according
to notice from the department All alb
sehSes are 70 De granted however IN
stBaio,,a- II " Win iio' impair the
The Grand Ar...v parade is to start
promptly at 10 o'clock from G.. A. r.
Hall. 1412 Pennsylvania avenue north
west All escort and hand will he f1,r
nished by the National Guard of the
District The United States Spanish war
veterans will fall in line behind the &,
A r veterans ana will in turn be fol-
lowed bv the r,ny apd Now J-n;o,,
The line of march will be: Pennsylvania
avenue south of Treasury, north on
street, south to 3 street Northwest
fha Wasbipetnn Nam " r e.eolc ears Oh
andri- railway will be in waiting to con-,
vey those participating in the parade to
is to be chief marshal with Gan II
Oden Lake. A. and n. T.. and Frederick
Hodgson. assistant marshals.
dntv at neneteries po otbs. ne" ~ ue'ariea ior
are to report with their respective Corr
mands at G. a. r. headquarters at
~ NeporI at dall.
Commanders of other organizations
which are to participate in the parade are
to report, with their respective commands
at G.. "A r. Hall at $50 a. m. and TO the
officer of the day for assignment to posf
ton In the line.
Veterans have been reouast.d +o ,,,.,,
full Grand Army uniform If nr.ctioa No
or to wear dark clothing with the Grand
Army badge on the left breast. BLACK hat
and white gloves
The committee on decorations and
grounds, E. ]. Sweet. chairman. and the