Evening star., 1914-05-29
services at Maine Monument.

Guy V. Henry Garrison. No. o. A. and
n L.
Services at Maine Monument.
The Army and Navy Union is to hold
special memorial exercises at the Main"
monument following the national saluts
al IL o clock. Several brief addresses are
TO be delivered. and three volleys arc to
be fired over the graves by a party OF
cavalry from Fort Myer. Taps arc To he
sounded by buglers from the marine
barracks.
In general orders Just issued by De-
partment Commander John McElroy. 1t
is announced that in his absence tomoT-
row the senior vice department COM
mander. Thomas II. RolinEs. Will act
commander in the parade and exercises
The department adJutant general. X r.
ffnucane. is 10 be the officer OF the dag
The Army and Navy nion men nho
are TO take part in the general parade
are ordered to assemble at $50 u clock
back of the National Tribune bGilding.
l4th and + streets They are to oe
headed in the parade by trumpeters from
the marine barracks Col McElroy is
TO be absent from the city ,as he is to
deliver an address al exercises at Barre.
Mass.
Children of the American Revolution
are TO conduct exercises at the Capitol
tomorrow morning al 10 o'clock. Rev.
Dr. Edward S. Dunlap is to speak. Sun
day afternoon AT ; o'clock memorial
! services are TO be held by ladies of the
q. a. r. about the statue of Gen. L. :.
Grant in the rotunda OF the capitol Rep
| resentative julius Kahn and Rev Hinson
| Hewlett are to deliver addresses Rev.
y. II. Thompson is to conduct the de-
votional exercises. Miss Pearl Grigs5y
will sing.
| In Memory of DR.. Bischof.
Memorial services for DR.. John ".
Bischoff. former organist OF the First
Congregational Church, are to be held
| at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning at Rock
Creek cemetery. Rev l.. f. Purdum,
| assistant pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church. is to deliver the invoca-
| ton. Others who are to assist in tha
services are J. Walter Humphrey and
| Or. S. NJ. Newman
| Flags are to be flown from the three
| STATS in front of the Union station.
| These are to be raised under the direc-
| ton of William b. Gushing Camp. Sons
of Veterans. Gustave L. Beckman is to
be in charge
, Several holiday attractions are to he
| offered for those not interested in the
| day as a day of memorial One of the
events scheduled for tomorrow is motor
| racing at Bennins track. One of the
| features of this will be a tire and wheel
change novelty race.
| The Public Library is to be open to-
morrow at the regular hours. that Is.
| from am. to pm. The library has
been crowded with visitors during this
week. and 1t is expected that many will
| take advantage of 1t being open on this
! holiday.
i Farmers day is to be observed at the
| Maryland Agricultural College and ex-
| pertinent station. Calvert Hall is TO be
| dedicated also at this time.
Excursion Season Opens.
Memorial day always marks the opening
of the summer excursion and boating sea-
| son on the Potomac. and many residents
| of the city probably will take advantage
| of the two days of holiday for an outing
| to the resorts about Norfolk, to Colonial
| Beach, or If they own a power launch.
| for a cruise on the river Accommoda-
| tions on the big Norfolk line steamers
| leaving tonight and tomorrow have. it
| is said. practically all been taken and
many will make the trip to salt water to
enjoy the Atlantic breezes. The steamer
St. Johns of the Colonial Beach line to-
day makes her first trip of the season
| to the river resort. and a large crowd was
aboard the steamer today when she sailed
at 2:3O pm. The ST. Johns will also
make trips tomorrow morning and Sun
day morning and each Saturday and Sun
day until the latter part of June. when
the daily trips begin.
Marshall Hall opens for daily excur-
sion trips tomorrow. and until the early
part of next fall many Sunday schools
and churches. clubs and other organiza-
tions will make trips to the resort. The
colored people will go to River View. the
steamer Angler starting her daily trips
tomorrow. If the weather is good tonaRr-
row the steamboat lines will have DIM
Guilty in accommodating all who wish to
make trips on the river to the nearby
resorts.
Practically every power craft used for
pleasure purposes that is ready for serv-
ice will leave here with its owners ana
friends aboard for cruises on the river Tor
Saturday and Sunday. Many Of the larger
boats will run to Colonial Beach. while
the small craft will seek pretty spots
nearer the city, where fishing Is good
and pleasant breezes can be found. the
various yacht clubs will make trips down
the river, and the yachting season on the
Potomac will be fully launched