The Washington times., 1915-05-28
CAPITAL WILL HONOR
DEAD HEROES MONDAY
President Wilson to Make
Speech at Celebration at
/ Arlington Cemetery.

All former Memorial DAYS are ex-
pected to be eXcelled in dignity and
impressveness Monday when patriotic
societies. headed by the Grand Army Of
the Republic, will pay tribute to the
nations dead.
President Wilson. Secretary Of state
Bryan and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels. with national and District Of
ficers of the participating organizations,
will speak.
The services will begin at $3.50 o'clock
at the G. a. r. Hall, where parade
will form. The concluding ceremony or
the day will be held in the battleshlp
Maine section of the National Cemetery
at Arlington.
Preliminary to the Memorial Day ex-
ercises, religious services for the soldier
gational Church. Tenth and G streets
northwest, Sunday evening. Sunday
afternoon at 1:3O o'clock auXiliaries TO
the United Spanish War Veterans will
launch flower boat in the Potomac
river at Washington Barracks in mem
ory of the sailors and marines who lost
their lives in the war with Spain. Mon
day morning a similar service VIII be
held by other patriotic organizations
when the thirteenth flower boat, bear,
ing floral tributes in memory OF all
sailors lost in sea warfare, Will be
loosed at the barracks wharf The little
craft, rudderless and alone, will be sent
out upon the waters to make Its way
to the Atlantic. The launching OF the
auxiliary boat will be In charge of Mrs.
Cora NJ Campbell, department. presi-
dent of the auxiliaries. stephen r.
Whitney, OF Lincoln Post. No; B. G; A.
r., will have charge Of the other
flower boat
Take Special Trains.
Following the Memorial Day parade.
the G.. A. r., United Spanish War Vet
Grams, Army and Navy Union members
and their auXiliaries, will take special
trains at l0:3O o'clock at Pennsylvania
avenue and Twelfth street for Arling-
ton.
The graves will be decorated by the
w. r. c.. ladies of the G. A. r.. auxil-
iaries to the Spanish War Veterans and
the Lineal Society of the Spanish war
during the morning hours. Al noon a
national salute OF artillery Will be
fired at the flag pole, Immediately after
which the flag, which all morning viii
be at half mast, will be raised TO fuii
mast
A prayer at the tomb of the Unknown
Dead will inaugurate the program of
memorial services OF the day. The Uni
ted Spanish war Veterans. headed by
the Fifth Cavalry Band, will then pro-
ceed to the base of the monument TO
the dead of the war with Spain in the
Spanish war section, where special serV-
ices, including an address by secretary
Bryan, will be held
The main service of the day will begin
at l o'clock at the ampitheater where
President Wilson will make the address
of the day. At the conclusion of the
ampitheater services, all will proceed
to the battleshp Maine section. where
the closing services will be held. Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels. Com.
mander-inChief Charles F. Cramer, of
the United Spanish American War
O1an
mander-in- n-chief OF the Army and Navy
Union. will speak at the dedication Of
the Maine monument.
Commander-n-Chef Cramer will ar
rive from his home in Cleveland, Ohio,
Sunday. and his headquarters will DE
at the New Ebbitt He will be aC-
companied here by Capt. A. G.. Rogers
and Col. Felix Rosenberg, members of
his staff. The visitors will be met at
the train by Gustav f. Rousch
The auNiliar.cs of the Spanish War
Veterans will serve lunch in the tents
in the Spanish war section, and the w.
r. c. will serve lunch to the @. a. r.
members in the basement of Lee Man
sion.
Commander In Charge.
Commander Henry c. Wilson, of the
United Spanish War Veterans. today
announced the following program for
his organization Monday.
vOCation-Dcpartment Chaplain w
I. Jenkins selection. Angels of Peace"
Fifth Calvary Band; address. Depart
ment Commander II. G. Wilson; ora
ton, Secretary of State Bryan: placing
of flowers on the Spanish war monu-
ment by the ladies of the auXiliaries Of
the Spanish war veterans and the I.ineal
Society of the Spanish war; and Taps"
by trumpeters of the Fifth Calvary
Band.
The special committees in charge fol-
low:
Arrangements-Depa Inspector
Lee II. Harris chairman; Past Depart
metn Commander Jcre A. Costello, Com
mander William T. Heritage, of Har-
den Camp, COmrade James +. Wilson
ReCeptiOn-SeniOr Vice Department
Commander Charles A. Williams. chair
man: Junior Vice Department COmman-
der J. =. A Braden. Commander Charles
J. ?. Weber, Past Commander John a.
Gallagher, Commander Joseph w. Harri-