Evening star., 1915-05-16
Usual Street Parade to Arling-
ton Cemetery Has Been
Arranged.
NATIONAL GUARD WILL
MARCH WITH VETERANS
Graves Of All Dead Soldiers and
Sailors to Be Decorated
With Flowers. :.

rial day, two weeks from tomorrow,
promises to surpass all it's predeoes-
sors in point of imprsssiveness. ac-
cording to the program thus far out
lined by the various committees in
Tho exercises Will begin with q street
parade, starting at 10 am. from in
front Of the Grand Army headquarters.
1412 PsnnsylvAnia avenue.
Capt. John Middleton, omcer Of tho
day. viii be In command OF tho @. 4. r.
veterans. who will form on the south
side Of Pennsylvania avenue. They will
bs escorted by the District National
Guard ana the Sons Of Veterans.
Veterans VIII March.
Spanish War Veterans and the Army
and Navy Union members will form on
the left Of the line for a march around
the west side Of the Treasury building.
thence along H street to 18th street.
thence to the electric cars to Arling-
ton.
Ceremonies at Arlington will COM
mence at the mansion at II o'clock.
There will be the customary march to
tho tomb OF the unknown dead. when
the ceremonies OF decorating the
graves will be carried out by the
woman's auxiliaries.
At I o'clock memorial services will
begin in the amphitheater. President
will be followed by Gov. Frank B.
Willis Of Ohio. Upon the conclusion
OF the services the assemblase will
proceed to the Maine monument. where
dedication exercises will be conducted
The Maine signal will be raised by
Masters Jonathan and Frank Daniels
The invocation will be by Rev. Father
Chadwick and the unveiling by Secre-
tary Of the Navy Daniels, who also
will deliver an address. Other speak
commander-in-chief of the Spanish
War Veterans. and H. Oden Lake
national commander of the Army and
Navy Union. The benediction will be
pronounced by Mgr Russell.
Manning the Rigging.
A part Of the exercises will be the
impressive ceremonial of manning the
rigging by eighty selected bluejackets
of the navy. This will take place at
the time the monument is unveiled
Mrs. Mamie P. Dorsey. president Of
the Department of the Potomac Wom-
ems Relief Corps. has her arrange
ments for Memorial day well in hand.
SO that there will be neither confusion
nor occasion for neglect of any one
at Arlington.
The chairman of the executive board,
Mrs. Mary Van Ness, has completed
her arrangements for the luncheon.
which is to be served from the mansion
at Arlington on Memorial day to the
members of the Grand Army Of the Re
public and veterans OF all the allied
organizations, as well as to the Span
ish War Veterans and Army and Navy
Union. Those wearing badges Of any
of the veteran organizations VIII be
admitted to the luncheon. for which no
charge is made. This luncheon is fur
nished entirely by the Department of
the Potomac Woman's Relief Corps.
assisted by the eight corps which COM
prise the department. After all veter-
ans have refreshed themselves. mem
bers Of the allied women's organiza-
tions will be admitted to the luncheon
room.
Lunch for Marine Band.
For the first time in a number Of
years the Marine Band, led by Lieut..
w n. Santelmann, will be entertained
at Arlington by the woman's Relief
Corps. Lieut.. Santelmann has accepted
the invitation for his organization and
as soon as the band reaches Arlington
II W Ill ot oCl N0a ANh =
luncheon.
The services at the tomb of the un-
known dead are in charge or MRS. Ma
mie P. Dorsey. president OF the De
partment of Potomac. w. K. e, VINO
will be assisted by her official staff, by
all past national officers, Fast depart
ment presidents and committees ap-
pointed for the purpose from all other
patriotic organizations of women
Most complete arrangements, MRS.
Dorsey states. have been made Tor the
of the $4,000 graves in Ar
will be left without its flowers.
The arrangements for flowers are the
same as in other years. The school
children of the District of Columbia
have been constituted a general com
mittee for the collecting of flowers.
which are to be taken either to Grand
Army Hall, Sunday. or directly to the
grounds.
School Children to Assist.
The decorating of the Spanish war
section and of the graves Of the dead
of the Maine will be in charge of the
Spanish war auxiliaries. 1t is ex-
pected that a large number of school
children will assist in decorating the
graves in the various cemeteries about
The department president. Mrs. Dor
sey. has extended an invitation to
everybody interested in this great ma
tional memorial to bring flowers and
In sprinkling them upon the
graves.
One of the interesting features con-
nected with Memorial day will be the
death in the deep waters of the sea.