The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-31
Thinning LINE
To March AGAIN
Decoration Day Activities
Will Center at Arlington
National Cemetery.
DIRGES FOR THE FALLEN
DIRGES FOR THE FALLEN
President Wilson and Secretaries
Bryan and Daniels Will Be
Among Speakers.

Today is Decoration Day-sometlhes
called Memorial Day-when all the ma
ton pauses 10 nay tribute to Inc SoiolefS
and sailors and other heroes who a.
To- tboir country The day first was
set aside for memorial To the men
who gave their lives in the civil war. OUT
novy the day is dedicated to the dead
of all the wars
As in former wears. the days actvi-
tias will center in the National Cemetery
at Arlington in whose graves rest the
greatest number of the nations heroes
The Arlington ceremonies will he made
notable by addresses by President VIII
son. Secretary of State Bryan and Sec
rotary of the Navy Daniels
Decoration Day is national holiday
In this city all the national and munich
pal government offices will be closed
The courts will he darkened and school
childrer will be Hover bearers instead
Of students The hanks will he closed.
some business establishments will he
closed all day and others 70. half
day.
Veterans viii Gather.
At IA O'Clock this morning q A X.
veterans Will gather in front ri their
hall in Pennsylvania avenue ana fnarth
in parade formation 10 Arlington. "s-
rorted by National Guard hat;alons
Spanish War Veterans and members OF
tho Army and Navy Union also will nar-
ticpate in this parade
At Arlington the ceremonies VIII ne
gin al noon. \ flag. fEtnS Al nan
mast will ne raised at the tor Of the
mast While Fort Myer battery fires
salute This signal will start various
activities throughout the cemetery. chier
among them being the marching Of the
ha
unknown dead. which will he decorated
while the Marine Band plays dirSe
Services IN the amrhitheater will be-
gin at O'clock President Wilson Will
he the FIRST speaker. followed by Gov.
Willis Of Ohio. These services Will he
concluded nv :: o'clock, when the dedica-
ton exercises for the Maine monument
Nill begin Secretary of tn" Navy nan-
lois will ne among those to speak at
the dedication exercises.
Secretary Of state Rr> an is to speak At
tho exercises Of tho department ~ the
District United Spanish Wa Veterans.
to be held At Els ~ the base of the
monument erected n, the tOlnRla! DANES
AZ memorial to tho Spanish war dad.
The nlemoriel il IN the spanish war sec
ton OF the CemeterN.
Services also will ne held in the other
cemeteries Of the District At various
Home Cemetery the exercises viii be IN
dor direction CT Arthur hendricks. past
Department commander -. 4. r.. and
will begin at "a o'clock. Services at
I congressional Cemetery will begin at 10
O'Clock and will he unGcr direction Of q. .
r and Spuanish War Veterans.
John Burke to peak.
John Burke treasurer Of tine nitod
states will speak al TN" "Nrr'rs"s at
tho cemetery At RrighrvoCd. which wall
begin At Il O'Clock. Tho exercises viii
n. undcI direction Of a committee Of
which CAPT Newton NJ. Brooks is chair
man
Joint exercises IL memory Of those
buried in Glcnwood. Prospect Hill and
- Msrv's cemeteries will he held unG.
direction Of J. l.. Lsnrham. and com
mittees Of various veteran and pa:rioiic
societies Tho services will begin at Ia
o'clock in tho morning. SerN ices Will h"-
gin at Tho same hour ~ Harmon '"m-
et,rv. where the exercises will he III
rected bv Douglass Post. g. A r and
Carney Camp Sons al Veterans.
Cushing Camp uill be in CharS" Of ~"
exercises II HOLY Rood and Oak llil
cemeteries Exercises in both cemeteries
will begin AT a. n clock. TIL" ceremonies
a, Mount oIiVct cemetery Will begin Al
o'clock in the afternoon under direction
Of Lincoln camp and Ellen Spencer Mus
soy Tent