Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-30

Laying of the corner stone of the
memorial amphitheater at Arlington
national cemetery. which is to rival
anything of it's kind in the world. is
expected to attract thousands of G. A.
r. veterans and their friends to the
great silent city on the heights
across the river tomorrow afternoon.
The President of the United States ia
to lay the corner stone COMMANDMENT
Chief David j. Palmer of the Grand
Army is to speak. The principal adj
dress for the memorial commission is
to be made by Josephus Daniels, Sec
rotary of the Navy. Judge Ivory G.
Kimball. who worked for more than
twelve years for the building of the
memorial, is to recount it's history.
The 9Th Cavalry Band from Fort
Myer is to contribute a concert.
The memorial Is being built by au-
thority of an act of Congress. 1t Is
to cost $4,000 and the parking and
1t has been the dream of the Grand
Army veterans for more than a quar-
ter of a century and is the greatest
memorial building any government
Confederate and Union veterans unite
in the exercises tomorrow.
AS an additional attraction there is
to be tree-planting service in front
reminder of the semi-centennial cele-
bration by the Grand Army of an I'M
precedented era Of peace.
Exercises Start at $50 Pm.
The program for the corner stone
laying has been arranged by the War
Department, through Col W. w. Harris.
in charge of public buildings and
grounds. These exercises start at 2:30
pm.
Arrangements for the tree planting
Andrews. chairman of the woman's
citizens committee. and Mrs. Mamie
Palmer Dorsey. president of the De-
The program for the corner stone
laying as arranged by Col. Harris fol-
lows:
Invocation. Bishop Earl Cranston: ad-
dress. Secretary Josephus Daniels: adj
dress. History of the Memorial" Judge
Ivory G. Kimball: laying the corner
stone: address. Charles W. Newton. past
lain John B. Frazier. Z. S. N; music by
the 5th Cavalry Band, Fort Myer, Va
The members OF the Arlington me-
mortal commission are Lindley M. Gar
sephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy:
Elliott Woods. superintendent of United
States Capitol building and grounds !;
Ivory @. Kimball. United States war
veteran: Charles w. Newton. United
states war veteran; Fred Beall, COM
snander of Camp Ill, L. c. ". of the
district of Columbia: Col. William W.
Harris. u. s. A.. executive disbursing
Officer.
Reception committee-Frederick D.
owen. Lieut.. 8. h. Mckinney, u. s. NJ,
and Lieut.. Paul H. Bastedo. u. S. N
\ detail from Fort Myer will assist
the park police in handling the crowd.
Arranged for Veterans.
IT was not originally intended to lay
the corner stone of the memorial dur
ing the time of the encampment. but
when II was learned that the progress
of the construction OF the memorial
would permit the laying of the stone
while the veterans are in Washington
those taking an active part in the
plans for the gathering here imme-
diately set about to ascertain If this
could be arranged.
The invitation to the President to
officiate at this ceremony was not ex-
tended by the Grand Army, but by the
Arlington Memorial Association.
The funds for the exercises Of the
laying of the stone are limited. accord
ing to Col Harris, and 1t will be neces-
sary to limit the seats on the grand
stand to those who are officially pres
emit at the ceremonies. including the
members of the commission which had
design for the memorial 1t will not
be possible. with the funds at hand, to
provide seats for the general public.
Work was begun officially on the
memorial March l by Secretary Of tho
Navy Daniels, in the presence of Mrs.
Daniels. Acting Commander McElroy
Ivory G. KirnbalI. O. II. Oldroyd and
others with appropriate ceremonies.
and It is expected that the memorial
will be completed in time for formal
dedication Memorial day. 1917.
Faces River and City.
The location is about 500 feet east
of the new Maine monument. and the
building will face the Potomac and
Washington city. The vast crowds that
yearly attend have long since out
grown the amphitheater in present use
for memorial services. 1t has no means
OF protecting its audiences from the
weather. and. outside of its ancient
rostrum. has but little claim to atten-
ton
Besides the thousands Of the Grand
. Army and other visiting patriotic or
Plantations. prominent members Of the
Sons of Veterans and n dele cation from
the local camps, consisting of Lincoln
No. 2: Gen. q. II. Thomas, No IL, ant
William Il. Gushing. No. 80. are to at.
tend the laying of the corner stone, ir
charge OF Commander Charles NJ Over
acker of Lincoln Camp, Commander o
J. yeley of Gushing Camp and Com
mander w. s. Crown of Thomas Camp
George w. Sellers. chairman of the gen.
eral committee, and the members of tho
executive committee win attend thu
exercises.
The United Confederate Veterans will
be represented by Capt Fred Beall
.flx.. r,ff
The Confederates of this and other
cities seek to correct the impression
that the amphitheater about to be erect
ed Is strictly a Spanish War Veteran
and T-pinn VAforan Hai he hill