The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28
Elaborate Plans Made
For Memorial Day
Exercises Begin This Afternoon With Casting of
Flowers on Potomac River by Woman's
Relief Corps.

More extensive and elaborate than
ever before are the plans for observance
Of Memorial Day. on Tuesday. in wash
ington. -
In addition to those exercises Tues
day. q number OF events today ushered
IN the annual commemoration Of the
This afternoon the woman's Relief
CORDS Will cast flowers on the Potomac
sea, the ladies Of the U. 8. Grant Circle.
q. A. r. win hold exercises In the ro-
tunda OF the Capitol. and at I o'clock.
members OF the 'Irish-American Union
viii decorate graves at Mt olivet ceme-
Many exercises OF a memorial char
acter will be held Tuesday, and some
OF the holiday events are a canoe re-
gstta AZ Sycamore Island, an exhibition
Monument for a screen and a band con.
cert at the east front of the Capitol.
Inc principal memorial feature of the
day VIII be the parade of the Depart
ment OF the Potomac. @. A. r., and
at the Arlington National Cemetery.
President at Arlington.
President Wilson will speak at Arling-
ton. and the United States Marine Band
will head the line OF veterans Of the
EVIL and Spanish-American wars.
War Veterans, the women's Relief
Corps. the Sons and Daughters Of Vet
Grams and other organizations and other
bodies will assemble at 80 o'clock at
9. A. r. Hall and will march to the sta
where special cars will convey the party
Capt. John Middleton will be chief
marshal, with Major Frederick s. Hodg-
son and s. q. Mawson as aides. Nine
q. A. r. posts and six Spanish war
battalion Of the District National Guard
will take part.
The Rt Rev. Alfred Harding. bishop
Of washington. will pronounce the invo-
cation. and the speakers at Arlington,
In addition to the President of the Uni
ted states. will be II. v. Speelman, past
comma nder-in-chief. Spanish War Vet
Grams: the Rev Henry N. Couden. chap
pain OF the House: John Middleton, and
o. H. Oldroyd. The Rev. w. Fl. Got
wald will pronounce the benediction.
The National Quartet will supplement
the music OF the United States Marine
Band.
In charge OF the service at the Sold
iers' Home will be Colonel Stanton
Weaver. senior vice department COM
mander. Participating In the program
will be the Rev. II. Allen Griffith. Con-
Rresbnan JOnn II. Fart OF fennSyVan1a.
Col. Samuel r. Stratton. and others.
The Soldiers Home Band. and a me-
mortal choir. directed by Mrs. Nellie B.
Reiser. will provide music.
Senator Works Of California will be the
principal speaker at an indoor memorial
service at the home at o'clock in
Stanley Hall. This service will be I'M
der the direction of Col. John Jacob
Astor Camp. No. 6. United Spanish War
Veterans.
At the Cemeteries.
Exercises also will be held at Con-
gressional. battle-ground National,
.GIepwood. Prospect Hfli, Harmony.
Arlington. Holy Rood, Oak
Hill, Mt. olivet, and st. Elizabeth's
cemeteries.
In charge of the annual ceremony
-of casting flowers upon the waters OF
the Potomac in memory Of those who
died at sea 10 the Woman's Relief
Corps.
The ceremony takes place this aft
ernoon and the Fire Fighter will be
used to carry the women out into the
river. Mrs. Rose Rutledge. division
president of the auxiliary to the Sons
Of Veterans. Is chairman of the com
mittee in charge. and the Rev. Paul
r. Hickok, national chaplain. will give
the invocation and benediction.
There will be ceremonies on the