The Washington herald., 1918-05-30

TAPS" by a trumpeter Of the United
States Marine Corps. While these ex-
ercises are in progress an American
aviator. Lieut.. Vernon. in hydro
plane. will soar directly above the
scene of the ceremony and drop flow
ers into the waters below.
4 flag-raising at Union station
plaza at O'Clock this morning by
members of the William B. Gushing
Camp. No. 30. Sons OF Veterans, Is the
earliest event scheduled for today.
Commissioner w. Gwynn Gardiner
will make the principal address. An
American flag will be flung to the
breeze on the center pole. while the
English and French flags will go up
| on the two outer poles.
The program OF exercises for victims
of the Maine, 10 be held at Arlington
at 1870 O'Clock this morning under
the auspices of the Army and Navy
Union, includes addresses by Mrs.
Katherine Howard Gould, Represent
ative Franklin +. Ellsworth, Of Min
nesOta: Carlos Manuel de Cespedes.
Minister from Cuba. and Represent
ative Clifton n. Macarthur, of Oregon.
Graves of these dead will be deco
rated by the Ladies' Auxiliary. At the
conclusion of taps" a volley will be
fired over the resting places of the
Maine heroes by a squad detailed from
the Mayflower.
Tuscanla Memorial.
A Tuscania and World War Mem
orial service will be held in the
Knickerbocker Theater at 1890
o'clock this morning. under the
craftsmanship of Barry Bulkley.
which addresses will be made by
Col John Temple Graves, Repre-
sentative w. Frank James. of Mich
igan. and Chairman Buckley. Rev.
John V. Britton Clark. pastor of
! the First Presbyterian Church, will
give the invocation, while the bene-
diCtion will be pronounced by Rev.
Father Eugene A. Hannah, rector
of st. Martins Church.
The annual. but little known cere-
mony, of strewing flowers on the
waters of the lower Potomac in
honor OF those who have given their
lives at sea while fighting for Amer
lea in all wars will be a feature of
today's observance. 4 little craft
named the Miriam" will be set
adrift near Old Point Comfort.
laden with flowers from the White
House conservatories, which will be
cast into the river during the slow
passage of the boat northward.
This custom began with steven
Remington Whitney. who has
rendered this tribute since 1902.
Mr.. Whitney, who is now eighty
one years old, served three gallant
years in the Civil War with the
113th New York Infantry. and the
Seventh New York Heavy Artillery.
In addition TO the ceremonies at
Arlington National Cemetery, exer-
cises will be held at the Soldiers
Home there. the battle-ground Ma
tional Cemetery at Brentwood, Con-
gressional Cemetery and all the prin-
cipal brial pulaces in the District
OF Columbia. Under the auspices
of the Gen n. A. Miles Camp. No.
/, U. S. w. V. memorial services
will be held at 2:SO o'clock this af-
ternoon at St. Elizabeth's Hospital
which will be addressed by Repre-
sentative Benjamin F. Welty. OF
Ohio.
Monastery to Observe.
At the Franciscan Monastery in
Brookland, a solemn high mass will
be celebrated at Q o'clock this MORN
ing in accordance with the Presi-
dents prescribed day of special in
tercession. Following the high mass,
solemn procession of the clergy
and the people will move through
the monastery grounds. At three al
tars in the cloister. benediction will
be given. and again on the return
of the procession to the church. This
is one of the few occasions when
the public is admied he Cloisered