The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-28
COMPLETE DETAILS.
FOR MEMORIAL DAY

Tribute to the American heroes who
died in the great war will be the
keynote in the annual memorial SER
, vices at Arlington Friday. Congress
man Ernest Lundeen Of Minnesota
will deliver the principal address.
Patriotic societies Of the District will
take part in the services and dis
tribute flowers on the graves OF the
nations soldier dead.
Vice President Marshall will be the
orator at exercises in Battle Ground
Cemetery at o'clock Friday after
noon. Congressman Lundeen will
speak at Arlington at IL o'clock Fri
day morning. There will be special
memorial services in the amphithe-
alter.
Plans for services in cemeteries in
WASHINGTON where soldiers are buried
were announced this afternoon by
Col o. H Oldroyd. who will have
charge Of the exercises. While Con-
gresham Lundeen is delivering the
memorial address at Arlington, Con-
gresham Philip Campbell Of Kansas
will speak at Soldiers Home. The
exercises there will egin at 10
o'clock.
Speakers ut All Cemeteries.
Capt. Daniel v. Chisholm will speak
at Congressional Cemtery at $3.50
O'Clock. George Francis Williams will
make the address at Holy Rood Gem
etery at o'clock. Prof. De Witt c.
Croissant, Of George Washington uni
versity, will speak at Oak Hill Gem
etery at 1880 o'clock.
Congressman A. E. B. Stephens VIII
speak at the services at Mt. Olivet
Cemetery and the Rev. DR.. McDou-
gal. of Wilmington, Del, will be the
speaker at exercises at Glenwood
Cemetery in the morning.
Women will distribute flowers on
the Potomac river Friday morning in
tribute to the sailors who have died
in Americas wars. They will also
participate in the exercises at Ar
lington. The societies to be repre-
sented include the Daughters OF Vet
Grams, U. S. A, the Women's Relief
Corps, the Ladies Of the Grand Army
and the auxiliary to the Spanish War
Veterans.
Many to Hold Services.
Patriotic societies under whose
auspices the memorial exercises will
be held are the Grand Army Of the
Republic, the Sons Of Veterans, the
United Spanish War veterans, and
the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States. The
Presidents Own Garrison, No. 1O4.
Army and Navy Of the United States,
win conduct services at Arlington at
the mast Of the U. S. s. Maine. Com
mander G. T. Judd is chairman Of
w. H Harvey, and J. F. Hodgeson
Garrisons and the George Washing
ton Post Of the American Legion will
attend the exercises in a body.
a battalion of yeOmen (F) have
been engaged to form a guard of
honor around the mast during the
ceremony. The firing squad to sound
taps will be a detachment of sailors
fl ON the navy yard.
Arrange For AutOists.
The War Department has made the
following arrangements to care for
the thousands Of visitors in automo-
biles who are expected to attend the
exercises at Arlington:
Only those automobiles and other
vehicles that are properly tagged
with cards from the G. A r. will be
allowed to enter the main Fort Mye-
gate only.
Tags will be issued to civil war vet
Grams only who intend to reach the
cemetery in automobiles or carriages.
made to Col o. H Oldroyd, 516 Tenth
street northwest. this city, stating
plainly the soldiers military record
in the civil war.
Tags should be conspicuously fas-
tened to the vehicles to avoid UnneC-
essary delay and confusion at the en-
trance gate
All vehicles not properly tagged
will be parked on the drill field on
the west Of the cemetery.
Pedestrians will be permitted to
enter only the main Fort Myer and
Confederate gates on the west, reach
ed via the cars from Rosslyn.
All gates on the east side Of the
cemetery, reached via the Highway
bridge road, will be closed
After the services are over the Fort
Mycr and Confederate gates on the
west and the Treasury and Mcclellan
gates on the east will be opened for
the use Of automobiles, carriages,