The Washington times., 1920-05-30
CITY HONOR|NG
ITS HERO DEAD.
Government Offices and Stores
Closed to Permit Visits to
Cemeteries.
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Chapel for the soldier dead I'm Glen
wood. Prospect Hill, and 81. Mary.
cemeteries. under direction OF Thomas
-. Crisp. commander of George III.
IhomAs Post. No. 16, q. A. r., assisted
Dy george ii. Thomas Relief Cosps.
George IL. Thomas Camp, Sons OF Vet
ersns' and auxiliary; a detail from
| richard j. Harden Camp. No. 2, Span
,sh war Veterans, and pupils of the
Emery School.
Memorial services for aviators who
gave their lives In the service will be
held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon NJ
Dempseys boat house, just above
Aqueduct bridge. The ceremonies
VIII be In charge OF the Women's Re-
iief Corps. This is the first time in
thls country such a service has been
held In honor OF the air service dead.
Scatter Wreaths Ere. Air.
Airplanes from Boiling Field will
assist In the ceremonies. Lieut.. Gris-
som Hayes. fnying a DH4B plane,
VIII drop flowers over the river in
front OF the wharf. Lieuts Courtney
Whitney. Ray A. Dunn. Edward Jen-
kins and Harold A. McGinnis, famous
army aviators. will assist In conduct-
ing the services.
At o'clock. services will be held
In Stanley Hall. Soldiers Home, un-
der the auspices OF Astor Camp No.
D. Spanish War Veterans. The ad-
aress VIII be by Secretary of War,
Baker
At the same time, services will be
held at st. Elizabeth's Hospital, un-
der the auspices OF Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Camp, Spanish War Veterans.
Addresses will be made by Com
mander c. S. Close, DR.. William A.
White. superintendent of the hospi-
tai; Congressman Fred +. Purnell OF
Indiana. Samuel G. Mawson. past
department commander. G. A. r.; Col.
James Drain. American Legion. and
Col George l.. TAFT. Veterans OF
Foreign Wars.
Services will also be held at 3
o'clock at Mount Olivet Cemetery,
under the auspices Of Lincoln Camp,
No. 2. Sons OF Veterans, Victor L
Garrigus. commander. Congressman
w. e. Andrews OF Nebracka, will
speak.
At 4 o'clock. services will be held
in the National Cemetery at Alex
andria, under the auspices OF Lin
coin Camp. Sons OF Veterans, George
Francis Williams. senior vice COM
mander. presiding. Congressman A.
z. B. Stephens of Ohio will also bo
At 4 o'clock. services will also be
held at Sixteenth street and Alaska
avenue under the auspices Of George
Washington Post. No. /, American
Legion. Dedication Of trees planted /,
In memory of District men who aied
in the war will take place.
Today's ceremonies will close at 3
o'clock with services at Trinity
Church, Third and G streets north
west, under auspices Of the American
Legion.
Begin Monday at . A. M.
Tomorrow services will be given at
o'clock, at Holy Rood Cemetery.
Frederick ]. Rice will speak.
At $3.50 services will be held in
three places--the National Cemetery,
Soldiers Home, under the G. A. r,
with Harold Ellsworth Warner. speak
er; Congressional Cemetery. under the
G. A. r.. Congressman Andrews of
Nebraska, speaker. and at the central
span of Aqueduct Bridge. Georgetown,
Army and Navy Veterans Association
of Georgetown, in honor of sailors
and Marines who died at sea in all
wars. and the Lusitania dead. Captain
J. Walter Mitchell. speaker.
At 10 o'clock services will be held
in Harmony Cemetery.
At 1880 services will be held at
Oak Hill Cemetery and at Arlington.
where services in honor Of the Maine
dead will be held under the Army
and Navy Union. Addresses will be
made by Col. Winfield Jones, Senator
James d. Phelan of California, Con-
gressman Simeon d. Fess OF Ohio:
Congressman 8. r. Sells Of Tennessee
Col. Barry Bulkley, and DR.. Carlos
Manuel de Cespedes. Cuban minister.
At i o'clock tomorrow afternoon .
monument to Rear Admiral Charles
Wilkes, discoverer of the Antarctic
continent, will be unveiled. Addresses
will be by Gilbert Grosvenor, presi-
dent OF the National Geographic So
ciety: Judge Stanton J. Peele, Loyal
Legion; Rear Admiral william r.
Fullam, ana Judge Sidney M. Ballous
Navy League.
At o'clock the Arlington amphf-
theater services will take place under
the auspices Of the G.. A. r., Col John
McElroy, commander. Addresses By
General Pershing and Congressman
Anthony J. Griffin. Parade will form
at Fifteenth street and PennsylvaniA
avenue at 10 o'clock.
At , o'clock services will take
place at the battle-ground National
Cemetery, Georgia avenue. Bright
Bingham, past commander G. A. r..
Soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital
members Of the American Legion. and
the Association OF Foreign Wars will.
participate. Senator Atiee Pomercnd
III