Evening star., 1920-05-30
City Turns Thoughts From
Daily Life to Memories
of Departed Heroes.
ARLINGTON EXERCISES
TOMORROW FEATURE
Many Memorial Services Today at
Churches and Elsewhere.
Business Is Halted.

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ring today in and near the city, th
exercises eliminating tomorrow will
the annual exercises by the Grant
Army of the Republic at the Airing
kton national cemetery.
Wheels of business. are stopped
government departments are closed
! and citizens have turned from
thoughts Of other things to remember
the heroes who gave their lives il
the various wars of the United States
There will be no publication Of after
noon newspapers here tomorrow, ant
but one delivery of mail by carriers
While the city looks forward today
to the annual memorial services BY
the Grand Army and other organiza'
tions at Arlington tomorrow. wher
the beautiful new amphitheater will
be used. there are many memorial
services today throughout the city.
1t is especially called to the atten-
ton Of residents that admittance to
the amphitheater tomorrow at Airing
ton will be by card only. and that
cards will be necessary for admit
tance to the cemetery.
Exercises at Arsenal Wharf
Memorial exercises will be held al
IL o'clock this morning at the arsenal
wharf, at the foot Of 7th street, where
a float is to be launched by the Admiral
George Dewey Auxiliary Of the United
Spanish War Veterans. Taps will be
sounded This ceremony is to be pre-
ceded by an address by Robert n. Wood.
commander of the District United Span
ish War Veterans Music is to be pro-
vided by the boys, band from the Ma
tloaal Training School ,ss.,.-:. $50, 81, u. (
The firJt memorfa1 service for Cir
men wfll be held at $50 o'clock This
banlEx9 gf th1
Rotonnac ID front Of Dehps4y's boAf-
l,ouse. Mrs.. Mary N. North. presi-
dent. Of the. Department of the .Po-
tnmac Woman's Relief Corps. Is. to
preside at exercises. An airplane will
ny, overhead. and flowers viii be
tossed into the air to meet those
dropped from the plane
Mai. Scan1an Of the air service is
70 speak. Taps will be sounded IS a
close. Then will follow a service
for sailor dead. under the direction
of, the departmental patriotic in
Atructor. Mary v. Fauth. assisted by
the Officers, of woman's Relief Corps
Military MASS Mt Fort Myer.
A military mass at Fort Myer at
II O'Clock this morning will be at
tended by thousands who lost rela-
tives in tho wars Of the country.
Troops Of the garrison will attend
the services. to be held on the parade
ground.
Members Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, Spanish War Veterans. Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars. American
Legion and Boy Scouts will be rep.
resented; it~was stated blythe COM
mittee. Twelve hundred seats are
to be provided lin the reviewing
stands, and tho altar, from which
the mass will be celebrated by Mgr
c. r. Thomas, pastor of st. Patrick {
Church, will be suitably decorated
Rev. Father Carroll J. Moore. former
chaplain of the 313th Infantry; and
recent recipient of the distinguished
service cross. will deliver the SER
mon.
The Gonzaga Cadets will act as es-
|cort to the clergy. and Battery D
Sd Cavalry. stationed at the fort, will
FIRE a salute. Music will be provided
by the regimental band and st. Pat.
rick's boys choir will sing. Rev
Ignatius Fealy. chaplain Of the post
will act as master Of ceremonies.
Services Mt selAier.' Home.
Services will be held at Stanley
Hall. Soldiers Home. at 3 o'clock thi.
afternoon. under auspices Of the Col
John Jacob Astor Camp. No. 6, Unit.
ed Spanish War Veterans. The invo.
cation is to be delivered by Rev. AL.
len Grifith. chaplain at Soldiers
Home.
Capt. Milton c. White will sing 8
solo. A quartet. composed Of Miss
Scherger. Mrs. White, Mr.. Bartlett,
and Capt White. also will sing. Fol,
lowing the roll call and sounding oi
taps" Maj. c. T. Tittmann will sins
Tho Lord Is My Light" The ad,
dress will be delivered by Secretar,
OF. War Baker. Tho Soldiers Home
Band. under direction of John 8. M
Ztmmermann.- director, will. provide
the instrumental music. -
| American Legion Memorial =.
First memorial service Of the Amer.
ican Legion will be held tonight a
Trinity Church. Sd and c street.
northwest, at 8 o'clock. The program
includes: -.
Hymns by the congregation and
choir: Onward. Christian Soldiers.
| america" and Fight the Coco
Fight
| An impressive commemoration o,
the dead is to be read. Placing of g
commemorative wreath on the altar
by, natives of the various allied ma.
tions will take place.
Remarks will be made by Col. e
Lester Jones. the retiring commander
and Lieut.. ol-James A., Drain, the
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