New-York tribune., 1921-05-16
Pageant To Be
Memorial Here
For w ar Dead
Impressive Ceremony To Be
Held May 20 at 22d Regt.
Arrnory as General Trib-
ute of Sorrow for Heroes
Harding Endorses Plans
Gold Star Mothers, 1000
School Children and Serv-
ice Men Are to Take Part

A tribute to the hero dead in ma
veans form will signalize Memorial Day
this year 1t is to be called the Me-
mortal Festival and will he staged in
the cd Regiment Arnery at 16sth
Street and Fort Washington Avenue on
the evening of May 26.
The pageant will include She SYM
bolic figures of Columbia and the four
american ideals. soldiers, sailors and
marines drawing caisson on which
ewill rest the Stars and Stripes, q
chorus Of 1900 schoolgirls and SOC
boys. 500 gold star mothers, group
Of men permanently wounded in the
war, delegation Of nurses, the Amer
lean Legion and the veterans of other
wars.
The symbolic parts will be taken by
well known women. A committee cf
prominent men and women is n
charge of the festival. President Har-
ding has accepted the honorary chair
manship. Colonel F. W. Galbraith ir.,
national eommander of the American
Legion, IS chairman Robert Grier
Cooke is treasurer. Mrs. Charles z
DitSon leads the women's committee.
Miss Isabel Lowden, sister of Governor
Lowden of Illinois, IS designer and di-
rector of the festival
Praise From Harding
In accepting the honorary chairman
ship President Harding wrote: "a.
shall be more than happy TO accept.
even though | can be of no more serv-
ice to YOU than to express my very
cordial approval III that way / think it
is an extremely fine thing to encourage
the children Of the present day in eioing
honor TO the memory of the nations
dead defenders. / wish you the great
est possible measure of success"
The intention of the committee is to
make this memorial festival an annual
occurrence.
Miss Beatrice Wanger will. have
charge Of the special ceremonial groups
The Board of Education is cooperating
with the festival committee. George
Il. Gartlan, director # music of the
public schools, has been appointed must
cal director
Boxes are to be sold at S100 and $50
and portion of the seats at 81 so and
81. Blocks of seats will be reserved for
the gold star mothers, the wounded
men, nurses and guests. Victory Hall
association will handle the tickets.
Honorary vice-ehairmen of the me-
mortal festival are Governor Miller,
Mayor Hylan, F. H. La Guardia. Presi-
dent Of the Board of Aldermen: Henry
II. Curran President of the Borough
c. Manhattan; Richard Z. Enright
Commissioner of Police; the Right Rev
William # MaDDiu0 piSh0r Of tba Din
case Of New York: the Rev. Dr. Joseph
Silverman, rabbi of Temple Emanuel;
Father Francis ?. Duffy. Aiming S.
Prall. president cf the Board of Edu-
cation; DR.. William P. Ettinger, Super
intendent Of City Schools. and mem
bers of the Board Of Education.
The general committee is composed
Of General Robert Lee Billiard, Cen
eral john r. O'Ryan, General George
P. DYER, Rear Admiral J. II, Huse
Rear Admiral J. II. Glennon, General
George " Wingate, Major General
John A Lejune. Colonel Frederick Z.
Humphreys, Lieutenant Colonel Mech
olas Eugel. Major Charles G.. BIakes-
lee. Major Frederick W. Allen, Vincent
Astor, John McE. Bowman, William c.
Breed, Nicholas MurraT Butler, Henry
r. Buxton, Robert Gfier Cooke. New
apmb Carlton, Joseph P. Day, Coleman
&u ont, j. Fl. Emery. Harry Hardness
Elagler. Michael Friedsam and George
Il. Cartlan.
Also Walter Jennings, Lieutenant Col
onel George II. johnson, Adolph Levi
sohn, Il. F. Loree, Clarence Fl. Mackay,
Clarence H. Meloney, William Fellowes
Morgan, Morgan j. O'Brien, Lewis T.
Person, Benjamin B. Odell, Franklin D.