The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
TABLET DEDICATION.
AT ALEXANDRIAN.
EXERCISES TODAY.
Harding Is Chief Speaker
In Honor Of War
Heroes.
1HE HEaALD BUREAU,
A. 8. Doaiphsn,
m King Street


cipal speaker at 1885 o'clock to-
morrow morning in historic Pohich
church at the dedication of a bronze
memorial tablet in memory, of six
soldiers of Fairfax county, who
made the supreme sacrifice during
the world war. The tablet bears
their names, A nag has been hung
in the church by Mrs. Lewis Hurtie,
of Gunston Hall, as memorial to
her mother. and the tablet win be
placed beneath fts folds. ! ~,
The tablet was erected through
funds raised by the school children
of Mount Vernon and Lee districts,
and after the President makes his
address these children will march
through the church and be reviewed
by him.
Preceding the Presidents ad-
dress the Rev. L. w. Mellichampe,
rector of the church, will make
short address. and Mr.. Page, Of the
Cong gressional library. will read an
original poem.
Representative r. Walton Moore
will make a short address introduce
ing the President. The exercises
viii be concluded by, benedictfon.
which viii be offered by visiting
minister.
Names of those on the tablet are
as follows: Lieut. Arthur Elmore,
q. s. NJ. c.: Corporal John Russell
Mitchell 116th infantry: Clarence
Dawson. 31sth infantry: William
Isaac Deardorf. 315th artillery:
Percy Jennings Dove, 11sth infan-
try. and Raymond Rogers, 31Sth In
fantry.
Russell Mitchell post. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, this city. named
after Corporal Mitchell. will attend
the ceremonies.
President Harding and party will
occupy the two Washington pews.
Representative r. Walton Moore
will occupy the adjoining pew and
the Fairfax pew will be occupied by
Col NJ. W. walker, commanding
officer of Camp Humphreys.
Special pews have been reserved
for the members of the bereaved
families. The rest OF the church
will lbe open to the public.
A sacred concert will be given by
the ban dfrom Camp Humphreys
outside the church preceding the
der the direction of Mrs. Edward
ceremony and by a special choir un-
Gibson, choir leader of the church.
The vestry will lact as ushers, as
sisted by officers from Camp
Humphreys.
No autos will be permitted to
enter the church grounds, all to be
parked at the parish hall just south
of the church after unloading at the
church.
More than 1000 artificial poppies
were sold today for the benefit of
disabled veterans and their families
by a committee of young women
under theauspices OF the womans
Auxiliary of the American Legion.
The sale was started with onlyy 500
poppies which were quickly sold
and the women were kept busy
making the poppies. The sale will
be continued Monday.
Members of the American Legion
Monday will decorate the graves of
Legion men who died during and
since the war and now buried in
cemeteries in and near the city,
numbering about Is.
officers chosen by the Retail
Credit Mems association of the
chamber of commerce for the year
are as follows: C. Page Waller.
president: Robert F. Downham.
vice-president; J. T. Preston, sec
retary-treasurer. Directors are: J.
w. Monroe. Frank Michelbach, Ir-
win Diener. w. F. Smith.
In the contest for queen of the
June pageant which will be held
on the campus of the high school
next Friday afternoon the winner
was Miss May LaPorte. who had
5,673 votes to her credit The Two
next highest, who will be maids OF
honor, were Miss Alice Phillips,
with 4,144 votes, and Miss Annie
Moore, 1887.
Post F, Travellers Protective as
ISOLATION. tomorrow night at
O'Clock will attend services at the
Second Presbyterian church. when
a special sermon will be preached
by Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison.
Mayor James M. Duncan an
nounces that the city automobile
license tags have been received
and are ready for distribution. He
will be at his private office. 126
North Pitt street, daily to issue
the tags.
Members of Fitzgerald council,
No. 45s, Knights of Columbus, VIII
GO in motor buses to Purcellville
tomorrow to attend the dedication
of ST. Francis de Sales Catholic
nIa
IL o'clock.
Members of Alexandria light in
fantry, numbering about so. this
afternoon went to Edsalls station.
Fairfax county. for target practice
in command OF Lieut.. c. NJ. Shep-
person. Thi men will have prelim-
mary practice tomorrow. and on
tice and the winner will be award
ed silver medal. Members who
were unable to go today can sat
tend either tomorrow or Monday.
leaving by the Southern train and
at Springfield station.
Representative w. E. Andrews. of
Nebraska, will be the orator at
the annual Memorial day exercises
at the National cemetery here at
4 o'clock Monday afternoon. George
Francis Williams, commander of
Cushing Camp, No. 80. Sons of VET.
Grams. of Washington. will prestne
and read The Americans Creed
Invocation will be given by the
Rev. e. B. Jackson. d. D.. pastor
of the First Baptist church. Lin
coins Gettysburg address will be
read by w, p, Graves and there
WILL he nat riofic san1 hu Il !