Evening star., 1921-11-09
GUNS ROAR SALUTE
AS OLYMPIA BEARS
HERO UP POTOMAC
RA,ntapY r.:
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and fired the first shot In the battle
Of Manila
Dewey's Famous Words.
In his autobiography. Admiral
Dewey makes this reference to her:
"At $40, when we were within a
distance Of 5000 yards. turned to
Capt. Gridley and said. You may fire
when you are ready, Gridley."
The cruiser is named for the capital
city of the state OF Washington.
Among the officials who will meet her
when she docks this afternoon will be
Admiral Coontz, chief Of naval opera.
tions; Gen. Harbord. deputy chtef or
starr of the Army. and Nal. Gen.
Lejeune, oomrnandant of the Marine
Corps. with their respective stahs.
Members of the military committees
of the Senate and House also are ex-
pected to be in the official party that
will witness the ceremony at the navy
yard.
Organizations which havs obtained
permits to conduct memorial services
at the bier Of the martyred soldier IN
the Capitol tomorrow were busy TO-
day completing the programs Tor the
services, the majority OF which Will
consume ten minutes or less. BY in
Navy League of the United States will
lay a wreath upon the casket and
conduct a brief ceremonial. This
tribute will take place at Z O'CLOCK
tomorrow evening.
Admiral Charles ]. Badger. U. 8. N,
retired, vice president of the Aztec
Club Of 1S47, representing Gen. Ho-
ratio S. Gibson. president Of the club,
and on behalf Of the club. will place
a wreath on the casket at 3:45 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. The entire MEM
bership of the club will march to the
bier in body.
r.. Veterans Elock to CITY,
Members of the Rainbow Division
Veterans are arriving in Washington
from all parts Of the country to pay
their solemn and sacred tribute to
the unknown soldier. Their program
starts with their presence at the
navy yard this afternoon. when the
Olympia docks. Tomorrow evening,
from sac to 9:35 o'clock, they will
conduct services in the rotunda Of
the Capitol, and Friday they will
march in the funeral procession from
the Capitol to Arlington.
For the Jewish Welfare Board, Dr..
Cyrus Adler, chairman OF the Army
and Navy section, will place wreath
on the unknown's CONN tomorrow
afternoon at 3:15 o'clock. At s:s5
tomorrow evening noted women from
all parts of the world. gathering at
the national headQuarters OF the
League of American Pen Women for
the Capitol Miss Angela Morgan
will come from New York to read an
original poem, '-The Unknown Dead,
at this service. r -
Tho Circle Athletic Club. COMPOSED
of boys under seventeen years OF age.
ie among the scores OF organizations
that will worship at the bier OF the mar
tyred dead tomorrow.
other Services Planned.
Services are to be held at places
other than the Capitol and Arlington
in commemoration of the valorous
sacrifices Of Americans in the late
war. The Banneker Club it is an
nounced, will conduct public services
in the lobby of the Y. NJ c. A. to-
morrow evening. Problems growing
out Of the world war will be dis
oussed by speakers.
Senator Willis Of Ohio will be the
principal speaker at services to be
held under the auspices of the WASH
ineton Hebrew Congregation In the
Eighth Street Temple Friday evening.
The National Disabled Soldiers
League will observe Armistice day
with q celebration to be held at
American League Park Friday after
noon. The honor guest of the occasion
will be Lieut.. W. N. Williams. said
to be the Oldest veteran of the world
war, who will observe his eighty-fifth
birthday on January is next. :
Mrs r. Emmett Digney of New York
city, who has been selected to place
one of the three wreaths on the grave
Of the unknown at Arlington, will
arrive in Washington tomorrow and
stop at the Burlington Hotel. She will
be the official representative of the
American war mothers at the cere-
monies at Arlington. Mrs. Digney is
a gold star mother, having lost a son
| in the war.