Evening star., 1921-05-30

Presidents Own Garrison, Army and
Navy Union. taps" were sounded by
were fred over the graves Of the
| men of the Maine by a detail of ma
rineS.
Capt. c. o. Howard. commander of
the Presidents Own Garrison, di-
rected the ceremony.
Overseas Dead Honored.
The service for the overseas dead
was the briefest of the rites, but i'm
/ pressive in its silent appeal. 1t con-
sisted of the placing of the flag on
, the green near the Arlington man
sion and the grouping around il of
, the flags of the allies. Mrs Moree
, Elizabeth McElrny. who instituted
this tribute last year, was in charge
OF the service. She was assisted by
Mrs. James Wadsworth. jr.. wife of
senator Wadsworth, and Mrs. Isabel
O. Worrell Bali.
Veterans who marched in the pa
rade had arrived by the time TIE ex
erciSes at the tomb of the unknown
dead began at IL o'clock. and d large
assemblage was present for this OBJ
servance. which was directed by i'r
sula Shirley. department commander
of the Woman's Relief Corps. and a
committee representinG patriotic or
CARNATIONS of women. Flowers were
strewn about the tomb by the mem
herS of the committee. which con-
sisted of Emma Hayward. president
L. S Grant Circle Ladies of the g. A.
f.: Mrs. A. Goodacre. president Lin
coin circle: Miss e. Byrd Milliga
president Mckinley Circle: Mrs Vir-
Sinia White Speal president Gen.
William Beck Circle; Mrs Lizzie W.
Caiver. president Legion of Loyal
Women: Mrs. Frances Van Allen.
Mrs. Hermione Sutton. president Of
Daughters of Veterans; Stella F..
Srho-of. president Gen. Emmett Urell
Auxiliary No. !. Spanish War Vet
Grams: Mary \. Wingate. president
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary; Mrs.
Laura A Funk. commander of Martha
Washington AuxiiiarX Army and
rreme chief ruler of the Lineal So
ciety. United States War Veterans:
Mary y. North. past department COM
mander. Woman's Relief Corps: Elsie
+. Dern. president William B. Gushing
Camp Auxiliary. and Edna VOLT
president George H. Thomas Auxil-
iary
Immense Throng Assemblies.
Long before > o'clock. the hour set
for the beginning of the main memo
rial exercises in the amphitheater.
the shrine began 10 hll with tired
veterans. who showed the effect Of the
strenuous dav. There was not seat
left and an immense crowd was press
ing for admission when the services
began. under the joint auspices of the
6. \. r.. Spanish War Veterans.
American Legion. Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Army and Navy Union. Wom-
ters Of Veterans and other allied or
GaniZations
The program was to open with pa
triotic melodies played by the Marine
Band. Invocation by Rev. Robert Nc
Bride. department chaplain: reading
of Lincolh's Gettysburg address and
patriotic musical numbers were to
lead up to the feature of the program.
tn" address to he delivered by Presi-
dent Harding. Immediately preceding
Beisser was to sing Col. J. NJ. Nc
Rae's 'Tn Flanders Fields. to music
written by Mrs. Henry B. F. Macfar-
land. The benediction was to be pro-
nounced by Washington Gardiner.
of pensions
Walter Reed Patients Attend.
.Iore than 500 patients from Walter
Reed Hospital were given seats in the
amphitheater. After the services they
were to be driven to the Red Cross
canteen at national headquarters for
refreshments.
of the many special services con-
Quoted over graves at Arlington to-
day by relatives and comrades of he
roes none was more impressive than
the homage paid by members of the
Veteran Sd n. c. Infantry Drum Corps
at the grave Of Charles A. Fuckes.
formerly of Company L. who was the
first District of Columbia veteran bu-
gler to die in the world war. Stimuli
taneoUsly with the ceremonies for
Fuckes the memory of Bugler Fred
erick Pagan of Company L. the first
District bugler to die in action was
horored. Pagan was killed at Cha
teau Thierry and his body is buried ,
in France. Two wreaths were placed
on the grave of Fuckes, one in mem
DRY of the martyred bugler "over
there.
Bugler Smith. formerly of Com
pany c. Sd u. e. Infantry Drum Corps.
who was wounded more than 100
times in action at Chateau Thierry.
was carried to the grave of Fuckes
in order that he might parficiDate in