Evening star., 1922-05-28

for tomorrow, 80 that the Memorial
I day obsarvances In q sense are scat
tered over four days. the drst being
held yesterday at Oak Hill cemetery
under auspices OF william B. Cqshing
While ministers in the churches OF
the city pay tribute today IN their
sermons 20 the soldier dead OF the
nation, formal decoration of graves
Will be held in cemeteries through
out the District.
At $3.50 o'clock this morning cere-
monies viii be held at Holy Rood
cemetery under auspices of Gushing
Camp. Representative Horace NJ.
, Towner Of Iowa is to speak. Chap
lain John L. Bateman win pronounce
the invocation and benediction.
Wilfred e. Garlock is to read the
Memorial day orders, r. II. Young is
TO sing America" and girls Of the
Industrial Home School win sing
of the camp. win read Lincoln's Get:
tysburg address. A firing squad Will
give a salute. and taps will be
sounded.
AZ st. Elisabeth's Hospital.
At o'clock this afternoon exercises
are to be held at st. Elixabeth's Hos
pltal. with Representative Thomas
Connally of Texas az the chief
speaker. G. E. Rausch is to be mas,
White will make the address Of well
come.
"The Recessional" will be sung by
Mrs. Brown, Miss Stillwell. and the
Messrs. Martyr and Durkin; G. s.
Close win read Lincoln's Gettysburg
address. Miss Jeanette e. McCaffrey
will sing ''rhere Is No Death"
Following the address. Department
Comdr. Charles w. MeCanrey will
speak. A poem win be read by Sam
Miller of the American Legion will
speak.
Alexandria Cemetery Exercises.
Exercises will be held at the United
States national cemetery at Alexan-
dria at o'clock this afternoon,
Frank A. De Groot presiding. John
| C. Ketcham of Michigan will speak.
Rev. Robert Browne will deliver
the invocation and pronounce the
benediction. Miss Lucy NJ. Graves
will read Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress Music will be feature.
Program at Mount Olivet.
Representative Louis W. Fairfield
of Indiana is TO speak at exercises
at 5 o'clock this afternoon at Mount
Olivet cemetery under auspices Of
Lincoln Camp, No. 2, sons OF Vet
erans. U. s. A. assisted by Ellen
Spencer Mussey Tent of the Daugh-
tello Post Of the American Legion.
Victor I. Garrigus will call the as
sembly to order. Musical numbers
wfll be given at intervals during tho
program Frank G. Butts will read
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Charles
B. Hanford will recite The Star
Spangled Banner"
In accordance with its usual GUS
tom, the Irish-American Union will
decorate the graves of its deceased
members at Mount Olivet cemetery
this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Members are requested to assemble
at the gate at 2:30 o'clock. and the
exercises will be held at the grave of
Thomas Devon Reilly. one Of the
leaders Of the young Irish movement
| in 1S4s.
The ceremonies will be opened with
prayer by Rev James A. Geary of the
Catholic University. John F. Nc
Carron will deliver the address.
Judge Parrish to Speak.
Ceremonies will be held at Glen
wood, Prospect Hill and St Mary's
cemeteries at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, with assembly at that hour in
the Gienwood chapel. Judge Kimball
B. Parrish of Wisconsin is to speak.
Assembly will be sounded by Glenn
&c. Dorsey. Commander James w.
Hughes of George H. Thomas Post,
G. A. R, will call the assembly to
order, and Chaplain William H. Honn
will give the invocation and benedic-
burg address.
Following Judge Parrish's address
musical numbers will be given. The
| ladies' floral committee will be in
chalge of Miss Eta Moore, Mrs. Nora
B. Beattie, Mrs. Maude Hanna, Mrs.