The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
HARDING, WILSON
And TAFT TOPAY
HONOR TOLNCOLN
Many to Attend Dedica-
stion of Memorial on
May 80.
PRESIDENT TO TALK
Son of Emancipator Will Be
among Guests on Speak
ers' Platform.

The Lincoln Memorial will be
defeated on the afternoon of Me-
mdfial Day. May 80. at 2:3O o'clock.
In Athe morning there will be the
ustal Decoration Day exercises in
connection with the decoration of
ths graves in Arlington.
1t the dedication the President
of Ahe United States and two former
Presidents will have places. Chief
Justice Taft. chairman of the Me-
morial Commission. will preside.
Prssident Harding will deliver the
main address. Former President
Woodrow Wilson has expressed to
the commission his intention to at
te$i the dedication.
The members of the Lincoln Me-
mdrial Commission are Chief Jus
tice Taft. Representative Joseph G.
Cannon. Samuel w. Mccall. Thomas
r. Marshall. Nathan B. Scott, Col.
John Temple Graves, special resi-
dent commissioner, Henry A. Vale,
SECRETARY. and Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sher-
riH officer in charge of Public
tive and disbursing officer. Henry
BACON. architect OF the Memorial,
Daniel Chester French, the sculptor.
jules Guerin. the artist, and Robert
Lincoln. son of the great President.
win occupy seats OF honor on the
SPEAKERS platform.
Lincoln Appointee to Attend.
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe. pastor
of-the New York Avenue Presby-
teriaH Church. where Lincoln at
tended services and where the Lin
coin Pew is preserved, will pro-
no1nce the invocation. following
which will be the presentation of
the colors by the Grand Army of
the Republic An address will then
besdelivered by DR.. Robert r. Moten.
of She Tuskegee Institute, who will
speak on behalf of the colored race.
A ,poem will be read by Edward
Markham. which he has written for
the occasion. Chief Justice Taft
VIII present the memorial and IT
win be accepted by President Hard
ing in behalf of the government of
the United States.
The members Of the United states
Senate and OF the House Of Rep
resentatives, II is expected. will at
tend in a body. There will be
present Representative Cannon, who
is completing so years of service
asa member Of the House and knew
Lincoln. and was present at the
convention that nominated Abraham
Lincoln for President in 1860. There
will also be present Mai George
W. Evans. chief disbursinS offlcer
Of the Interior Department, who Is
the only living official appointed
by President Lincoln that accom-
panied his remains back to the olo
home at Springfield in April, 1865
Hs was appointed messenger by
President Lincoln in the interior
Department when a boy IA years
old and has served continuously In
that department.
AmpIiners Are Installed.
Among numerous letters received
by the Lincoln Memorial Commits
sion incident to the dedication. was
one from a boyhoOd friend Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, c. F. Cutter, Newcas-
tle-on-Tyne. England. Many visitors
are coming from far distant places
to attend the dedication and a
great throng is expected. The tele-
phone company has installed ampli-
nefS on the pau III - t""e
voices Of the speakers will be audi
BILE for 1900 feet.
Under the direction of Col. Sher-
rih. executive officer of the COM
mission. the great planting plan
adopted for the landscape setting
of the Lincoln Memorial has beer
completed as far as possible, to-
Eether with grading and the con-
struction Of roads and walks The
great rejecting basin. 1000 feet
long and 200 feet wide. will con-
tain water on the day Of dedica-