Evening star., 1922-05-28

St. Mary's. S: Washington He
brew Congregation. 5: Soldiers
Home, 3: Holy Rood. 2: Hebrew Four
| and-a-Half Street cemetery. 2; He
burial. 22.
Special TriAste to d c. Dead
The American Legion Of the Dis
| triet of Columbia's tribute to the sac
dead soldiers and sailors of the Dis
trict from the world war will be the
/ erection OF a large white cross in
front of the district Building. banked
by ferns and poppies.
street extended win be decorated with
an American hag and q poppy with
two large wreaths. emb1ematic Of the
American Legion. placed at Upshur
ing at 10 o'clock. Taps will be
sounded at the completion Of the dec
grafton on 18th street.
Fourteen large wreaths will be dis
tributed in the fourteen local ceme-
teries that contain the world war
poppy will be placed on each grave
and a legionnaire will blow taps at
each cemetery upon completion Of the
decoration.
All members Of the American
Legion will assemble Tuesday morn
ing in front of the District Building.
in uniform and with colors from each
local post. at o'clock.
Principal Service Pregran.
At this point the principal cereno-
nies for the District Legion's Memo
rial day celebration will be conducted.
Rev. Francis J. Hurney. assistant pas
tor of st. Patrick's Church and chap
lain of the Legion mere. will open the
ceremonies with short address
Senator David !. Walsh of Massachu-
| setts viii be the principal speaker.
Music win be ono of the principal
features Of the program. The United
States Army Band win play several
| selections appropriate for the occa-
sion. VOCAL group numbers will be
sung by the St. Patrick's male choir.
Chaplain ]. c. Yates, after the cere-
monies. in which a prayer for the
said. will pronounce benediction.
The exercises will be concluded with
the sounding of taps.
| President to Review Prscessiea.
Following the exercises. which will
be completed at 10 o'clock, the assem-
| bled legionnaires will march behind
l the United States Army Band and the
Vincent B. Costello Post Drum Corps
| to 18th and E streets to East Execu-
! tive avenue, where President Harding
| will review the procession. The
| route Of march then will continue up
East Executive avenue to Pennsyl-
avenue. marching down Psnnsyl-
| vania avenue to 18th street. where
| the marchers will entrain for Arling-
ton cemetery At hs.s1a the Se%etery the the
amphitheater. where ceremonies win
! be conducted at IL o'clock. There the
| members of the American Legion will
| participate. with the members Of
L -f1
| which win be under the auspices Of
| veterans Of the civil and Spanish
! American wars. Although he Is not
| expected to speak, President Harding
has assured those in charge of the
program that his attendance may be
| counted on, and similar assurances
have been received from q number
1 of high government officials and Of
fcers of national patriotic organiza-
| tions-
| Exercises at World War Section.
| The program at Arlington Is ex-
pected to be concluded at l o'clock,
I and at 80 the members Of the legion
will assemble in front of the world
war section Of the cemetery, where
repetition Of the ceremonies in front
l of the District building will take
place, the latter having national sig
nificance, whereas the earlier cere-
monies are to be of local character.
The stand will be transported from
the plot In front Of the District build
ling to the world war section of the
cemetery and the ceremonies win be
practically identical. There will be
a band selection followed by a solo by
Albert Henkel. as the opening feature
of the cemetery exercises. The speak,
er at Arlington, however. will be
Admiral Plunkett. u. s. N. a member
Of Costello Post. The principal musi-
\ cal feature will be a rendition Of
! Lead Kindly Light" to the air Of
Jocelyn's Lullaby. played by the band.
with Miss Estelle Murray as soloist.
The services at Arlington, as we'll as