The New York herald., 1922-05-29
THOUSANDS ATTEND
MEMORIAL SERVICES
War Veterans in Force at
LegiOn's Observance in
st. Johns Cathedral.
MASS In ST. ANDREWS.
Senators LenrOOt and Calder
at Coliseum-Jews Hear
Judge Marx.
PLAQUES ON BRONX TREES
PLAQUES ON BRONX TREES
Spanish Conflict Survivors
Pay Tribute in Central Park
to Their Dead.

Memorial services in honor of the
soldiers who fell In the late war and
in previous wars were held in scores
of churches throughout the city yes
terday and attended by thousands of
persons who wished to pay tribute to
the memory of friends and relatives.
Perhaps the most impressive of all
was that conducted by the American
Legion in the Cathedral of st. John
the Divine. The Army, Navy and
Marine Corps headed a procession and
down the line at various intervals
between the Red Cross, the Waacs
British and Bagian veterans carrying
their own colors. and the killed men
of the Scots regiments.
Bishop Manning offlciated and deliv-
cred the address of welcome the Right
Rev. DR.. Howard G. Robbins dean of the
Cathedral. read the lesson, and the Rev
John Mockridge, former chaplain OF
Camp Niagara, delivered the sermon. 1T
is fitting that we should remember the
dead he said, land 1t is also well to
have a remembrance that the doctrine of
might is right Is not yet dead
while honoring the dead" said
Bishop Manning. ut is fitting that we
should not forget the living. For the
sake of simple justice, common decency
and the sacred honor Of our country, We
must see to it. without even counting the
cost, that everything possible is done to
take care Of those who suffered injury
or disability In the late war"
Services Held on the Mall.
The United Spanish War Veterans OF
New York county held their Memorial
Day services in the Mall in Central
Park. The Seventh Regiment Band and
the Ascension Quartet supplied the music.
and there were speeches by State and
city officials.
Mgr. Luke J. Evers. rector OF st.
Andrews Church, City Hall place and
Duane street. was the celebrant of a
solemn high memorial mass yesterday
morning for the repose Of the souls OF
all those who died in the service of
their country and for all deceased
parishioners and priests of the down
town church.
Mgr. James III. Mclean, rector OF st.
Peters Church. Barclay street, was also
the cclebrant at memorial mass at
ST. Andrews for the deceased members
Of the Catholic Young Mems Society. of
which he Is the founder.
Services at the Coliseum Theater,
Broadway and 1s1st street. were at
tended by more than thousand ex-
service men. who marched from Mitchell
square to the theater under command
of Col. Walter A. Delamater. assistant
chief of staff of the Seventy-seventh
ivi Trx ipr
L. Lenroot was the principal speaker.
Others were Senator Calder. former
Gov. Whitman and the Rev. DR.. Chris
tian F. Reisner. pastor Of the Chelsea
Church. Julia Arthur recited the star
Spangled Banner and Anna Case sang
several hymns.
Jewish Dead HOnored.
The veterans OF Jewish faith held
their services In the Free Synagogue and
heard Judge Robert s. Marx Of Cincin-
natl, president of the Disabled Veterans
of the World War Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise and Maurice Simmons, commander
in chief of the Hebrew veterans.
Speaking of the Jews in the war, Judge
Marx said:
Their heroic record Is irrefutable evil
dence of the patriotism and devotion of
the American Jew to America
Nine hundred and fifty bronze plaques
will be dedicated at the Memorial Das
exercises In The Bronx tomorrow and
affixed to the trees along the Grand
Concourse. They will be inscribed with
the names of residents of The Bronx
who were killed in the war. Exercises
will be held at Poe Park and the Con-
course, at 194th street.
In St. Paul's churchyard tomorrow a
wreath will be placed on the tomb of
Col. Etienne Marie Bechet de Rochefon-
talne a distinguished French soldier.
who served as a volunteer under Wash
ington. The Rev. a. V. Wittmeyer. rec
tor of the Eglise du Saint Esprit, will
make an address in French at the
services at 12 o'clock noon.
A memorial monument for the service
men from Washington Heights will be
unveiled tomorrow at Broadway and
1ssth street, near the armory Of the 102d
Infantry.