The Washington times., 1923-08-09
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LIFE LAID
BY FOR
RITES.
Services to Be Held in
Churches, Theaters and
Halls Tomorrow.

Memorial services in honor OF
President Harding will be held in
Washington tomorrow in the
churches, at open-air meeting
places, and in theaters and society
and fraternal organization halls,
in compliance with the first
Executive order of President
Coolidge, setting aside this day
as an official one Of mourning
throughout the entire nation as
the body Of the nations late
leader is laid to rest.
Services By Veterans.
The veterans of all wars, together
with their families and friends, are
invited by the American Legion to
participate in the memorial services
to be conducted in respect to the
keith's theater in the afternoon at
o'clock.
Col. Thomas w. Miller, Alien
Property Custodian, will preside and
addresses will be made by Monsignor
p. C.. Gavan, Bishop-elect james u.
Freeman and other prominent ma
tional leaders. Major Charles T. Tltt-
man is scheduled to sing, while the
Marine Band will furnish the music.
There will be no reserved seats
and the doors will be opened at
2:30, it is announced.
The committee on arrangements
and reception consist of Col. E.
Lester Jones, chairman; Gen. James
In
National Vice Commander and
Capt. John Lewis Smith, Depart
ment Commander.
Address by Bishop-elect.
The Rev. James E. Freeman,
bishop-elect Of Washington, will de-
liver the memorial address at the
open-air service which will be held
at the Peace Cross in National Ca
thedral close, Massachusetts, and
Wisconsin avenues, at 4:5U o'cloch,
the time of the burial services AT
F<qrion, Ohio.
Hymns will be sung by a vested
choir, members Of which will be
drawn from Episcopal churches of
Band, by order of the Secretary of
War, detailed to the services, will
the choir.
Religious, fraternal and civic or
ganization leaders have been invited
to attend the services to be held in
Keith's Theater at 8 O'Clock, under
the auspices of the department Of
the District of Columbia OF the
American Legion. The services will
be simultaneous with those con.
Quoted by other American Legion
posts throughout the country.
In Lutheran Services.
Lutheran churches of the city
will hold joint services in three of
their churches. The churches Sc
lected and the speakers are: Luther
Place Memorial Church, Thomas
Circle, at IL o'clock, the Rev. W
L. Derby; Epiphany Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Sixteenth and II
streets northwest, at II o'clock, the
Rev. w. c. Waltemyer, speaker.
and the Lutheran Church OF the
Incarnation, Fourteenth and Gala
the Rev. E. l.. Folk. speaker. Lu-
theran ministers will assist in these
services.
A community memorial service is
to be held In the Takoma Park
Seventh Day Adventist Church at
IL o'clock, with members Of the
Presbyterian. Baptist.
and Episcopalan faiths taking part.
The Rev. w. E. LeRue. pastor of
the Baptist Church. will read the
Of President Coolidge
The Scripture lesson will be read
by the Rev. c. M. Young, rector Of
the Trinity Church.
Prayers for the repose of the late
Presidents soul will be offered at
special masses in the Greek Ortho-
dox Church Of st. Constantine and
Helene.
Exercises at Synagogue.
Following the regular Sabbath
services, appropriate exercises will
be held at the Ohev Sholom syna-.
gogue at O'Clock. Rabbi ]. L.