Evening star., 1923-12-08
SERVICES TO OPEN
MEMORIAL WEEK
Special Harding Programs
Arranged for Churches and
Ships at Sea.

Special services in churches through
out the country and on naval and
merchant vessels at sea will be held
tomorrow inaugurating Harding Me
mortal week. the memorial associa-
tion announced today.
Darkening at night of all office
building windows except single
vertical and horizontal row so as
to give the effect of an Illuminated
cross, has been suggested by the as
sociation as a feature of Memorial
week. Chambers of commerce and
other business organizations in the
larger cities have been urged to CO.
Operate in creating this visible tribute
to the late president.
On land and sea and through the
air, tribute will be paid during the
week. which ends December l6. In
every state of the Union, United
States territories and island possess
ions an eight-day period of com
memoration will be observed.
From the White House, where Pres
ident Coolidge will speak over the
radio Monday evening. in apprecia-
tion of his late chief, to remote coun-
try schoolhouses. where exercises
will be held some time during the
week. the name of Harding will be
euloSiZed.
Meetings During Week.
During the week social. civic. re-
ligious and fraternal organizations of
every community will hold meetings
in honor of the late President. At
the meetings plans Of the Harding
Memorial Association to provide a
permanent Harding tomb, preserve
the Harding home at Marion as a
shrine, and endow Harding chair of
diplomacy and functions of govern
ment in his name will be explained
Organizations which will hold Hard
ing memorial meetings wherever they
have Il membership are the Rotary,
kiwaniS, Lions, CiVitan and Optimist
clubs Chambers of commerce in
every city, trade unions, oranges and
boards of trade will devote all or part
programs Women's clubs. patriotic
societies, Boy Scout and Girl Scout
organizations have indicated that
they Will pay tribute during the
week.
In grammar schools and universi-
ties students will hold Harding me-
mortal exercises. Instructors will read
sketches of his life and tributes to
his character and achievements.
Tributes i'm L. $. Services.
At Army and Marine Corps posts
aboard ships of the Navy and at sta
tons of the coast guard and coast
and geodetic survey. brief ceremonies
will be held and members of the serv-
ices given an opportunity to give to
the memorial fund. 1t is believed
that a total of 100000 uniformed men
Will contribute to the memorial
The Harding Memorial Association
of which President Coolidge is honor
airy head, and Andrew w Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury. active
treasurer. expects to raise $4,000, 900
in associate memberships to finance
the three-fold memorial project.
At the request of President Cool
idge governors of the states and ter
ritorieS have appointed state chair
men o1 Harding memorial commit
tees. These Chairmen, in turn, have
chosen county chairmen. County
chairmen have perfected organiza-
tions in communities of 1000 or more
men. Community committees will be
in touch with all citizens and organ
izations, to receive gifts to the me-
mortal fund and forward them to as
ISOLATION headquarters.
In order to insure upkeep of the
Hadring tomb and shrine for all time
a sufficient endowment viii be settled
on them out of the memorial fund
according to plans of the board Of
trustees of the association, of which
all members of the cabinet are MEM
bers. Records, mementos and books
of the late President viii be placed
in a fireproof structure to be built
adjacent to the home shrine.
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