Evening star., 1923-05-28

The nations heroes who died for
their country were predominant In
the thoughts of the District yester-
day.
AT many places and various hours
flags and flowers were placed on
graves, dropped from the air or
spread on the water.
Speakers recalled to mind their
deeds of national devotion. the clergy
offered prayers both for the living
and the dead. and music of patri-
otic and religious nature was sung.
Yesterdays exercises were the first
of a series to extend over a four day
period and to close Wednesday-Me-
mortal day-with services in virtually
every cemetery in the city and vicin-
ity, the most prominent of which will
be at Arlington, where President
Harding will speak.
Societies Honor Dead.
The American Legion, Sons of Vet
Grams, United Spanish War Veterans.
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Woman's
Relief Corps and other patriotic So
cieties conducted services yesterday,
the majority of which. however. were
under the direct supervision of the
legion.
That organization began in the
early morning by placing hagS and
poppies by the markers in 18th street
extended. which were established as
a tribute to the dead of the District.
This tribute was paid by George +.
killeen Unit. American Legion Auxil-
ior nd
10Th and Upshur streets. three hours
later, hundreds of legionnaires listened
to an address by DR.. William Tindall,
a former District Commissioner.
Other services by the legion were
held at Holy Rood cemetery by George
+. Killeen Post; Glenwood cemetery,
by Kenneth II. Nash Post; Fort Lin
coin cemetery. by Edward Douglas
White Post; Prospect Hill cemetery,
by the Tank Corps Post; st. Mary's
Harmony cemetery, by James Reese
Europe Post; Cedar Hill cemetery, by
Sergt Jasper Post. and Rock Creek
cemetery, by George Washington Post.
Honor to Aviator.
At Congressional cemetery honor
was rendered the memory of Stuart
Walcott Washington aviator and son
of DIR. Charles ID. Walcott, by the
French government which, through
tache of the embassy here, presented
the father with the French military
medal. Stuart Walcott was killed in
France while a member of the La
fayette Escadrille. The legion post
which bears his name conducted the
The Womans Relief Corps, at
Francis Scott Key bridge, held de-
votional services for the dead airmen.
Lieut.. Col. Fravel of the air service
made an appropriate address and at the
conclusion of the ceremonies two air.
planes. one representing the Army and
piloted by Capt. st. Clair Street and
the other the Navy, manned by Ensign
a. J. Williams, flew over the scene
and dropped poppies.
The men who died on the water also
were remembered by the Department
Ladies' Auxiliary of the United Span
ish War Veterans, which scattered
flowers on the Potomac from the
steamer Grampus Brief services
were held on board the boat, ad-
dresses being made by H. F. Patter-
son, department commander. and
James J. Murphy, senior vice depart
ment commander, L. S. W. V.
, Hains Point Service.
Another service was conducted at
Hains Point by the American Legion,
at which Admiral r. F.. Coontz. DIR.
Thomas l.. Green, National Vice Com
mander Watson B. Miller. Department
Commander John Lewis Smith and
Rev. Francis J. Hurney, past depart
ment chaplain. spoke.
Clifford Ireland. past commander
in-chief, Sons of Veterans. and Will
liam F. Franklin, past commander,
Vincent B. Costello Post, American
Legion, spoke at services held in
Mount Olivet cemetery.
Representative Charles E. Winter
of wyoming was the nrincina1 Sne3
at st. Elizabeth cemetery. DR.. Will
liam A. White. superintendent of St.
Elizabeths Hospital, made introduc-
tory remarks. The meeting was
under the auspices of the United
Spanish War Veterans, the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and the American
Legion.
Service in Rotunda.
u. S. Grant Circle, No. 1, and Abra-
ham Lincoln Circle, No. 2, Ladies of
the Grand Army of the Republic. held
rotunda of the Capitol. Mrs. Della
G. Smallwood and Hosea B. Moulton
were the speakers. The program of
music was under the direction of Miss
Helen Howe and Mrs. Irene Chainey.
The CooleyMcCullough Post of the
American Legion placed a wreath on
the grave of Vincent G. Cooley at
Arlington and sent a wreath to the
grave of Frank Mccullough in New
Jersey. Previous to this, the post
went to Upper Marlboro, Md, and
decorated the grave of Clark s. Hill,
one of it's former comrades.
DR.. John Wesley Hill, chancellor
of Lincoln University and an honor
ary member of Federal Post, spoke
at services held by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars last night in Epiphany
chapel The exercises were in MEM