The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-29
D. c. To HONOR
MEMORY Of
WAR DEAD
Coolidge Cabinet, Army and
Navy Officers to Take
Part in Exercises.

Part in Exercises.
The National Capital will pay
official tribute to its war dead TO-
morrow. Led by President Cool
idge and the members OF his Cabi.
net. Government officials, army and
navy heads and private citizens
will gather in the cemeteries to
honor the memory OF those VINO
fell for their country.
Commercial and official business
will come ito a standstill while the
city pays tribute to It's heroes.
The days exercises will open with
Army OF the Republic and the vet
world war. Following the parade
the units will disba ID and the
members will begin Il 3 decoration
Of graves in the larger cemeteries.
The official interest will center,
as has been customary for a half
century, in the exercises in the
Arlington National Cemetery, where
Thousands upon thousands Of the
war dead rest.
Coolidge to Speak.
At the amphifheater President
Coolidge will join with the citizenry
Of the nation in eulogy Of the dead
defenders Of the republic. Prior to
the memorial services he will place
a wreath on the tomb Of the un.
known soldier.
Following the ceremony he will
deliver a short address. The Presi-
dent will leave the White House at
12:45 p. M, accompanied by Mrs.
Coolidge and the White House
| guests.
A memorial wreath. offered by
the French War veterans of San
Francisco, will be placed upon the
tomb Of the unknown by Brigadier
| General George A. L. Dumont, the
French military attache. At the
same hour the military attache OF
the American embassy in Paris will
place similar wreath. sent by the
American Legion Of San Francisco,
on the tomb Of the unknown sol
der Of France.
War Mother Exercises.
The National American War Moth
ers will hold memorial exercises at
Arlington at IL o'clock tomorrow
morning. Invocation will be pro.
nounced by the Rev. B. J. Karsky.
army chaplain and the benediction
by the Rev. George Barrow-NeilSon,
pastor Of Ingram Memorial Church.
Floral tributes will be placed under
direction Of Mrs. George G.. Seibold,
president Of the local chapter. A
vocal solo will be sung by Mrs. Ger
trude Lyons.
| All ladies affiliated with the g.
A. r., acting as ushers in the
| Amphitheater at Arlington, will
meet on E street northwest. be.
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth,
rear of G. A. r. Hall, at 10 a. m.
Transportation will be furnished to
Arlington.
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
Wilbur will join with the naval
veterans Of Robert K. Peary Ship
AIT, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
In paying honor to the naval dead
tomorrow morning.
Aboard the u. s. 8. Sylph the
party will sail from the Navy Yard
at IL o'clock and will steam ia
Mount Vernon, where wreaths and
flowers will be cast on the water
Secretary Wilbur will drop oversize
a six.foot floral anchor OF peoples.
Wreaths will be cast on the water
by Major General John A. Lejeune
commandant of the marine corps
and Admiral Luther e. Gregory
chief OF tho bureau Of yards and
docks.
The party will include Captain
Walter r. Gherardi, aide to the
Secretary Of the Navy, and Chap
lain e. w. Scott, chief Of navy
chaplains. A detachment of ma,
rines viii fire a salute and taps
will be sounded. The party OF
veterans will be headed by Cap.
tain w. H. Carroll, commander OF
Peary Ship.
win Honor Wilson.
At sunset today members Of the
District department of the, Ameri.
can Legion will assemble at the
main gate to Bethlehem Chapel
through the archway past the tomb
OF woodrow Wilson.
Services at the United States Sol.
diers' Home will start at $3.50
o'clock tomorrow morning. Con.
gresham John G. Ketcham OF
Michigan will deliver the grafton
General Miles to Speak.
Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles will speak at the Battle
Ground National Cemetery exercises
Brightwood, at $3.50 o'clock tomor
row afternoon. Lincoln's Gettysburg
address will be read by Congressman
Henry r. Rathbone Of Illinois.
A Sioux brave and his squaw made
the long trip from South Dakota to
place flowers on the grave of their
warrior son, who is buried In
Arlington National Cemetery, tonor.
row. The son, who was killed in
action in France fourteen days be.
fore the arnistice, was Joseph Take
the'Shield, the name also borne by
his father. The couple will take
back to South Dakota an American