The Washington times., 1925-05-25
MEMORIALS FOR
SOLDIER DEAD
CONTINUE
Services to Be Held Every
Day This Week in Honor
of Wars Victims

Memorial services, held through
out the National Capital yesterday.
will continue throughout the week.
coming to close on Memorial
Day. Saturday.
Wednesday the decoration of
parks and monuments in the city
will begin. under direction of
Frederick j. Owen. of the office
of Public Buildings and Public
Parks. The decorations will be
placed by members of McGroarty-
O'Connell Post. American Legion.
Friday. a delegation will so to
The, National Cathedral. at Mt. st.
Alban, to hold services at the tomb
of Woodrow Wilson. At the same
time services will be held in the
rotunda of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing by members of the bu
reau post of the legion.
Saturday, poppies will be placed
on the graves in Arlington National
Cemetery by the Voyageur's Mill
taire of the Grande Voiture, as
sisted by Boy Scouts
United States Veterans Of Indian
Wars will be represented at the an
nual Memorial Day exercises in Ar.
lington Cemetery for the first time
Saturday.
Buddy Poppy" Sale.
Sale of Buddy Poppies" by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars will begin
tomorrow and continue until Sat
urday. District citizens have been
asked by the District Commits
sioners, in a proclamation, to as
sist the veterans by purchasing
the poppies.
The week of commemoration
began yesterday with services in
the churches, at cemeteries, in the
Capitol and on the Potomac river.
fhe most impressive of yester.
GAYS services was the solemn pon-
tiflclai mass celebrated in the Ar
nngton Amphitheater. The mass
was celebrated by the Right Rev
erend {. r. Thomas, assisted by
the Very Reverend John C.. Geala.
deacon, the Reverend Edward Nc
Adams, subdeacon. and Captain
6enJamin Tarskey. army chaplain.
me sermon was delivered by the
reverend Joseph M. Lonergran, ma
uonai chaplain of the American
Legion, who made a vigorous at.
JACK on pacifists and interna-
tlonaIists. The Reverend Francis
j. Hurney of ST. Patrick's Church
was master of ceremonies. Music
was provided by the male sanctuary
choir Of st. Patrick's Church, the
Marine Band and Frank O'Brien.
organist. The services were broad.
cast by Station WCAP.
Sailors who died at sea were hon.
ored by the members of the auxiI-
iAry of Admiral George Dewey
Naval Camp, United Spanish war
veterans, accompanied by members
OF the camp and other auxiIiaries.
EioWers were cast on the river from
the deck of the u. s. s. Grampus.
ana services were held in front of
Mt. Vernon. Music was provided
oy the Navy Band.
Memorial services Were held in
the rotunda of the Capitol by Abra.-
nam Lincoln Circle and u. s. Grant
Circle. The address was made by
William E. Andrews.
Services for Airmen.
The annual services for lost air. |
men were held on Key Bridge YES. |
terday afternoon by members of |
the National Women's Relief Corns
who released pigeons and scattered |
Cowers- During the services pom
Pies weer dropped from a ravy
ana an army airplane flying over |
mead. The memorial address was
delivered by Mary NJ. North.
. The nava; dead also wSre honored
ey Iiobley D. Evans Post, America n
Legion, which conducted services at
HsInes Point.
Services were held in Rock Creek
cemetery by the Grand Army Of
ire Republic and a Joint COMMITTEES
Ct patriotic organizations.
Fatrick j.. Haltigan, reading clerk
OF the House, was the speaker al
services in Mt. Olivet Cemetery
under the auspices of Lincoin
Camp, Sons of Veterans; Vincent
B. Costello Post, American Legion
ana Ellen Spencer Mussey Ten.
Daughters of Veterans.
Services were held at other cerne.
teries as follows: At GIenwood by
Kenneth H. Nash Post: Fort Lin.
coin, Edward Douglas White Post:
prospect Hill, Sergeant Jasper Post:
Woodlawn and Paynes, James p.
walker Post; st. Mary's, the Bu
reau of Engraving and Printing
Post; Ha rmony. James Reese Eurone
Post: Cedar Hill, Tank CORPS Post:
st. Elizabeth's, Augustus p. Gard