Evening star., 1925-05-21
PLANS EIGHT DAYS
. OF HONOR TO DEAD
Committee Works Out Full
Program for World War
Memorial Week.

Annual memorial services for the
53Si soldiers of the District of Co
lumbia who died during the World
war and those who have died since
its close will be held during the
eight days beginning May % The
program has been arranged by a
committee of which William f.
Franklin, assistant department adju-
tant,. American Legion, is chairman,
and is as follows:
Saturday, May 23--12 noon. Vim
cent B. Costello Post. No. Is, will
erect Ia Flanders Field cross on the
lawn of the District Building: p.m
40 Hommes ct S ChevauX will meet
at Sixteenth and Upshur streets
northwest TO replace all memorial
tree markers destroyed, place flags
and clean parkingS from Upshur
street to Alaska avenue; pm,
George +. killeen Unit American
Legion Auxiliary will place poppies
by the memorial markers along Six
teenth Street. George +. Killeen Post
will take care of the graves of vet
Grams of all wars in Holy Rood and
Oak Hill cemeteries, cooperating
with veterans of all wars.
Sunday, May 24-AM., Kenneth H.
Nash Post with other veterans at
Glenwood Cemetery. Edward Doug
las White Post at Fort Lincoln Gem
etery alone, Sergt. Jasper Post at
Prospect Hill Cemetery alone; II
am, Amphitheater. Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery: Solemn pontifical
mass-Celebrant, Right Rev. Mgr. c.
F Thomas; assistant priest, Very
Rev. John c. Geale, s. j.; deacon,
Rev. Edward McAdams, World War
champlain; subdeacon, Benjamin
Tarskey. L. S. A, chief of chap
plains office; sermon, Rev. Joseph NJ.
Ionergran of Illinois, national chap
lain, American Legion; master of
ceremonies, Rev. Francis ]. Hurney,
World War chaplain of L. S. S.
Charleston; choir music. st. Pat
rick's Male Sanctuary Choir, under
direction of Prof. G. A. Benson; in
strumental music, United States Ma
rine Band; organist. Frank OBrien;
uShers, members of the Sd L. ).
Cavalry. This service will be broad
cast by station WCAP. PM. James
F. Walker Post, Woodlawn and
Payne's cemeteries alone; Bureau of
Engraving and Printing Post. ST.
Mary's Cemetery alone; James Reese
Europe Post with other veteran or
ganiZations at Harmony Cemetery;
Tank Corps Post a Cedar Hill Gem
etery alone: Augustus p. Gardner
Post at st. EliZabeth's Cemetery with
other veteran organizations; Stewart
Walcott Post at Congressional Gem
etery with other veterans: George
Washington Post at Rock Creek Gem
etery alone; 3 pm, Vincent B. Cos
tello Post and Kenneth Lewis Post
with other veterans at Mount Olivet
Cemetery; pm, Robley Evans Post
at Hams Point. Potomac Park, in
tribute to the Navy dead; s pm,
James +. Walker, James Reese Eu-
rope and Kenneth Lewis Posts with
veterans of all wars at Shiloh Bap-
tiSt Church.
Wednesday. May 27-McGroarty-
OConnelI Post will secure flags and
decorate all monuments in the public
parks of the city, under the direction
of Mr.. Owen of the public buildings
and grounds.
Thursday, May 28.. 8 ANA delega-
ton of the department will leave the
Fourteenth street entrance of the Dis
triCt Building and proceed to Wide
Water. Va, to decorate the grave of
the late national president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, DR.. Kate
Waller Barrett, and hold services.
Friday, May 90 $3.50 p.m.-Depart-
ment Chaplain Yates will lead a dele
CATION from the department to the en-
trance to the National Cathedral,
where services will be held for Wood
row Wilson; Bureau of Engraving Post
will hold services in the rotunda of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing in
tribute of former employees of the
Government who served in all wars
from this building.
Saturday. May so. a.m.--Voy-
ageur'S Militare of the Grande Voitere
will meet with transportation at the
District Building, where it Will be
joined by Troop 73 and other troops
of the Boy Scouts of America, and