Evening star., 1925-05-23
WAR DEAD HON0RED
BY LEGION POSTS
Veteran Bodies Uniting in
Tribute to District
Heroes Today,

can Legion. today will erect on the
lawn In front of the District Building
the white memorial cross as a tribute
TO the memory of District boys who
lost their lives in the World War.
The cross, surrounded by wreaths.
VIII remain in place until after Dec
Grafton day. The members of the post
will assemble at the cross on May 80
before going to Arlington Cemetery
to participate in memorial services
there.
Place POppies by Markers.
The George E. Killeen Unit, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, will place pop
pies by the memorial markers along
Sixteenth street at o'clock this
afternoon. The post also will lay
tributes of flowers on the graves of
veterans of all American wars in Holy
Rood and. Oak Hill Cemeteries, in CO.
operation with other patriotic organi-
cations who will participate in me-
mortal exercises.
The 40 Hommes ct Chevaux will
meet at Sixteenth and Upshur streets
at O'Clock this afternoon TO replace
memorial tree markers which have
been destroyed, beautify parking and
set flags.
Last night memorial services for
the late Secretary of Agriculture
Henry c. Wallace and for the men
who lost their lives in the World War
were held by the Department of Agri.
culture Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, at the National Museum. VII
liam NJ. Jardine, Secretary of Agricul.
ture, and Bishop Freeman spoke
Music was furnished by the Marine
Band.
Thousands will join in memorial
services held tomorrow under the aus.
pices of veterans organizations One
of the largest and most impressive
will be held at the Amphitheater in
Arlington Cemetery at IL o'clock
when solemn pontifical mass will be
celebrated by Right Rev. Mgr. c. f
Thomas. This service will be broad
cast by station WCAP. Mgr. Thomas
will be assisted by Rev. John c. Geale
Rev. Edward McAdams. World War
chaplain, Ben jamin Tarskey, u. S. A.
chief chaplain's office, and others. A
sermon will be delivered by Rev
Joseph NJ. Lonergran Of Illinois, ma
tional chaplain of the American Le
gion. Rev. Francis j. Hurnney, a
World War chaplain. will be master OF
ceremonies. Choir music will be fur
nished by st. Patrick's Church Male
Sanctuary Choir. and the United
States Marine Band will play. Mem
bers Of the 3rd United States Cavalry
Will act as uSherS.
Mount Olivet Services.
Another impressive ceremony will be
held at 3 o'clock tomorrow at Mount
Olivet Cemetery, under the auspices
Of Lincoln Camp, No. 2. Sons of Vet.
Grams, L. S. A; the Vincent B. Cos
tello Post. No. IS, American Legion
and the Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent
No. /, Daughters of Veterans. P. ]
Haltigan, reading clerk of the House
Of Representatives, and Charles Kohen
commander Of the Costello Post, will
make addresses. Rev. DIR. Lonergran
will say an invocation, and benediction
will be pronounced by Rev. f. J
Hurney, past department chaplain OF
the American Legion. The program
will include a musical program. The
committee arranging for the memorial
service is George Alpha Howe. chair
man; l.. r. Niswonger, F. T. F. John
son, James w. Lyons, Charles Kohen
William +. Franklin and Miss Anna
Hage. The subcommittee chairmen
are F. T. f. Johnson. Solomon A
Smith, Miss Edna j. Sheehy, Mrs
Bella j. Howe, August Orange, James
l.. kidwell and Pierre Deffes.
Other Tributes Planned.
Other services to be held tomor-
row include Kenneth H. Nash Pos
with other veterans at the Glen
wood Cemetery; Edward Douglas
White Post at Fort Lincoln Gene.
terry, Sergt. Jasper Post at the Pros
pect Hill Cemetery, James Z. Wake,
Post, Woodlawn and Paynes GENE.
teries; Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post st. Mary's Cemetery
James Reese Europe Post and Other
veterans at Harmony Cemetery
Tank Corps Post, Cedar Hill Gene.
terry; Augustus P. Gardner Post a.
st. EliZabeth's Cemetery; Stewar'
Walcott Post, Congressional Gene
terry, and the George Washington
Post at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Members of the Admiral Georg,
Dewey Naval Camp Auxiliary, Span,
ish War Veterans, and comrades ant
auxiliary members of other Spanish
War Veterans posts left this morn
ing for Mount Vernon to pay tribut,
there to all United States sailors
who lost their lives at sea. Flower.
Will be strewn on the Potomac a.
the U. S. S. Grampus, carrying tn,
party, arrives at Mount Vernon.
All monuments in the public parks
of the District are to be decorated
Wednesday by members of the Nc
| Groarty-O'Connell Post. Thursday
delegation will leave from the Four
| teenth street door of the Distric
Building and proceed to Whitewater
| Va, to decorate the grave of the lat,
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett, former ma
tional president of the American
Legion Auxiliary.
Services in memory of Woodrow
Wilson will be held at the Washing
ton Cathedral at $3.50 Friday after
| noon. At the same time a servic,
will be held at the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing for former burea,
employees who died in the World War
Decoration Day Rites.
Saturday morning Voyageur's Mill