Evening star., 1927-05-29
President to Make Address
at Arlington Amphitheater
Services Tomorrow.
G. A. R. TO LEAD PARADE
OF VETERANS ON AVENUE
Poppies to Be Strewn on River as
Memorial to Sailors and Ma
rines Lost at Sea.

Capital of the Nation tomorrow to
find a people, mindful Of past sacri.
fices. waiting to pay reverent homage
to the legions Of the heroic dead, who
wore the uniforms Of their country.
But the formal services arranged In
honor Of Memorial day. eliminating
with the address Of President Cool.
idge in the marble white Amphithea.
ter at Arlington. will be in the main
only the verbal expression Of a Ma.
tion's gratitude to It's defenders and
preservers. It Is in the simple dec.
Grating Of the graves that the true
spirit Of Memorial day best reveals
itself. Mute lips of surviving com.
raGes and loved ones as they walk
silently between the rows Of dead to-
day and tomorrow, STOPPING to place
their offerings of flowers at each
white cross and headstone that marks
a spot that is forever America. will
speak with an eloquence more effec-
tive than tongue can utter.
While Washington is the pivotal
point Of the Nations observance OF
Memorial day. wherever the war dead
rest, beneath sod or under the waters,
there will be found some one to re-
member the sacrifice made. Across
the seas in distant France, the thou
sands OF graves Of American dead
who remain where they fell on the
battlefields, will be cared for In the
same reverent fashion as those Of
their comrades that rest in Arlington
and elsewhere. And likewise. the
graves Of those who wore the gray,
buried in the Confederate section Of
Arlington, will be decorated as are
those who wore the Union blue.
G. A. r.. to Parade Tomorrow.
In many cemeteries in and around
Washington the observance begins to.
day, but tomorrow the. fullest signifi.
canoe Of the day viii be brought to
mind, when the vanishing ranks OF
the G. A. r. for for what may be
the last parade for some along historic
Pennsylvania avenue. Out of the
thousands who tramped down the Ave-
nue. in the triumphant parade OF 1866
a group Of less than company strength
will participate tomorrow. They win
be guarded by stalwart veterans Of
the War with Spain and the World
War, but among these, too, there will
be many who bear the marks Of cam.
paigns. Assembling in front Of the
Grand Army Hall and the Treasury
Building, the veterans will march to
Thirteenth and B streets, where auto
mobiles and street cars will convey
them on their annual pilgrimage to
Arlington.
The services In memory Of sailors
and Marines lost at sea will be held
this morning aboard the u. 8. s. Por.
poise, which leaves the pier at the
W. o,-d ok I'D - ~ "
be under the auspices Of the Depart-
ment Of the District of Columbia AUX.
iliaries Of the United Spanish War
Veterans, Edna r. Summerfield, de.
partment president.
VIII Strew Poppies In River.
Down the Potomac River poppies
will be strewn over the waters, and
Rice w. Means, former Senator from
Colorado, who Is commander-in-chief
Of the United Spanish War Veterans,
will deliver the memorial address.
Music will be furnished by the United
States Navy Band, and the rest of
The program follows: Invocation by
Rev. L. Paul Rennolds, department
chaplain; introduction. L. j. Nolan,
department. commander; vocal solo.
Miss Jeanette McCaffery; memorial
/ solo by Mrs. Elvina Rowe, followed
by the singing Of America" and taps.
The committee consists of the fol.
owing: Edna r. Summerfield, depart.
ne MT president, A. U. 8. w. W; Cathe.
line Dintler, senior vice president, A.
D. s. w. W; Addie Kimmel, president.
admiral George Dewey Naval AUX.
liary, No. 8: Bertha Cook, president,
Cen. Emmett Urell Auxiliary. No.
}; Catherine Bailey, president, Col.
lanes s. Petit Auxiliary. No. 6; Min
ME Lockboeler. acting president, Col.
John Jacob Astor Auxiliary, No.
|: Tillie Mae Roth. president, General
Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary. No. S;
Katherine league, secretary, Depart.
nent A. u. s. w. "; Cora M. Camp
,ell, treasurer, Department A. u. s.
w. "; Louise Moore. past president,
Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux
liary, No. 8; Arthur H. League, past
department. commander, U. s. w. w.;
Andrew Kimmel, past comma nder. Ad-
niral George Dewey Naval Camp;
George Parker, Admiral George Dewey
Naval Camp.
At Key Bridge, Georgetown, this aft.
rnoon at $3.50 o'clock the National
Noman's Relief Corps will hold serv.
ces in honor of the airmen. Army
nd Navy planes, flying overhead. will
lrop poppies on the waters as pigeons
will be released to carry message OF
'eace and good will to Army posts.
Mrs. M. M. North is in charge Of
he services and the principal address
will be delivered by Chaplain A. C.
)liver, u. s. A. The invocation will be
iven by Chaplain e. L. Aekiss, u. ).
Y. NJ. NJ. North will pay a tribute to
he airmen who died in service and
ergt. Witchie will sound TAPS"
The Services at Wilson Tomb.
Meanwhile, at Mount st. Alban. the
nembers of George Washington Post.
70. /, Of the American Legion, to
which Woodrow Wilson belonged. will
make pilgrimage to the tomb of the
'ar President in the crypt Of the
Washington Cathedral. Departmental
'onldr. Amos A. Fries will head the
while Departmental
'omdr. Charles II. Reilley Of the Vet.
rams Of Foreign Wars will represent
hat organization. There will be no
primal ceremonies. The veterans will
ssemble at the Cathedral at 8 o'clock
1 the afternoon, with a color guard.
nd place a wreath upon the tomb.
here will be no Memorial day sery.
,es as last year under the auspices OF
ie Washington Cathedral, when thou.
ands gathered about the Peace Cross.
Columbia Typographical Union. No.
D1, Dale G.. Sheriff, president, will
old its own memorial services at
clock this afternoon, in the audi.
,rium OF Typographical Temple. The
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