Evening star., 1927-05-22

The program for the annual memo.
rial services Of the Department Of the
| District of Columbia, American lie.
gion. was completed last night at a
meeting of the department memorial
committee and assignments made of
| the various posts for holding services
| in the local cemeteries. Past Depart
ment Vice Commander Thomas J..
Frailey presided at the meeting,
which was held in the Southern
Building.
The annual services will be held in
conjunction with the joint committee
OF all veterans and auxiliaries. under
the direction of the Grand Army of
the Republic. It was decided to place
three wreaths. with brief ceremonies,
on the tomb Of the Unknown Soldier.
in Arlington National Cemetery. on
the monument in the World War sec.
tion of Arlington and at the tomb of
President Wilson. in Washington Ca
thedral. The wreath for President
Wilson. who was a member of George
Washington Post. No. l, will be placed
Sunday afternoon, May 20, at 3
o'clock; the others, Monday, May 80.
Program Opens May &c.
The program of memorial exercises
when Vincent b. Costello Post, No. Is,
will erect Flanders Field cross in
front of the District Building. Taps
will be sounded by Buglers Loveless
and Murray. Victory Post. No. 4,
will decorate all of the monuments in
the public parks of the city. under the
direction of Frederick d. Owen Of the
Office of public buildings and grounds
The same post Sunday. May %. will
place poppies and flags by the memo
fial markers along Sixteenth street.
Services viii be held in every GENE
terry in the city. concluding with the
World War section in Arlington. May
80. The address at the World War
cross Monday at 11:45 o'clock will be
made by Lieut.. Col. Thomas j. Dick
son, senior chaplain of the 1st Divi-
sion. A, L. F.. on Homage of Appre
ciation."
The program as approved last night
for the various American Legion
posts is as follows:
Saturday. May 2S, afternoon-Bu-
reau of Engraving Post will hold serv-
ices in the rOtunda of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing and pay trib.
ute to former employees of the bureau
who served in all wars.
Saturday. May 2S-George Z. xii.
of the graves of veterans of all wars
in Holy Rood and Oak Hill Cemeteries,
cooperating with veterans of all wars.
Saturday. May 2S-George Wash.
ington Post. No. /, and John NJ. Beau.
chene Posts at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Sunday, May 29-Kenneth H. Nash
Post, with other veterans. at Glen
wood Cemetery.
Sunday, May %. morning-Edward
Douglass White and Lincoln Posts at
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Sunday. May 20, noon-Sergeant
Jasper Post at Prospect Hill Cemetery
alone.
Sunday, May 29-James E. Walker
Post. Woodlawn and Paynes Gene
teries alone.
Sunday. May 90, afternoon-Bureau
of Engraving and Printing Post, st.
Mary's Cemetery.
Sunday. May 30, afternoon--James
Reese Europe Post. with other veter-
ans organizations. at Harmony Gene
terry.
Sunday. May 90. afternoon-Tank
Corps Post at Cedar Hill Cemetery
alone.
Sunday. May 90, acknowledges
tus P. Gardner Post at st. Elizabeth's
Cemetery, with other veterans organi-
cations.
Sunday. May %. afternoon--Stuart
Walcott Post at Congressional Gene.
terry, with other veterans.
Sunday. May 80. IL a.m.--U. s. s.
Jacob Jones Post. No. 2, will decorate
Bessie p. Edwards grave for the Bes-
sic P. Edwards Post, Boston. Mass, in