Evening star., 1927-05-22
AMERICAN LEGION COMPLETES
DISTRICT MEMORIAL PROGRAM
Local Observance Will Start Thursday
With Placing of Flanders Gross and
Monument Decorating.

Arlington National Cemetery and all
yeoman 0.) graves in all cemeteries
/ in and around Washington.
! Sunday. May 29--Vincent B. Cos
| tello Post and Auxiliary and Kenneth
Lewis Post, with other veterans, at
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Sunday, May 90. 5 p.m.-Victory
Post, No 4, at Hains Point, Potomac
Park, to pay tribute to naval dead.
Sunday, May 20. s p.m.-James
Reese Europe. James Z. Walker and
Kenneth Lewis Posts, with veterans
of all wars, at EbeneZer NJ. f. Church.
Fourth and D streets southeast.
Memorial for Wilson.
Sunday. May %. at 8 o'clock. De
partment Commander Amos A. Fries
will lead a delegation from the de-
partment and the members of George
| Washington Post, No. l, to the en-
trance of the National Cathedral.
where services will be held for the
late President Wilson, Commander. IN
Chief of the military forces of the
| United States during the World war.
| Legionnaires are requested to assem-.
| BILE at the entrance of the Cathedral
! grounds. Wisconsin avenue and
Massachusetts avenue. at 2:45 o'clock.
Sunday, May 20 3 PM. Quentin
Roosevelt Post, at Battle Ground
Cemetery, with other veterans.
Sunday, May 20, noon, the depart
ment colors, led by the commander
and staff, will assemble at the He
brew Cemetery on Alabama avenue
southeast and proceed to the me.
mortal circle. A special address Will
be made. Department Commander
Amos A. Fries will preside.
e,
Militaire of the Grande Voiture, No.
ia, 40 and s, will meet with trans
portation at the District Building,
where they will be Joined by Boy
Scouts and secure poppies from the
American Legion Auxiliary to deco
rate graves in Arlington. Monday.
May 80, 8 am, James K. Walker.
James Reese Europe and Kenneth
Lewis Posts will meet at Twelfth
Street Y. NJ. c. A. and march to the
District Building, headed by the Com
munity Center Band.
Short Parade Monday.
All posts will form at o'clock in
uniform, with colors If possible, in
front of the District Building. accord
ing to post numbers. Memorial day
morning. The United States Army
Band will lead the department, fol-
lowed by the Vincent B. Costello
Post Drum Corps, Victory Post
Drum Corps and the Community
Center Band, leading the Walker.
Europe and Lewis Posts. After
short parade. the Legionnaires will
board electric cars at Thirteenth and
d streets for Arlington At Ills
o'clock the same formation will enter
Fort Myer gates. Arlington Cemetery,
proceeding direct to the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier, where Commander
Fries will place wreath, followed by
brief service. At 1880 o'clock the
Jane A. Delano post will conduct brief
services in the nurses section of the
cemetery.
At 1145 o'clock the organizations
will form in front of the amphitheater
and proceed to the World War Sec
ton, where services will be held.
At noon that day the American
Veterans of Hellenic Descent will pay
tribute at the grave of George Dilboy
on Clayton avenue. near the south
gate In Arlington Cemetery.
The American Legion memorial
committee appointed by Acting De-
partment Commander Theodore Cogs.
we'll Is composed of Past Department
Vice Commander Thomas j. Frailey,
chairman: j. Thaddeus Baker, vice
chairman: Miss Esther v. Hall. Mrs.
Mayme II. Smith, Past Department
Commander Paul j. McGahan. Post
Department Commander Watson b.
Miller. Raymond A. Burke and De.
partment Adjutant George +. I'm.
macht.