Evening star., 1928-05-27
CAPITAL MEMORIAL
PROGRAM STARTS
Tributes to Nations Dead
Will Be Paid by Va
riOus Groups.

With eulogy and floral tribute, the
National Capital today will begin its an
nual Memorial day season of reverence
for the Nations military heroes who
have gone to their last resting place on
land or at sea.
Pilgrimages will be made to more
than dozen cemeteries today by SOL
emn groups of men and women bearing
floral tributes to be laid on ivy-covered
graves. while on the broad stretches oil
the Potomac River other groups will
drop roses and poppies in memory OF
those who sailed the sea or skies.
The ceremonies today will provide a
fitting prologue to the more extensive
and elaborate service of Wednesday,
when veterans of the Civil War will lead
the city in paying homage to the IL
lustrious dead of three great wars
President Coolidge will be absent from
Washington on Memorial day for the
first time since his Inauguration. He
will go to Gettysburg to deliver an ad-
dress on that day.
Honor for Sea Heroes.
The U. S. S. Porpoise will leave the
Navy Yard wharf at 1920 o'clock this
morning on a picturesque mission OF
memory and sorrow. From its deck
will be strewn armfuls of Spring bios
SONS in symbolic tribute to soldiers,
sailors and Marines who lost their lives
at sea. The impressive rites will be un-
der auspices of the Department Of the
District of Columbia AuXiliaries Of the
United Spanish War Veterans.
A similarly colorful service in mem
ory of air heroes will take place at 3
o'clock this afternoon from the Key
Bridge. While Army and Navy planes
drop poppies to the surface OF the river
below, a flock of pigeons will be released
from the bridge, emblematic of the
service in which the flyers gave their
lives.
The program aboard the PorpoiSe will
begin as the ship leaves the wharf and
turns its bow toward Mount Vernon.
1t will open with selections by the Navy
Band Orchestra and the invocation by
Eugene Doleman, department chaplain
of the Spanish War Veterans. Depart
ment Comdr Albert Michaud will speak
briefly on the purposes Of the trip.
Representative Franklin Menges OF
Pennsylvania will deliver the principal
address. jeanette McCaffrey and Mrs.
Elyina Rowe will sing. A Navy trump
eter will sound taps
AS the ship turns back toward Wash
ington. near Mount Vernon, the strew-
ing of flowers will begin. continuing
until the Navy Yard is reached.
Guests of honor on the trip will in
clude Commander-in Chief John j.
Garrity, United Spanish War Veterans;
@. NJ. Gen. James J. Murphy, United
Spanish War Veterans, Past Com
mander -in-Chief Rice w Means,
Department Comdr. William l.. Mat
tocks, United Spanish War Veterans:
the Grand Army of the Republic. Wom-
ans Relief Corps, Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Veterans of For
eign Wars. American Legion and the
Jacob Jones Post of the American
Legion.
Committee in Charge.
The following committee is in charge
of arrangements Department President
Margaret E. Burns Of the Ladies Aux
iliaries Of the Spanish War Veterans,
chairman; Department Junior Vice
President Louise Moore, Ladies Aux
iliaries; Elizabeth Norris, president OF
the Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux
Emmett Urell Auxiliary; President Edna
r. Summerfield, Colonel James S. Petit
Auxiliary: President Elizabeth Weber
Colonel John Jacob Astor Auxiliary
President Minnie Murdock. General Mel
son A Miles Auxiliary: Past Comdr Ar
thur II. League, Spanish War Veterans
George Parker, past commander of the
Admiral George Dewel Naval Camp,
Andrew j. Kimmel. past commander oil
Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp
and Past Department Comdr. James E
Maynard. Spanish War Veterans.
The Key Bridge exercises will be con-
Quoted by the National Woman's Relief
Corps, in accordance with custom In
augurated in 1920. The assembly will
be called to order by a bugler and in
vocation will be pronounced by Eev. DR.
Joseph r.. Si2oo. pastor Of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Capt
C. H. Dickins. United States Navy, will
deliver an address and M. M. North
will pay tribute to the countrys flyers.
Singing will be led by Miss Jeannette
Baker. Following benediction and Taps
the pigeons will be freed from crate
provided by the United States Signal
Corps. The dropping OF poppies from!
planes circling overhead viii conclude
the services. The planes will be piloted
by Lieut. Peter Skance Of the Army and
Lieut.. Harvey l.. Bowes of the Navy.
The Gen, Nelson A. Miles Camp of
Spanish War Veterans will conduct
memorial services today at st, Eliza
bcth's Hospital. Ofiicers and members
OF the camp will assemble at the main
gate this morning at . o'clock 10
decorate graves OF veterans in the hos
pital cemetery. The program at the
cemetery will begin at 1890 o'clock
with n call to order by Bugier Patrick
Mcmahon and remarks by Camp
Comdr. George v. McAlear. Chaplain
c. r. Dawson will offer invocation.
Asst Supt, Noyes OF the hospital VIII
welcome the visitors There will be a
salute by detachment OF the y. $,