Evening star., 1928-05-26
MEMORIAL RITES
.SETFOR TOMORROW
Flowers to BE StreWn on Po-
tomac, Graves to Be Dec
Grated by Many Groups.

Warriors Of the land. air and sea
who lost their lives in the service OF
their country will be remembered by
their sorrowing fellow citizens at a
series Of pre-Memorial day services here
tomorrow
Reverent hands will place floral
tributes on the graves of veterans in
several cemeteries and will strew flowers
on the Potomac River in memory OF
those who died at sea or in the air.
The floral offerings for those who
went to watery grave viii be streTn
from the u. s. S. Porpoise during O.
voyage from the Navy Yard to Mount
Vernon, while those for the airmen
will be dropped from Army and Navy
pianes.
Services on Boat.
The Porpoise will leave the Navy
Yard wharf at 1890 O'Clock Tomorrow
morning and during the trip down ne
river there will be patriotic services
under auspices Of the local department.
auxiliaries OF the United Spanish War
Veterans. The program includes an
address by Representative Franklin
Meuges of Pennsylvania. Introductory
remarks by Department Comdr. Albert
Michaud invocation By Departments
Chaplain Eugene Doleman, vocal SOLOS
by Jeannette McCaffrey and Mrs: e.
yina Rowe, selections by the Navy Band
orchestra and TAPS" Department
President Margaret E. Burns OF the
Ladies' AuXiliaries Of the Spanish War
Veterans is chairman OF the committee
on arrangements.
THE services for airmen win be held
at the Key Bridge at 3 O'Clock tomoI-
row afternoon by the National Won2ns
Relief Corps. Invocation Will Dc oy
Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor OF the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Cnurcn-
Capt. C. II. Dickins, U. 8. N, VIII de-
liver an address. as will M. M. North.
A feature OF the services will he the
release of pigeons, symbolic OF the spirit
of aviation The program Will con-
cIude with the dropping OF poppies from
planes.
ish War Veterans will conduct memorial
services tomorrow morning al 10 50
O'Clock at the cemetery in St Eliza
betns Hospital grounds. Omcers ana
members of the camp will assemble a.
9 O'Clock at the main gate. The deco
rating of graves of soldiers, sailors ana
Marines In the cemetery Will oe followed
in the afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock oy
services in hitchcock Hall under
auspices of the local department OF
Spanish War Veterans. This program
will include addresses by DR.. William
A White, superintendent OF the
hospital; Department Comdr. Albers
Michaud, Spanish War Veterans:
Senior vice Department Comdr. James
q. Yaden, and Assistant Secretary Of
| War Charles Burton Robbins.
Services in Other Cemeteries.
Other services will be held il more
| than a dozen other cemeteries where
| there are but a limited number OF
graves of service men. A special pro-
| gram will be held at O'Clock at Mount
Olivet Cemetery under auspices OF
| Lincoln Camp, No. 2. Sons Of Union
| Veterans Of the Civil War; Vincent 3.
| Costello Post, No. Is, American Legion;
| John Barry Garrison. Army and Navy
| Union, and Ellen Spencer MuSSey Tent,
| No. l. Daughters of Union Veterans OF
| the Civil War Addresses viii be de-
| lvered by Representative Joseph 3.
! Glynn of Connecticut, Thomas Mason,
/ jr., commander of Vincent B. Costello
Post, and Charles Francis Bishop. COM
mander Of John Barry Garrison. m
vocation and benediction viii be offered
| by Rev. Francis j. Hurney.
Other ceremonies viii be held at the
| following cemeteries: Cedar Hill. by
Tank Corps Post. No. 19. American
Legion: Fort Lincoln. by Edward
| Douglas White Post. No. 81. American
Legion: Rock Greek. by George wash
| ington Post. No. /, and John M.
Beauchesne Post, No. 2e. American
Legion: Woodlawn and Payne, by James
| E. walker Post, No. IS. American
| Legion. assisted BY James Reese Europe
Post. No. 5. OF the legion. and local
department OF Spanish War Veterans:
| the five Hebrew cemeteries, by Vincent
| B. Costello Post: Harmony. by Charles
| Sumner Post, No. g.. G.. A. r.. assisted
by Spanish and World War veterans
groups, and Northeast. by Gen. GUY v.
| Henry Garrison. No. Q. Army and Navy
| Union. and other organizations
The World War memorial markers
along upper Sixteenth street viii Be
decorated by Victory Post, No. 4, Amer
lean Legion.