Evening star., 1928-05-29
COOLIDGE TO GIVE
GETTYSBURG TALK
President Win Make His Me.
mortal Day Address at
Famous Battlefield.

President Coolidge tomorrow will journey
to the battlefield at Gettysburg. Pa, to
| lead a grateful Nation in paying rev.
erent tribute to those who sacrificed
their lives that this Republic might be
! perpetuated.
| Public interest has been drawn in
! tensely to the Presidents selection OF
| the scene of the greatest battle on this
| continent. the decisive conflict of the
| Civil War. 1t will be the first time he
| has been to that battle-ground since he
has been President and the first time
| an Executive has been there since
/ President Hardings visit to the ma
neuvers of the Marine Corps in 1922.
Moreover, this will be Mr.. Coolidge S
! last Memorial day address as President
and he will speak from a platform
! erected on what is accepted as the spot
| from which Abraham Lincoln delivered
! his brief but immortal address on the
| occasion OF dedicating the National
| Cemetery at Gettysburg.
! Because of this interest. especially the
| background afforded by Lincoln's ad-
| dress and the ferocity of the three day
| struggle between those armies OF Meade
/ and Lee IS years ago. 1t is expected that
/ one of the largest crowds ever assembled
| on this historic ground will be on hand
/ 10 participate in the memorial exer-
| cises.
Only Address Of Day.
The address 10 be made by Mr.. Cool
idge will be the only one on this oc-
casion. Representative Franklin Menges,
\ In whose congressional district the bat
tlefield is located, viii ofieiate.
Lincoln's Gettysburg address will be
read by Rev. A. E. Wagner, pastor of
| the Lutheran Church of Gettysburg.
Rev. j. H. Darlington, Episcopal Bishop
of Harrisburg, will offer the invocation,
and the benediction will be by Rev. w.
D. z. Scott of the Gettysburg Camp. liz.
Sons of Veterans of the Civil War. 1t is
| under the auspices of the latter Organi-
| zation that tomorrow's ceremonies viii
be held.
In the vast assemblage expected there
will be many persons distinguished in
public and private life, among them high
officials of the Nation and of the COM
monwealth of Pennsylvania. as well as
| numerous officers Of the military estab-
lishments Of both.
The presidential party will be small
one Besides Mrs. Coolidge. the Presi-
dent will be accompanied only by At
torney General Sargent, Everett San
ders, his secretary; Col. James r. Cou-
pal. his personal physician. and Col.
Osrnun Latrobe and Capt. Wilson
Brown, his military and naval aides. As
is customary on such occasions, the
President viii have in his party score
or more Of newspaper correspondents
and news photographers.
Ninth to visit Field.
When Mr. Coolidge goes TO Gettys-
burg tomorrow he viii be the ninth
| Chief Executive TO visit that battle
| ground since Lincoin's dedicatory ad-
dress. The others we're Grant. Harrison,
Hayes. Cleveland, Roosevelt. Wilson and
Harding. However, all Of these did not
make addresses and all the visits we're
not In relation TO Memorial day cere-
monies.
The journey TO Gettysburg viii be
made by special train Of the Penngyl-
yania Railroad II viii depart from
Union Station early tonight 70 put the
party In Gettysburg IN time for the open
ing Of the exercises at 2 O'Clock In the
afternoon. The party will be back in
Washington in time for the President
and Mrs. Coolidge 70 have their evening
meal az the White House at their Gus
tomary hour.
Meeting Tonight.
Under the ciaairrnanship Of William
| II Bobb, commander Of the Depart
fnent Of the Potomac. Grand Army of
the Republic. 10 veterans organizations
viii meet tonight at 3 O'Clock In the
| board room Of the District Building, 70
| arrange final plans for the Memorial
| day program In the District, which viii
| have Arlington as its ultimate objective.
Another phase Of the preparation 10
| do f1ttsng honor TO the Nations fallen
1 dead came today. when q committee
toured the city's schools and collected
/ flowers that some 50 700 school chill
| dfen had brought 10 be laid later on
| the graves Of the service men. Ten
| machines from the Naval Air Station,
1 Army headquarters and the Marine
| Corps collected the flowers from the
schools, under the direction Of william
=. Franklin, Glenn King and Charles
Bishop, q Congressional Medal Of Honor
man, who formed the committee.
The flowers we're taken 10 Fort Myer,
whence BOY and Girl Scouts viii dis
tribute them IN Arlington National
\
Flowers we're contributed from the
White House, the Botanic Gardens
and other places.
Pians for Parade.
| Arrangements for the Memorial da,
exercises and parade tomorrow call fol
participating organizations 10 assemble
~ o o'cIock At Grand Army Hall, on
Pennsylvania avenue near Fourteenth
street. The Grand Army Of the Repaib-
lie viii form on the south side Of Penn.
syiYapia avenue, right resting On Fiji.
teesstn street facing south
The United Spanish War Veterans
vii form en- the east side ri Fifteenth
street, right resting on Pennsylvania
avenue, The American Legion viii form
on the south side 0f Pennsylvania ave.
n9s. right resting on Fifteenth street
,Ine Veterans NJ Foreign Wars will form
On the left Of the American Legion
The Disabled American Veterans Of tn
World War VIII form On the left Of tn
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, The TndiaY
Var Veterans will form on the Left oI
TIE Disabled American Veterans,
| TIE Ane Ot march will be: Pennsyl
Yspfz avenue, south Of ttle Treasury
ia3stn On n1e west side of Treasury v
III street. thence east " Thirteenth
street, then Soalth 70 E street, wf1er.
special cars Of the Washington -ViFginis
Railway CO. @ill be In waiting " con
| yeg tk0sG participating In the parads
~ Arlington, where the principal eere.
mont viii sse Ield
| II the line ~ march viii he q mount
&c .sIeIace escort. ti1e Marine Band, ;
battalion of High ssciooI Cadets ~ Al
| esH'sg1 " il0faor, Chief Marshal Capt
| john Nsd6}eton, the Grand Army %
| the E1EalDlN, Department C0f1dr. Bobb
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