Evening star., 1928-05-28
PRE-MEMOR|AL DAY
SERVICES ARE HELD
Separate Ceremonies OBJ
served for Those Who Died
on Land, at Sea or in Air.

the AIT service. WnlIe WredtIlS dIlN
other floral tributes were being laid OF
graves In more than a dozen ceme'
teries. poppies and other flowers were
being strewn on the Potomac River from
a slowly cruising Government steamer
and from military airplaneSi clrcllne
and dipping in salute.
The Sabbath exercises, carried out lr
a drizzling. intermittent rain. were pre-
lirninary to the formal Memorial day
program Of Wednesday, centering about
the Nations military dead in Arlington
National Cemetery and IN otner loca
burial places This program Will IN
clude the customary parade OF vener-
able Civil War Veterans and the ON
cial O. A. r. memorial services IN the
amphitheater at Arlington.
Air Rites ColorfuI.
The rites for airmen were Of color
ful, symbolic character. A group OF
members and guests Of the National
woman's Relief Corps, gathered IN the
rain on the Key Bridge, in Georgetown
voiced their tributes TO flyers VINO sac
ri1ced their lives IN the World War. as
an Army and a Navy plane maneuvereo
overhead and let popptes fall TO the
surface OF the river. The planes were
piloted hy Lieut. Peter Skance OF the
Army and Lieut.. Harvey l. Bowes OF
the Navy. -.
the services opened with invocation
bv Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor OF
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. and the singing Of America,
led by Miss Jeannette Baker, cornetist.
Capt. c. H Dickins. Navy chaplain
e,Iloeized the aviators Of the World War,
and M. NJ. North added TO the tribute.
The members Joined in salute 70 the
flag and IN singing the national anthem.
As taps was sounded by bugler
crate Of Army pigeons were released.
The exercises for those who died at
esa were held aboard the q. S. S.
porDoise, as It piled It's way TO Mount
Vernon and back 10 the Navy Yard. On
the trip down the river there was a
patriotic service. including invocation
bv Chaplain Eugene Doleman Of the
Spanish War Veterans, Introductory re-
marks by Dept. Condr. Albert Michaud
Of the Spanish War Veterans, memo
rial address by Representative Menges
of Pennsylvania, and selections oy the
orchestra Of the Navy Band and vocal
EoloiSts.
Flowers Strewn on River.
Flowers were strewn on the water
during the return trip.
Annual memorial exercises OF =. 5.
Grant Circle, No. !, and Abraham Lin
coin Circle, No. 3. Ladies Of the @. 4. R.,
were held yesterday In the rotundS Of
the Capitol Lincoln and Grant we're
euIoeized By Representative Rathbone Of
Illinois, who pledged himself 70 continue
his Efforts 70 preserve Ford's Theater
and the Eheppard's boarding house IS
national shrines.
Members Of Gen. Nelson A. Niles
Camp Of the Spanish War Veterans
conducted memorial services at Ct.
ans r. the hospital cemetery were deco
rated ID the morning, and tn the after
noon . special program Was held IN
Hitchcock Hall, with the cooperation
Of 01actslg Of the Government tnEsitu-
ton Commemorative addresses were
made BY Dept. Condr. MicFaud, Senior
Vice Dept. Con1dr. James @. Yaden and
Col Charles Burton Robbins, Assistant
Secretary Of War. The program in
elude6 patriotic music, color cere-
uAony and the reading of Lincoin's
Gettysburg address. Rabbi Abram
Simon spoke a. services held az the
Soldier Home yesterday afternoon.
The Fekworth Me. Chorus sang, and
tE1e Soldiers Home Band rendered a
pzfrto+ac concert. Chaplain Il A. Grif-
fta conducted the services.
Services At Mount OIivet.
Veterans Of the ciyil and World Wars
joined 70 holding elaborate services at
L1o1nt OaYet CeneteEy,. under auspices
q Lincoln Camp. No. z, Sons Of Union
Veterans Of the Civil War; VINCENT 3.
Costello Post Of the Legion, COndr John
Barry GaTTlgon Of the Army and Navy
TrAon, and Ellen Spencer NusBey Tent.
Daughters Of Union Veterans Of the
C1y9 War. Addresses were delivered py
Representative Joseph 3. Glynn Of Con-
Dectac19t, Coandr Thomas Manson, IT,.
d c1e Costello Post and Conndr Charles
Francis Bishop o. John Barry Garrison.
There wss music by the Washington
BoyS Independent Band ard soloists.
Prayers were offered BIZ Rev. Frzucls j,
H1rney. chaplain Of the Costello Post.
IAncoln's Gettysburg address was read
~ Ambrose :. Grandley. Flowers were
paced on the graves bY girls q 81.
Egses Technical School.
Ine IgiSn~Anoerlcan un3on also yis-
TED Mount OliYet and decorated the
graves of members. sn accordance with
. fs~yeaT-ol custom.
Colc star mothers and members O;
ne h1neracsn Leg1oz placed popp1es on
20 "ofAc Nar memorial stones along
Elxteenta street.
4 5oaat service TOR the FIVE Jewish
eenaeseg3ee 10 Congress Heights was
ned ~ the Costello Post ard the Jew.
so Welfare Board Judge Eooert r
1zattE3gay SPOKE ard prayers were SAID
~ EscA J, r. LoeD. k&kyb. William p
EsoSe15llA zzsc Ezhu L. J. Ecnwefei
me rosl Cali o. the deed was read by
E@5sa AsFS1n E!naoD. Mai l. z. A.
kiIa, vyos commander o. t9e Costello
Poet, presided
Service for Nuns.
Rgns VINO ssrysd ss nurses 6urins
tbs CsYl WzE were remembered ii
exercises bed IN front of the h9uks
Azpz31nseng e. Connection, ard Rhode
Iel&E1 avenues. Lseat Col. Z. 8
Grant sres placed On tqe monument
wreath TEgseh ha6 been sent from
IE@ NhlsS House. ard OtlaeT Hreatkls
we're paced ~ representatives q yaKi.
DsS oygzEiz&t1ok2. Addresses were de.
llFeYst ~ Ia. Harry CoVpe PAtrlck
, E1rYky. Esv bfSck&el Fitz2atF3ck
Era. AzFy T Koran and Patrick }
lt&Atigs1. Tas EerYaeee we're sDoasore1
ny tge I4at1eg Auxiliary u the Inc.eul
order ~ E11<ETt&y&.
Other cemeJeKiea were Visited a. fol.
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