Evening star., 1928-05-29

Benediction will be pronounced by Rev.
Francis j. Hurney, chaplain of Vincent
B. Costello Post of the Legion. A wonn-
ems chorus from allied patriotic organ
izations will lead in ensemble singing.
/ The program will be broadcast by
station WTFF and chain of other sta
tions.
The American Womens Legion will
! hold its usual service at the Argonne
Cross in the World War section of
Arlington Cemetery at II o'clock. Rev.
Dr. H. H. d. Sterrett, chaplain of the
organization, will officiate. Miss N. r.
Macomb, past president of The American
Women's Legion and former member Of
the Argonne Unit, will place the wreath
| for the Legion at the foot Of the cross.
The Chaumont Unit, Gen. Charles A.
Doyan Unit Flanders Field Unit,
George Baldwin Mccoy Unit and Quen-
tin Roosevelt Unit will participate In
| this service and help decorate graves.
The Argonne Cross was erected by the
| Argonrie Unit of the American Women s
Legion as memorial to the American
boys buried In France.
Architects Pay Homage.
Another ceremony will be staged at
Arlington tomorrow by the Washington
chapter of the American Institute Of
| Architects, who are paying homage TO
| the memory of two of the most noted
members of their profession.
! At 1915 am. a wreath will be placed
| on the grave in Arlington of Maj.
| Charles L'Enfant, designer Of the origi-
nal plan of the City Of Washington.
| An hour later a wreath will be laid on
/ the grave In Congressional Cemetery Of
| DR. William Thornton, who drew up the
plans for the Capitol Building.
| Glenn Brown, former secretary Of the
| American Institute of Architects. will
speak at the services in Arlington Gene
| terry. Waddy B. Wood. local architect,
will speak at the second ceremony.
| The ceremonies tomorrow mark the
| beginning of an annual custom under
which similar services viii be held each
! Memorial Day.
Members of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and the Fine
| Arts Commission have accepted invi-
| tations to attend. Others interested
| are invited.
/ Scouts to Honor Bennett.
| The committee In charge, with Horace
| w. Peaglee AS chairman, includes Glenn
| Brown, Waddy b. Wood, Louis Juste-
ment, Delos H. Smith. william Part
| ridge, Francis Sullivan, Percy Adams
| and Gilbert Rodier.
Boy Scouts of the District win go 10
| Arlington at 1890 O'Clock tomorrow
| morning to lay a wreath on the grave OF
| Floyd Bennett who incurred fatal at
| tack Of pneumonia while flying 10 the
| rescue of the crew Of the Bremen. The
| wreath Is the gift of the Scouts of Glenn
Falls. ~ Y
/ A parade of Civil War and Spanish
War veterans will precede ceremonies
at the National Cemetery in Soldiers
Home tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock.
The arrangements are in charge Of DR..
1 H. r. Dunbar, senior vice department
commander of the q. A. r.; w. l..
Peake. commander, Garrison I04. Army
and Navy Union; Joseph Schaefer,
Clarence Slocum. Oscar Felzer and A.
j. Renoe OF the Spanish War Veterans
c. W. Van de Mark, l.. r. NisWonger.
H. J. Phelps. r. j. r. McElroy and l.,
Bendifer Of the Sons Of Union Veterans.
Parade to Cemetery.
The parade will form In front Of the
Sherman Building and proceed to the
cemetery under escort OF the Soldiers
Home Band, Capt John S. M. ZiIlmer-
man, director Gathering at Gen. Lo~
gar's tomb. the assembly will join in a
program which will include invocation
by Chaplain McGonagle Of Soldiers
Home; presentation OF colors and salute
to the flag. led by Capt. G. o. Howard:
| singing Of the national anthem, by Miss
Inez Miller. reading Gen. Logan's
Memorial day order, by Mrs. Mary Lo-
gan Tucker; addresses by George Fran
els Williams and Dr. Adelbert A. Taylor,
and benediction by Chaplain Grifflths
of Soldiers Home. At ll:30 o'clock the
disabled soldiers at the home will be
taken In motor busses to the Arlington
services.
Services for Glenwood, Prospect Hill
and st, Marys Cemeteries will be In
charge Of Kit Carson Post, No. 2, q. A.
r.; Kit Carson Woman's Relief Corps,
No IL: Richard j. Harden Camp. No 2.
u. s. w. ": Kenneth II. Nash Post. No
8. American Legion: Sergt. Jasper Post
No. 10: Bureau OF Engraving Post. No
%, and American Veterans OF Hellenic
Descent
/ The program will open at 0 80 o'clock,
with the sounding OF assembly by Carl
Grosskurth and call TO order by
Comdr John McElroy OF Kit Carson
Post. Rev. r.. Y. Nicholson will offer
invocation. Pupils Of the Langley and
Emery Schools will render musical
and recitation program. Mrs. Moree
Buckles McElroy viii read Lincoins Is
Gettysburg address. Rev. Homer j.
Councillor will speak.
Pupils having special parts In the
program include Lorraine Hall. Flor
ence Piotnick. Doris Hail. Charles Sa-
ger, Adolphus Spence, Kirby Krans.
Norman Bliss, Henry Rubin, william
Berkeley Charles Smith, Chester Jones,
l
ces Dowden. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn G.
Dorsey will sing '"Tenting Tonight"
In Charge Of Flowers.
The floral committee will be In charge
OF Mrs. Edith Denbroeder, president Kit
Carson Womans Relief Corps. She will
be assisted by Mrs. Nora b. Atkinson
Beattie, Louise Watson, Alice 6peare,
Laura Funk, Maude l.. Hanna, Mary
Honn. Hanna J. Deyoe, Margaret
Marsh, Mary II, Di Mario. Tillic ID,
Entrikin, Mamie Palmer Dorsey. Myrtle
M. I0ebsack, Augusta B. Palmer, Emma
v. Webster, Alice Engle, Sara A. Mac
MILAN. Minnie r.. Watson, Anna j.
Marks. Rose q. R,itledge, Bell Cham
pi0n, EImira v. Brown, Mabel ID. b.
Gates. Bethsheba Mcleod and Laurette
Hullings.
Members OF william n. Cushing
| Camp. No, 80, Sons Of Union Veterans,
and It's auxiliary, and Of George r.
Killeen Post, Mo- 20. American Legion,
will conduct the exercises In Holy Rood
| Cemetery at $50 o'clock. Invocation
| will be by Rev. Michael r. Fitzpatrick,
president of 6onzaga College psnlel
| A Edwards will be the principal speaker.
| L.ncoln's Gettysburg address viii be
| read.
The program In Congressional Gene
/ terry win begin at 10 o'clock with a
flourish of trumpets. Invocation win
| be offered by Rev Henry j. Smith, pas
tor OF petworth Baptist Church. Col.
| ffha rlaa Fausfoss Eahhiua Assistant EAc.