Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
LIVING COMRADES
WILL PAY HOMAGE
TODEAD HEROES
Presidents Address in AM
phitheater viii Sound Key
note of Observance.
STATUES THROUGHOUT
D. C. BEING DECORATED
Three Services to Be Held by Vet
Grams at Tomb of Unknown
Soldier.

Assembling on the consecrated ground
of Arlington National Cemetery about
the two tombs that mark the resting
place of Americas Unknown Soldiers,
surviving veterans of all wars will unite
tomorrow in paying homage to the
memory OF departed comrades in arms.
President Hoovers address at the
main exercises in the great white am
phitheater adjoining the Tomb OF the
Unknown Soldier of the World war
will sound the keynote for national OBJ
servance on this forthcoming Memorial
day.
Final preparations were completed TO-
day for the procession of the Grand
Army of the Republic and other vet
eran organizations who will march to
Arlington and there divide their par
ticipation in various programs. Else
where in the city and at various ceme-
teries where soldiers of former wars are
buried patriotic groups will gather to
pay due honor to the Nations heroic
dead.
Monuments Being Decorated.
Already Washington's statues and
monuments are being decorated in
honor of the approaching day, under
the general supervision of Frederick D:
Owen, retired engineer of the Office OF
Public Buildings and Public Parks, IN
conjunction with Victory Post OF the
American Legion. Throughout the down.
town section of the city, streets and
buildings will display the national en-
blem.
The services at Arlington Ampithea-
ter, at which President Hoover will de-
liver his first public address since
March 4, will begin at l o'clock. Sena-
tor Porter H. Dale of Vermont also
will make an address on this occasion.
These services. as usual, will be under
the direction of the Grand Army of the
Republic and Is other allied veterans
and womens organizations of the World
War and Spanish American War.
Special services have been arranged
at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
of the World War and the tomb of the
Unknown Union Soldiers of the Civil
War, while in the Confederate section
at Arlington. patriotic Southern or
ganizaticns will gather at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon to honor the dead in
tered there.
Three Separate Exercises.
Three separate exercises will be held
at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The first will be held at noon, under
the auspices of District of Columbia
Department of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars; the second, at 1915 o'clock, under
auspices of the District Department of
the American Legion, and the third,
at 1890 o'clock under the direction
of the Disabled American Veterans of
the District.
At the tomb of the unknown Union
soldiers, the column of G. a R. vet
Grams, marching out from Washington,
will assemble at 1880 O'Clock to pay
their tribute to these honored dead.
The line of march will form on Penn
sylvania avenue at o'clock before
Grand Army Hall and on Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets south of the ave-
nue.. Organizations participating In
the procession in addition to the
G. A. r. will be the United Spanish
War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
the American Legion, Disabled American
Veterans of the World War, the Indian
War Veterans and the American Vet
Grams of Hellenic Descent. The line OF
march will be down Thirteenth street
to B street. where special cars OF the
Washington-V Virginia Railway Co. Will
be waiting to convey the veterans TO
Arlington.
Traffic Over Key Bridge.
All traffic for Arlington National
Cemetery tomorrow will move over the
Key Bridge to Fort Myer. At Fort
Myer parking space will be made avail
able. The return to Washington will
be made via the Highway Bridge.
These are the plans worked out be-
tween Superintendent of Police Henry
c. Pratt and Brig. Gen. Herbert O..
Williams, commanding the 18th Brigade.
The associated organizations partic-
mating with the c.. A. r, in the Airing
ton Amphitheater services will include
the Women'S Relief Corps, Ladies OF
the c. A. r., Legion of Loyal Women,
Daughters of Union Veterans OF the
Civil War, Sons of Union Veterans and
their auxiliaries. Military Order OF
Loyal Legion, Army and Navy Union,
United Spanish War Veterans and aux
iliaries Veterans of Foreign Wars and
auxiliaries, Disabled American Vet
Grams of the World War, American Vet
Grams OF Hellenic Descent. Veterans of
Indian Wars, American War Mothers,
Women's Overseas Service League,
Naval and Military Order of Spanish
American War and American Gold Star
Mothers.
A bugler of the United States Marine
Band will sound the assembly at l
O'Clock. the signal for the procession
to march into the Amphitheater under
the chief marshal of the parade, Capt.
John Middleton. The exercises will
open with the introduction OF Depart
ment Comdr Samuel q. MawSon, q. A.
r., and the call to order by The depart
ment commander, who will introduce
Hosea b. MOulton, past department.
commander, the presiding Officer.
Confederate Services.
Services at the Confederate section
which will combine celebration of the
birthday of jefferson Davis, will be con-
Quoted at O'Clock under the auspices
OF Camp III, United Confederate Vet
Grams, and associated organizations
Gen. w. l.. Wilkerson, brigade COM
nander for the District, and Senator
Hef1in of Alabama will be the orators.
Memorial services also will be con-
Quoted by various c. A. r. posts al
the National Cemetery, United States
Soldiers Home, the Battle Grouno
National Cemetery and Congressional
Cemetery, where several Revolutionary
heroes are buried.
At the Soldiers Home, the exercise:
will start at 10 O'Clock, under the di
rection Of +. j. Young, senior vice com
lnander, Department or the Potomac
The Soldiers Home Band viii furnish
music and the address Will be delivered
by w. L. Andrews. James s. Ruby
SUPERINTENDENT of the Soldiers Home
National Cemetery, heads the arrange
ments committee. At IL 80 O'Clock dis
abled soldiers at the home will TAX
buses TO Arlington.
The exercises at the Battle Groun'
National Cemetery will be under tn