Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
Elaborate Ceremony Will Be
Held at Arlington Cemetery
This Afternoon.
ALLIANCE TO DEDICATE
ROCK CREEK PARK SITE
Several Other Organizations in
Capital Will Join in Tribute
to Motherhood.

The Nation today is paying public
tribute to mothers in elaborate cere-
nony.
An unknown mother of a soldier who
died unknown will be paid national
tribute at the sons tomb in Arlington at
3 o'clock this afternoon by cabinet off,
GERS, high ranking officers of the Army
and Navy and Marine Corps and other
mothers. Secretary of War James w.
voice the sentiments of that throng in
fitting oratory.
A few miles from the Virginia hills
other sons and daughters will dedicate
q, six-acre tract to mothers in Rock
Creek Park at the same hour. The Uni
versal Alliance, sponsoring this tribute,
plans to rear a, stately memorial OIL
cleaning white stone to motherhood on
the land it sets aside this afternoon.
Others Join in Tribute.
The Salvation Army will pay homage
in three meetings of tribute in as many
different localities. Similarly the
Women's Benefit Association will give
tribute at its headquarters. at 1850
Massachusetts, avenue, while churches
of the Capital will remember mothers
in their services.
The most elaborate ceremony will be
that at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. Besides the speeches by Secre-
will be marked by professional
pageantry, in which the American War
Mothers and the Congressional Club
will collaborate. A feature will be a
procession led by, two mothers whose
boys died in France, Mrs. Charles Nc
Groarty of Falls Church and Mrs. Clara
Soneman. These mothers will walk to
their places before the. tomb through
an aisle formed of flag-carrying War
Mothers. Mrs. Thomas Spence will
preside and Mrs. Porter H. Dale will
speak for the Congressional Club. Music
will be played by the United States
Marine Band.
After the Arlington ceremony Mrs.
Fries will entertain the War Mothers
at tea at 1925 NJ street from 5 to 7
O'Clock. She will be assisted in receiving
by Mrs. Spence, Mfr Lowell Fletcher
Bobart, Mrs. Boyce Sicklin and Mrs.
Dale. Those assisting at the tea table
will include Mrs. Harry L. Gilchrist,
Mrs. Matte G. O'Neill. Mrs Mary P.
Shannahan, Mrs. Daniel G. Reid, Mrs.
John G. Schafer, Mrs. Harold NJ Lawrie
and Mrs. Lucia Ramsay Maxwell.
Salvation Army to Pay Homage.
Maj James Asher, who has charge
of the Salvation Army in Washington,
will preside at the three mother tribute
meetings of that group. The first will
be held at $50 o'clock this morning in
the mems social center at 1o2 B street.
The second will begin at IL o'clock in:
the Salvation Army Temple at 606 e
street. while the final tribute of the
day will be paid at O'Clock tonight in
the army's Georgetown branch at lots
Jefferson street. Brig. Arthur Hopkins,
divisional commander for North Caro-
lima, will speak at the meetings
Miss Minnie Aydelotte of California
and Rev. George M. Diffenderfer of the
Luther Place Memorial Church will be
the principal speakers at the Women's
Benefit Association program at o'clock.
Miss Lucie Murray will sing solos, and
flowers will be presented by the young
women of the association to the older
mothers of its ranks.