Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
NATIONS HEROES
ARE PAID TRIBUTE
AirpIanes Shower Flowers on
Potomac to Honor Sailors
and Flyers.

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Peoples dropped from airplanes cir
cling over the Potomac River and rose
strewn from a naval vessel were anon,
the tributes paid Americas war deaf
| yesterday by veterans of three wars.
The river ceremonies, in memory o
men who died for their country in TIT
air or on the sea, were part of serie!
of patriotic services preliminary to thu
general observance of Memorial da.
next Thursday.
Those who died on land were no
forgotten. Throughout the day Quie
groups of men and women and chill.
dren, vending their way to various
cemeteries and shrines, carried armfuls
of Spring blossoms or small American
flags.
Nor was the Nations war President
overlooked. There was a pilgrimage tt
the Woodrow Wilson tomb in the Ma
tional Cathedral in the afternoon, fol-
lowed by a spectacular "massing Of
the colors" at a service conducted by
Bishop James E. Freeman.
Wilson Is Paid Tribute.
The Wilson tribute was participated
in by members of the District depart
ment of the American Legion, under
leadership of Comdr. Harlan Wood.
wreath was placed on the Sepulchre BY
members of George Washington Post
No. l, pioneer post Of the Legion, Of
which the late President was member
The air ceremony was conducted al
Key Bridge, Georgetown, by the Ma
tional Womap's Relief Corps There
were patriotic addresses and songs, 6
pledge to the flag and the sounding oil
Taps by Sergt. Witchie, who was
trumpeter at the burial of the Un-
known Soldier. A flock of pigeons
was released in symbolic gesture de-
noting the spirit Of fight. Mrs. M. M
North presided. The poppies were
dropped to the river from an Army
plane piloted by Lieut.. Peter Skance
and Navy plane piloted by Lieut.. Har-
vey L. Bowes.
Department auxiliaries of the United
Spanish War Veterans sponsored the
services for those lost at sea. The group
embarked at the navy yard on the U. S.
S. Porpoise and held patriotic rites
aboard the ship as it piled toward
Mount Vernon. Senator Connally OF
Texas paid tribute to the valor OF
Spanish War veterans, characterine
them as the only all-volunteer forces
in the country's history. Department
Comdr. James G. Yaden of the Span
ish War Veterans also spoke. Mrs
Carrie E. Nolan presided. During the
return trip, flowers were StreWn on the
river
The memory of veterans who lie in
the cemetery at st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital was honored in morning and
afternoon services held at the institu-
ton, under auspices of the Spanish
War Veterans. In the morning. flowers
were placed on the veterans graves and
saluate was fired by detachment OF
Marines. The Spanish War Veterans
ritual was conducted under direction OF
Comdr. Charles P. Galpin Of Gen. Mel
son A. Miles Camp.
Frazier Lauds Kellogg Pact.
Senator Frazier of North Dakota
principal speaker in the afternoon
made a stirring plea for peace. He
lauded the Kellogg pact to outlaw war
declaring his belief that public senti.
ment is back of it. Comdr. Yaden and
DR.. William A. White, superintendent Of
the hospital, also spoke. Lincolnts Get
tySburg address was read by William
I. jenkins. The Marine Band Or.
chestra provided music.
One of the most elaborate services
yesterday was at Mount Olivet Gene.
terry, where the American Legion ane
other patriotic organizations eulogtZee
the heroic dead inferred there. Ad.
dresses were delivered by Representative
Hull of Illinois and Maj. William l.
Peak, national commander of the Army
and Navy Union. Lincoln'S Gettysburg
address was recited by John Gilman
Bugbee. Rev. William M. MCGUIRE
chaplain of Vincent B. Costello Post o.
the Legion, offered prayer. salute
was rendered by detail Of member!
of the r. o. #. G. at st. Johns Col
lege. The Washington BOYS hide
pendent Band played patriotic selec
tons.
The Irish-American Union previousl,
had conducted memorial services a
Mount Olivet for deceased members
and had laid flowers on the graves o
James Hoban, architect of the Whit
House, and Thomas Devin Reilly
friend of President Pierce.
Representative Hull of Wisconsin
Rev. Earle Whitley, pastor of the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church, ant
William M. Leath, president Of Column
bia Typographical Union, NO. 1Ol
spoke at services yesterday Afternoon
| in the Typographical Temple. The rol
| during the past year was read.
The World War memorial stone
along upper Sixteenth street were deco
rated with flags and flowers by dele
| CATION of Gold Star Mothers, assisted
| by members of Victory and George E
/ Killeen Posts of the Legion.
| Senator Copeland of New York wa
the speaker at memorial exercises con
| Quoted at the United States Soldiers
Home. The Soldiers Home Ban
played and the Trinity Chorus sans
| Chaplain Allen Griffith was in charg
of the program.
Joint Memorial Services Held.
Scattered graves in various GENE
teries were remembered during the da
| by veterans organizations. The pill
grinages were made to the followin
cemeteries: Cedar Hill, Fort Lincoln
Rock Creek, Woodlawn and Payne
Harmony and Northeast.
Joint memorial services were hel
last night by allied patriotic hoais