Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

Representative Burton L. French of
Idaho will make the memorial Grafton
S. F. Hamilton, junior vice comT
mander of the G. A. R.. will be in
charge of the services at Congressional
Cemetery which start at 10 O'Clock.
Gen. Henry w. Lawton Camp 4, United
Spanish War Veterans; Stuart Walcott
Post of the same organization and CO.
lumbia Post. No. 1913. Veterans of For
eign Wars, will assist in the program.
At these exercises the address will be
delivered by Representative j. A. Gar
Der of Virginia.
Place Mrs. Hoover's Wreath.
The memorial wreath presented by
Mrs. Hoover in honor of the overseas
dead will be placed on the Argonne
cross in Arlington at IL am. by the
American Women's Legion. The exer-
cises will be conducted by Mrs. Edward
Campbell Shields, the national presi-
dent, who will place poppy shield in
behalf of the American Women's
Legion. The wreath presented by Mrs.
Hoover will be placed upon the cross
by Mrs George N. Thompson, past
president.
Rev. H. H. Sterrett will preside over
the religious ceremony. The presi-
dents of the various local units will be
present, supported by color bearers
carrying the respective unit colors.
The Illinois State Society will join
with the G. A. r. in honoring the
memory of Gen. John A. Logan, who is
buried in the National Cemetery, Sol
diers' Home Senator Deneen, presi-
upon the tomb apd Senator Glenn will
give a brief address. The G. A. r
program will be conducted at the band
stand at $50 o'clock and later the as
semblage will go to the tomb of Gen
Logan nearby. 1t was Gen. Logan
who. as commander -chief of the G
A. r. on May S, 1863, issued a procla-
nation designating May 80 as Memorial
day, which was later enacted into law
by Congress.
Exercises on Gramus.
Aboard the U. S. S. Gramus, which
will leave the navy yard at 1926
o'clock Memorial exercises will be con-
Quoted by the Admiral Robert E. Peary
Ship, No. 427, Veterans of Foreign
Wars. P. v. Templeton, captain Of
Peary Ship, will be master of cere.
monies and the address will be giver
by Capt, w. r. Van Auken Of the U
S. N. A poppy anchor will be placed
upon the waters of the Potomac.
Other organizations have arranged
! for special exercises and services dur
! ing the day. The United Daughters Of
/ the Confederacy at 1890 o'clock, in
| Arlington National Cemetery. will UNI
Veil bronze tablet in memory OF Am
Carter Lee. daughter of Gen. Robert l.
Lee. The ceremony win take place heal
| the long-leaf pine tree planted some
! years ago as tribute TO the Confed-
| crate leaders daughter. After the dedi.
cation the organization will visit the
! room in which Gen. Lee was married
IN the Arlington house.
Rev. 1gnatiuS Smith, former prior o
the Dominican House of Studies, deliv
cred the principal address today at III,
memorial services conducted by thu
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post
No. %. American Legion. Music wa
provided by the United States Band Or
chestra and John w. KernS sang severa
numbers. The presiding officer wa
Hugh B. Marsh. post commander.
At the Georgetown University Schoo
of Law tomorrow morning at 10 o'clocl
the two senior classes will conduc
memorial exercises for the 81 grad
yates OF Georgetown who lost thei
lives in the World War. REV. Thoma
Is. ChetWood. S. j., regent OF the school
and Mai. Basil Duke Edwards of tn
United States Army will be the princi
pal speakers. Dean George +. lI2mil
ton and members of the law facult
will Join in the exercises.
Mass is to be celebrated at the Cath
Ollie University in the crypt OF tn
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
by Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan a
10 O'Clock tomorrow, following whicl
gifts are TO be presented by nationa
officers OF the Ladies' Auxiliary.
There also will be services in tn
nurses section In Arlington at O'Clock