Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
c. A. R. WILL LEAD
MEMORIAL PARADE
Few Remaining Members Win
Ride at fead of March
Saturday.

The annual Memorial day parade,
comprising veterans of all wars, will be
featured by the presence of the few re-
naming members of the Grand Army
of the Republic, who viii ride In au o.
mobiles at the head of the parade next
Saturday morning.
The parade will start at 10 a m. from
Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
along the Avenue to Fifteenth street,
south of the Treasury. or.h cn the
west side Of the Treasury. thence west
on Pennsylvania avenue TO Seventeenth
street and south on Seventeenth street
to street, where the parade Will be
disbanded. The United States Marine
Band will lead the line of march and
will also furnish music for the cxar-
ciSes in the Amphiti1eater at Arlington
National Cemetery at noon.
In many of the cemeteries memorial
exercises will be held, starting today
and concluding next Sunday. The
erection Of the large white cross on the
lawn of the District Building at noon
Yesterday bv Vincent 3. Costello Post.
NO. Is. the American Legion. and VIM
cent B. Costello Auxiliary Unit, No IS,
the American Legion Auxiliary. marked
the opening Of the various programs.
Chimes Are Played.
Chimes were played at Epiphany
Church at noon yesterday as a tribute
to veterans OF the District who died in
all wars. The exercises were in charge
Of a commltte" S9mpoSed OF Patrick j.
Curtin, chaiTk,E<4: John j. Ryan, Glenn
King. Mrs. Ida " Murray. Mrs Will
liam F. Franklin, Reginald Muller Mich
olson and John Looney.
Exercises today are scheduled to be
held as follows: st. Elizabeth's Gene
terry at 1890 am: Hitchcock Hail. st.
EIiyahnfhfc HncYaifnI IN ~ W
Olivet Cemetery, 8 pm; Harmony
Cemetery, 3 pm; services for air men,
Francis Scott Key Bridge, 3 pm:
Woodlawn Cemetery, 4:30 pm; Payne
Cemetery. pm.
The Memorial day programs are be-
ing held under the auspices of the
Grand. Army of the Republic Memorial
Day Corporation, which is composed
Of representatives of the Grand Army
of the Republic, United Spanish War
Veterans. Veterans of Foreign Wars, the
American Legion and Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans.
Organizations Listed.
The organizations participating in the
various exercises include the following:
Grand Army of the Republic. Woman's
Relief Corps, Auxiliary of the Grand
Army of the Republic: Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Legion
of Loyal Women, Daughters of Union
Veterans Civil War, Sons of Union Vet
Grams and their auxiliaries Military
Order of Loyal Legion. Danes of the
Loyal Legion Army and Navy Union
and auxiliaries. United Spanish War
Veterans and auxiliaries, Veterans of
Foreign Wars and auxiliaries, American
Legion and auxiliaries. Disabled Amer
lean Veterans. American Veterans
Overseas Service League, Naval and
Military Order of Standardization
War, American Geld Star Mothers,
Department. of the Potomac, United
Spanish War Veterans and auxiliaries,
Military Order of the World War,
| Lineal Society Of the Spanish War.
| The chairman of the various COM
| mittees follow: Speakers, music and
! program at Arlington, James G.. Yaden,
U. S. w. W; press, Howard s. Fisk,
| American Legion; flowers, William F.
Franklin, American Legion; finance,
Arthur H. League. U. S. W. V; invita-
tons. tickets and supplies, Charles H.
Reilley, v. F. w: grand marshal,
Charles w. Mccartney, U. S. W. ";
lunches, Mrs. Addie W. Hickman,
Woman's Relief Corps: reception, James
/ @. Yaden, U. S. W. v; ushers, James
! w. Lyons, Sons of Veterans; auditing,
| E. Claude Babcock, d. A. v; wreaths,
! Charles H. Kelley. V. r w: trans
/ portation, Watson B. Miller, American
| Legion.