Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
v. H. TAFT'S GRAVE
TO Be DECORATED.
G. A. r. Group Plans Tribute
for Patriotic Services on
Memorial Day.

Floral tributes and an American nag
will be placed on the grave Of William
Howard Taft On Memorial day In re-
n1embrance of his patriotic service TO
his country as Secretary Of War ana
later as commander in chief OF the
armed forces Of the United States by
the Grand Army of the Republic Me
mortal Day Cooperation, Department OF
the Potomac. Approximately 10000
graves will be decorated with nags,
flowers and peoples in the local and
national cemeteries in and about the
National Capital.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for
placing wreaths and flags en- the 20
statues and monuments throughout the
city, and q special wreath will be
placed on the Canadian monument IN
Arlington National Cemetery, being the
only one Of this character in that GEM
etery. In addition, British hags and
flowers will be placed on the graves OF
two British officers and nine enlisted
men; French flags on the graves OF
five French officers and four enlisted
men and one on the grave Of an Italian
enlisted man. Poppies and flags Will
he used for decorating the 5.607 graves
in the World War section at Airing
ton.
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The flowers for the various cemeteries
will be donated by the children attend
ing the ITS public schools and will be
collected and distributed by motor
trucks. The various veterans organiza-
lions will also place special wreaths in
the local and national cemeteries. ar
rangements for which are now being
made The chairman of the Flower
Committee is William F. Franklin, who
will be assisted by Mai. Raymond O..
willmarth, Maj. j. B. Gordon, j. Wise
Byrnes, DR.. William Tindall, Theodore
C. Howe, Maurice McGrath, James
Pistorio, George Custard, Mrs. Leon
Arnold, Mrs Emily Bach, Mrs. P. J..
McCabe, P. J. Curtin, Edward Kelley
and Herbert A. McProuty. The placing
of flags and flowers beside the markers
on Sixteenth street in memory Of Dis
trict veterans CT the World War will be
under the supervision of Mrs. George
G. Seibold of the Gold Star Mothers,
who is chairman of this committee.
The strewing of flowers on the waters
CT the Potomac River will be in charge
of a committee Of which Mrs. Bertha
r. Cook of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the
man. Mrs. M. NJ. North Of the
Woman's Relief Corps, G. A. R., is
chairman of the committee that will
henor the airmen by floral tributes at
Key Bridge. A large white cross deco
rated with peoples will be placed on the
lawn in front of the District Building,
and Jacob N. Halper commander Of
Vincent B. Costello Post, No. is. the
American Legion, will be chairman Of
the program OF exercises.
Exercises ut Arlington.
AT Arlington National Cemeterey the
exercises will be In charge Of James
G. Yaden, chairman Of the Reception
Committee and president Of the G. A.
r. Memorial Day Corporation. Presi-
dent Yaden viii be assisted in the pro-
gram at 1 o'clock in the Arlington AM
phitheater by Department Commanders
min r. Motley, United Spanish War
Legion; William L. Thomas, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, and Lee T. Turner,
Disabled American Veterans. The same
veterans, with the addition Of Past
President Hosea B. Moulton, Grand
Army of the Republic, will comprise
the Reception Committee at Arlington.
The Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Day Corporation Is composed
OF the following organizations: Grand
Army Of the Republic, United Spanish
War Veterans, the American Legion.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars and Disabled
American Veterans.
Britain now has AIT millionaires,
compared with COL six years ago