Evening star., 1932-05-22
LOGAN'S HISTORIC
ORDER TO Be READ
ONMEMOR|AL DAY
Daughter of Civil War Gen.
eraI to Take Part in G. A. R.
Program at Arlington.
ADDRESS BY YADEN
AND MUSIC PLANNED
Sons of Union Veterans Will OBJ
serve May % With Exercises in
Oak Hill Cemetery.

A program including the reading Of
an order originally establishing Memo
rial day will be held May 80 in the Ar
lington Amphitheater, under auspices
of the Grand Army of the Republic
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker. daughter
of Maj. Gen. John A. Logan of Civil
War fame, will read Logan's order desig-
mating May 80, 1868, "for the purpose
Of strewing with flowers or otherwise
decorating the graves of comrades who
died in defense of their country and to
inaugurate this observance with the
hope that it will be kept up from year
to year, while survivor remains to
honor the memory Of his departed COM
rades'
Music will be furnished by the Ma
rine Band. Soloists will include Miss
jeanette Elizabeth McCaffrey, who will
sing The Star Spangled Banner: Miss
Dorothy Sherman Pierson, Just Before
the Battle Mother; Mrs. Gertrude
Lyons. "Out of Night the Bugle Blows;
Mrs Elsie Jorss Reilley, There Is No
DEATH" and Miss Ruby Smith Stahl,
THE Recessional."
Yaden to Be Speaker.
William F. Dorsey. department COM
mander of the Grand Army, will pre-
side. James G.. Yaden, president Of the
G. A. r. Memorial Day Corporation, will
speak
The colors of numerous patriotic or
ganizationS will be maSsed around the
rostrum of the amphitheater.
Other exercises will be held May %
in Oak Hill Cemetery. under auspices of
william B. Gushing Camp. No. 30. De-
partment of Maryland Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War. Comdr. John
r. Wells will preside.
Services will be conducted the same
day by the Cushing Camp, at Holy
Rood Cemetery. Still other exercises
that day will be held under auspices of
the Department of the Potomac, United
Spanish War Veterans, at Mount Zion
and Union Baptist Cemeteries.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1.
United Spanish War Veterans, will have
charge of services May 30, at 1920
am. at ST. Elizabeth's Hospital
Comdr. A. Eugene Pierce will preside.
Services honoring sailors, soldiers and
Marines who lost their lives at sea will
be held aboard the U. S. s. Apache Of
the Coast Guard Service, at the Navy
Yard MAY 29 under auspices Of the
District of Columbia auxiliaries Of the
United Spanish War Veterans.
At St. Elizabeth's.
Benjamin F. Motley will be in charge
of services to be conducted at st. Eliza
beths Hospital by the United Spanish
War Veterans May %, at 2:30 pm.
The speakers will include Dr. William
A. White, hospital superintendent:
Samuel j. McWlliamS, department
commanders of the United Spanish
War Veterans, and Representative
Joseph j. Manlove of Missouri.
Other ceremonies will be conducted
at Glenwood, Prospect Hill and st.
Mary's Cemeteries May 90, under au
spices of the Grand Army assisted by
Kit Carson Women's Relief Corps, No.
II. and Harden Camp, No. 2, United
Spanish War Veterans.
The National Cemetery at the Sol
diers' Home will be the scene Of me-
mortal exercises at o'clock, May 80.
Victims of the battleship Maine will
be remembered May 80 at the Maine
Mast in Arlington Cemetery, by the
Spanish War Veterans.