Evening star., 1932-05-27
TRIBUTE PLANNED
| FOR SOLDIER DEAD
| IN }DAY RITES
Ceremonies to Be CIimaxed
Monday at Arlington
Cemetery.
GRAVES OF VETERANS
WILL BE DECORATED
Ex-Service Men and Patriotic
Groups to Cooperate to
Honor Heroes.

The Capital tomorrow starts having
annual tribute to the dead Of American
wars IN ceremonies that will be climaxed
at Arlington Monday when the Nation
unltes IN observance Of Memorial dav.
The morning will see the beginning
OF three-day pilgrimage to cemeteries
over the city, where the graves of those
who served their country will be deco
rated
on Sunday morning honor will be
PAID to those who gave their lives at
sea, When flowers are cast on the Po-
tomac. and, as a final touch, thousands
VIII throng the Sylvan Theater at the
washington Monument in the after
noon Tor the massing of colors.
Climax Monday.
On Monday afternoon the end will
be written at Arlington.
AS this Memorial day service gets
under way tomorrow. honor will be
paid to the colored citizenry who bore
arms.
AT 1880 am. at Northeast Arlington
Cemetery. there will be exercises under
the auspices of the Gen. Guy V. Henry
Garrison, Army and Navy Union, with
the Guy V. Henry Auxiliary, assisted by
spanish War and other veterans. The
orator will be William T. Conrav and
prayer Will be by Rev. ]. H. Boone.
Service at Graves
One hour later. there will be services
at the graves of James Reese Europe
and James E. Walker, for whom the
colored American Legion posts here
Fd Of hn -f -
Charles Young, noted soldier of his
race. This ceremony will be directed by
the Department of the Potomac, United
Spanish War Veterans. led by Samuel
Cropper, junior vice department COM
mander, assisted by officers and auxil-
iaries
The same organization, with Chair
man Alexander Mann and Vice Chair
man Charles w. Addelle. will go to
Mount Zion and Union Baptist Gene
teries at $50 o'clock. The Grafton there
will be by Rev William H. Coston, past
department chaplain; Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address will be given by the past
department president. Bessie w. Day.
lor. Troop sos. Boy Scouts. and a de-
tachment of the 9th Brigade, High
School Cadets will decorate the graves.
At 5 o'clock at Lincoln Memorial
Cemetery the Charles Young Chapter.
Disabled American Veterans will honor
their dead. The Community Center
Band, Prof. J. E. Miller director. will
furnish the music
Rites at Oak Hill.
At 3 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
William B. Gushing Camp. No. 80. De-
partment of Maryland. Sons of Union
Veterans Of the Civil War led by John
R. Wells, commander, and the AuXili-
airy will memorabilia the war dead at
Oak Hill Cemetery and at 4 o'clock at
Holy Rood
clude the reading of the original Me-
mortal day order b. Past Comdr. Will
liam B. Wells. the Gettysburg ad
dress by Past Comdr. John F. Hauck
and pledge Of allegiance. led by Will
| liam ]. Knight, senior vice COM
mander; presentation Of colors by
| Percy Parker. The Grafton will be by
H. w. Rutledge, patriotic instructor
and Chaplain Charles S. Davis will give
the prayer.
At Holy Rood Cemetery at O'Clock
Miss Helen F. Downing. patriotic in
structor. will be in charge. Mrs. E
H. R. Davis, past national president
will be the principal speaker; Mrs. May
! PdrKer, preSlQent OF Auxlllary NO.
will read the Gettysburg address, and
Miss Urilda Wallace, past president
will read the original Memorial day
order. Colors will be presented by
Mrs. Sadie P. Woltz. Mrs. Bathsheba
Mcleod, Mrs. Rosalie NJ K. Shelton
and Mrs. Mary Holt. The invocation
will be by Mrs. Anna Kirkley past
department president and closing pray
er by Mrs Lillian c. Wood. past presi-
dent. The general committee on the
observance includes Mrs. Wolff, Mrs
Wood. Mrs. Sophie J. Bergner ano
| Miss Downing.