Evening star., 1933-05-30
president HONORS|
NATIONS WAR DEAD
Roosevelt Offers His Tribute
to Country's Heroes at
Arlington.
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10 o'clock this morning where an an
Choir of red poppies. presented to Ad-
miral Robert E. Peary Post, No. 427,
veterans OF Foreign Wars, by Secretary
Swanson. was placed on the Potomac
ard allowed to float away. This beau
tiful ceremony was in memory of sailors
who had given their lives in former
wars and who we're lost at sea. P. G.
Cronan, past president of the Fleet Re-
serve Association, and Representative
Claude " Parsons of Illinois made the
formal addresses.
At various cemeteries throughout the
CITY, other graves were decorated by
groups of veterans.
Interest centers also today on the ad-
dress which Gen. Pershing is to broad
cast over Nation wide network of the
National Broadcasting Co. He is to
discuss the effects of the economy act
on disabled veterans and national de-
fenSe in general. In the absence of a
Memorial day address by President
Roosevelt. the radio talk of Gen. Per-
shing probably will be the most impor-
tant of the day. He will speak from
ing the period dedicated to the Amer
ican Legion
The Arlington services are under the
auspices of the Grand Army of the
Republic Memorial Day Corporation,
which is composed of the Grand Army
of the Republic. United Spanish War
Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
the American Legion and the Disabled
American Veterans of the World War.
A Marine Corps trumpeter will sound
the assembly at l245 o'clock. upon the
<>fk kt,A @;o1 xarf,, T0t,y
II. Shepherd, departmental commander
of the G. A. R. will call the assemblage
to order. He will then introduce the
presid ng officer, James G. Yaden, presi-
dent of the G. A. r. Memorial Day
Corporation.
Program Simple One.
The program will be a simple one,
befitting the spirit Of the occasion.
Rev. v. o. Anderson will offer the
invocation. The thousands present then
will Join with Jeanette Elizabeth Nc
Caffrey in singing The Star Spangled
Banner" Gen. Lcgans order establish
ing Memorial day will be read By Joseph
A. -Ashi department commander,
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Next on the program. Gertrude Lyons
will sing "Out Of the Night the Bugle
| Blows" and Harlan Wood, past depart
ment commander, American Legion, will
read Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The
Memorial day hymn, There Is No
Death will then be sung by Elsie Jones
Reilley.
Secretary Of War Dern and Secretary
of the Navy Swanson will be the orators,
speaking, respectively for the Army, the
Navy and Marine Corps. At the con-
clusion Maj Charles T. Tittman will
sing Eternal Father. Strong to Save
and Capt. Sydney K. Evans, Navy chap
lain, will give the benediction.
Throughout the forenoon groups gath
cred in the beautiful cemetery. some in
the World War section. others before the
Tomb Of the Unknown Union Soldiers
of the Civil War; and others the mast of
the U. S. S. Mains, short distance
from the amphitheater.
Representative Mitchell Speaks
Representative ]. R. Mitchell spoke
at 10 o'clock at a service held under
auspices of the G. A. r. Memorial Day
Corporation. Flowers were placed on
the graves of English. French and SOL
diers of other nationalities buried in the
cemetery The service was held at the
intersection of Porter avenue. Grant
avenue and Macarthur Circle, near the
south gate.
Members of the Washington Chapter,
American Institute CT Architects. madc
their annual Memorial day visits to the
graves of architects who designed out
standing and historically significant
structures here, holding commemorative
services.
The cemeteries listed for visits were
Congr ,ssion2l, Arlington National and
Mount OIivet and the architects whose
memories were to be honored included
Robert Ills. who designed the Treas
ury and the Washington Monument;
LEnfant, designer of the City of Wash
ington and Hoban, designer Of the
White House.
The list OF speakers included Waddy
Wood, Louis Simon, Alexander Trow-
bridge. Horace Pcasle and Francis Sui >
Ivan, president of the chapter.
Wreath on Dewey Tomb.
At $50 O'Clock this morning 4 dele
cation of Dewey Camp, United Spanish
War Veterans, placed wreath on the
tomb of Admiral George Dewey. hero
of Manila Bay, in the Bethlehem Chapel
at Washington Cathedral Former
Comdr " L. Woodbridge was in charge
Another service was planned shortly
before IL o'clock. H. A. Neithercott.
past national commander Of the Dewey
Congressional Medal Mems Association
of Philadelphia, was to lead a pill
grimage from that city composed of
men who served with Admiral Dewey
in the Battle of Manila. They will
place their annual floral tributes for
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey. with Canon
John w Gunmere conducting brief
service. Rear Admiral H. V. Butler,
commandant of the Washington Navy
Yard. has detailed a squad of sailors
and a bugler to participate in this
tribute to Admiral Dewey's memory.
Secretary of Commerce Daniel c.
Roper will be the principal speaker at
the service arranged at Battle Ground
Cemetery scheduled for BIS O'Clock
This has been arranged under the Joint
auspices of the Brightwood Citizens
Association and the G. A. r.
Medical Officers Honored.
Three distinguished Army medical Of
ficers-Maj Gen william c. Gorgas,
Brig Gen. James NJ. Kennedy and Col.
j Van r Hoff-wore honored at WAL
ter Reed General Hospital at IL o'clock.
Portraits of them. executed by Bern
hard Goodwin, will be unveiled at the
hospital
Another especially lOllOTeu tOOdy was
Vincent B. Costello. first employe of the
District of Columbia killed in action
in France. His grave in Arlington was
decorated by former comrades in the
American Legion. Department Comdr.
Norman B. Landreau of the Legion,
Rev. Ignatius Pealy of Catonsville. Md.
and Representative Paul j. Kvale Of
Minnesota spoke at the service.
The Georgetown University Law School
also held a memorial service at 10
o'clock for former students who died in
service during the World War. Brig.
Gen. George Richards, U. S. M. c., was
the PRINCIPAL speaker. the service being
arranged by the two senior classes.
Business in Washington was at a
stand-still all day, most firms being