Evening star., 1933-05-28
VETERANS HONOR
DEAD ON TUESDAY
Principal Services to Be Held
Memorial Day at Arlington
National Cemetery.

Veterans of conflicts in which this
country has been engaged will pay
obeisance to the dead Of many wars. in
parade and exercises. Tuesday on the
occasion of the annual observance of
Memorial day.
Principal exercises vill be conducted
in the amphitheater at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery, under auspices Of the
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
the Grand Army Of the Republic,
United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, the American Legion
and Disabled American Veterans Of the
World War.
Secretary of War George H. Dern
and Secretary of the Navy Claude A
Swanson will be the principal speakers
rs these services. which will De presided
over by James G.. Yaden. president OF
the Grand Army of the Republic Memo
rial Day Corporation.
President to Participate.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will be
participants in the celebration. The list
of invited guests includes also Gen.
John J. Pershing. Secretary OF the
Treasury Woodin and Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace.
The exercises in the amphitheater
will include special reference to the
dead of the Akron disaster, in line with
the Presidents suggestion following the
mishap. A total of 100 tickets has been
set aside for relatives of the Akron's
victims to attend the services.
The annual parade of the veterans
will get under way at $50 am. forming
at Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and marching around the
tt,,a fr
Sylvania avenue and west on Pennsyl-
vania avenue to Seventeenth street. The
procession will disband at this point,
and the veterans will proceed to Ar
lington for the services which begin at
II O'Clock.
Wreaths will be placed on the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier by the District
Department of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. O. w. Hollingsworth, department
commander, presiding the American
Legion, Norman B. Landreau, depart
ment commando, presiding, and by
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War. Joseph A. Ashi, depart
ment commander, presiding. Floral
tributes also will be laid on the base
Of the mast of the U. S. S. Maine and
on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
of the Civil War Similar services will
take place in the World War section
Of the cemetery.
Opens at 12:45 PM.
The amphitheater program will open
at l2:45 pm, with the United States
Marine Band furnishing music.
The Admiral Robert E. Peary Ship
No. APT, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
hold Memorial day exercises at 10 m
Tuesday at Hams Point, East Potomac
Park. with F. E. Alsop. past captain of
the Admiral Peary Ship, presiding.
The United States Navy Band. con-
Quoted by Lieut. Charles Benter, will
be pronounced by Capt. Sydney K.
Evans, Chaplain Corps, U. S. N. The
principal address will be by P. G. Gro
nan, past national president of the
Fleet Reserve Association. A poppy
anchor presented to the post by the
Secretary Of the Navy, will be cast on
the waters of the Potomac as tribute
to those who died at sea.
Secretary Woodin. Senator John H.
Bankhead of Alabama and Represent
ative John Mccormick of Massachu-
sets will speak under the auspices of
the Legionnaires of the District tomor-
row at - o'clock noon, at memorial
services in the rotunda of the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing. George
Obernoderfer, commander Of the Bu
reau of Engraving and Printing Post
of the Legion. will preside. Mr. Lam
deau also will be speaker.
Mount Olivct Service.
Memorial day will be observed at
Mount Olivet Cemetery with appropri-
ate services at o'clock this afternoon,
under auspices of Lincoln Camp, No q
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil
War. assisted by Petit Camp, Spanish
American War Veterans; E. S. Mussey
Tent, Daughters of Union Veterans of
the Civil War Costello Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary and Wash