Evening star., 1933-05-29
PRESIDENT TO Join
ARLINGTON THR0NG
HONOR|NG U.S.DEAD
Secretaries of War and Navy
Will Deliver Addresses
at Rites Tomorrow.
.ENTIRE NATION TO HEAR
TRIBUTES OVER RADIO
G.. A. R. to Head Parade in Morn
ing-Woodin and Bankhead
Speak at Engraving Bureau.

Secretaries or war ana navy Will at
tend the annual Memorial day service!
in the amphitheater at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery tomorrow, which vii
bring to a climax the Nations tribute
to its defenders on land and sea anG
in the air.
At various cemeteries yesterday the
graves of men who died in past wars
were decorated by their comrades. while
at noon today the principal service wa.
held in the rotunda of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing.
Secretary of the Treasury Woodin anc
Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama
were the orators on this occasion. each
paying tribute to the memory of former
employees of the bureau who gave thell
lives in the World War.
The program at Arlington tomorrow
which will be broadcast to hosts of vet
Grams assembled in cities and town!
| throughout the country, will be the Ma
tion's official tribute to its heroic wal
| dead.
President Roosevelt will attend tht
exercises, feature of which will be 6
memorial service for the men who re.
Gently lost their lives when the nava
| dirigible Akron was destroyed at sea
George H. Dern, Secretary of War, ane
Claude A. Swanson, Secretary of tht
| Navy, will deliver the memorial ad'
dresses. Veterans Of all wars will bt
represented.
Pershing to Attend.
The Arlington services will be con.
Quoted under the auspices of Crane
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 ane
Disabled American Veterans OF the
World War. Gen. John A. Pershing
who commanded the American forces
in the World War, will attend the Ar
lington services, as also will Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace.
At $50 O'Clock in the morning con-
tingents of the veterans organizations
will form at Thirteenth street ane
Pennsylvania avenue for their annua
parade. They will be headed by the
small remaining group of blue-clao
defenders of the Union in the days o.
'61-'65.
The parade will proceed around thu
Treasury and Executive avenue to
Pennsylvania avenue and west or
PENNSYLVANIA avenue to Seventeenth
street. There most of the veterans VIII
disband and proceed to Arlington.
A total of 100 tickets have been SCI
aside for relatives of the Arkon's VIC
tins to attend the services. In line
with President Roosevelt's suggestion
general reference will be made to tnt
recent mishap, one of the most oS-
astrous in the Navy's history. -,
A bugler of the Marine Band VIII
sound the assembly at 12:45 o'clock out
side the amphitheater. John H. Shep'
herd. department commander OF the
g. A. R., will call the great assembiagt
to order and Rev. V. o. Anderson VII
deliver the invocation. Shepherd VII
introduce the presiding officer, james
G. Yaden, president of the G. A. II
Memorial Day Corporation.
Unknown to Be Honored.
Following the singing Of the nationa
anthem by jeanette Elizabeth Mccall
frev Gen, Logans order establishing
Memorial day will be read by Josepf
Ashi Gertrude Lyons will then sins
"Out of the Night the Bugle Blows,
and Harlan Wood, past department,
commander. American Legion, Will reae
Iincoln's Gettysburg Address. Iherf
Is No Death" will be sung by ELSIE
Jorss Reilley.
Next will follow the memorial ao'
dresses of Secretaries Dern and swan
son Mai Charles T. Tittman will theI
sing eternal Father Strong to save,
and the exercises will close With a pene'
diction by Capt Sydney K. Evans, navy
chaplain. A..
Wreaths will be placed before tht
Tomb of the Unknown Soldler pelort
the amphitheater exercises pegn py Ll'
District Department OF veterans Oh ro.
eipn Wars. o. w. HollingsWorth, depart
ment commander. presiding the Ameri'
can Legion, Norman B. Landreau, de-
partment commander, presiding, ana p1
Disabled American Veterans OF tht
world War. Joseph A. Ashi, department
commander, presiding: A.,
Similar tributes will be paid at the
mast of the U. S. S. Maine ana pe1ort
the tomb of the unknown soldlers o.
the Civil War, as well as in the Worlc
war section of the cemetery.
In addition to Secretary Woodln anc
Senator Bankhead, employees of the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing TO-DAY
heard Alvin Hall, their director; Rep
resentative Mccormick OF MaSsacnu'
setts and Comdr. Landreau OF tnt
| American Legion and Capt. Evans
! Navv' chaplain. The Marine Band Or
cheStra played at the service In tnt
! rotunda. which was decorated WIZ
flags This is an annual memoria
event at the bureau. Mrs. Page Bur
roughs sang.
Rites Planned at Point.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow exercises VII
he held at Hams Point under auspices
of the Robert E Peary Ship OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Navy
Yard Band will play and an anchol
of poppies will be cast upon the Poto-
/ mac by Secretary of the Navy Swanson
Secretary of Commerce Daniel A
! Roner will speak at the Battle Grouno
Cemetery tomorrow. These exercises
arranged by the Grand Army OF tne
Republic and the BrightWood Citizens
Association. will start at BIS pm.
: Vincent B. Costello first employe ol
| the District government killed in action
: in the World War, will be honored TO-
morrow morning at his grave in Arling-
I ton. Department Comdr. Landreau ol
| the American Legion, Rev. 1gnatlus
Fealv of Catonsville, Md, and Repre-
sentative Paul ]. Kvale Of Minnesota
will speak.
| At the Georgetown University Law
: School tomorrow morning at 10 O'CLOCK
| the senior classes will conduct a me-
mortal service in the law library fol
/ Georgetown men who died in the armed
services during the World War. Brig
! Gen. George Richards Of the United
, States Marine Corps will be the princi.
pal speaker. There also will be ad-
| dresses by Dean George E. Hamilton
/ and representatives of the various
| classes. A students committee will
! decorate the memorial plaque honorine
| their dead comrades.
| The Lido Civic Club placed wreath
yesterday on the Tomb of the Unknown