Evening star., 1934-05-27

ut sundown Memorial day. The first
Of these ceremonies will take place at
o o'clock this morning when members
Of Tank Corps Post, No. 10, will hold
services at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Members Of the American Legion
will participate in memorial exercises
at $50 o'clock, under the auspices of
the Vaughn Glass at Calvary Baptist
Church. for which a special program
has been arranged. The James Reese
Europe Post, No. S, and James E.
Walker Post. No. 26, will take. part in
memorial exercises at Metropolitan
A. M. E. Church. At 1870 O'Clock to-
Gay, Vincent B. Costello Post, No. Is,
In conjunction with Washington Post,
No. 58, Jewish War Veterans, and the
Jewish Welfare Board will conduct
exercises at the Washington Hebrew
Congregation Cemetery at Congress
Heights, D. c.
The seventh annual maSSing Of
colors will be held at BIS o'clock to-
day on the grounds of the Washington
Cathedral At S o'clock today sunset
services will be held in the nurses
section of Arlington National Gene
terry, under the auspices of Jane A.
Delano Post No. 6, Of the local de-
partment.
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
Post, No. %, will hold special me-
mortal exercises in the rotunda of
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing next Tuesday at noon, with an
appropriate program. The Italian
Ambassador will be the guest of honor
and principal speaker, with Mrs
Yeager McGuffey as soloist. During
the day Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, will
decorate graves in Mount Olivet and
Arlington Cemeteries: George E. Kill
1een Unit, No. Is, American Legion
Auxiliary, will decorate graves in Holy
Rood Cemetery and Stephen P. Nc
Groarty Post, No. 27, and Auxiliary,
at Arlington National Cemetery.
Legionnaires will assemble at 8:45
O'Clock am. Memorial day on the
south side Of Pennsylvania avenue
between Tenth and Eleventh streets
and participate in a short parade,
starting at 9 o'clock. The route will
be Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth
street, south Of the Treasury. north
on street between the Treasury and
the White House to Pennsylvania
avenue, to Seventeenth and south on
Seventeenth street to Constitution
avenue. where the parade will dis
band. In the line of march will be
the Victory, Vincent B. Costello and
James Reese Europe Post Drum and
Bugle Corps.
Department Comdr. Rice w. Means
the Unknown Soldier at 1920 o'clock
followed by the placing of one by
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor, president
Of the American Legion Auxiliary.
The local drum corps will form a
guard of honor during the ceremonies
At 1880 O'Clock the annual memorial
services will start in the amphi-
theater. r.
The amphitheater exercises will
start at the conclusion Of the sound
ing of Assembly by a bugler from
the U. S. Marine Band, when Depart
mert Comdr. John NJ Kline of the
Grand Army Of the Republic will in
troduce James G. Yaden, president of
the @. A. r. Memorial Day Corpora
ton, who will preside. The invocation
will be by Rev. Arlington A. Mccall
lun1, chaplain general. Military Order
of the World War, followed by the
reading Of Gen. Logan's order estab-
fishing Memorial day by Department
Comdr. Daniel Z. Campbell, Veterans
Of Foreign Wars. Harold Bayes of
the U. s. Marine Band will render
Dear Old Pal" a trombone solo; Past
Department Comdr. Harlan Wood, the
American Legion, will recite "Lincoln's s
Gettysburg Address," and Miss Hazel
Arth will sing "The Star Spangled
Banner" accompanied by the U. S.
Marine Band.
Senator Pat A. McCarran of Nevada
will deliver the grafton of the day, at
the conclusion Of which Miss Arth
will sing the "Recessionar and Will
liam M. La Roche, department chap
lain of the United Spanish War Vet
erans, will pronounce the benediction
The same day George Washington
Post, No. l, will decorate the graves
in Rock Creek Cemetery; George E.
Killeen Post, No. rs, will hold services
In Holy Rood Cemetery, with similar
exercises by Stuart Walcott Post, No.
10, at Congressional Cemetery;
Stephen P. McGroarty Post, No. 27, at
Fort Lincoln; Washington Police Post,
No. 80, James Reese Europe Post, No.
s, at Mount Zion and Union Baptist
Cemeteries. Henry c. Spengler Post,
No. IL, will decorate graves Of de-
parted comrades in Arlington Gene
terry.
At $50 o'clock members of Fort
Stevens Post, No. 80, will join with
the Brightwood Citizens Association
and the Grand Army of the Republic
in memorial services to be held at
Battle Ground National Cemetery.
These exercises will be featured by
raising and salute to the colors led
by Maj. John Deavy, singing of THE
Star Spangled Banner" accompanied
by the United States Navy Band, and
reading Of the orders CT the Grand
Army Of the Republic. John Clagett
Proctor, vice chairman of the commit
tee, will introduce Department Comdr.
John M. Kline, Grand Army of the
Republic, who will preside Former
United States Senator Blair Lee of
Maryland will be the orator of the
day. The program will include the
invocation by Rev. David C. Clark,
and solo by DR.. A. Owen Penney, I'm
Flanders Field: recitation, THE
Star Spangled Banner" by Arthur B.
White; solo, Mrs. Selma S. Klein,
"The Americans Come; recitation Of
an original poem by John Clagett
Proctor; 'Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress" by Maj. Edward r. Campbell; {;
tenor solo by L. F. Randolph, Battle
Hymn of the Republic; selections by
the Navy Band; decorating of the
graves by children of the community
public schools, under the direction of
Mrs. Angus Lamond, jr-; Taps" and
firing of q salute at the Flagstaff.
Lincoln Post, No. IT, met Monday
in room 204, Riggs Bank Building,
Fourteenth street and Park road
Nine recruits were accepted for MEM
bership. Comdr. Milne requested all
members to turn out on May 80 for