Evening star., 1935-05-26


can Legion. starting today. will
n conduct impressive memorial
services in local cemeteries and
In Arlington National Cemetery.
In cooperation with the Grand
Army of the Republic and the United
Spanish War Veterans, small Ameri-
can flags and poppy will be placed
on the graves of veterans, while me-
mortal services will be conducted, with
programs appropriate to the occasion
The first of these will take place at
$50 o'clock in the Washington
Hebrew Congregation Cemetery, when
Vincent B. Costello Post, No IS, of the
American Legion, will hold services
At $50 O'Clock Jane A. Delano Post,
No. s, will conduct sunset service"
in the nurses section of Arlington
National Cemetery as tribute to the
nurses who lost their lives as a result
of the World War. Assignment has
been made of American Legion posts
to the local cemeteries to decorate
graves and hold memorial services.
AS the result of the activity of the
Graves Registration Committee of the
local department of the American
Legion. of which Mrs. Nelia EiChhOrn
is chairman. 80 concrete memorial
markers were constructed last week to
replace those demolished by trucks
and automobiles during the past sew
eral years New name plates bearing
the name and branch Of service appear
on each of the plates. These memorial
markers, numbering nearly 600, were
erected by the American Legion in
honor of District boys who lost their
lives in the World War A flag and
poppy will be placed alongside each
marker today as a tribute To their
valor as is an annual custom on Me-
moral day.
At g o'clock Memorial day the mem
bers Of the American Legion Will as
semble at Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue and participate in the
annual parade The route will be
west on Pennsylvania avenue TO En-
ecutive avenue, thence west again on
Pennsylvania avenue to Seventeenth
street. disbanding at Seventeenth
street and Constitution avenue.
Past Department Comdr. Charles A.
strobel. United Spanish War Veterans,
has been appointed grand marshal OF
the parade, in which Will be all vet
eran organizations, contingents from
the Regular Army, Navy and Marine
Corps and many civic and patriotic
organizations.
At the conclusion of the parade the
veterans will proceed to Arlington
National Cemetery, where Wreaths
will be placed on the Tomb OF the
Unknown Soldier at noon, followed
by memorial exercises in the amphl-
theater at / o'clock.
The local department received addi-
tional membership honors last week
when announcement was made that
it had advanced to the three-star
class for having surpassed its 1884
membership figures and the 1888
quota. Those departments in the
three-star class include North Dakota,
which has a 1885 quota percentage
of 1862 and leads the departments;
Colorado, second, with 105.24; District
of Columbia, third, with 104.63:
Georgia, fourth, 1925, and Delaware,
fifth, with 10C.l7.
At 3:15 o'clock on Memorial day
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, will par
ticipate in the memorial exercises at
Battle Ground National Cemetery, the
entire post drum and bugle corps at
tending in uniform. Taps" will be
sounded by Richard H. Viancour, who
holds the District championship Tor
buglers, at the close Of the exercises.
The last regular meeting Of Bunker
Hill Post, No. 81. was held at MuSl-
clans Hall, 1105 Sixteenth street,
Tuesday evening. Senior Vice Comdr.
Chester j. Wolf presided.
Post members will take part in me-
mortal exercises including the mass
ing of the colors at the Washington
Cathedral today, the Spanish War
memorial services on the Arlington
Bridge steps and the parade and serv-
ices at Arlington on Memorial day.
In addition Acting Comdr. Chester j.
Wolf, with a voluntary group COM
posed of Past Comdr. William A. Killer
lane, chairman; Vice Comdr. John R.
weitzel, Thomas P Royston and Harry
D. Ludeman, assisting him, will place
a wreath on each former comrades
grave buried in this locality. The post
has provided Legion markers for each
of the graves. Members are requested
to turn out at Arlington on May 80
for the Memorial day services. The
colors of the post will be present at
this ceremony and also at the WASH
ington Cathedral today.
Following the meeting last Tuesday
evening, stag get-together was held.
Sir Thomas Charles Baisden, formerly
a member of London, England, Post,
No. /, American Legion, was master
of ceremonies of the musical and other
entertainment that was rendered to
the members present. Refreshments
were served.
The Sons of the American Legion,
Bunker Hill Squadron 81, under the
direction of Raymond A. Eichhorn,
Sons of Legion officer, held a meeting
Friday at st. Anthony's Hill, Twelfth
and Monroe streets northeast, when
a moving picture, "A Trip Around the
World" was shown, and refreshments
were served.
Stuart Walcott Post, No 10, will
hold its monthly meeting Tuesday in
the rooms of the George E. Killeen
Post, No. 25, second floor rear of
1904 NJ street.
The guest speaker will be Repre-
sentative Bertrand Wesley Gearhart
Of California, a former department
commander of that State of the
American Legion. Department Comdr
j. OC. Roberts and members of his
staff also will be present. Enter
tainment and refreshments will be
provided.
At the last meeting of Sergt. Jasper
Post, No. 13, it was presented with
the Roberts cup by the department
commander, j. O'Connor Roberts, for
the best showing of any post in the
Army day parade. Comdr Roberts
also spoke on the pending bonus
legislation.