Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-29
100000 Expected to Join in
Arlington Tribute and
in Parade.
PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW
MARCHERS' PROCESSION
Col. W. A. McCathran Will Pre-
side at Exercises for I'm
known Soldier.

The soft quiet that blankets the
grave tomorrow will be further mel
lowed as a Nation extends its fleeing
reverence to those who fought and
died in order that it might live.
In Washington marching feet will
beat their way to Arlington National
Cemetery. resting place for $4,000 OF
those who have Worn the blue. the
gray or the khaki. AS many as 100000
persons are expected to Join in the
several memorial programs planned
there.
AS a preliminary to these services
200 or more Boy Scouts will distribute
flowers over the $4,000 graves. Shortly
before 10 o'clock members of the vet
Grams organizations of the Civil, Span.
iSh and World Wars; their auXiliarieS
and other patriotic and civic groups
will form in parade on lower Penn
sylvania avenue.
From there they will march to Fiji
tenth street, then to Pennsylvania
avenue again and past the White House.
At 1880 o'clock from the reviewing
stand erected for the Shrine Conven-
ton. President Roosevelt will view the
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Band, led by Capt. Taylor Branson,
will head the line.
To Honor Unknown Soldier.
Making their way Immediately to
Arlington, the marchers will be in at
tendance as WreathS are laid upon the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Col.
w. A. McCathran is to preside at the
ceremonies as numerous organizations
extend these individual tributes.
First of the wrcaths to be placed will
be that of the Memorial Day Corpora
ton, directing unit in the parade
Harland Wood and James G.. Yaden
will perform the task. Second will be
g presentation by Fred Lucas and
Nathan D. Golden. representing the
District unit of the Veterans of For
eign Wars; third will be the presenta-
ton of the American Legion at the
hands of Thomas z. FawCett and J,
OConnor Roberts: next will come that
of the Disabled American Veterans of
the World War with E. Claude Bah
cock and Charles Fritch officiating.
Other organizations will follow inn
mediately.
AT II o'clock, services will start in
the amphitheater. John M. Kline.
department commander of the G.. A. R..
will call the gathering to order and
will introduce Mr.. Yaden presiding
officer. Senator L. J. Dickinson. Re-
publican of Iowa, will deliver the adj
dress of the day. A musical program
will be given by the Marine Band with
Flora McGill Keefer for the V. F. w.
and Rev. William NJ. La Roche. chap
lain for the United Spanish War
Veterans, will deliver the invocation
and the benediction.
Col. Wilson to Direct.
Col. Lester G. Wilson will direct the
various patriotic and civic organiza-
tons in this program. Grand marshal
for the parade will be Charles A.
Strobel, past department commander
OF the United Spanish War Veterans.
while Arthur H. League will be deputy
marshal for the Spanish War Veterans.
Col. McCathran for the V. F. w.
Charles H. Knight for the American
Legion and Oscar L. Jones for the
Disabled American Veterans.
Other services announced for Ar
llngton include one at l. o'clock in
memory of Vincent B. Costello, first
employe of the District government
to be killed in action in the World
War. Representative Herman P. Kop-
plemann. Democrat, of Connecticut.
is to be principal speaker at this
service. Costello Post of the American
Legion is sponsoring this program with
Charles kohen, past commander, be-
ing general chairman. Miss Dorothy
Reddish will sing three solos and a
wreath will be placed by John H.
O'Connell, post commander, and Irene
Sheehan, auxiliary president.
Earlier, at 1890 am. Lieut.. Col.
Emmanuel Lombard, military attache
to the French Embassy, will lay
wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in the name of the French
colony and veterans of San Francisco
and Alameda County.
Special Rites for Dewey.
The memory Of Admiral George
Dewey will be paid particular tribute
in services at his tomb in the Bethle-
hem Chapel of Washington Cathedral
u
eph 2. Coghlan Chapter of the Dewey
Congressional Medal Mems Associa-
ton OF Philadelphia will visit the
tomb at that time. Canon William L.
De Vries, precentor of the Cathedral.
will offer prayers. Members of Ad-
miral George Dewey Camp of Span
ish War Veterans will visit the ad-
mirsl's tomb at 9 o'clock.
At Hams Point members of Robert
E. Peary Post of the v. F. w. will
honor those who died in naval warfare
by dropping an anchor of peoples into
the waters of the Potomac. Repre-
sentative William D. McFarlane. DEM
ocrat, of Texas will be principal
speaker.
Equal reverence to those who died
in the interests of peace will be paid
in two other services, one at the
Titanic Memorial in West Potomac
Park Representative Isabella Green
way. Democrat. of Arizona, has been
invited to speak at the Titanic service
at 10 am, other speakers to be Maj.
Ernest w. Brown. superintendent of
police, and Charles E. Schrom. fire
chief, Elwood Street. director of public
welfare, Is to preside.
Architects to Be Honored.
In the second of these, the Wash
Ington Chapter. American Institute of
Architects, will honor pioneers of
architecture who have left their marks
in and about the Capital. Members of
the chapter will visit the graves OF
Architects LEnfant, Hadfield, Thorn
ton, Mills and Hoban at Arlington,
Congressional and Mount Olivet Gem
eteries.
At $3.50 o'clock. services will be held
at Battle Ground National Cemetery.
In Brightwood, with Representative
Eatton w. Summers, Democrat, OF
Texas as the orator of the day. Mrs.