Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-24
PERSH|NG TO GIVE
ARLINGTON TALK
President Roosevelt Will At
tend Memorial Day Rites
as Guest.

Gen. John j. Pershing, commander
tn-chief of the American Expedition
airy Forces during the World War,
will deliver the principal address at
Arlington National Cemetery on Me-
mortal day at services sponsored by
the q. A. r. Memorial Day Cor
poration.
President Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation to attend the services as
q guest and will participate in the
wreath-laying ceremonies in the
amphitheater. Secretary of Com
merce Roper will deliver q brief ad-
dress at the conclusion of Gen. PERISH
Sings speech, which will be broadcast
over . Nationwide hook-up of the
two major broadcasting companies.
The graves of $4,000 service men
buried In Arlington. and those rest
ing In other cemeteries in the Wash
ington vicinity, will be decorated with
flowers. Harlan G. Wood, chairman
OF the Arrangements Committee for
the services and past department
commander of the American Legion
here, said fresh cut flowers are solic-
tied from the public for delivery May
20 at police precinct stations. Vet
Grams will collect them that afternoon.
Three hundred Boy Scouts, directed
by Col. E. l.. Mattice, will decorate
the Arlington graves Memorial day
morning.
win Parade In Morning.
The services will be held from /
to 2 pm, with music by the United
States Marine Band. Preceding the
Arlington ceremonies, veteran, civic
and fraternal organizations will form
in parade at Pennsylvania avenue and
Sixth street at 10 a m. and will march
to Seventeenth street and Constitu-
ton avenue. first proceeding west on
Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth
street, south on Fifteenth street to
Constitution avenue, where the parade
will be reviewed by distinguished
guests at the Sixteenth street inter-
section.
Col. John w. Oehmann, commander
of the District National Guard, will
act as grand marshal of the parade.
William H. Hargrave. assisted by Roy
L. Swtngles, both of the American
Legion, will be the marshal
The first division of the parade will
consist Of Army, Navy and Marine
Corps units of regular and reserve
military forces, prize winning high
school cadet bands and corps, and
other military units. Heading the
second division will be the Grand
Army Of the Republic, followed in
order by United Spanish War Veter-
ans, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, the
American Legion and Disabled Amer
lean Veterans, with their affiliated
and auxiliary units.
Bands With Units.
Bands, drum and bugle corps Of the
veterans will be attached to the va
rious posts and units in the parade.
The third division will include civic.
patriotic and fraternal organizations.
No tickets will be required for ad-
mission of automobiles to the ceme-
terry. Those unable to secure seats
may hear the services and songs.
which will be sung by nationally
known singers, through the amplifier
system.
James G. Yaden, past department
commander Of the United Spanish
War Veterans, is president of the
G. A. r. Memorial Day Corp, COM
posed OF the c.. A. R., VI. w.
d. A. ". U. S. w. V. and the Ameri-
can Legion. Mr.. Yaden is chairman
OF the Reception. Speakers, Broad
casting and Invitation Committees.
Mr.. Wood is in charge of the Ar
rangements, Audit, Supplies and
Budget Committees
Other committee chairmen are
Wallace A. McCathran, wreaths for
the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier of
the World War; E. D. Godfrey, dis
tribution of tickets; Charles H
knight. transportation and flags; JOS
eph J. Malloy, press; Mrs. Margaret
Hopkins Worrell, fresh flowers; Mrs.
Mary c. Lipscomb, artificial carna-
tons; Mrs. Clay K. Miller and Mrs.
Nice 3. Terrell, artificial peoples:
James w. Lyons, ushers and ticket
collection; John M. Kline, cemeteries
tother than Arlington; John r.
Ryan, Congressional Committee.
Jewish Group to Meet.
In another memorial service. to be
held at ? pm. today in the Adas
Israel Congregation Cemetery. WASH
1ngton Jewish war veterans will honor
their dead. Representative Harter of
Ohio Will be the principal speaker.
Albert w. jacobson, commander of
the local post of Jewish War Veterans.
will preside. Rabbi Soloman H. Metz
Of the Adas Israel Congregation also
will address the meeting. Music will
be furnished by the Army Band.
Others who will take part in the
service include DR.. Ivy A. Pelzman,
Elliott NICK Clark, Mrs. Nathan N.
Wallack, Rabbi Abram Simon. Cantor
Louis Novick, Mrs. Joseph Barr, Rabbi
Julius T. Loeb and Rabbi Norman
Gersteufeld.
The Jewish War Veterans will Join
with the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation in a memorial service Fri
day evening In the congregations
temple at 816 Eighth street.