Evening star., 1936-05-10
MOTHER TRIBUTES
TO INCLUDE SONS
Veterans and Many 0rgani-
cations Join in Exercises
Today.

battle will feature the observance Of
Mothers day in the District today.
Veterans Of the Nations wars. the
American War Mothers, patriotic, re-
ligious and school groups will join in
the tribute which has become perma-
nent since Congress, on May 8, 1914, at
the request of President Wilson, des-
tgnated the second Sunday in May
as the day to honor American moth
erhood.
Assisted by more than 25 organi-
cations of veterans and their auxiliar-
lees, and Boy and Girl Scouts and fea-
tured by parade of colors, the Amer
lean War Mothers will hold their
twelfth annual Mothers Day service at
Arlington National Cemetery amphi-
theater this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
and the graves of thousands Of
Americas war dead will be deco
rated with American flags and floral
offerings.
Addresses at Arlington.
Addresses will be delivered at Ar
lington by Mrs. Howard C. Boone,
president of the American War Moth
ers; Senator Robinson of Arkansas
and Representative Isabella Green
way of Arizona. The United States
Army Band will open the program
with a concert, followed by the pa
rade of the colors under direction of
Maj Edward S. Bethlehem, jr. Capt
Arlington McCallum, chaplain general
of the Military Order Of the World
War, will give the invocation. Miss
Dorothy Reddish and William Lanier
will render vocal selections. The ben
ediction will be given by Chaplain
Alva J. Breasted, chief of chaplains,
U. S. Army. and the program will
close with The Star Spangled Ban
ner" and retirement of colors.
Memorial services at the Tomb Of
the Unknown Soldier will follow the
Mothers day program in the amphi-
theater. An "aisle of honor" will be
formed by the Gold Star Mothers,
through which Mrs. Boone and rep
resentatives of all patriotic organi-
zations will pass to place floral en-
blens on the tomb. The public is in
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senta tives of the French Embassy, the
Dominion of South Africa and the Do
minican Republic have accepted in
vitations to attend.
Members Of the District Court
Catholic Daughters of America, will
attend 9 am. mass and receive holy
communion for their mothers today at
the Franciscan Monastery, Brookland,
as part of the National Mothers day
observance of the organization. Miss
Josephine Walsh is chairman of the
committee in charge of arrangements.
Catholic Tea Arranged.
The Junior Catholic Daughters will
entertain their mothers and the men,
bers of the Senior Court at tea this
afternoon from to o'clock at the
Christ Child House, 608 Massachu-
setts avenue northeast.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, past presi-
dent Of the District Congress of Par
ents and Teachers, will address resi-
dents Of the Central Y. M. G. A. dor -
nitories at the annual Mothers day
breakfast of the "Y" in its assembly
hall, Eighteenth and G. streets. A
home style" breakfast will be served
all men who live in the dormitories.
Mother" songs will be sung. Mrs.
Eugenia Rollins beloved house mother
OF the dormitories, will aid in giving
the breakfast to "her boys" Floyd
K. McTyler is in charge of arrange
ments.
More than 800 members of the Po-
lice and Firemen Catholic Society will
observe an annual Mothers day mass
and communion breakfast service at
st. Patricks Church and the Willard
Hotel today.
From the Knights of Columbus Hall,
where members of the society are to
assemble at 73O am, accompanied by
the Police Boys Club 68-piece band,
they will march in a body to the
church, where Bishop John M. Nc
Namara will delived the sermon. The
members will commune in body. I'M
mediately afterward the society will
march to the hotel for 9 am. break
fast. The speakers will be the Rev.
1gnacius Smith of Catholic University.
Senator Duffy of Wisconsin and Rep
resentatives Mccormack of Massa-
chusetts and Schultz of Indiana. Harry
8. Bell, president of the society, will
be toastmaster.
Church Service Broadcast.
Arrangements have been made to
have the church service broadcast
over Station VOL from 8:15 to s:45
m, and the breakfast program from
WMAL from 10 to 1890 am,
The following organizations will
participate in the Parade of Colors at
Arlington: District Chapter, American
War Mothers; Bi-Centennial Chapter,
American War Mothers; Department
OF the Potomac. G. A. r.; National
Auxiliary, United Spanish War Vet
erans; Daughters of Union Veterans
OF the Civil War, Ellen Spencer Mum
sey Tent, No. l; Women's Overseas
Service League, United Veterans of
American Wars, Boy Scouts of Amer
ioa, Daughters of America; District
Department, American Legion: De-
partment of the Potomac, Ladies of
the G. A. R.; Vincent B. Costello
Unit, No. Is, American Legion Auxil-
larry; D. c. Department, American
Legion Auxiliary; Loyal Women of
America, D. c. Daughters of the
American Revolution, American Won-
ems Legion; D. c. Department, Dis
abled American Veterans; Daughters
Of the American Colonists, Military
Order of Foreign Wars, National So
1ourners, Heroes Of '76, Military Order
Of World War; William B. Cushing