Evening star., 1937-05-10
MOTHERS SDAYR RITE
IS HELD AT TOMB
1000 Attend War Mothers
Program in Arlington
Cemetery Rite.

Led by services at the Tomb Of the
Unknown Soldier, in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery, washington and the
Nation yesterday paid tribute to
American motherhood for the thir-
teenth time since the day was set
aside for observance, IN 1925.
Nearly 1000 persons heard Mrs
Howard c. Boone, national president
of the American War Mothers, stand
ing beside the tomb which memo
rializes American youth lost in the
World War, and read a message
written for the occasion by President
Roosevelt.
'The sacrifices which these valiant
mothers made is another incentive to
all of us to consecrate anew all that
we have to the cause Of peace" the
message read And today again we
lay our wreaths upon the tomb Of
this sleeping boy, in love and recognl-
ton of his full measure of sacrifice" :"
Elsewhere throughout the city,
churches, clubs and other civic and
patriotic organizations held services in
honor Of mothers.
Marine Band Plays.
Gold Star mothers, one or more OF
| whose sons died in the World War, and
mothers whose sons survived the con-
, flict, constituted a large part Of the
| crowd which gathered in the cemetery
Representative Starnes of Alabama,
who also spoke. asked that the spirit
of American motherhood be estab-
lished as the keynote Of our national
character. Would" he said, that We
had more of the spirit of mothers!"
A major part Of the music for the
services was furnished by the Marine
Band, under leadership Of Capt. Taylor
Branson. Besides furnishing music
for the parade Of colors and a pre-
liminary concert, the band played sew
eral numbers during the services.
Other music included the Lost
Chord" and Dear Land Of Home" by
the Telephone Glee Club Of Wash
ington, and vocal solo, Mother
Machree," by Miss Dorothy Reddish,
soprano.
Members Of the Catholic Police
and Firemen's Society and others on
the two forces attended a special
mass at St. Patrick's Church and
later marched in body to the Will
lard Hotel for breakfast The mass
was celebrated by Right Rev. John
w. Mcnamara auxiliary bishop of
Baltimore.
Those attending the breakfast In
cluded Senator O'Mahoney Of Wyo-
ming, Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown,
Representative Merritt Of New York,
Judges Edward M. Curran, Walter
J. Casey and Isaac r. Hit Of Police
Court and a number OF other Dis
trict officials.
Other Services Held.
The Girl Reserves Of the Young
Women's Christian Association en-
tertained their mothers at tea yester.
day, with about $50 persons attend.
ing
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi.
dent of the Board of Education, was
prlnClpal speaker at services nelQ DS
Filipino residents of the city las
night in the Y. M. c. A. building
A mothers day service was held a
the Salvation Army headquarters a
IL am.
The women's auxiliary of the Amer.
ican Legion planted a tree at the
District War Memorial In West Po'
tomac Park in honor Of the late Nine
SchumAnn- -Heinck, who had sons II
both the American and German
armies during the World War.
Rev. Laurence j. Kelly, rector d
st. Aloysius' Church, delivered thu
address last night at services spon'
sored by the Curley Club in the Con-
zaRa College Auditorium.