Evening star., 1938-05-28
PROSPECT OF FAIR
HOLIDAY WEATHER
CHEERS VISITORS
Thousands Arrive by Plane,
Train and Auto for
Memorial Day.
ARLINGTON CEREMONIES
MONDAY TO BE CLIMAX
Today's Program Includes Rites
at Rock Creek Cemetery
Sponsored by Veterans.

Prospects Of fair week end cheered
the thousands here from out of town
today for the three-day Memorial Day
holiday, which will be climaxed by
solemn ceremonies in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery Monday.
BY railroad, airplane, bus and pri-
vate automobile the visitors were
arriving. Bus terminal and Union
Station officials. who expect their peak
business this afternoon, said the usual
number of travellers was up so per
cent.
The Weather Bureau promised that
today and tomorrow would be fair.
although with q slight possibility Of a
short thundershower tomorrow. The
temperature will remain about the
same as 1t has been.
Veterans Sponsor Program.
Events on the program today in
cluded q service in Rock Creek Gene
terry at noon, under the auspices OF
George Washington Post Of the Ameri-
can Legion and Col. John Jacob Astor
Post, United Spanish War Veterans.
Other scheduled services were a
ceremony at the Congressional Gene
terry at 2 pm, conducted by Henry w.
Lawton Camp, U. S. w. w., and one
at Holy Rood Cemetery at 2:30, under
the auspices of William B. Gushing
Camp Auxiliary, Sons of Union Vet
Grams of the Civil War. and Gen. M.
Emmett Urell Camp, U. S. w. v.
These services also were planned:
Oak Hill Cemetery, 3 pm. William
S. Cushing Camp, Department OF
Maryland, Sons Of Union Veterans;
Sixteenth Street Memorial Markers,
pm, American Gold Star Mothers;
grave of Jane A. Delano, Arlington
Cemetery, $50 pm, Jane A. Delano
Post, American Legion: Sisters Monu-
ment, Connecticut avenue and M
street NV, $50 pm, Women's Re-
lief Corps, G. A. r., and National
Women's Relief Corps.
Numerous services will be held to-
morrow, starting at 10 am. with mill
tary memorial field mass in Mount
Olivet Cemetery. under the sponsor
ship of the Irish War Veterans. the
Catholic War Veterans, the United
Spanish War Veterans and Lincoln
Camp, Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War.
Mass to Be Celebrated.
The Rev. John Heating Cartwright
pastor of Immaculate Conception
Church, will celebrate the mass in
Mount Olivet.
The Misses Ethel NJ Roddy and
Marie v. Nolte will render solos, ac-
companied by the Knights of Columbus
Band, which will furnish the musical
program. Representative Towey, DEM
ocrat. of New Jersey will speak Sergt.
Frank Witchey of Fort Myer will sound
TAPS"
The general chairman of the Mount
Olivet Cemetery cereomnies is Michael
Casey, commander of the Irish Vet
Grams. Patrick Gill Of the Irish Vet
Grams Is vice chairman, as are George
F. Lange, commander Of the Col.
James S. Petit Camp, No. 30, United
Spanish War Veterans; William A.
Middleton. past camp commander, Lin
coin Camp, No. 2. Sons of Union Vet
Grams of the Civil War, and John ].
Moriarty. commander of the Francis
j. Hurney Post, No. 112, Catholic War
Veterans.
Wreaths to Be Placed.
The main Memorial Day service,
in which $50 patriotic, fraternal and
civic organizations are joining, will
start at IL am with the laying of
wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. President Roosevelt's wreath
will be the first presented.
Memorial exercises will be held in
the Arlington Amphitheater at pm.
The address will be delivered by Sen
ator David I. Walsh of Massachu-
sets. The Marine Band and Mario
Cozzi. baritone of the Metropolitan
Opera Co., will provide the musical
program.
The chief attraction at the exer-
cises planned by the Grand Army
of the Republic and the Brightwood
Citizens Association for the Battle
ground Cemetery in Brightwood to-
morrow is Senator Green, Democrat,
of Rhode Island, who will speak.
John Clagett Proctor, vice chair
man in charge of the exercises, will
introduce Comdr. John M. Kline of
the Department of the Potomac, G.
A. r., who will deliver q short ad-
dress.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing American Legion Post got an
early start yesterday on Memorial
Day celebration with q meeting in
Rotunda Hall at which they heard
Senator Chavez, Democrat, of New
Mexico, warn that the only ism"
Americans should respect is Amer
icanism.