The Washington times., 1938-05-23


be delivered by Senator David I.
walsh Of Massachusetts,. James
g. Yaden, president of the G.. A.
r. Memorial Day Corporation, will
preside at the services, which will
be broadcast over q national net
work.
AMPHITHEATER PROGRAM
The program at the amphi-
theater, starting at p. m, will
be as follows:
Call to order and presentation
Of colors, Department Comman-
der John M. Kline, Of the G. A.
r.
Invocation, Rev. John F. Car.
ruthers, past department chap
lain, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
"Star- s p angled Banner"
Mario Cozzi, U. s. Marine Band
accompanying.
General Logan's order eStab-
fishing Memorial Day, David
Herman, department comman.
der, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Sousa's "Semper Fidelis," TT.
Stevens Post, American Legion.
Memorial Day grafton by Sen.
ator David I. Walsh.
Lift Up Your Hearts," Ma
Tine Band.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Harlan Wood, past department
commander, American Legion.
There Is No DEATH" Mario
Cozzi, Marine Band accompany.
ing.
"Taps" (cornet solo), Winfred
Kemp, U. s. Marine Band.
Benediction, Rev. william H.
La Roche, department chaplain,
United Spanish War Veterans.
FIVE GROUPS JOIN
The Memorial Day Corporation,
in charge of the services, is COM
posed of five organizations. A
committee of their commanders
arranged the program - Com
manderS Kline, Of the g. A. R.;
Thomas Mason, Of the American
Legion; Herman, Of the v. F. W.;
Victor L. Woodbridge, of the
U. s. w. ", and John N. Child
ester, Of the Disabled American
Veterans.
The National Guard Of Honor
of the American Legion, under
the command Of Capt. Guy C..
Nadeau, will officiate with the
massing of colors.
The Ladies of the G. A. R., &C.
cording to the general order Of
Department Commander Kline, is
sued through William F. Dorsey,
assistant adjutant general, will
have charge Of the collection,
transportation and distribution Of
natural flowers, assisted by the
Boy Scouts.
OTHER EXERCISES
The Woman's Relief Corps, the
Daughters of Union Veterans, the
Sons Of Union Veterans, the Ladies
Of the GAR, and various groups
of veterans of other wars and their
auxiliaries, will hold other ex-
ercises throughout the city on
Memorial Day or during the holi-
day week end.
The services at Arlington will
open at 1915 with an hours music
by the Legion Boys Band. w. r.
Clifford, leader; the Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps, r. H. Viancour,
director; and the U. s. Marine
Band, Capt. Taylor Branson, lead
er. At / p. m. a bugler Of the
Marine Band will start the formal
services with Assembly"
SERVICES AT TOMB
The Department of the Potomac,
Grand Army of the Republic
auxiliary and allied organizations,
will assemble at the Arlington
Mansion at II a. M, and will be
escorted by the Marine Band to
the Tomb of the Unknown Dead Of
tn Civil War, where services will
be conducted and floral tributes
placed by members Of the Woman'S
Relief Corps.
The Corps also will place flowers
at the Maine Mast, the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier Of the World
War, and at the altar in the
amphitheater.
This year there will be no
parade. Automobiles will be pro.
vided to convey members of the
GAR, from their homes to Airing
ton and return them to their
homes after the services.
AT SOLDIERS HOME
The services at the Soldier
Home National Cemetery will bt
under the direction of the q. s
w. ", assisted by the v. F. w.
The w. r. c. will conduct me
mortal services on a Navy boat or
Sunday, May 20, at noon, and al
the Water Gate at Arlington Me
moria1 Bridge on the same day a.
2 p. M, in honor of the sailor!
and air men who lost their live:
in the service.
Memorial Day will be observed a
Battle Ground National Cemetery
on Monday at 3:15 O'Clock by thu
Brightwood Citizens Association
under the direction Of Commands
Kline. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent
No. /, Daughters Of Union Veter
ans, will place a floral wreath al
the tomb of Gen. John A. LogaI
in the U. s. Soldiers Home Ma
Aaa..al Cara nknrsHz after. NIIhinh thai