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Memorial Duy
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and "Recessional." Harlan Wood.
past department commander of the
American Legion, will recite Lin
coins Gettysburg Address, and
Walter c. Hess, department COM
mander Of the Disabled American
Veterans, will read Gen. John A.
Logan's order establishing Memo
rial Day. Philip r. Belt, depart
ment commander, Veterans of For
eign Wars, will deliver excerpts from
the Declaration of Independence.
The National Guard of Honor of
the American. Legion, under Capt.
Guy c. Nadeau, will officiate at the
massing Of the colors in the Am
;phitheater.
Part OF the proceedings will be
broadcast to hosts of veterans as
sembled in other cities.
The Feast of the Pentecost will be
celebrated this morning in the am
phltheater, with a solemn memorial
military field mass for the war dead.
beginning at 1890 o'clock. For the
nrst time IN the history of the his
torlc cemetery, bishops throne will
be erected In the amphitheater. The
throne will be used by his excellency,
the Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton, Coad-
jutor Bishop of Richmond, who will
preside at the mass and deliver the
sermon. He will be assisted by the
Right Rev Msgr Peter Guilday, pro-
lessor Of church history at Catholic
University, and the Very Rev. Aloy-
sius j. Burggraf1, c. S. P, superior
Of st. Paul's College.
St. Pauls Choir to Sing.
The celebrant Of the mass will be
Col. William r.. Arnold, chief of
Army chaplains. The music will be
sung by the celebrated choir from
st. Pauls College at Catholic Uni
versity. Many distinguished resi-
dents Of Washington will attend, in
cluding Federal and District officials,
members of Congress and diplomats.
The service will be sponsored by the
Washington General Assembly,
Fourth Degree, Knights of Colum-
bus, and will be participated in by
IS. Catholic organizations of this
vicinity. Leaders of each group will
place wreaths at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. Alfred A. Nc
IGarraghy is general chairman of the
committee in charge
Today at lis pm, Gen. Frank
IT. Hines, administrator of veterans
affairs, will address the Nation over
the Mutual Broadcasting System
The four local broadcasting stations
yesterday broadcast an appeal by
veterans organizations for fresh cut
flowers to be placed on the thou
sands of soldiers graves in local
cemeteries. Those contributing flow-
,ers have been requested to take them
ito the nearest police station, public
school or firehouse before pm,
when motor trucks will collect them.
/ More than $4,000 graves in Ar
Elington and other thousands in GEM
Eeteries in and near Washington will
be decorated with poppies by the
District Department of the Ameri-
can Legion, according to Comdr.
James r. Brady.
Sponsors Memorial Service.
The Fort Stevens Post OF the
American Legion will sponsor a me-
moral service tonight at o'clock IN
the Church of the Nativity, with the
Rev. John F. Fannon officiating.
Massing of the colors of the several
posts of the department, wreath
placing by the Service Committee
and vocal selections have been ar
ranged by Charles j. Warren De-
partment Comdr. Brady and his
staff will attend.
Representative Dondero of Mich
igan will deliver the principal ad-
dress at the Memorial Day exercises
to. be held jointly by the Grand
Army Of the Republic and the
Brightwood Citizens Association at
Battle Ground National Cemetery in
Brightwood, beginning at 3:15
O'Clock.
The program will be opened with
the raising of the flag and salute to
the colors, led by Maj John Deavy,
while the U. S. Army Band, under
Assistant Leader Charles Brendler,
plays the national anthem.
Proctor to Read Poem.
Department Condr. Kline, chair
man, Will introduce John CIagett
Proctor, who will preside. Mr.. Proc
tor will read an original poem and
at the conclusion OF Representative
Dondero's address children from the
various public schools in the com.
munity will decorate all graves IN
the cemetery, under the direction of
Mrs. Angus Lamond, jr. The cere-
monies will conclude with the firing
of a salute by. soldiers Of the 18th
Brigade, U. s. A. The invocation
will be pronounced By the Rev. VIII
liam E. La Rue and the benediction
by the Rev. John S. Kroner.
Memorial services for the war dead
IN Jewish cemeteries will be held
today at z pm. in the Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation Cemetery
under the auspices Of the Washing
ton Post No. So and the Ladies Aux
Hilary OF the Jewish War Veterans.
/ !. Representative Shafer Of Wiscon-
ain WIN make the pricipal address,
and Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld of
,rthe Eighth Street Temple will call
ing. irwin NJ. Gensberg Is chair