Evening star., 1942-05-30
Memorial Day
To C|imaxed
By Big Parade
Presidents S Wreath
Luid at Tomb of
Unknown Soldier

Symbol of the reverence in
which Americans hold their war
dead, a wreath from President
Roosevelt was laid on the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier this Me-
mortal Day to usher in a solemn
observance of holiday" dedi-
Gated to winning another war.
The tread of marching feet was
to be heard again at 4 pm in a
display of the Nations military
might. Thousands of spectators
were expected to line Constitution
avenue to see the uniformed ranks
of all branches of the armed forces
pass in review.
President to Review Parade.
Mr. Roosevelt arranged to make
one of his few public appearances
since the United States entered the
war by motoring a few blocks south
of the White House to review the
parade.
The Chief Executive had no ap-
pointments until then, and worked
in his study at the White House on
official business.
He Cancelled his usual Memorial
Day trip to Arlington Cemetery and
selected Maj. Chester Hammond. a
military aide. to lay the presidential
wreath on the Unknown Soldiers
Tomb.
Outstanding among many for
NAL ceremonies honoring the war
dead was to be the service at the
amphitheater in Arlington National
Cemetery. There Undersecretary
Of State Welles was to speak at lis
pm. 10 voice the feeling of Ma
ton on one of the most serious
Memorial Days in the history of
the country.
Many Services Scheduled.
Throughout Washington and in
nearby counties many services were
scheduled with programs to in
clude patriotic addresses. music,
reading of historic addresses by
famous Americans and the decora-
ton of graves.
Department stores and many
other establishments were closed
here. The War Department was
! to release its employees in time to
see the parade.
Over the country, however, war
production plants had been called on
by Donald Nelson, chairman of the
War Production Board, to celebrate
the day by working.
Pointing out that this is time
of grave emergency" Mr.. Nelson
said: I'VE can honor our heroic
dead only by showing that we are as
determined as they were to defend
| our country without counting the
cost to ourselves. We cannot honor
them by taking a holiday. The best
way to celebrate Memorial Day in
1912, therefore, is to make it a day
of full-time production in every
| factory which Is making war goods
or essential articles for civilian use.
If holiday has been scheduled in
any war plant where Memorial Day
operation is possible, that holiday
should be Cancelled. This is a re-
sponsibility which rests equally on
management and on labor. we
cannot afford a lag in war produc-
ton due to Memorial Day shut
downs
| Many Floral Tributes.
The floral tribute from Mr.. Roose-
welt was only one of many laid
at the Tomb of the Unknown Sol
dier. Many veterans organiZa-
tions took this method of paying
their respects to their own honored
dead. Among these was the Sd Di-
vision, whose ceremony was to be at
2:30 pm.
Wreath laying at the tomb pro-
vided an appropriate prelude to the
elaborate early afternoon services at
the amphitheater.
Music was to be a feature of the
services, opening with selections by
the American Legion Boys Drum
Corps, the Camp Lee Glee Club and
the Marine Corps Band, under lead
ership of Capt. William F. Santel-
mann.
Assembly" was to be sounded
at lis by bugler from the band.
Dan Campbell, chairman of the
General Arrangements Committee
planned to call the aSsemblage to
order and the colors were to be
presented by the American Legion
National Guard of Honor, with
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