Evening star., 1943-05-29
- WASHINGTON D. c. SATURDAY, MAY 49, 1e
Capital Honors
War Dead in
Rites Tomorrow
Veterans Groups
To Hold Traditional
Arlington Program

IVY VIII
Memorial Day exercises filled with
wartime significance will be held
here tomorrow in solemn tribute to
all Americans who have lost their
lives In war. The observance will
begin officially with the placing of
the presidential wreath at the i omb
Of the Unknown Soldier.
Chief among the ceremonies will
be the traditional program from
HAS to l pm. in Arlington National
Cemetery conducted by the Grand
Army of the Republic Memorial Day
Corp, which represents the Grand
Army OF the Republic. United Span
ish War Veterans, Veterans of For
eign Wars, the American Legion
and Disabled American Veterans.
But the spirit Of the day will be
observed by many other organiza :
tions and in the churches of the
city.
There will be no Memorial Day
parade this year and the Office OF
Defense Transportation has banned
the use Of trucks, fire engines, taxi
cabs or other commercial motor
vehicles in parades or similar &C
| tivities.
An operator who uses his vehicle
In paradeS, or In non essential pur-
suits. the ODT warned, may have his
| gasoline allotments reduced bv the
| amount of his non essential opera
| tion.
Larger Stores to Close.
While most of the tive
exercises will take place tomorrow
Memorial Day, a Monday holiday
will be observed throughout the
business district. All of the larger
department and specially stores
chain groceries and coal and fuel
merchants will be closed throughout
the day, and housewives today were
buying food supplies in preparation
for long weekend
Departments of the Government
will work Monday. There has been
a suggestion that Federal employees
here work an extra hour without
pay IN tribute to Americas war dead
1t. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell
commanding general of the Army
Service Force, will be the principal
speaker on the program at Arlington
National Cemetery beginning at
Has am. James G. Yaden. presi-
dent of the Memorial Day corpora
ton, will preside.
Participants Oh the program will
include Edward Masters and the
Marine Corps Band, Dan Campbell
chairman of the General Arrange
ments Committee. John A. Lund
department chaplain, United Span
iSh War Veterans: Gene Archer
singer; Harlan Wood. past depart
ment commander of the American
Legion; Richard A. Burton. depart
ment commander. Veterans of For
eign Wars; Earl D. Harrell. depart
ment commander. Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans, and the Rev. Howard
E. Snyder. past department chap
lain, the American Legion.
Carlton to Play.
| During the program. the first
formal recital of carlton. pre-
sented to the Fort Myer Chapel by
friends. will be heard. Hereafter
according to Col. Max w. Sullivan
commanding officer. daily carlton
recitals will be offered at the fort
The recitals will be given at ar
hour most agreeable to the men, he
! said
Following the laying of the wreath
of President Roosevelt on the Tomt
| OF the Unknown Soldier. other
wreaths will be placed by the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. Yaden. G. A. r. Memorial Da,
Corp: Comdr. Elvin M. Luskev
U. S. w. ": Comdr. Burton. V. F.
W.; Comdr. Patrick J. Fitzgibbons
American Legion; Comdr. Harrell
D. A. ": Mrs. Genevieve Craig
/ Women'S Relief Corps; Mrs. Jessie
F. Thomas, Ladies of the G.. A. R.
Mrs. Anne V. Hausman, Daughter.
| OF Union Veterans of the Civil War,
Mrs. Ethel Finn. U. S. w. V. AuXil-
lary: Mrs. Dorothy Lohman. V. F.
w. Auxiliary; Mrs. Edith S. Sadler
American Legion Auxiliary: Mrs
Mary Hargraves, D. A. V. Auxiliary
and other organizations. Heywooe
N. Saunders, past Legion depart.
ment commander, will be master O.
ceremonies.
Other exercises within the GENE.
terry include those of the G.. A. r
at III am. at the Arlington Man.
sions: U. S. w. V. at Spanish Wa,
Monument at IL 80 am: U. S. w. v
at the Maine Mast at As am; tn,
American Legion National Pilgrim
age at the Argonne Cross in the
A. E. F. plot at lis p. M. and the
D. A. V. at the Canadian Peace
Cross at the same hour.
The Forty and Eight Society will
honor District men killed in Worle
War I at ceremonies at $50 am
at the District of Columbia Worle
War Memorial in Potomac Park.
Arlington Courthouse Service.
Memorial Day services will be hello
at 2 pm. tomorrow at the Court
house Square in Arlington by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Arlington
Post, No. 139, the Billy Mitchell Post
and the John Lyon Post, American
Legion.
The speaker for the service will be
Harry B. Fleharty, Assistant Attor-
ney General, who will be introduced
by James C. Buchanan. chaplain OF
the John Lyon Post. The program
will include a roll call of the dead
the placing Of wreaths by the organ
izations and music by the Washing
ton-Lee High School Glee Club
Taps will be sounded by Bobby
Stewart. leader of the school band.
Branch 4 of the Fleet Reserve
Association will hold Memorial Day
services at II am. tomorrow at the
Water Gate at Arlington Memoria,
Bridge. The memorial will be made
by Shipmate P. G. Cronan. past ma
:: tional president and president OF
Branch 4.
Two Maryland Services.