Evening star., 1943-05-28
Memorial Rites
Honor Dead Of
All Wars Sunday
Number of Grocery
And Other Stores to
Be Closed Mondoy

In tribute to the American dead
of all wars. Memorial Day will be
observed solemnly at several cere-
monies Sunday, with the principal
event at II 80 am. at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
The program for the day will be
in marked contrast with Memorial
Day last year, when the first great
military parade after Pearl Harbor
drew an estimated 125,O0O persons
to downtown Washington. Presi-
dent Roosevelt and high ranking
officers reviewed the display OF
Americas might.
Stores to Close Monday.
Virtually all commemoration will
take place on Sunday, Memorial
Day itself, but Monday will be OBJ
served throughout the business
district, where nearly all big stores.
including department stores and
chain groceries, will be closed
throughout the day. Housewives
will have to plan food supplies to-
day and tomorrow for a long week
end, since many stores will not open
until Tuesday morning
The Government departments
however, will work Monday. A sug-
gestion had been advanced that
Federal employees here donate an
extra hours work without pay, in
memory Of Americas war dead.
Services Sunday will include,
10 a.m.-Vlncent B. Costello Post
No. IS, American Legion, will hold
memorial services at the grave of
their namesake in Arlington. Mem
bers Of the post will gather at 9:15
am. at Fourteenth street and Con-
stltutlon avenue NV.
II a am--At the Water Gate Ar
lington Memorial Bridge. the Fleet
Reserve Association. Branch No. 4
will conduct services with the
memorial Grafton by Shipmate P. G
Cronan, past national president of
the FRA, and president of Branch
No. 4. A floral anchor will be
launched in the Potomac River and
there will be three volleys by firing
squad.
II a am.-At the World War Me-
mortal Cross at Bladensburg. Md.
the Snyder-Farmer Post of the
American Legion of Hyattsville will
conduct exercises with a roll call of
the dead and placing of wreaths.
There will be a procession of the
Maryland State Guard, under COM
mand of 1t. Col. C. L. Aiello. from
the Armory at Hvattsville to the
Memorial Cross. Clyde McCurday is
chairman of the committee in
charge.
11:30 am.-Arlington National
Cemetery amphitheater will be the
scene of the traditional Grand Army
of the Republic Memorial Day Cor
poration services. 1t. Gen. Brehon
B. Somervell, commanding general
of the u S. Army Service Forces.
will principal speaker. President
Roosevelt will send wreath to be
laid at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. There will be music by the
Marine Band. James G.. Yaden will
preside.
Services at Argonne Cross.
l p.m.-American Legion members
will march from the amphitheater
to the Argonne Gross in the Ameri-
can Expeditionary plot at the ceme-
terry, where commemorative cere-
monies will be held by the National
Pilgrimage Committee of the Ameri-
can Legion.
2 p.m.-At Arlington County
Court House square ceremony will
be conducted under joint auspices
Of Arlington Post 1879, and General
Billy Mitchell Post IS of the
American Legion and John Lyon
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Many patriotic and civic groups will
participate. The principal address
will be by Harry B. Fleharty, spe-
clal assistant to the attorney
general
3 p.m.-Services at battle-ground
Cemetery. in Brightwood. Senator
Wiley, Republican, of Wisconsin will
speak.
4 p.m-Federal employees me-
mortal services, in honor of more
than 180 dead and missing in the
present war, will be held at the
Sylvan Theater near the Washing
ton Monument.
The Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown
Harris, chaplain of the Senate. will
give the memorial prayer. Paul v.
McNutt, War Manpower Chairman,
a former national commander of the
American Legion, will preside. A
concert by the U. S. Navy Band will
precede the ceremony, starting at
$3.50 pm. In case of inclement
weather, the program will be moved
to the Departmental Auditorium.
D. c. Student Honored