Evening star., 1943-05-29
Capital Honors
War Dead in
Rites Tomorrow
Veterans Groups
To Hold Traditional
Arlington Program


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 Iomb
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
1sh 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 ac-
tivities.
An operator who uses his vehicle
In parades. or in essential pur-
suits. the ODT warned, may have his
| gasoline allotments reduced by the
| amount of his nom essential opera
| ton.
Larger Stores to Close.
While most Of the commemorative
| 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 fueI
merchants will be closed throughout
the day. and housewives today were
buying food supplies in preparation
for a long weekend.
Departments of the Government
will work Monday. There has been
| 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.
CarillOn fo PIay
During the program. the first
formal recital OF a 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 recltals will be given at an
hour most agreeable to the men. he
said.
Following the laying of the wreath
OF President Roosevelt on the Tomb
OF the Unknown Soldier. other
wreaths will be placed by the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. Yaden, G. A. R. Memorial Day
Corp; Comdr. Elvin M. Luskey
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, Daughters
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 organiza tions. Haywood
N. Saunders, past Legion depart
ment commander, will be master OF
ceremonies.
Other exercises within the GENE
terry include those of the G. A. R
at II am. at the Arlington Man.
slons; U. S. w. v. at Spanish Wal
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 Gross in tn.
A. E. F. plot at lis p. M, and thu
u. A. V. at the Canadian Peac,
0AooS az VIC Same lOuT.
The Forty and Eight Society will
honor District men killed in Worle
war l at ceremonies at $50 am
at the District of Columbia Worle
War Memorial in Potomac Park.
Arlington Courthouse Service.
Memorial Day services will be hel(
at pm. tomorrow at the Court
house Square in Arlington by tn,
veterans Of Foreign Wars, Arlington
Post, No. 139 the Billy Mitchell Pos
and the John Lyon Post, America,
Legion
The speaker for the service will b.
Harry B. Fleharty. Assistant Attor
ney General, who will be introduced
by James c. Buchanan, chaplain O.
the John Lyon Post. The program
will include roll call of the deac
the placing of wreaths by the organ.
izatlons and music by the Washing
ton-Lee High School Glee Club
Taps will be sounded by Bobb,
Stewart, leader of the school band.
Branch of the Fleet Reserv
Association will hold Memorial Da,
services at II am. tomorrow at tn
Water Gate at Arlington Memoria
Bridge. The memorial will be mad
by Shipmate P. G. Cronan, past ma
tional president and president Q
Branch 4.
Two Maryland Services.
The Snyder-Farmer Post, Ameri
can Legion. of Hyattsville. will holt
Memorial Day services at IL .n
when wreaths will be placed on tn
graves Of war dead
Two American Legion medals TO
distinguished service to the com
munity will be presented at Me
mortal Day services of the Cissel
Saxon American Legion Post o
Silver Spring to be held at 2 pm
tomorrow at the Memorial Stone a
the armory
The medals will be presented b,
Comdr. Walter S. Davis to Maste
Sergt. Francis B. Maloy of the Mary
land State Guard for his alertnes!
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