Evening star., 1944-05-31
Tribute Is Paid
Nation S Heroes
AT darlington
Many Servicemen
Join Civilians
At Memorial Rites

Departed heroes of American
wars were brought to living men,
cries yesterday in numerous OBJ
servances of Memorial Day through
out the District.
In Arlington National Cemetery,
thousands of service men and
women of this war joined civilians
in commemorating the honored
dead. Previous to the placing of
the Presidential wreath on the I'm
known Soldiers Tomb by Col. Rich
ard Park, one of President Roose-
velt's military aides, at IL am. a
steady stream of men, women and
children filed by the Tomb.
In the late afternoon President
and Mrs. Roosevelt. accompanied by
their daughter, Mrs. Anna Boet-
tiger, paid an unheralded visit to
Arlington Cemetery, touring the
grounds slowly in their car. The
auto did not stop at any point
and few in the throng realized the
President was paying tribute to the
war dead.
Senator Connally Speaks.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, vet
eran Of the Spanish h-American War
and World War I, speaking at ex-
ercises in the Arlington Amphi-
theater, told the audience some
kind of organization built along the
lines of the old League of Nations
but with its weaknesses corrected"
must be provided so future peace
disturbers can be controlled. He
emphasized the need for armed
force to keep the peace" declaring
this could be accomplished under
the central supervision of a CEN
trail organization"
The exercises, directed by Dan
Campbell, chairman of general ar
rangements for the Grand Army OF
the Republic Memorial Day Corp,
was witnessed by Senior Sergio
Osmena, vice president of the
the Philippines.
The Rt. Rev. DR.. Angus Dun
Bishop of Washington, gave the in
vocation and the benediction.
Two features of the commemora-
ton were the reading of Lincoln s
Gettysburg Address and Gen. John
A. Logan's order on May S, 1868
establishing May 80 as a day OF
decorating the graves of COM
rades who died in defense of their
country" Harlan Wood, past de-
partment commander of the Amer
1can Legion, read Lincolns speech
and Jack Holiday, department
commander of Veterans of Foreign
Wars, gave Gen. Logan's order.
Other ohservances held in Arlington
were services for United Spanish War
Veterans at the Spanish War Monu-
ment and later before the Maine
Mast; exercises by the American
Legion at the Argonne Cross and
AEF plot, and the placing OF wreaths
on monuments to the Unknown Sol
der Of the Civil War and the Monu-
ment OF the Confederate Dead by
1t. Col. Edwin M. Hudgins. The
Disabled American Veterans held
services at the Canadian Peace
Cross while the Washington branch,
society OF 3rd Division, AEF, con-
Quoted its ceremonies before the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Senator Wiley, Republican. of
Wisconsin told an audience at Battle
Ground Cemetery paying special
tribute to soldiers killed in front of
Fort Stevens July II and IL, 1864
That the battle for freedom and
free men is not yet won" Empha-
sizing that I'VE covet no lands" the
Senator declared we are resolved to
do that which is necessary to protect
and guard the future of our beloved
land"
Mr.. Proctor Reads Poem.
The exercises, sponsored by the
Grand Army of the Republic and
the Citizens of Brightwood, heard
John Claggett Proctor, chairman
OF the program, read an origi-
nal poem especially written for the
occasion. Mr.. Proctor paid tribute to
John M. Kline, past department
commander OF National Headquar-
ters, G. A. R.. last survivor of the
department of the Potomac of the
GAR.
Evening observances to be held
were by the Tank Corps Post 19,
American Legion, at Cedar Hill
Cemetery, and the program spon-
sored by the National Capital Parks
and the Lincoln Group of the Dis
trlct in the Lincoln Museum.