Evening star., 1944-05-29
Msgr. Griffiths Pays
Tribute 10 War Dead
Al Field Mass
Senator connoIIy to Speak
At MemeEioI Rites in
Arlington Tomorrow

A tribute to the Nations military
and spiritual resurgence after Pearl
Harbor, tempered with a warning
against future complacency, was
voiced by Msgr. James H. Grifiiths,
military ordinariate for the armed
forces, as the Capital began its OBJ
servance Of Memorial Day.
Msgr. Grifiths, speaking at the
sixth annual memorial military field
mass yesterday morning in Airing
ton Cemetery, prayed "that the
spirit OF God might exert His in
1uence In the world Of tomorrow, in
the fields of government, business
and education"
Then, indeed, would we keep
faith with the soldier dead to whom
we pay homage today" he said.
Bishop Blesses Wreaths.
The Rev. William Walsh, former
Walter Reed Hospital chaplain Just
returned from Greenland, celebrat-
ed the mass. Bishop Arcene Tur-
quetil, vicar apostolic of HudsonA
bay. presided and blessed, Wreatlns
placed at the Tomb of the unInnWu
Soldier by more than 60 l06
national Catholic organizat
Several other ceremonies honored
the Capitals and Nations war dead
yesterday. but the main services win
be conducted tomorrow in Arlington
Cemetery.
/ Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, vet
eran Of the Spanish American War
and World War, will give the princi-
pal address on the days program ct
l pm. in the cemetery's ampithe-
ater.
The placing of the Presidents
wreath on the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier at II am. high lights
the morning program, which in
cludes a fiag-raising ceremony, two
talks and several other wreath-lay-
ingS.
DIR. Parran to Speak.
DR.. Thomas Parran, Surgeon Gen.
eral Of the United States Public
Health Service, will speak at
am. at flag-raising ceremonies on
Chevy Chase Circle, sponsored by
the Chevy Chase Citizens Associ-
alton in collaboration with Boy
Scout Troops So, 81, 81 and 80.
Rear Admiral william Brent
Young, chief of the Navy's Bureau
Of Supplies and Accounts, will speak
at 10 am. at the Georgetown Uni
versity School of Law.
The afternoons program is topped
by the address of Senator Wiley,
Republican, of Wisconsin at me-
mortal services sponsored by the
Grand Army of the Republic and
Brightwood Citizens Association at
$3.50 pm. in battle-ground National
Cemetery.
Representative Dondero, Repub-
lican, of Michigan will speak at
services sponsored by the National
Capital Parks and Lincoln group of
the District at pm. in the Lincoln
Museum.
Alexandria Offices to Close.
In Alexandria, city offices and
schools will be closed tomorrow.
Russell Mitchell Post, No. 600
Veterans of Foreign Wars, will send
a delegation, headed by its COM
mander, Aubrey Brown, to Arlington
Cemetery tomorrow morning to
place wreath on the grave of
Russell Mitchell, the first Alexan-
drian killed in the World War.
On their return, memorial serv-
ices will be conducted by the Rev.
Norman Roberts, chaplain of the
post, at the monument at the head
of King street
The Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks will observe their
usual custom of placing a flag on
the graves of all Elks buried in
Alexandria.
At 8 pm. Post "a, American Le-
gion, will hold memorial services in
the memorial room of Gadsby's Tav-
ern, at which the post commander,
Benjamin Swami, will preside.
Silver Spring Exercises Held.
In Silver Spring, Md, yesterday
American Legion medals for out
standing community service were
awarded the three members of
Montgomery County Selective Serv-
ice Board No. at memorial exer-
cises on the grounds of the Silver
Spring Armory. The services were
under the auspices of Cissel-Saxon
Post, No. Al, and the post auxiliary.
Stephen James, Linden; william
H. Reynolds, Silver Spring. and H,
E. Allanson, Takoma Park, board
members, were praised for their
loyalty and untiring work in a pres
entation speech made by Judge
Einar B. Christensen. Letters of
commentator from the post were
presented by John F. Collier, post
commander.
During memorial services which
preceded presentation of the medals,
Mr.. Collier read the American Le-
gion memorial ritual. Mrs. Mary