Evening star., 1944-05-29
Msgr. Griffiths Pays
Tribute 10 War Dead
|Af Field Mass
Senator ConnoIIy to Speak
At Memorial Rites in
Arlington Tomorrow

A tribute to the Nations military
and spiritual resurgence after Pearl
Harbor, tempered with a warnina
against future complacency, was
voiced by Msgr. James H. Grifaths,
military ordinariate for the armed
forces, as the Capital began It's iob.
|servance Of Memorial Day.
Msgr. Griffiths, speaking at the
sixth annual memorial military field
mass yesterday morning in Arling-
ton Cemetery, prayed that the
spirit of God might exert His in
f1uence 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 tust
returned from Greenland, celebrat-
ed the mass. Bishop Arcene Tur-
quetil, vicar apostolic of Hudson's
Bay, presided and blessed wreaths
placed at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier by more than so local and
national Catholic organizations.
Several other ceremonies honored
the Capitals and Nations war dead
yesterday, but the main services will
be conducted tomorrow in Arlington
Cemetery.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, a vet
eran of the Spanish American War
and World War, will give the princi-
pal address on the days program at
/ pm. in the cemetery's ampithe-
ater.
The placing of the Presidents
wreath on the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier at IL am. high lights
the morning program, which in
cludes fag-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 fiag-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
1.-THE District at pm. In the Lincoln
Museum.
| Alexandria Offices to Close.
In Alexandria, city offices and
schools win be closed tomorrow.
Russell Mitchell Post, No. ~609,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, will send
a delegation, headed by its COM
mander, Aubrey Brown, to Arlington
Cemetery tomorrow morning to
place a 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 we're
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
commendation 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
Harlow, president of the auxiliary,
made brief memorial address.
A committee of auxiliary members
placed clusters Of popies on 26 white
crosses, erected before the memorial
tablet on the armory plot. Each
cross represents a Legion member
who has died.
Also participating in the program
were members of the Boys Brigade
OF Silver Spring and the color guard
of COmpany q MARYLAND Stote