Evening star., 1945-05-29

| Service to Be Held
| At Unknown's Tomb,
Other Cemeteries
i Americas war dead will be hon.
ored tomorrow by ceremonies at the
Arlington National Cemetery and
other ofl1cial burial grounds in the
Nations Capital.
| AT Arlington, where thousands are
expected to assemble in the amphi-
theater at 12:45 pm, Fred M. Vim
son, war mobilization director, will
be the principal speaker. Ceremon-
les will be under the direction of
the Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Day Corp. Since the
passing of the GAR last year the
organization now comprises the
United Spanish War Veterans, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the
American Legion and the Disabled
American Veterans.
! Yaden to Preside.
Assembly will be sounded by Ed
ward Masters, bugler of the United
States Maxine Corps Band, followed
by the call to order and presenta-
ton Of colors by Dan Campbell,
chairman OF the General Commit
tee. He will introduce James G..
Yaden, president of the corporation
who will preside. The invocation will
be pronounced by the Rev. Frederick
Brown Harris, chaplain of the
United States Senate, after which
Sergt. Glenn Darwin Of the Army
AIR Forces Band and formerly with
the Metropolitan Opera Co., will
sing The Star Spangled Banner"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Wilson's
address, Sergt. Darwin will render
There Is No Death; Harlan Wood.
past department commander of the
American Legion, will recite Lin
coins Gettysburg address; F. C.
Hendrick. department commander
OF the Disabled American Veterans.
Will deliver Gen. Logan's order
establishing Memorial Day; Sergt.
Darwin will sing '"The Recessional"
and Leolin H. Nevill- Thompson. de-
partment commander of the Vet
erans OF Foreign Wars, will read
The Americans Creed" by William
Tyler Page, and TAPS" will be
sounded by Bugler Masters.
throughout the program music will
be furnished by the United States
Marine Corps Band, under the
direction Of Capt. William F. San
telmann. The benediction will be
pronounced by Chaplain Harris.
Mr.. Yaden announced that all
service people in uniform will be
admitted to the amphitheater for
these exercises.
Massing Of Colors.
The National Guard of Honor of
the American Legion, under COM
mand of Capt. Gail r. Judd, will
offlciate at the massing of the colors
Starting at II am, wreath-laying
ceremonies will take place at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. with
Haywood N. Saunders acting as
master Of ceremonies. Following
the placing of the wreath of the
President, others will be placed by
the presiding officers of the various
veteran organizations and auxil.
iaries.
At II O'Clock ceremonies also will
be held at Arlington Mansion, by
the Ladies of the GAR and
United Spanish War Veterans Sery-
ices at Spanish War Monument: at
1885 by the United Spanish War
veterans, Services at the Maine
Mast; at 1890 pm. by the Amer
ican Legion National Pilgrimage
Services at the Argonne Cross, and
at 2:30 by the Disabled American
National Veterans Services at the
Canadian Peace Cross.
At Battle Ground National Ceme-
terry, opposite Walter Reed General
Hospital, exercises will be held
starting at $3.50 pm. under the
auspices Of the GAR Memorial
Day Corp. and the Brentwood
Citizens Association. The principal
speaker will be Mr.. Harris.
Navy Band to Play.
Assembly will be sounded at $3.50
pm, followed by raising of the flag
and salute to the colors, led by
Corpl. E. S. Wood and the advanc-
ing of the colors by the Fort Stev-
ems Post of the American Legion.
Music will be furnished by the
United States Navy School of Music
Band. 1t. James Thurmond.
U. S. NJ, will be officer in charge,
and Chief Boatswain Ralph Mack
will conduct.
The soloist will be Francesca
Della-Lana. John L. Bateman will
read the orders of the GAR estab-
fishing Memorial Day; John Clagett
Proctor, chairman, will recite an
original poem; Joseph A. Walker
will read Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress, after which the graves around
the Flagstaff in the center of the
cemetery will be decorated by chill
dren Of the public schools, under
the direction Of Mrs. Angus La
mond, jr. The invocation and
benediction will be pronounced by
the Rev. Charles Willis Wood. The
exercises will conclude with the
firing of a salute by a detachment
Of soldiers from Fort Myer.
The honor roll of the cemetery in
cludes those who were killed in &C.
ton July II and IL, 1864, in front of
Fort Stevens at Brightwood.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted by the GAR Memorial Day
Corp. with District authorities to
collect fresh cut flowers, donated
by the public, and left at various
police stations and firehouses in
the District today before 2 pm. At
that hour trucks will transport the
flowers to Arlington National Gem
etery, where they will be placed
on the graves.
G. u. Plans Services.
Georgetown Law School will hold
Memorial Day services tomorrow at
10 am. for those who gave their
lives in the World War and nine
alumni who have died in the cur
| rent war.