Evening star., 1947-05-29

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On Holiday Tomorrow;
Heavy Travel Begins
Trains, planes and buses began
humming today with the vanguard
of q Memorial Day travel rush that
promises to exceed any holiday mi
grafton since the war.
For every Government employe
setting out to spend a three-day
vacation away from the city, there
appeared to be Washington visitor.
Practically all hotels have been full
throughout the week and will re-
main so until Sunday.
Despite the holiday activity, Wash
ington has planned elaborately to
honor its military dead tomorrow
with ceremonies at Arlington Gem
etery and elsewhere.
Symbolic of the Nations respect
for its fallen heroes, many wreaths
will be laid on the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. One will be
placed at IL am. by Col. Don E.
Lowry, White House aide, for Pres
ident Truman. Forty-f1ve minutes
later, the Grand Army of the Re-
public will open its annual exercises,
to be broadcast by NBC.
Special Trains Crowded.
Forty extra sections and special
trains, in. addition to 100 coaches
hooked to regular trains, will ac-
commodate the thousands of travel
ers arriving and departing at Union
Station. The terminal management
opened 43 ticket windows for the
rush which started this morning and
should reach a peak at about 6
pin.
Twelve special trains of Shriners
returning and passing through from
the national convention at Atlantic
City added to the milling of the
colorful station crowds. "a.
Some air1ines predicted record
passenger loads at National Airport
If the weather is favorable. With
all regular flights and four extra
sections booked solidly today, Amer
lean Airlines expects to surpass the
record 1040 persons carried from
Washington last November 27.
Capital Airlines also looked for a
new peak for one day. With the
phones jumping off the hooks" all
planes were booked solid yesterday
and today. Six or seven extra sec
tions will be flown.
TWA reported solid bookings for
today and another heavy schedule
tomorrow. Starting this afternoon
and all day tomorrow, United Airline
will have all 1t can do to handle
the rush.
AAA Routing Many.
The American Automobile Asso-
citation has been very. very busy
arranging routings for motorists.
Many are going to Indianapolis for
the 500-mile automobile race, and
others are taking nearby trips. More
surprising are the large number of
inquiries about routings to the West
Coast.
Estimating 25000.000 automobiles
will be on the Nations highways
tomorrow. the National Safety
Council said 275 persons will die
in accidents unless motorists balance
extra hazards with extra caution.
The AAA urged pedestrians and
drivers to take extraordinary care
and said Memorial Day is a good
time to visit cemeteries and not take
up permanent residence in them"
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association said most stores and
other places of business will close
alal day tomorrow, but will reopen
Saturday. Coal and building yards
will be closed on Saturday as well
and on other Saturdays during the
next three months.
Attorney General Clark will be the
principal speaker at the Arlington
Cemetery services, commemoratine
the first Memorial Day there ir
1868.
Gordon Clifford to Sing.
Among the features will be foul
numbers by Gordon Clifford, bari
tone, of the Metropolitan Opers
Company. There will be the tradi-
tional reading of Lincoln's Gettys.
burg Address by Harlan Wood, pas
department commander of the
American Legion, and Gen. Johr
A. Logan's order establishing Me,
mortal Day. read by Harold M
Dixon, Disabled American Veterans
department commander.
While flags are being placed OF
all graves in military cemeterie:
overseas and at home, 300 Bo,
Scouts Of the National Capital Are.
will decorate 10000 graves in Airing
ton. Tomorrow a Cub Scout, Bo
Scout and a Senior Scout will plac
a wreath at the Tomb of the Un
Known Soldier
The Sea Scout ship Hartford WI
participate In services at the Wate
Gate. West Potomac Park, at l
am. The services will be conducts
by the Fleet Reserve Association an
the speaker will be Col Melvin !
Mas of the Marine Corps Reserve
To conclude the ceremony, the Hart
ford will take a large floral ancho
into the Potomac River and cast
overheard.
Arlington to Have Parade.
Fifteen Arlington patriotic organi
zations will unite with civic an
high school groups for parade an
exercises. The parade will star
from Edgewood street and Wilso
boulevard and proceed to the Amer
lean Legion monument at the court
house. The program. under the di
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