Evening star., 1947-05-04
2 THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. G.
A ~.
Y orId War Memorial
Commemorative Rites
Set for Next Sunday


and May Day Corporation and par
ticipating organizations will hold
the twelfth annual commemorative
observance at the District World
War Memorial at 4..30 pm. next
Sunday.
Maj. Gen. q. S. Grant, III. chair
man of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, will de-
liver the memorial address and Mrs
Norton H. Pearl, national president
OF the American Legion Auxiliary
will present the Mothers Day
tribute.
Mrs. Thomas H. McBroom, presi-
dent Of the Gold Star Mothers, will
place wreath in behalf of the
mothers of the men and womer
who lost their lives in the two
World Wars. Mrs. Halle McCar.
teney will place the Blue Stal
wreath in behalf of the mothers
whose sons and daughters were ir
the service and still carry on"
r. B. Noyes to Be Honored.
A concert by the Marine Banc
will open the annual observance
The band also will accompany the
soloist, Miss Hilda G. Nelson.
Frank B. Noyes, president of The
Evening Star Newspaper Co., Is
henored annually at the exercises
in appreciation of his efforts ir
founding the District World Wal
Memorial as chairman of the me-
mortal commission in 1881.
A feature Of the occasion will be
the massing of the colors by patriotic
organizations. This will be under
direction of James C. Clark, captain
of the American Legion National
Guard or Honor, and Jack G. Hol-
liday, director of the Department
Guard of Honor of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. Mrs Sarah Deery
will be marshal and Mrs. Eva
Carrice and Mrs. Francis Snow will
be aides.
Horace W. Lineburg, past depart
ment commander of the American
Legion, will pay a tribute in memory
of Harry w. Brown, who died just
after his election to the post of de-
partment commander last year. A
tree in memory of Mr. Brown will be
planted by the memorial in the fall
Poppy Professional.
The placing of wreaths by part
icipating organizations will be pre-
ceded by the May Day poppy
professional. A group of girls, di-
rected by Mrs. Edna Wright, will
carry chain of poppies and place it
at the foot of the white cross in front
Of the memorial. Past Legion De-
partment Commander Haywood NJ
Saunders will direct the wreath
placing.
Chaplain Wade Taylor of the
American Legion will give the in
vocation and the Rev. Robert E.
Lee, VFW chaplain, will pronounce
the benedictioE. -
Although the exercises will start
at 430 p. m, color bearers and
wreath bearers were asked to be at
the memorial at pm.
E. E. Corwin and Don Stanley are
chairmen OF, ushers. William T.
Slattery and Mrs. Margaret Carroll
are chairman and vice chairmen,
respectively, of distinguished guests.
Organizations participating in the
observance include:
American Legion, American Le-
gion Auxiliary, American Veterans
World War II, American War
Mothers, American Women's Volun-
tary Services, Army and Navy Le-
gion of Valor, Army and Navy
Union, Catholic War Veterans, Ca
tholic War Veterans Auxiliary, Ca
tholic Daughters of America, Colo
nial Danes of America, Danes of
Loyal Legion, Daughters of Amer
lea, Daughters of American Colon
lists, Daughters of American Revolu-
tion, Daughters of Cincinnati, Dis
abled American Veterans, Disabled
American Veterans Auxiliary, Jewish
War Veterans. Jewish War Veterans
Auxiliary. Military Order World
War, Military Order Loyal Legion,
Order of the Purple Heart, Service
Star Legion, Sons of Cincinnati,
Sons of Union Veterans, Sons of
Union Veterans Auxiliary, Spanish
War Veterans, Spanish War Vet
Grams Auxiliary, Twenty Ninth Divi-
sion Association, United Daughters
Confederacy, United States Daugh-
ters 1872, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Veterans Foreign Wars Auxiliary,
Women's Overseas Service League,
Women's Relief Corps, La Societe
des 40 Hommes ct 8 Chevaux, La
Boutique des Chapeaux ct 40