Evening star., 1951-05-31
DC. Area Residents
Take Up Tasks Again
After Quiet Holiday

After Quiet Holiday
Washington area workers re-
turned to their jobs today after
the nidweek Memorial Day OBJ
sefvance In which the dead of all
wars we're honored.
Because the holiday this year
was q single day in midweek.
most residents spent the day
close to home. Park police re-
ported crowds comparable to Sum
day gatherings at Rock Creek
Park, and Zoo attendance was
above normal. Local memorial
ceremonies attracted large crowds.
Travel was light compared with
other years. The major airlines
reported traffic heavier to Eastern
points. At Union Station, train
travel was about 20 per cent above
normal Tuesday night, and about
normal this morning.
Largest scheduled memorial
service was at Arlington Cemetery
amphitheater, where a capacity
audience Of about 5000 heard
Harold e. Stassen, president of
the University Of Pennsylvania.
say Memorial Days honored dead
will have died in vain If we adopt
the slogans. eve are weak" and
"We are afraid"
White House aides laid a.
wreath at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier. Later, detail Of
Israeli sailors from warshipS cur
rently visiting Washington de-
posted a wreath there. /
Silent Prayer on Yatch.
President Truman and all
aboard the Presidential yacht
Williamsburg Joined in prayers
for peace. The Williamsburg
hove to at 10 am. of Point Look
out ut the mouth of the Potomac
for the silent prayer Mr.. Truman :
called for in his Memorial Day
proclamation.
The observance extended to
overseas. In Pusan. Korea, troops
stood stiffly at attention in
pouring rain at the new United
Nations Cemetery. Said 1t. Gen.
James A. Van Fleet. commander
Of the 9Th Army: These men iy-
ing here are the heroes of Korea. q
We who are still living can never
thank them enough, but we shall q
never stop trying" l.
Gov. McKeldin sounded the key
note Of Maryland's observance 9
when he called the Korean war h
another step in Americas con-
slant march and struggle for Il
freedom. He spoke during the Ir
ceremony in Baltimore's National Z
Gene Wy. Il
Representative jackson. Re- 1t,
publican, Of California speaking C
at Memorial Day exercises yester-
day at Battle Ground National t
Cemetery, warned that United a
States leadership in world affairs b
means sacrifice and hardships at d
home. h
The speaker, who served as G
Marine officer in World War II,
said that in world of force this d
country cannot afford to be weak. t
bat must maintain the physical h
strength to implement honest b
decisions whenever necessary. :
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Auspices of the GAR.
The exercises were held under y
the auspices Of the Grand Army I
Of the Republican Memorial Day ]
Corp. and the Brightyood Citi-
gems Association, with Capt. L.
=. Mandy. department COM
nlander OF Maryland Sons of I
Union Veterans. presiding. hi
As the band played, children of Iv
the public schools in the Bright
wood area decorated the graves of >
the defenders of Fort Stevens. :
Ohciating was Chaplain Maj =
James H. Perry. Army Medical !
Center. The exercises concluded
with services at the flagstaff, fir =
ing Of a salute and sounding of :
"Taps" by three trumpeters from p
the hospital band. $
"A parade in Alexandria was fol- y
lowed by memorial services at the Z
National Cemetery there. In
Rockville. a parade was held to i
EIks Hall for memorial services. i
Residents of Bethesda Chevy T
Chase held services at the War 5
Monument gun mount at Wiscon- c
sin avenue and Leland street. The
Prince Georges County services 81
centered at the Soldiers Memo v
rial in Seat pleasant. A parade l
and services were sponsored by a
the Council of American Legion G.
Posts at the Peace Cross in Bla- n
densburg. .. y
Police reported difficulty with n
traffic at two points. On Bladens- II
burg road at the District line, a
autos were backed up for four q
blocks in each direction and four st
policemen were stationed there n
to handle traffic between am.
and 8 pm. "
Other traffic jams occurred at X
Maine avenue and M street S.W. Fl
because Of traffic to Arlington la
Cemetery and activity around the Ia
Israeli warships docked nearby. ID
More than so veterans and II