Evening star., 1954-05-28
Safety Warning
Sounded for
3-Day Holiday
$4,000 Automobiles
Expected to Leave
City on Week End

Expected to Leave
City on Week End
Safety warnings were sounded
today as the Washington area
got ready for a three-day week
end
The most pointed was from
George r. Hammond, traffic
safety director of the District
Division, American Automobile
Association. who declared:
Memorial day is a day for
visiting the cemeteries, not for
taking up permanent residence
in them"
The AAA estimated that 55,-
900 automobiles. carrying an av-
erage Of three persons each. will
leave Washington for the
holiday. Most Of these will be
headed for a visit with the home
folks. because bad weather dur
ing the winter and spring made
such visits difficult.
Showers Due Tomorrow.
Showers predicted for tomor-
row may cut this travel some,
but the rest of the week end
will be free from rain, according
to the Weather Bureaus five-day
forecast. Temperatures are ex-
pected to range from two to four
degrees above the normal 70
high and so low for this time
of year.
The long-range forecast calls
for warm weather with the
showers tomorrow, and a little
cooler Sunday and Monday. More
showers are expected Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray, the AAA and the Keystone
Automobile Club all issued
warnings to drivers to follow
safe driving practices to keep
from being killed or hurt.
The holiday will be pretty gen.
eral for workers here. Federal
and District Offices will be closed,
as will banks and many business
Offices. District schools will be
closed, too.
The principal observance Of
Memorial Day in the Washing
ton area will be in Arlington
Cemetery, where President Eisen-
hover will lay a wreath at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
at 1885 am. Navy Secretary
Charles S. Thomas will deliver
the principal address.
The south memorial gate will
be closed at 10:30 am, prepara-
tory to the Presidents entry. No
one will be admitted after that
time.
Carlton to Be Played.
Before the official part of the
program gets under way at 1O:45
am. carlton selections will be
played by DR.. Arthur Bigelow of
the University Of Chicago. The
Marine Corps Band also will fur
nish music. The commemoration
services are sponsored by the
Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Day Corp.
Past Department Commander
John s. Macaboy of the District
United Spanish War Veterans
said 100 members of the Metro
politan Police Boys Club will
decorate all graves in Arlington
Cemetery tomorrow.
Memorial Day exercises also
will be held at 3 pm. Monday in
the battle-ground National Gene
terry in the 5000 block of Georgia
avenue. Brownie and Cub Scouts
will place flowers on the graves
there.
Military Observance.
Most of the military installa-
tions around Washington also
will hold special Memorial Day
programs.
Arlington's annual Memorial
Day parade will be held at 8 pm.
Sunday on Wilson boulevard.
Marching units will form at 1880
pm. at Clarendon Circle. A me-
mortal service will be held at the
Arlington Courthouse Monu-
ment.
The principal speaker will be
Rear Admiral Lester K. Rice Ut
the Office of Naval Operations
for Air. The Madrigal Singers of
Westinghouse High School
also will take part in the pro-
gram.
The Central Library at Eighth
and K streets NV, will be open
it's regular hours of 9 am. to
8 pm. Monday. but all branch
libraries and the bookmobile will
be closed.