The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-11
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Houston Thompson to Speak
on Ideals of the War
time President

Radio throughout the country
will observe the sixth anniversary
Of Armistice Day this afternoon
and tonight. Special memorial
services viii be broadcast by
nearly all of the 500 stations in
1.-THE United States and Canada.
Both Of the local stations have
arranged to present Armistice Day
programs. WCAP win broadcast
the memorial service to be held
at the National Cathedral in
memory of Woodrow Wilson. The
service will be begun ut 2::3O
o'clock and will be conducted by
the Reverend James 81. Taylor,
D. D., pastor Of the Central Pres
byterian Church, the place OF
worship Of Mr.. Wilson, and Bishop
James E. Freeman.
Address by Thompson
The first portion Of the service
viii be conducted in the crypt OF
Bethlehem Chapel and will be fol.
lowed by further exercises at the
Peace Cross. An address on 1.-THE
Ideals Of Woodrow Wilson" win be
delivered by Houston Thompson,
chairman of the Federal Trade Com
mission, at the latter part Of the
services.
The evening program from WRC
has been arranged by the Military
Order of the World War and will
include addresses by Bishop Free.
man, Brigadier General Hugh A.
Drum, assistant chief OF staff; and
Captain Roger Brunschwig, of the
French army.
Gilbert M. Eiseman, Washington
elOcutionist, will deliver the address
OF the late President Harding at
Arlington on Ar1nistice Day, 1921,
entitled The Unknown American
Soldier.
Army Band to Play.
An appropriate concert win be
played by the United States Army
Band, under the leadership Of VII.
liam j. Stannard. Miss Ruth Peter,
soprano, and Raymond g. Moore,
baritone, will appear as soloists.
Other numbers on the evening
program include talk by Mabel
4. Boardman, national secretary of
the Red Cross; q political discussion
by Frederick William Vile and a
talk by General Amos A.. Fries,
chief Of the chemical warfare
service.
The Meyer Davis lie Paradis
Orchestra win play q concert OF
dance music direct from LIE Paraf1is,
following the confusion Of the
Armistice Day program. The
orchestra viii be conducted by viii.
liam Spencer Tupman.
New York Program.
WYNC, New York, will broadcast
Armistice Day ceremonies direct
from the Mall, Central Park. begin
ming at $50 D. M. Addresses will
be delivered by Mayor John F.
HyIan, Lieutenant Daniel r. Ed.
wards, cambridge Colby, the Rev
erend Francis p. Duffy, Rabbi
Nathan Krass, Cardinal Patrick j.
Hayes and Bishop William +. Man
! ming. At 1888 p. m, WNYC will
present an ArmisrIce Day roll call.
At 1855 p. M, Wells Hawks will
give talk which win be followed
by the official song Of the New
York State American Legion sung
by Theodore Lecture. Dorothy Dare
will recite I'm Flanders Fields"
An elaborate program has been
scheduled at station WIZ by the
American Legion, New York county
organization. The major part of the
program is to be in the nature Of
a surprise to listeners. 1t is under
stood that a musical organization
of national fame will participate tn
the presentation Of a unique broad
cast event.
Friendly Enemies" at WGY.
The Armistice Day program OF
WGY, Schenectady, will include an
address on national loyalty and in.
ternational cooperation by Doctor
Charles Alexander Richmond, presi-
dent of Union College, Schenectady.
The WGY Players will present
Friendly Enemies a comedy
drama, at s p. M. Friendly En-
emies" is peculiarly fitted for an
Arnistice Day presentation. The
play was produced shortly after
the United States entered the world
war and at a time when the mat
ter OF the hyphen in German-Amer-
lean was under discussion.
Sixth annual commemorative ex.
ercises in honor of Armistice Day
will be conducted through station
WIP, Philadelphia, by representa-.
! tiyes OF the Seventy ninth Division,
| the Stern Price Post Of the Amcri.
can Legion and the S15th Infantry
| Association. The principal speak
/ ers will be W. #. Kendrick, Mayor
of Philadelphia: Major General
William Price OF the Twenty eighth
Division; Rear Admiral Scales:
Colonel Cioke. chief Of staff, Sew.
enty-ninth Division; Colonel Clar.
ence p. Franklin, M. c.. Captain
Theodore Rosen: Chaplain Dickens Of
the Navy Yard.
Music will be furnished during
the evening by the United States
Naval Band from League Island
and the Philadelphia Police Band.
Vocal selections will be broadcast
by Frank Og1esby, tenor. and
Eduard Lippe, both entertainers
with the A. q. r. during the war
station WIFI, Philadelphia. win
send out an Armistice Day program
at SI5 p. m, and at p. m. It
will broadcast the same concert as
WEAF. New York WCAE,, pitts.
burgh, win also be linked with
WEAF by land wires and win
radiate the same program as the
Broadway station, commencing at
p. m. KDKA, Pittsburgh. win
ego on the air. at $3.50 D. m. with
special program furnished by the
Pittsburgh Aero Club. WSAI, Gin.