Evening star., 1925-11-12
RITES IMPRESSIVE
ON ARM|ST|CE DAY
Wilson Service Ends Capital
Observance of Day World
War Ended.

Washington's seventh anniversary
of Armistice day was brought to an
appropriate conclusion last evening
at twilight service at the National
Cathedral before the tomb of Wood
row Wilson. While the service was
in charge of and led by former
friends of the War President, who
made it a custom to visit him on
Armistice day, the public generally
was in attendance. The chapel eX-
ercises were broadcast by station
WCAP
Bishop James L. Freeman read
from the Scriptures and the Rev.
James II. Taylor of Central Presby-
terian Church said prayer. His IA
vorite hymns, How Firm a Founda-
ton Day Is Dying in the West"
and The Son of God Goes Forth to
War;" were sung by the cathedral
choir
Private's Wreath on Tomb.
The first of the many floral wreaths
to be placed on the Wilson tomb was
sheath of yellow chrysanthemums
and oak leaves for an anonymous
Private Of the A. T.. F." 1t was
borne by the secretary of Senator
Carter Glass of Virginia.
Color bearers from George Wash
ington Post of the legion and repre-
sentatives of the war mothers stood
at attention in the small chapel as
services We're spoken. Josephus
Daniels. Wilson's Secretary of the
Navy, was present
Veterans of Columbia. Georgotrwn
University, Providence, Garfield ..ad
Children's Hospitals had theiI day
frightened by the visit of Mrs. Robert
V. Fleming and Mrs. George Q. Nass
yesterday. The women distributed
flowers gathered at the Riggs Ma
tional Bank by Mr.. Fleming and MIR
Nass in honor of their recent promo
tions.
President at Arlington.
Without the aid of the spoken word
and within the brief space of three
minutes, President and Mrs. Coolidge
led the principal Armistice day OBJ
seryance at the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier yesterday morning at IL
o'clock. Accompanied by the heads
of both the Navy and the Army, he
placed a large wreath on the tomb
and his wife a single ong-stemmed
rose as a tribute to America S woman
hood.
A 21-gun salute from Fort Myer
doomed a greeting to the presidential
party and the Army Band, stationed
at the tomb. played Hail to the
Chief" and The Star Spangled Ban
ner.''
In placing the insignia of the Ma
tional Womans Relief Corps in hom-
age to the Unknown Soldier at Ar
lington National Cemetery yesterday,
Maj Gen. w. II. Hart, Quartermaster
General, said, in part:
THE Unknown fought in just
cause He died for it. And this shrine
should ever remind US that fighting
and dying in that holy cause is as
inescap pable, as for those who follow
after it was for him and for those
who have gone before him. Fate
seems to have made that a part OF
humanity's lot.
THE Unknown did not will this
sacrifice that came to him-no more
than did the gentle Nazarene-the
cross was there beside him; he lifted
1T and bore it's heavy burden. We do
not understand why heavy crosses
are placed upon mankind. We do not
understand why there should be evil
In the world. But why we should
night that evil to the death-we get
the answer from within our own
souls; we get the answer from sol
emn contemplation of this tomb. The
tribute of the National Womans Re
lief Corps will be viewed by countless
pilgrims of ages yet to come.
May it's message ever stir them
to renewed admiration for the sol
dier's valor, renewed veneration for
the mothers sacrifices, renewed reso-
luton to perpetuate the beloved coun-
try for which he died"
"
Among the Turks, so deep is the
belief in the evil influences of the
number 13 that the word for it is
seldom SDOken