Evening star., 1925-11-08
PLANS IN CAPITAL
FOR ARM|STICE DAY
Coolidge to Lay Wreath on
Tomb OF Unknown Soldier
as Defense Chief.

ArmistiCe day. l9'a. the seventh an
riversary of that epoChal Nov emher
II when the great Guns Of war We're
silenCed along the battlefront IN
;rance. will be uuintly. but fttincly,
celebrated in the National capital
y ednesday with President Coolidge
leading the Nations observance.
Respecting tho wishes of the treSl-
dent. the Capital. along with the re
mainder of the country. viii pause 10
give thought to Americas : immortal J.
lied warUor dead as we'll IS 70 re
member Those who suffered injury in
the great conflict Tie day will not
he a holiday in Washington. the Pres
ident having froWned upon that Suc-
eestiOn, but in the public schools the
children will turn back the pages Of
history TO read Of the events that lei
up to the termination of the World
War, and patriotic and military or
ga nizations will make their annual
pilgrimage to Arlington Cemetery to
place wyreaths on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.
Coolidge 10 Go to irIington
A Commander in chief Of me Army
and Navy. the President also viii
Journey II Arlington on Ar1Nistire day
10 decorate the grave of the Unknown
Soldier-a suCtom esta h'i=hed hv Pres.
tdent Harding. tCComDoniel hv Soc
retaries Davis and Wilbur. Mai Gen
Hines. chief OF staff of the Amy. and
Admiral Eherle. chief of operar IONS Of
tho Navy. the President viii 60 10
Arlington a. II o'clock. The service.
win he brief. The President sur
rounded by an honor guard. composed
of two squads each of soldier sailors
and ma rines. will place VIZ tn on
the tomb. The national salur-. of u
guns will he fired and the 3d ,,avalr,-
Fsnd Will play.
The Armistice day observance this
year will he doubly significant in
Washington. a plans have been made
to hold the annual memorial service
FOR Woodrow Wilson on that day At
his tomb in the Washington Cathe-
Gral Simple services will be con
dUCted 10 which the public is invited
They viii begin at ) pm.
Wilson's Faster to Oficiate.
Right Rev. James +. Freeman.
Eishop Of the Episcopal Diocese Of
Washington. and Rev James Fl. Tav-
l"r. who was Mr.. Wilson'S pastor. will
"ticiate. The entire personnel of the
large cathedral choir will render an
appropriate program. while a floral
tribute will be placed on the war Presi-
dents tomb by the COMMITTEES in
charge OF the ceremonies. composed
OF Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams. Mrs
huston Thompson. Mrs Blair Ban
mister. Mrs. II. L. &. BRYANT. Durbin
q. Hodckins and Oliver T. Newman.
The annual ArmiStiCe daT pilgrim
ages of various orga aniZatiOns to Ar
linGIon was started Yesterday by the
BOY Scouts Of the District. who laid
{. wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. Maj. Gen. John \. Lejeune
comma nda nj of the Marine Corps.
spoke during the exercises
TO-DAY AT noon members of the 81 9Th
Infantry Association of Philadelphia
unit of the 18th Division. will hold
ceremonies III the tomb. Several
other delegations. inclduing he Wash
inEt9n branch Of the Junior Order
United American Mocha MICS. also will
VASE piIgrimdge< 10 the tomb.
ron,rns From Philadelphia.
The SI5th Infantry pilgrims are
coming from Philadelphia on TWO
special cars attached to 3. and o.
train. due to arrive in the Union
Station at 1l:20 O'Clock this morning.
a number of gold star mothers of
eastern PENNSYLVANIA will accompany
the delegation, which will be met by
a group of members of the 18th Di-
oision, headed by Col. Otto +. Rose
baum of the General Staff, the first
commander of the 315th Infantry.
Other members of this group include
Lieut.. Col. Noble J. Wiley of the
Militia Bureau. Maj. Fred Mel. Pat
lerson. Lieut.. Col. r. A. Aw and
Capt. Paul j. McGa han. past depart
ment commander Of the American
Legion ot The District.
The Junior order United American
Ne"hauics will parade down PennsyI-
vania avenue from the Peace Monu-
neut to Seventeenth street where
they viii disha nd and take automo-
bileS To ArllnG on. Ceremonies A rhe
cemetery are scheduled 60 begin al
~ o'clock
schools Send Wreaths
through the pupils of the District
public schools. those Of The public
schools in two other cities viii take
part in The Arnristice day program
a. Arlington.
PEniiS nj tho Iamncia Plains High
School I'm Ma@ea Chusetts have sent
their annual floral tribute 10 stephen
T.. kramer first assistant superin-
tendent Of schools. with the request
that delegation Of Washington
school children place II for them on
the resting place of the Unknown
Soldier.
children of the schools of Birming
ham. Ala. also have sent a wreath
for the Washington pupils to lay on
the tomb Supt. Frank W. Ballou
and Mr.. Kramer will appoint the dele
CATION and accompany it 10 Arlington
" ednesday.
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