Evening star., 1926-11-10
ARM|ST|CE DAY
RITES TOMORROW
Tribute to Dead to Mark Gel
ebration-Masonic Groups
Meet Tonight.

IL WOTIu SICK OF nate was lOlu lIIet
the mightiest conflict in the history
of civilization had come to an end
the armistice had been signed. To
night and tomorrow, Washington
along with the rest of America ant
the other allied nations, will celebrate
the anniversary of that jopDuS event
The message that came across th'
cables on that late afternoon in 19l
sent this Nation into a delirium of 10,
that did not end until physical en-
durance was spent. Some semblanc'
of that, spirit will he repeated at thu
Armistice day mass meetings this
year, but the memory of those Wht
were not spared to witness the tina
stacking of arms will overShadoW al
else.
The SotournerS Club, composed o
Free Masons in the officer personne
of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps
and the Eastern Star, will hold it
ArmiStice day celebration tonight
Members of the SOjournerS Club vii
gather at O'Clock this evening al
the Colonial Hotel, Fifteenth and n
streets. to hear addresses by official:
of patriotic organizations and officers
Of the three services.
Gen. Drain to Speak.
Among the speakers at this meet
ing will be Gen. James A. Drain, past
commander. of the American Legion
Capt. Watson b. Miller, Maj. j
Thomas Taylor. Lieut.. Robert M
Toson, Lieut.. Col. Thomas J. Dick
son. who was chaplain of the Is
Division. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries
chief Of the Chemical Warfare Serv
ice of the Army and president of tAe
Sojourners Club. will preside.
The Eastern Star service will take
the form Of a special meeting OF Ma
omi Chapter, No. 3, in the auditorium
of the Masonic Temple. Col Dickson
who is also president of the Isl
division Society of Washington, Will
address this meeting also. Col. Dick
son will he one of the speakers at the
general ArmiStiCe day mass meeting
in Soldiers Memorial, in Baltimore
tomorrow morning.
The regular Armistice day serv
ices will be observed in Washington
tomorrow. Brig. Gen. Rockenbach
commander of the District of Wash
ington, has issued orders for fitting
observance by all Army posts and
stations in this district lin commem
oration of those who made the su
preme sacrifice in the defense of our
country during the World War"
Ceremonies at IL O'clock.
Troops are to be paraded at 1855
O'Clock in the morning, and promptly
at II o'clock, the hour when the order
TO cease firing sounded down the
long lines of battle in France and
wherever an allied force opposed a
foe, the columns will be brought to
parade rest" as a mark of respect
10 the dead. For one minute the
troops will remain SO. and all act1vi'
ties on posts, in departments and at
stations Will cease. too.
At the end OF the minute of silence
the chaplain of each organization will
offer suitable prayer for the soldier
sailor and marine dead and the ma
tional salute of q guns will be fired
with troops and colors saluting and
the band playing the National An
them. At sunrise flags will be raised
70 half-staff, but as the first gun ks
out the National salute. flags will be
raised to the staff tops.
The American Legion in the Dis
trfct of Columbia will hold its services
in Keith's 8 Theater at noon tomorrow
followed by q special service in the
afternoon at the Tomb Of the Un.
known Soldier, in Arlington National
Cemetery. Senator David A. Reed
commander overseas during the war,
will be the principal speaker at the
theater. The United States Army
Band will furnish music and Miss
Gertrude Lyons will sing the taps
song, "Out of the Night the Bugle
Blew" with cornet obbligato and
trumpet echo.
Arlington Rites I'm Afternoon.
The exercises in Arlington will be-
gin at PAS o'clock and will be led
10y Gen. Fries, who is also command
er Of the American Legion in the De
partment of the District. A wreath
will be placed on the tomb by the
general, besides WreathS TO be laid by
Mrs. J. II. Tibbitts in the name Of
the American War Mothers organi-
Zation. All veteran organizations and
the general public have been invited
TO participate in both of these services.
Then there will be another service
which has come to be q touching part
Cf Armistice days observance in
Washington in the past two years
1t Will be the services before the tomb
of Woodrow Wilson. Americas war
President. in Bethlehem Chapel of the
National Cathedral. Mrs. Kate Tren-
holm Abrams is chairman of the COM
mittee in charge Of this service and
she has issued an invitation to all
who may desire to participate.
The Bethlehem Chapel will be
opened some time before the service
begins, at 1 o'clock tomorrow after.
s,oon. Right Rev. James +. Freeman
the Bishop of Washington and Rev
Dr. James II. Taylor, who was Presi-
dent Wilson's pastor here. will con-
duct the services. Canon De Nries
OF the Cathedral will also take part
1t was in the bethlehem Chapel that
President Wilson was laid to rest
nearly three years ago.
The committee in charge of the
chapel service has conducted AmStice
day services in honor of Woodrow
Wilson since 1921. Before the war
President ) death it was the custom
for his followers To make nilgrimageS
to his home on s street. where he al
ways greeted them from his balcony.
a floral tribute of olive branches and
ralla lilies. symbolic Of the dominat-
ing ideal Of Mir. Wilson'S life-wOrld
peace-will be placed on his tomb by
little Gordon GraYSon, SON OF Admiral
Cary r. Grayson, who was one Of the
presiden, $ favnrites during his days
in the White House.
The vested choir of the Cathedral
will furnish music. The service will
open with tho singing of The Strife
Is ore. The Battle Done" as pro-
cessional. 1t was this hymn. too
that the same choir sang during the
last minute in the chapel. nearly
three years ago. before Woodrow
Wilson's body was delivered TO its
tomb. The wreath will be placed, DIR
Taylor will speak and the choir then
will sing America" The address OF
Bishop Freeman will be followed by
rne hymn. 20 God. Our Help II
Ages Past"
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