Evening star., 1927-11-10
Armistice Day to Be Marked
by Presentation of Memo
rial in Arlington.
GIFT CONNIE MEMORATES
SERVICE OF AMERICANS
President to Lay Wreath on Tomb
of Unknown-Pilgrimage to Viii.
son Shrine Planned.

States tomorrow. Armistice day. In
honoring America s fallen heroes of
he World War
While the colorful troops of the
Royal Canadian Regiment stand at at
tention and amid the fanfare of trum-
pets and bagpipes. officials of the Ca
madam government will unveil in Ar
lington National Cemetery a marble
cross in memory of Americans who
gave their lives while serving with
Canadian forces and then will lay
wreaths of tribute on the tomb of
Americas Unknown Soldier.
President Coolidge will be unable to
take part in the Canadian ceremonies,
but will observe formally Armistice
day by going to Arlington Cemetery at
10 clock tomorrow morning to lay
wreath on the Unknown's sepulchre.
He will be accompanied by Secretary
of War Dwight +. Davis and Secre-
tary of the Navy Wilbur and also by
Mrs. Coolidge.
Many other groups and orgaulZa-
tons have arranged special Armlstice
day exercises. the majority of them
centering around the Tomb of the I'm
known Sol6ier One of the outstand-
ing events will be the annual pilgrim
age to the tomb of Woodrow Wilson
at Mount st. Adams by friends and
admirers of the war President.
Massey to Unveil Cross.
The Canadian memorial will be un-
yelled by Vincent Massey. Canadian
Minister to the United States. Col. j.
L. Ralston. minister of national de-
fense of the Canadian government,
will present the monument to the
United States and Secretary of State
Kellogg will accept it on behalf of
the people Of America. Secretary of
War Davis will deliver a formal ad
dress of appreciation.
The ceremonies will begin at 315
o'clock by the sounding of trumpets
by members of the Sd Regiment of
u. s. Cavalry, followed by invocation
by Rev, Canon j. NJ Almond of Mon
treai, chaplain general to the Cana
dian expeditionary forces.
With the Canadian troops. number
ing more than 200 men. and including
detachments of the ROYAL Canadian
Regiment and the Royal y2d Regi-
ment. trumpeters of the Eoy;,i Cana
dian Horse Artillery and Royal Cana
dian Dragons. pipers of the 4sth
Highlanders and members Of the Roy
al Canadian Regiment Band standing
at attention. the Canadian Minister
will unveil the large cross. He will be
supported in this ceremony by Col.
Ralston, Col. Almond, j. f. King,
minister of Soldiers Civil Re establish
ment in the Cana liam government:
Col. j. S. Dennis. pioneer soldier ard
colonization man in Canada: Col. Fl.
c. Osborne of the Canadian depart
ment of national defense: Maj. Gen.
III. c. Thacker. Mai T. w MacDowelI.
f. II. Scammell. deputy minister of
Soldiers Civil Re.establishment: F.. NJ.
Macdonald. former minister Of ma
tional defense aui a prime mover in
the memorial plans. and Maj. Rev. 6.
D. Fitzpatrick
The concluding prayers will be Of
fered by Chief Chaplain AXton of thu
United States Army.
Anthems to Be Played.
1t is planned to have the Canadian
band play THE Star Spangled Ban
ner' and the United States Army
Band the Canadian national anthem,
God Save the King"
The Canadian troops will arrive here
at els o'clock tomorrow morning by
special train of the Canadian Ma
tional Railways. They will remain
here until s o'clock Saturday eve.
ming. quartered at Fort Myer and
Washington Barracks In addition to
acting as guard of honor at the cere
monies tomorrow they will be enter.
tanned in the evening by the manag
agement of the Fox Theater and Sat.
urday afternoon will be presented to
President Coolidge at the White
House.
Following the dedication of the
m0nVIn1anf a H.a,,h 4
To the nearby tomb of Americas un.
known hero. where Mr.. King will
lay wreath on behalf of his govern.
ment. Capt. II. Colesburne, Dominion
secretary-treaSurer of Ottawa. will Law
another wreath on behalf of the Army
and Navy Veterans of Canada.
Following the visit to the tomb by
President and Mrs. Coolidge and the
War and Navy Secretaries. the group
of chaplains of the Army and Navy
who participated in the interment OF
the Unknown Soldier on November
IL. 1921, will meet there again to
honor his memory. A program of
Scripture reading. prayer and song
VIII be carried out, beginning at
high noon"
Chaplains Keep Rendezvous.
These chaplains agreed on the oc.
casion of the interment to rendezvous
at the tomb each recurring Armistice
day. They are Col. John +. Axiom
chief of Army chaplains: Right Rev
Charles Fl. Brent. bishop of western
New York; Rabbi Morris s Lazaron
of the Baltimore Hebrew Congrega.
ton. and Chaplain John B. Frazier
of the Navy. The chaplains will be
accompanied by other clergymen OF
the Army. National Guard and ON
GERS Reserve Corps. A wreath will he
placed on the cenotaph i'm memory Of
the % chaplains who lost their lives
in the World War.
The National League of American
Pen Women will hold brief exercises
1t the tomb at IL o'clock The pro-
gram will be in charge of Mrs. Charles
Fisher Taylor. national custodian of
flags for the league. There will be In
vocation by Mrs. Frank Ray. national
chaplafns. and the laying of a wreath
by Mrs. Edward Nelson Dingley. first
vice president.
Flags of the States in which
branches of the league have been or.
ganized will be carried. in addition to
a league pennant. Helen Ethelstone
Brooks, little granddaughter Of Mrs.
Aaron ID. Newman. past vice president
of the District branch. will be the DIN.
cial f1ag.bearer. having been born on
Flag day. She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Gerald Brooks of this city.
The American Legion will sponsor
an elaborate program in Keith's Thea
ter at noon. Col. II. Edmund Bullis.
chairman of the Armistiee day conn