Evening star., 1927-11-11
CANADIANS SHARE
IN TRIBUTE TO WAR
DEADAT ARLINGTON
President Places Wreath on
Tomb of Unknown as
Troops Stand BY.
THOUSANDS IN PRAYER
MARK ARMISTICE DAY
Dominion to Dedicate "Cross of
Sacrifice Today-Legion Holds
Theater Services.

Nine years ago today. at the mo.
mentous blast of busle, the war.
SCARED troops of the United States
and Canada tossed aside their smok-
ing guns and joyously turned eager
faces toward their common homeland
across the sea.
Today the soldiers of these great
American neighbors joined hands
again in reverent tribute to their
taIlen comrades, whose grim but S;Gri-
GUS arm1stice came in death itself.
Led by the President and the Sec.
retaries of War and Navy, the Ma
tlonal Capital kept it's annual Armi-
stlce day rendezvous with the Nations
heroic dead, and they stood by re-
spectfully that Canada might add gen.
erous tribute to her neighbor's valiant
sons.
Procession to Arlington.
President and Mrs. Coolidge and
Secretaries Wilbur and Dwight Davis
headed an almost continuous process
sion OF individuals and groups to Ar.
lington National Cemetery, bearing
impressive wreaths in memory of
Americas Unknown Soldier.
The ceremonies at Arlington will be
climaxed this afternoon by the unveil.
ing, before maSsed Canadian and
United States troops, of Canada's mag.
nlhcent Gross of Sacrifice" in honor
or American citizens who gave their
lives in the service of the Dominion.
:. The presidential party went to Ar
llnSton at 10 o'clock and carried out
its ceremony in brief but dignified
fashion
stood at attention, the President step.
ped forward and placed large wreath
of green leaves and white carnations
against the cleaning whiteness of the
Tomb of the Nations Unknown Dead.
Mrs. Coolidge. in accordance with
an annual custom, then laid q single
long-stemmed white rose upon the
tomb.
A comparatively small crowd
watched the simple rites. The Army
Band heralded the approach of tho
party with Hail to the Chief" Maj.
Gen. Charles p. Summerall, chief Of
staff of the Army. and Admiral Ed
ward w. Eberle, chief of naval opera.
tions, also were present.
Hundreds Offer Prayer.
In addition to the formal ceremonies
at shrines, the citizenry of the Capt.
tai paused in prayerful mien for
two-minute period at II o'clock-tht
hour. French time, when the news o.
the cessation of hostilities started it,
circuit of the globe nine years ago.
Government employees, business men
and persons on the street remembered
the sacred hour by hating their usual
routine and standing in reverent 81.
lence while the minutes licked away.
OF tncr 11r e,fo
for the fieeting period at the signal
of bugle sounded in the studio of
station WEAF and broadcast through
chain of stations, including WRC.
While most of the days observ-
ances centered in Arlington Cemetery,
other ceremonies had been arranged
for various places. The American Le-
gion held impressive exercises at noon
in Ke;th'S Theater, while loyal fol-
lowers of Woodrow Wilson, wartime
President, at o'clock this afternoon
were to make their annual Pilgrim
age to his tomb in the crypt of the
National Cathedral on Mount st. AL
ban. Many meetings in lighter vein.
in celebration of the gladsome phases
of the armistice anniversary, were
planned for this evening.
After the President had departed
from the Tomb of the Unknown Sol
der members of the League of Amer
lean Pen Women assembled before the
shrine. bearing flags of many States.
Following invocation by Mrs. Frank
Ray. national chaplain of the league,
a wreath was laid on the tomb by
Mrs. Edward Nelson Dingley, first ma
tional vice president. Little Miss
Helen Ethelstone Brooks, grand
daughter of Mrs. Aaron D. Newman.
past vice president of the District
branch. was the official "flagbearer."
although she is but an infant. Mrs.
Charles Fisher Taylor, national Gus
todian of flags for the league, was in
charge of the exercises.
Chaplains Hold Rites.
One of the more noteworthy trib-
utes at the Tomb was that of the
chaplains of the Army and Navy
who took part six years ago in the
nterment services for the Unknown
Soldier. At that time they pledged
themselves to return each Armistice
day and do honor to the memory of
Americas martyrs for democracy.
Accompanied by clergymen of the
Regular Army. the National Guard
and the Reserve Corps, these chap
plains carried out a program OF
Scripture reading, hymns and prayer
similar to that which marked the
burial of the Unknown, November IL,
1921. Wreaths were laid not only on
this tomb. but on the monument to
the % chaplains who lost their lives
during the war.
The chaplains participating in these
ceremonies We're Col. John T. Axton,
chief of chaplans OF the Army:
Bishop Charles H. Brent of western
New York, Rabbi Morris =. IaZaron
of the Baltimore Hebrew Congrega-
ton and Chaplain John B. Frazier.
formerly director of chaplains' af-
fairs for the Navy.
Gen. Summerall headed a group
of the 1st Division of the a. F.. F.
who visited the granite shaft in the
park south of the State, War and
Navy Building and placed a large
wreath at the base of the pedestal
in memory of their fallen comrades
of that division. Gen. Summerall COM
manded the list Division. and is now
president of the 1st Division Society.
Massey Guest OF Legion.
Vincent Massey, the Canadian Min
lister, and a number of members of
the Canadian delegation here for the
dedication of the monument this aft.
ernoon We're guests of honor of the
Legion at the services in Keith's
Theater.
Col. Oliver P. Robinson, who was
associated with Canadian forces in
Siberia in 1918 and 1919, explained the
significance to soldier of Armistice
day.
THE armistice meant to me what
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