The Washington times., 1927-11-11
PEACE DAY Isl
OBSERVED |

The Unknown Soldier slept today
an his little Virginia knoll beneath
q. mountain of wreaths placed upon
the tomb by a grateful nation, winch
! paused to commemorate the ninth
anniversary of the signing OF the
Armistice.
President Coolidge inaugurated the
ceremonies when, promptly at ~
q. M, he motored to Arlington
Cemetery with Mrs. Coolidge, Secre.
tary Of War Dwight w. Davis and
Secretary of the Navy Curtis D..
Wilbur. There the President de-
posted q wreath on the flat marble
canopy which covers the Unknown.
Mrs. Coolidge then stepped forth
and placed her contribution, lone
white rose.
The President was greeted at the
gates Of Arlington by the booming
salute Of 81 guns. More than 1000
band played 1.-THE Star-Spangled
Banner.
Meanwhile, amid the somewhat
gloomy grandeur Of the Cathedral
atop Mount st. Adams. the resting
place Of Woodrow Wilson, became
the goal of continuous pilgrim
age of people in all walks of life
who took the occasion to pay respect
to the memory of the late War
President.
Late this afternoon memorial
services were held in the Cathedral.
Bishop Freeman eulogized the War
President, after which Mary Faith
McAdoo. six.year-old granddaughter
of the late Executive. laid a wreath
on the tomb.
Shortly after dawn, observance
of the anniversary was opened with
the greeting of 200 troopers of the
Royal Canadian regiment at the
Union Station. -
They arrived here to participate
in dedication of the Canadian
"Cross of Sacrifice" which was
unveiled in Arlington Cemetery
at 3:15 p. m, in honor of those
American citizens who gave thei-
lives with the Canadian Army.
Government departments were
ordered to maintain a two-minute
silence starting at IL o'clock, and
individual business establishments
adopted the same manner of ex-
pressing sentiment for the heroic
dead,
Embassies Fly Flags
All embassies, including those of
the German Republic, the Kingdom
OF Hungary. and the republic of
Austria, against which governments
the American dead had fought. OBJ
served the import Of the day by
bassy houses here.
This gesture. it was learned, was
made to indicate the friendliness of
the United States to its late enc.
mics and as a means Of thanksgiv-
ing for the peace of the world.
At II o'clock. at which time the
Armistice became in effect on No
vember II. 1918. Broadcasting Sta.
ton WEAF sounded a bugle call
which was to announce the main
tanning of two.minute silence
period. simultaneously with this,
the French Embassy, a committee
of Army chap1ains and the National
League of American Pen Women
held exercises at the Unknown Sol
(iier's Tomb. Exercises and adj
dresses were scheduled to he held at
virtually all District schools.
Minister to Speak
Vincent Massey. Canadian minis
ter, and Col. Oliver Robinson, ad-
dressed meeting in Keith's Theater
at 1915 p. m.
At 1890 p. m. the New York school
children were received at the
White House by President Coolidge,
followed by a reception of the Can.
adam troops Is minutes later.
The annual roll call of the Ameri-
can Red Cross was officially opened
at 2:30 p. m. At 2:45 p. m. the
British Ambassador laid a wreath on
the tomb of the Unknown Soldier
and at 3:15 p. m. the Canadian
Memorial was dedicated.
A pilgrimage to the tomb Of Wood.
row. Wilson in the National Cathe-
draI Mt. st. Adams, was scheduled
for o'clock. At 4:40 p. m. field
artillery troops from Fort Myers
were to stage a drill at the Polo
Field, West Potomac Park.
A military ball, given under the
auspices Of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, was slated for p. m. in the
Hotel VTyiIIord