Evening star., 1928-11-10
TO HOLD
ARM|ST|CE RITES
Three-Day Observance of
End of War Will Open
Here Tonight.

Washington tonight will try to recap
ture that revelry that 10 years ago at
tended the signing of the Armistice
which broke the death grip of the ma
tions of the world engaged in the grim
NEST struggle in history; tomorrow 1t
will bow its head In solemn mourning
for the men Of this country who died
to- save the Nations honor
Today begins three-day period dur
ing which the Nation will lift its voice
in thankfulness for deliverance from the
horrors of war and revere the memories
Of the fighting men of the land and
sea, by whose sacrifice of their lives the
Armistice and the subsequent cessation
of hostilities became possible and per-
manent
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
symbol of Americas war dead, was the
gathering point for thousands, who to-
day and tomorrow pray for permanence
of peace and glorify the men, who made
the supreme sacrifice to make it pos
sihle.
Churches to Participate.
In every church in the District to-
morrow, the note of Armistice day will
be evident Veterans organizations, the
Boy Scouts, War Mothers and Gold
Star Mothers have made elaborate plans
for the observance.
Five hundred Boy Scouts and Boy
Scout officials met this morning at the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier. At IL
O'Clock roll call and taps, separated by
a brief moment of prayer, were blown
by Boy Scout Bugler Richard Babcock.
The Boy Scouts also paid tribute at the
graves of Brig. Gen. Lloyd M. Brett,
late vice president of the Washington
Council, Boy Scouts Of America; Lieut..
Edward Comegys and Sergt. Lawrence
Azbell, the latter two of whom lost their
lives in France.
The annual ArmiStice ball tonight al
the New Willard Hotel will be bril-
| liant affair. 1t is being given jointly
by the American Legion and the Vet.
erans of Foreign Wars and will be fol
the benefit Of the disabled soldiers
Girl Scouts will sell forget-me-nots al
the ball for the disabled soldiers.
Forty and Eight Groups TO Dine.
Another gay affair tonight will be the
dinner to be held at the Carlton Hote
under the auspices of the Forty anC
Eight and the Eight and Forty, in honor
of Paul v. McNutt, national commander
Of the American Legion, and Mrs. Boyc'
Ficklen, national president OF tn
Legion Auxiliary. The dinner is sched
uled for $40 o'clock and those who at
/ tt,tn tn "a
after the dinner.
Morning services Of practically al
the churches in the District will b.
given over tomorrow morning to th'
observance of Armistice day. Specia
J Armistice day sermons and music hav'
been announced. i.
! At ii o'clock tomorrow morning, thu
zero hour of the World War 10 year.
ago, q wreath will be placed on thu
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier and
prayer will be offered by representa-
tives of the seven big war workers or
ganizations, which saw service overseal
| during the war. The organizations K
take part in this ceremony will be tht
Y. M. G. A., the Y. w. G. A., the Ameri
can Library Association, the Salvation
/ Army, the War Camp 'Con,lnunit!
Service, the Jewish Welfare BoAfd ant
the National Catholic Welfare Council
Richard Babcock, Boy Scout bugler
again will blow roll call and taps owe
the tomb, beginning and ending tn
moment of prayer.
Mrs. Wilson to Honor Husband.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will attend tn
special memorial service to be held be
fore the tomb of the wartime PreSiden
~ ~,
ton Cathedral, beginning at o'clocl
tomorrow afternoon. The service vii
be conducted by Right Rev. James Z
Freeman, Bishop of Washington, assist
ed by Rev James H. Taylor, pastor @
Central Presbyterian Church, Of whicl
President Wilson was a member. Mr.:
Wilson will be the guest Of the grou
which annually has paid tribute o
Armistice day to President Wilson, be
ginning eight years ago, before the wa
Presidents death.
| Following this Bishop Freeman at
o'clock will preach at the evensong serv
ice at the cathedral, which will
given over to Armistice day observance
He will touch on the spiritual signifi
canoe of Armistice day.
At the morning cathedral service,
be held in Bethlehem Chapel, beginnin
at IL o'clock" Canon tAnson PhelT
Stokes will preach on ArmiStice da
; and there win be special Armistice da
music.
President 10 Broadcast Message.
, Tomorrow night President Coolidg
! Gen. Pershing and Comdr McNutt {
+ the Legion will give their ArmistiC
dag messages to the Nation over a rad
network from the Washington Aud
r toriunl.
! Tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 ocloC
disabled war veterans of the servit
!!.c:pitG.s i;1 and about the Capitol vi
be guests of honor at the special Armi!
E tice day concert at the Washington A,
t ditorium. when three New York col
= cert artists, Louise Lerch of the Metre