Evening star., 1928-11-06
COOLIDGE TO MAKE
ARMISTICE SPEECH
Anniversary of World Wars
End to Be Observed With
Celebration.

With President Coolidge and former
leaders of the A. E. F. taking part in
the Armistice day ceremonies next Sun
day, washington will be the center OF
the Nationwide observance in honor
of the tenth anniversary Of peace since
the World War.
The climax of the days activities
comes Sunday evening at the great
mass meeting being arranged by the
American Legion in the Washington
Auditorium. Over Nationwide hook
up of radio broadcaSting stations, Pres
ident Coolidge, Gen. John j. Pershing,
the commander-in- of the A. E. F.,
and National Comdr. Paul V. McNutt
of the American Legion will deliver ad-
dresses that will be conveyed to mil
lions of homes.
The address to be delivered by Mr..
Coolidge is expected to be one of the
most important of those to be made by
him prior to his retirement from the
White House. That of Gen. Pershing
will hold interest because a decade has
passed since the war ended and the
nations of the world set forth for per-
manent peace.
The meeting at the Washington Audi
notable audience of officials, diplomats
and officers of the armed branches of
the Government, was arranged by the
national headquarters of the American
Legion. National Comdr. McNutt, who
will arrive late this week, has turned
the details over to the District of
Columbia department. Department
Con1dr. Harlan Wood has named
committee headed by Maj Wallace
Streater, past commander of George
Washington Post No. l, to take charge.
Foreign ENJOYS Invited.
Invitations have been extended to
the ambassadors and ministers of the
combatant nations in the World War,
as well as other diplomats in Washing
ton. The District Commissioners, repre-
sentativeS of the judiciary and others
also will be officially represented.
Distribution of tickets has been made
to the post commanders of the Legion
for their memberships, and every effort
is being made to issue tickets to others
interested in the ceremonies. Tickets
are being distributed at departmental
headquarters, room 211, the TranSporta-
ton Building
The broadcasting will take place be-
tween 9:15 o'clock and 1915 o'clock
Eastern standard time over the lines
its associated stations on a hook-up
that will embrace every section of the
United States. 1t is anticipated that
more than 80 stations will be used.
The committee is requesting that
those attending be in their seats prior
to the concert by the United States
Army Band, under the direction of
Capt. w. j. Stannard, which will begin
at 8:45 o'clock and continue for half
an hour
Comdr. Wood will call the meeting to
order at 9:l5 o'clock and after the in
vocation viii present National Comdr.
McNutt, who will preside and intro
duce Gen. Pershing. The introduction
of the President is expected to be made
by Past National Comdr. Spafford.
In addition to the Auditorium cere-
mony, the District of Columbia Depart
ment of the American Legion will stage
a brief ceremony in the Amphitheater
at Arlington on Sunday afternoon, be-
placed on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, and the ceremony will be at
tended by Conldr, .McNutt, Mrs. Boyce
Ficklen Of Washington, Ga, the
national president of the American
Legion Auxiliary, and other distinguish
ed veterans. Comdr Wood will preside
and there will also be in attendance
representatives of the American Legion
Auxiliary, the Gold Star Mothers, the
American War Mothers and other asso-
ciated organizations.
Local Committee.
The local committee having the ar
rangements for Armistice day in charge
in addition to Maj. StreaIer and the
chairman, includes Maj. L. E. Atkins,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner, and
commander of the Vincent B. Costello
Post; Capt. Theodore Coggswell register
of wills and past senior vice department
commander; Capt. George F. Unmacht,
G. w. S. past department. adjutant;
Mai w O. Woods, register of the Treas
ury and a member of Victory Post:
Lieut. Col. John Thomas Taylor, vice
chairman of the national legislative
committee; Capt. Edward NICE. Lewis,
secretary of the national legislative
committee, and Maj. Paul J. McGahan.
past department commander and ma
tional executive committeeman.
Armistice day has been chosen by
the directors of the Cooperative YES
per concerts as a fitting day for the
opening of this course of all-American
musical events. This program, which
will be opened in the washington Audi
torium at $3.50 o'clock, will bring from
New York a group of prominent Ameri-
can artists.
DR.. Henry F. Seibert, the newly
chosen official organist at Town Hall,
New York City, will open the program
Louise Lerch, the young singer from
Allentown. Pa, who scored notable
debut in the Metropolitan Opera House
in 1926, will be heard for the first time
in Washington. Others on the program
include Dr. Sigmund Spaeth well
xr,1an vTrf1l taI