Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-04
PROGRAM OUTLINED
FOR ARM|ST|CE DAY
Presidents Address at Le-
gion Meeting and Pershing's
Radio Message Features.

,Armistice day next Monday, the
eleventh anniversary of the signing of
the pact that put an end to the World
War, will usher in an active Armistice
week celebration in which many civic,
welfare and service organizations Of
the District will participate.
The observance here is to include an
address by President Hoover at a meet
ing to be held in the Washington Au-
ditorium by the American Legion as
we'll as a number of public meetings
which are being arranged by civic clubs.
President Hoover's speech will be
broadcast over the National Broadcast
ing Co. system along with the other
features of the program, which is to
include a transatlantic address by Gen.
John j. PerShing, commander Of the
American Expeditionary Forces.
Gen. Pershing, who is now in Europe,
Will speak over the transatlantic tele-
phone and his remarks will be broad
cast from here and turned into the
Auditorium amplifiers.
Volunteers Assistance.
Community Chest officials have writ
ten to civic organizations Offering to
supply speakers from the Chest speak
ers' bureau for public meetings during
the week. Under the general topic Of
Care to EX-Service Men" the speak
ers will be available to tell what is
being done for former service men here
by organizations affiliated with the
Chest
Those who will be available for talks
on this subject include Maj. l.. E.
Atkins, department commander, Amer
lean Legion; e. Claude Babcock, COM
mander, Disabled American Veterans;
Capt. Ralph Chambers, assistant ma
tional rehabilitation chairman, Disabled
American Veterans: Maj. Gen. A. A.
Fries, U. s. A., retired, past department
commander American Legion: Mrs
Mary A. Hickey chairman, District of
Columbia American Legion child welfare
committee; Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines
director Veterans Bureau; Mai. Edgar
t. Hitch, business executive, Veterans
Bureau; Austin S. Imirie, director of
welfare and relief, American Legion:
Capt. Thomas K. Kirby national iegis-
lative chairman Disabled American
veterans; Capt. Fred Kochli, past de-
partment commander, Disabled Amer
lean Veterans; Capt Watson B. Miller,
American Legion national rehabilitation
committee; Capt. Frank L. Peckham,
past department commander, American
Legion; George M. Phillips, executive
secretary Disabled American Veterans.
ana Harlan Wood, past department
commander, American Legion.
Held an Outstanding Feature.
The affair at the Washington Audi
torium, arranged jointly by the national
organization and the District Of Co.
lumbia department of the American
Legion, will be the outstanding feature
by the Nationwide observance Of Ar
mlstice day. An audience of unusual dis
junction and brilliance, including mem
oerS OF Congress. the diplomatic corps
and high ranking officers of the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps, is expected,
Maj. L. z. Atkins will present Past
National Commander Paul v, McNutt.
who In turn will introduce President
Hoover Tor his address and later intro
duce National Commander o. L. Boden-
hamer OF the American Legion.
A musical program will be presented
at the American Legion event BY the
Army Band and the soloiSt will be Her
man Fakler. Rev. George F. Kittell of
New York, national chaplain of the Ie-
gion, will deliver the invocation.
Committee Personnel.
The committee in charge of arrange
mentS is composed of John Thomas
Tsyler. chairman; Wallace Streater.
vice chairman; Paul j. McGshan.
Theodore Coggswell, Francis r. Miller,
Capt. George F. Unmacht, u. S. A, and
Walter o. Woods, treasurer of the
United States.
The committee has announced tina.
tickets for the celebration are being
distributed at the American Legion
headquarters in the Transportation
Building.