Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03


OF Afmistice day-November 11-ever
held in the National Capital is now
nearing completion The affair will take
place in the Washington Auditorium at
O'Clock at night and will be under
the Joint auspices of the national or
gani4ation of the American Legion and
the Department OF the District of Co
lumhaa. Arrangements have been made
for TIE installation of amplifiers on all
Sides of the building located on the
triangle at Nineteenth and e streets,
for those who will be unable to secure
admission.
The exercises are in charge of a spe-
Thomas Taylor. vice chairman Of the
national legislative committee. who is
chairman; Wallace Streater, vice chair
mani Theodore Cogswell, Paul j. Nc
GahSn, Walter o. Woods, George F.
Ummacht and Francis F. Miller. 1t
will be the eleventh annual celebration
of Afmistice day, which is being OBJ
throughout the United States and in
foreign countries by posts Of the Amer
lean Legion.
The principal address Of the evening
will be delivered by President Herbert
Hoover. Past National Comdr. Paul V.
McNutt will be introduced by Depart
ment Comdr. l.. E. Atkins, as the pre-
siding chairman of the meeting. He
will Iater introduce the President of the
United States. National Comdr. o. L.
Bodenhamer, who was elected at the
recent eleventh annual national con-
Vention at Louisville, KY, will also de-
liver an address, to be followed by
greetings from Gen. John J. Pershing,
who will speak for five minutes from
London, England. by transatlantic tel,
ephone to New York and then by radio
from the Metropolitan City to his au-
6ience inside and out at the Wash
ington Auditorium. Music VIII be fur
nished by the United States Army Band.
One of the features of the program will
be the masSing of the colors OF the 70
posts comprising the Department OF the
district of Columbia, marching down
the aisles of the auditorium and thence
to the stage where they will form
picturesque background for those oc-
cupytng the stage during the evening.
The celebration exercises will be open
to the public and all organizations IN
the National Capital, but tickets OF ad-
mission, for which there is no charge,
must be obtained from headquarters of
the Department Of the District OF Co
lun1bia, the American Legion, I'll
TRANSPORTATION Building. This will be
President Hoover's first public address
before the American Legion, as ne dld
not attend the convention held last
month at Louisville, KY, ana Tor tnls
reason the attendance is expected 10 pe
larger than any affair held on Arnni-
stice day in previous years.
In the afternoon exercises OF an APP
propriate character will be held at the
Torob of the Unknown Soldier at Ar
lington National Cemetery, where
wreaths will be placed on the tomp py
national and local oficials of the Amer
lean Legion.
The annual conference of department
commanders and department adjutantS
will follow the meeting OF the natlonai
executive cornnitte lin Indianapolis NO
yember 10, 10 and 20 and gives promise
of being a most interesting af1alr:: De-
partment Adjt. Howard S. FISK VIII az
tend this conference ana partlclpaIe ~
the activities during the three-dE
period. $1,000.
Among the speakers on the program
nj this conference will be Watson B.
Miller. chairman of the national re-
Mobilization committee, who viii speak
on 1.-THE National Effort" while john
Thomas Taylor, vice chairman OF the
national legislative committee WIN az
dress the conference on Outlining the
1890 Program With Relation to DEPART
Ynent and Post Cooperation" The MIN
taken of the national convention at
Louisville and the big parade Will DC
shown the legionnaires attending the
conference and while there they VIII De
entertained with banquet under the
auspices of the Forty and Eight In the
Elks Club. A visit will also be mace 10
the printing plant of the American
legion monthly magazine in Indian
apolis and will be entertained at lunch
con by Robert F. Smith, general man
arer Of the plant, and his staff. The
program will open with greetings from
the new national commander, o. l..
Bodenhanner, and will close with fare
well address by the same speaker.
At the meeting of George Washing
ton Post, No. /, the pioneer post OF the
American Legion next Tuesday night at
the clubhouse, 1441 Rhode Island ave-
nue., Department Comdr. L. E. ATKINS
will present certificates to the mem
bers OF the American Legion JUNIOR
base ball team. sponsored by George
Washington Post and which won the
District championship last year. De-
partment Adjt. Howard s. FISK ana
past Post Comdr. Charles j. Painter
will sneak on the recent Louisville ma
tionai convention This post recently
added another staff band 10 It's coiorS
for having participated in the annuaI
parade in Louisville maintaining us lOJ
per cent attendance record. Inc posi-
colors to date have been az every ma
tional convention during the past IL
wears and the IL silver staff bands
represent 1886 miles which the colors
have Travelled. 1t is one OF the few
nosts In the entire American Legion OF
over IL 900 posts with this record. De-
partment Adjt. Howard S. FISK,
charter member of the same post, also
holds the record as the only Legion
naire from the District who has at
1 V,offnnal conventions
either a delegate or alternate ana also
the ST. Louis caucus held In May, 1919,
in that city when the tentative organ
ization was perfected.
The meeting of the Jane A. Delano
Post will be featured next THURSDAY
night at 8 o'clock with the installation
of officers at the headquarters OF the
post, 1887 K street Department
Conndr. L. e. Atkins and members OF
his staff will be present on this occa-
sion. At the conclusion of the exercises
refreshments will be served.
The installation of officers of Vincent
a. Costello Auxiliary Unit No. IS, Will
take place Tuesday night at O'Clock
NJ 1850 Massachusetts avenue. The pro-
gram of the evening Is in charge OF MRS.
Ada v. Murray, chairman OF the COM
nnittee, who is retiring that evening as
president of the unit after most sue
cessful year.
w. r. Spicer chairman OF the de-
partment membership committee an
ncunces that a meeting Of the COM
Ynittee will be held Wednesday evening
at 6:45 O'Clock in the board room, Dis
trict Building.
The national executive committee OF
The American Legion will convene al
Ind,anapolis November Il and IS, in