Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
Visitors Appropriately Pay
Their First Respects to
Unknown Soldier.
HOOVER WILL EXTEND
WELCOME AT RECEPTION
Gathering at White House Will
Follow Opening of Congress
in Continental Hall.

Scenes reminiscent of wartime
Washington we're enacted today as the
National Capital extended loyal well
come to the forces of Fidac.
They come from nine foreign coun-
tries and the United States, these zoe
representatives of 100000 brothers
in-arms, to conduct here the final SEES
sions of the eleventh annual congress
of the Federation Interallies des An
ciens Combatants, composed chiefly OF
officers of allied veterans organiza-
tons and the American Legion.
The formal opening of the congress,
jointly with the Fidac Auxiliary, was
set for 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon in
Continental Memorial Hall, scene of the
historic Washington Limitation OF
Arms Conference. But before the SEES
sion was ready to open, the distinguished
representatives of Americas allies in
the World War appropriately paid their
hrst respects to the other comrade-in-
arms, the Unknown Soldier. upon whose
tomb in Arlington National Cemetery
they placed a wreath and the honors
of war hero.
Met by Legion Committee.
A fare of trumpets from two Amer
lean Legion drum and bugle corps
sounded welcome to the delegates
upon their arrival at Union Station
from New York this morning at 7:35
O'Clock. They were met by an offlcial
Legion committee and escorted to the
Presidents waiting room at the station.
Headed by the Victory Post and Cos
tello Post bands. the delegates. who in
clude many of the leading members OF
foreign parliamentS as special guests.
were escorted down historic Pennsyl-
Yania avenue to their respective head
quarters at the Willard and Carlton
Hotels. AS guard of honor the dele
gates rode behind military color guard
representing the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps.
Once established at their headouar-
ters--the delegates of Belgium. Czecho-
slovakia, Italy, Poland and Portugal at
the Willard and those of France, Great
Britain, Rumania Yugoslavia and the
United States at the Carlton - they
were given brief respite for breakfast.
Mai. Julius I. Peyser of washington,
vice president Of Fidac for the United
States, and Capt. Paul j. McGahan
past departmental commander of the
Legion for the District, had come down
with the delegation from New York
The other members of the Welcoming
committee of the Fidac, headed by
DR.. B. c. MacNeil, District depart
mental commander were Capt. Watson
B. Miller, Capt. John Lewis Smith
Capt. Frank l.. Peckham, Mai. Gen
Amos A. Fries, Col. j. Miller Kenyon,
Lieut.. Harlan Wood, Franklin F. Korell,
Col. John Thomas Taylor, Mai William
Wolff Smith and Edward Lewis.
Hoover to Extend Welcome.
Following the adjournment OF the
Joint session of the Fidac Congress the
Nations official welcome to the dele
gates will be extended be the President
and Mrs. Hoover, who will be hosts to
the distinguished visitors at the White
House at S o'clock in the afternoon
This reception, at which members OF
the cabinet and other high civic off,
cials will be invited 10 meet the guests,
will take the form of an informal lawn
party in the rear grounds of the White
House.
1t was natural that the foreign vet
Grams should first wish to pay their re-
spects at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. Escorted to the Key Bridge
by the color guard of soldiers, sailors
and Marines. the delegation were met
by troop of the Sd United States Cav
airy from Fort Myer, Col. Cootes, COM
manding. There was a slight pause as
the delegates inspected the smart look
ing cavalrymen. who then escorted them
TO the entrance of Arlington Cemetery.
Awaiting them at the gates was the Sd
Cavalry Band Troop e and Batteries
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