Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
HOOVER TO SPEAK
! FOR WORLD MEET
Armistice Day Address to Be
Under Auspices of Friend
ship Alliance Body.

The World Alliance for International
Friendship, under whose auspices will
be held q memorial meeting at which
President Hoover will deliver his Armi-
stice day address, meets here Novem-
Der 10 for a three-day meeting OF the
fifteenth annual good will congress
World peace will be the keynote OF the
congress.
DR.. Fred B. Smith, moderator of the
National Congregational Churches, and
chairman of the Executive Committee
of the World Alliance. stated in call
20 the churches of America that the
meeting will major on two questions.
the reduction of armament and the
World Court.
Cites Disarmament Opponents.
"The opponents of the reduction of
armament and the World Court are
making q strenuous fight in the politi-
cal field and through general publicity
methods, in order to create feeling
against them" he declared. To have
these measures go down in defeat at
this time would be disheartening to the
friends of international good will in
every land"
The Armistice memorial exercises,
which will be held in the Washington
Auditorium, will afford President
Hoover an opportunity to discuss the
Administrations attitude toward recent
developments In the world peace move.
ment. Mr.. Hoover will be introduced
by DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president OF
George Washington University. The
PRAYER will be offered by Rabbi Abram
Simon, president of the Washington
Hebrew CONGREGATION. The United
Slater Marine Band will furnish music
at the exercises
Encourage Speech Liberty.
DR.. Smith, In his call for the con-
eress, emphasized that leaders in the
world of religion, education. industry,
Journalism and social welfare" will dis
cuss various aspects of the two ques-
tons. An invitation to attend the
meetings has been extended TO all
friends of international good will, to
representatives of church boards and
afhhated organizations, to representa-
tives Of city, town and community relig-
ious organizations and to representa-
tives Of civic, social and fraternal
bodies"
THE utmost liberty of utterance at
the congress is encouraged" DR.. Smith
stated. 1.-THE program is planned not
only to present the conditions through
out the world, but to promote construc-
tive methdis for developing interna-
tional good will. The officers and exec
utive committee of the World Alliance
do not expect TO be In complete agree
nent in all cases with all the views
expressed at the congress, but they ac-
cord the largest liberty to all.
Advance Meeting Tomorrow.
In advance of the congress, a meeting
viii be held tomorrow in the willard
Hotel, at which DR.. w. Russell Bowie,
afT Tl7aHPqh Nnuf Xnrx THifU
will address q union meeting of clergy
men at luncheon, under auspices Of the
World Alliance. The committee ar
ranging for the event includes DR.. Jo-
seph r. Sizoo, DR.. Jason Noble Pierce,
Bishop James E. Freeman, DR.. w. s.
Abernethy and Bishop william r. Nc
Dowell. Preliminary to the congress,
meetings have been arranged in schools
and colleges and various churches by
Harry N. Holmes, field secretary Of the
World Alliance.
Another meeting is planned for Mo-
ver1ber Z, when newspaper men in
Washington will be guests at luncheon
at the Willard Hotel. DR.. Charles
Stelzle Of New York will preside. The
Rowell, editor and publicist Of Cali
fornia, who will discuss the responsible
tty Of newspaper men toward internal
tional problems. He will ny to Wash
angton from Los Angeles.
Sponsors Are Prominent.
Numerous men and women in oficial
and private life will serve as patrons
and patronesses OF the Armistice day
service. Their names were announced
by the headquarters Of the congress as
follows:
The Vice President Of the United
States and Mrs. Edward Everett Gam,
the Ambassador of Italy and Donna
Antoinette de MARITIME the Ambassador
Of France and Mime. Claudel, the Am
hassador Of Belgium and Princess
de Ligne, the Ambassador of Great
Britain and Lady Lindsay Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, the Sec
Rotary of State and Mrs. Henry L. Stim-
son, the Secretary of the Navy ana Mrs
Charles Francis Adams, Senator and
Mrs. George H. Moses, Senator and Mrs.
Arthur Vandenburg, Gen. John j. Per-
shing, Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, Commissioner and
Mrs. Thomas E. Campbell, Commits
sioner and Mrs Luther H. Reichelder-
fer, Judge John Barton Payne, Col.
Harrison Howell Dodge. Lieut. Col and
Mrs. o. S. Grant, 3rd; Miss Mabel
Boardman, Admiral and Mrs Cary T.
Grayson, Mr.. and Mrs Alvin Dodd. Mr..
John Joy Edison, Mr.. and Mrs. Jashua
Evans, jr.: Mr.. and Mrs Robert v.
Fleming, Mr.. and Mrs John Bell Lar
ner Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Lisner, DR..
and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, Mr.. and
Merle Thorpe. Rev. DR. and Mrs Charles
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