Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

With the jubilee program Of paris
on Armistice Night" November IL al
the Washington Auditorium, less than
three weeks away, plans are rounding
out which forecast q most successful
and entertaining evening Big theatrical
and motion picture producers are CO.
operating by sending a noted vaudeville
actor and a prominent motion picture
star. Representative Royal C. johnson
has accepted the role of grand marshal
and has volunteered to secure some
eminent judges and prominent law
yers to sit on the bench at the Palais
de injustice. The arrests will be made
by gendarmeS and m. ps., who include
| q member OF Congress, an Assistant
Secretary Of War and other distin-
guished personageS Of the Capital City.
Mrs. Lutz Vail, widow Of the former
adjutant general Of the Army, heads the
RefreShment Committee, to collaborate
with the director of special features, DR.
Don S. Knowlton. Mrs. Fred T. Austin
is organizing the Moulin Rouge, and a
| group OF so or more beautiful "gi-
golettes." The French embassy has sent
to Paris for posters advertising wines,
champagnes, theaterS and dance halls
as well as the very artistic French rail-
road posters. These will all form, part
OF the decoration and atmosphere. The
Paris ONCE of the New York Herald is
sending across the Atlantic thousands
of copies of their Armistice extra u
printed in 1918.
Gen. P. D. Glassford, director gen.
eral Of the jubilee, is drawing designs
for scenery and decorations. Military
and naval attaches from ell Of the
allied nations have promised to attend
in uniform to lend color to the occasion
Dept. Comdr. Jennings will be Marie OF
Paris. and will supervise the organiza-
ton Of the Reception and Floor Com
| mittee. Supervised by Col. George l.
TAFT, the advance sale of admission
tickets at 81 is under way. A COMMITTEES
for the sale Of boxes is being organ
lied and Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart
has been invited to be chairman. Mrs
Edward r. Gam, sister of the Vice
President, heads the Patron and Pa.
troness Committee. and Mrs. John Allen
Dougherty the Advisory Committee
President and Mrs. Hoover have beer
invited to attend
The commanding of1lcer Of the regi-
mentS Of the Organized Reserves Il
| canvassing the practicability Of having
reunions Of their ofiicer personnel al
the armistice jubilee The commanding
officer of the 320th Infantry, Col. Eng
land, and the commanding oficer of the
3i5th Field Artillery, Col. Leroy w
Heron, are arranging for boxes. It Il
numbered, each box will be named fol-
either famous hotel in Paris or fol
some French town focusing peculiar
| significance in the history Of each
respective regiment.
Gen. Anton Stephan Is Arranging
| that the regiments of his division, 10.
Gated in Washington, shall have a box
Doubtlessly q box will be reserved fo1
the 3rd District of Columbia Veterans
Ofncers' Association.
Gen. Stephan, Col. George TAFT, Col
Livingstone, Capt. Reich, all OF Colum.
bia Post, No. 1888, are working with I
| great deal of diligence to insure thu
widest possible distribution Of tickets
It Is safe to state at this time that tbs
membership Of the local department
VIII turn out in greater strength thar
ever before, and win be but one Of thu
UNITS actively cooperating with thu
The Reserve Oficers' Association,
through Maj. Charles Demonet; the
Military Order of the World War,
through Capt. Edwin s. Bettelheim
the Masonic societies in Washington,
through Grand Master Fred Cook, and
the Salvation Army, the American Red
Cross and other societies of welfare
| character, In recognition of the MEN,
orable Arm1stice night and for the sue
cess OF this community effort are as
sisting.
DR.. Don 8. Knowlton's committee
which consists, in part, OF Montair
Jacobs, Mai. Harvey L. Miller and
Harry F. Volkman, are working with
Gen. Glassford on the special fea-
lures.
The Radio Committee. which is
headed by Past Department Comdr
| Joseph F. Beattie, assisted by Ma
than Glueck, Daniel E. Campbell
James D. Hayes and others, are ar
ranging the broadcast Of the four local
stations. Frederick william VILE will
broadcast.