Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-10
HOOVER TO GIVE ARMISTICE DAY
KEYNOTE, DEDICATING TEMPLE
Services at Memorial to District War
Veterans to Open Citys
Festivities.

Sounding the keynote of Armistice
day for both this city and the Nation
President Hoover tomorrow will dedicate
in West Potomac Park the Greek Doric
temple of marble which grateful citi-
zens of the National Capital have erect
ed in memory of their veterans OF the
World War.
Scheduled to start at the historic
hour of IL o'clock, when the armistice
stilled the guns of battle on November
II, 1918, the ceremony is designed to
be vivid with the colors under which
many sons of this city died on the field
Of action, stirring with the martial
music to which they marched.
Tribute to Living AS Well.
To the ceremony have been invited
not only the leaders of the Nation, but
the surviving veterans of the World
War, whose memory thus Is to be hon.
ored. The memorial is to be not only a
tribute to the heroic dead, but also tc
those who still remain OF the Capitals
participants in the great struggle. This
tribute is plainly emphasized in the in
scription about the top Of the temple
which reads, "A memorial to the armed
forces from the District of Columbia
who served their country in the World
War"
Supplementing previous invitations tc
the veterans TO attend, Frank b. Noyes
chairman Of the Memorial Commission
today officially welcomed all veterans
He explained n special place has beer
reserved for them and they will bt
given special attention.
A place at the ceremonies has beer
reserved by arrangement OF Lieut. Col
u. S. Grant, Sd, director of the Off1c'
of Public Buildings and Public Park
Of the Capital, who is in charge OF thu
grounds. All members of the American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Dis
abled American Veterans and American
Gold Star Mothers are urged to attend
The general public is welcome.
Other Ceremonies Planned.
Dedication Of the war memorial viii
be the outstanding ceremony. in the
Capital and will be preceded and fol
lowed by other ceremonies at the Toni
of the Unknown Soldier, at Arlington
and at the tomb of the War President
Woodrow Wilson, at Washington Ca
thedral.
The dedication ceremony at the wal
memorial will be preceded by concer
bv the u. S. Marine Band at 10:4(
o'clock, which will last for 20 minutes
prior to the official opening of the pro-
gram at IL o'clock.
Capt. r. c. Montgomery. U. S. A.
superintendent of Park Police, an.
nounced this afternoon that specia
trafiic arrangements will prevail tomor-
row in the vicinity of the memorial
Vehicles will enter the memorial
grounds south of the Tidal Basin, from
Seventeenth street at the John Pau
Jones Statue and travel on the park
roadway, which in reality is an extern
of the West Potomac golf course, the
captain said.
TRAFFIC will leave the memoria
grounds by way of the park roadway,
making exit past the Lincoln Memorial
Capt. Montgomery said parking ar
rangementS, as far as space Will per-
nit, will be provided in the vicinity OF
the memorial. Special details OF United
states park police will handle the
traffic, the captain asserted.
Lieut.. Col. Grant will introduce a:
chairman of the day Mr.. Noyes. The
invocation will be by Chaplain Ben1a'
min j. Tarsky, U. S. A. John Philip
Sousa, famous march king, will leac
the Marine Band In playing his Stars
and Stripes Forever" Mr.. Noyes ther
Hoover, who will accept it for the Ma
ton and officially dedicate the temple
Mothers to Participate.
One wreath will be laid on the tenn
pie as indicative of the tribute from
the whole District of Columbia by Mrs
George Gordon Seibold. national presi-
dent Of the American Gold Star Moth
ers. Taps will be blown by bugler
the benediction will be pronounced by
Rev. Arthur L. Smith, department
chaplain, American Legion, and the
ceremonies will close with THE Star
Spangled Banner"
A significant feature of the scene
will be the grouping of colors between
the columns of the memorial. Color
guards from the active services and
veterans organizations in uniform will
complete the military, colorful picture
The distinguished assemblage at the
dedication will include leaders in the
Nations civil and military life, and
members of the diplomatic corps.
Prominence is being given to leaders
OF the World War, among whom is to
be Gen. John j. Pershing.
bia departmental commanders OF out
standing veterans organizations of the
World War plan to be present. These
include American Legion, National Com
mander Henry L. Stevens, jr., OF North
Carolina and Department Commander
Ferdinand G. Fraser; veterans OF For
eign Wars, Commander in Chief Darold
D. DeCoe of California and Department
Commander Charles B. Jennings; Dis
abled American Veterans, National
Commander z. Claude Babcock of this