Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-10


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The memorial is a thing of beauty,
in sylvan setting which enhances its
significance. 1t is a Greek Doric tenn
pie of Vermont marble, circular in de-
sign, with dome ceiling and roof sup
ported by columns. 1t is AT feet high.
The floor, raised feet above the
ground, is A feet in diameter. with two
stairs on opposite sides leading I'D to
It, About the base are being carved
the names of the men of the National
Capital who died in the World War.
This list Of names will not be completed
by tomorrow, and the stonecutters will
finish the work afterward The vaulted
ceiling Is in a paneled design and rests
and IL fluted columns. The entire
memorial is of white marble of enduring
VT, which supplied marble for the
Arlington Amphitheater. The architect
is Frederick H. Brooke of this city.
Associate architects are N. c. Wyeth
and Horace Peasley.
The entire dedication program will
be broadcast to the Nation by both
the National Broadcasting Co. and the
Columbia Broadcasting System.
Gen. Pershing to Speak.
Another radio feature of Armistice
| Gay Will DC n ocCOIlu pIOBIdIH TO De
broadcast from to $50 o'clock by the
National Broadcasting Co., when Gen.
Pershing and Comdr. Stevens of the
American Legion will speak. There will
| be music by the United States Army
Band. This radio program is under
| the auspices of the American Legion.
Mr.. Stevens also will lay wreath on
the Tomb of the. Unknown Soldier to-
morrow morning.
The traditional Armistice day cere-
mony Of the National Order of the
knights Of Columbus, will take place
at Arlington at 12:45 o'clock, when
wreath will be laid on the Tomb of
| the Unknown Soldier by William G..
Feely, acting state deputy for the Dis
trict of columbia, and William A. Null
ligan, State warden. This ceremony has
been observed each year since the burial
of the Unknown Soldier.
Favorable weather was promised for
all out-of-doo ceremonies tomorrow.
The Weather Bureau predicted for the
day. mostly cloudy and somewhat
cooler"
At Bethlehem Chapel of Washington
Cathedral several local posts OF the
American Legion will place wreaths on
the tomb of Woodrow Wilson, during
the annual commemoration service held
in front of the former Presidents tomb
| at 3:15 o'clock. The services Will be
| broadcast over the Columbia Broad
casting System. The memorial address
will be given by the Right Rev. James
! ington. Among the dignitaries pres
ent will be Gen. John j. Pershing,
who is trustee of Washington Cathe-
dral.
Relatives and associates of President
| Wilson in his administration and init
mate friends will be among those in the
congregation gathered for this impress.
sive ceremony. 1t was announced al
Washington Cathedral that the public
is invited to the limit Of the seating
capacity of the chapel. Bishop Free
man will conduct the service, assisted
by the cathedral clergy, and hymns will
be sung by the cathedral choir, under
the direction of Edgar Priest, organist
and choirmaster. Among these will be
| several which were favorites of the late
President, including America" "Oh
God, Our Help in Ages Past" God OF
| Our Fathers Whose Almighty Hand
and "The Strife Is Ger, the Battle
Done" which was sung at his funeral
| in the Bethlehem Chapel.
The services will last half an hour
and will include readings from the
Scriptures and appropriate prayers, as
we'll dS Lilc ucHiOtAdi doohCoS anu
hymns.
Master William D. Davis. son of Mai.
and Mrs. John F. Davis, will place the
flowers on the tomb of the late Presi-
dent on behalf of the Washington
Woodrow Wilson Armistice Day Com
mitee, of which Mrs. Kate Trenholm
Abrams Is chairman. This committee Is
in charge of the arrangements for the
service.
Parties at Walter Reed.
Sick veterans at Walter Reed Hos
pital will have an Armistice day party,
arranged for them by Gen. Pershing
The motion picture Way Back Home"
will be shown.
This picture features Seth Parker and
his Jonesport neighbors, who are we'll
known to the soldiers as radio listeners,
for Seth Parker has been coming over
the radio sets Sunday nights for years.
In conjunction with this feature, Gen.
Pershing also has arranged for the
showing of a Floyd Gibbons subject,
Turn of the Tide" which depicts the
events In the World War that led to the
final German defeat.
Gen. Pershing arranged for the pro-
gram through the management of the
R-K-O Keith .Theater, which is show
ing both OF the features this week.
The Carnegie Endowment for Inter-
national Peace will hold a meeting in
the auditorium OF the National Press
CLUB tomorrow evening, with Frederic
A. Delano, trustee, presiding. Ad-
dresses Will be delivered by Huston
thompson, former chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, and Fred
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