Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-10
March to UnknoWn's Tomb
Heads ArmistiCe Day
Program.
THOUSANDS TO HONOR
WILSON AT CATHEDRAL
Veterans and Service Units to Take
Part in Parade to Arlington at
9:45-Hurley Principal Speaker.

ton OF the newly CdNpleLeQ lOIIlu Vi
the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Throughout the city, during day
and night. the anniversary of the day
that brought peace again to the world
after four years of war will be observed
by ex-service mems groups and other
patriotic organizations, eliminating IN
a colorful Armistice day ball at the
WASHINGTON Auditorium. Then. TOO
there Will be the pilgrimage to wash
ingtop Cathedral, where thousands VIII
pay homage to the memory OF woodrow
wilson, the wartime President New
ton D. Baker, his Secretary OF War, Is
to deliver the tribute at 4 o'clock.
President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
was invited yesterday by Walter john
son. director general of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Armistice Jubilee. to
attend the celebration at the Audlto-
rum. 1t was merely hospltable ges-
ture, for the President-elect, OF course,
Is unable to attend.
Hurley Speeding Here.
In the meantime, Secretary OF War
Hurley was speeding to Washington
from his home in Tulsa, Okla, and
was expected to arrive here later IN
the day preparatory to his partlclpa-
ton tomorrow in the ceremony at
Arlington Cemetery. Secretary Hurley
is to make the principal address.
Gen. Percy Miles will be the marshal
of the Armistice day parade, IN Wnlcn
thousands of eX-servlce men, as Wen as
units of the Army, Navy ana MARINE
Corps and National Guard; VIII s1al.
at GAS o'clock from the Elllpse. Inc
parade is scheduled to reach the Gene
terv at IL O'Clock Secretary Hurley
will omen the ceremony by placing
wreath on the tomb.
Rev. irwin Q Wood, national chaplain
Of the American Legion, Whlch hao
charge of the dedication ceremony, IN
cooperation with the District Biceh-
tennial Commission, will give tne lhvoo
cation. This will be followed by tne
readinp of a message from PresloeIC
uoo9a~ Nv DR.. George c. Havenner,
cha:rn7an of the District Bicentenniai
Commission. A one-ninute silence VIII
thcn be observed, to be followed py tne
sinqinC of America" Louis A. John-
son. national commander OF the AMER
lean Legion, will introduce Secre.aIy
HURLEY Mai. Charles Trowbrldge I1tt-
mann will sing There Is No Death. Inc !
b -raaiction by Col. Julian F. yates /
chief Of Army chaplains, ana the sing ny,
Ing Of the Star Spangled Banner VIII
Close the ce9emon".
O'Clock. wreaths will be placed upon the /
tomb by various organizations. The Al
lngton ceremony will be broadcast TO the
Nation by the Columbia and National
Broadcasting Systems.
Rites Planned at Tomb.
The program at Washington Cathedral
will include a special commemorauoa
Of President Wilson held before his tornn
of O'CLOCK
and the Choral EvenSong in the Great |
Choir at 4 o'clock with prayers Tor all
those who laid down their lives for their I
country"
Members of the patriotic organiza-
lions and other groups will join with
the Woodrow Wilson Armistice Day
Committee of Washington in these Two
services.
Right Rev James E. Freeman, Bishop |
of Washington, will conduct brief serv-
ices at President Wilson's tomb and
PRAYER will be offered by Rev DR.. James |
II. Taylor, pastor of Central Presby-
terian Church. Wreaths will be placed
by David Lynn, jr., young son OF the
architect of the Capitol, on behalf OF
the Woodrow Wilson Armistice Day |
Committee. Of which Mrs. Kate Tren- |
holm Abrams is chairman; the Gold
Star Mothers, the Woodrow Wilson !
Foundation in New York and other
Legionnaire and patriotic groups.
At the conclusion of the service in the |
chapel the procession will be escorted |
to the Great Choir, where the choral
commemoration will begin promptly at
o'clock Canon Raymond L. Wolven,
chaplain to the Bishop of Washington,
will conduct the service; the lessons
will be read by Col. Julian E. Yates, |
chief of Army chaplains, and Capt. |
Sydney K Evans, chief of Navy chap |
lains.
At the Washington Auditorium in the |
evening the hall will be converted into |
a street in Armentieres. Brig Gen. !
Pelham D. Glassford will be the mayor |
and grand marshal of ceremonies. Sew |
eral thousands are expected to attend.
Service Flag Raising.
The national service flag will be j
raised on the east front of the Capitol
at IL I'm. under auspices OF the Amerl- !
can War Mothers, Mrs. Virgil H. Stone |
of Lander. Wyo., presiding. Rev John
c. Ball of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church will give the invocation and a !
short address will be made by Col.
Richard T. Ellis. U, S. A. Col. Ellis was
chief of Graves Registration in France
during the Gold Star Pilgrimage OF 1881 /
and 1882.
This service has been held annually
since Armistice day in 1925 with the
assistance of the Army Navy and
Marine Corps. This year there will be
present also World War nurse as rep
resentative OF the daughters who served
in the war. The national service nag
is an enlarged replica OF the emblem
used in the homes to indicate son or
daughter in the World War service :
It bears a blue star for the 4,057, 10!
men In the military forces and a gold
star signifying the 1885 men VINO
made the supreme sacrifice.
A solemn high Armistlce day mass
will be celebrated at 1915 O'Clock IN
the chapel of the Immaculate Concep-
ton. Eighth and N streets, under aus
pieces of Costello Post, American Legion.
Among the military orders attending
will be the Veterans OF Foreign wars;
Disabled American Veterans, Forty ana
Eight, Military Order OF the World war
and various Legion posts.
Father Hurney Celebrant.
Rev. Francis j. Hurney will be the
celebrant. Father Hurney was war
time chaplain of the U. S. cruiser
Charleston, and is chaplain of Costello !
Post. He will be assisted by Rev.
Thomas J. Knox, Navy chaplain at
Ouantico, and Rev. Joseph R. Cox. |
Army chaplain at the Walter Reed Hos
pital. The Immaculate Conception
and the Boys Sanctuary Choir will fur |
nish the music for the mass.
A brief message will be given at ! |
O'Clock at the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier by Miss Elizabeth Eastman -