Evening star., 1932-10-30
CAPITAL TO HONOR
WILSON ON NOV. L.
Legion and Other Patriotic
Groups to Hold Rites at
National Cathedral.

Washington will pay its annual trib-
ute to the memory Of Woodrow Wilson
ON Armistice day. November IL. when
the American Legion and other patri-
otic organizations will assemble in the
Washington Cathedral for q service to
the great var President.
Newton D. Eaker, former Secretary
of War under the late President Wilson,
will make the principal address at the
general memorial service. Two wreaths
will be placed upon his tomb in Beth
lehem Chapel. cne by Capt. C. o. Shaw
On behalf of the American Legion
Bicentennial Committee of the Depart
ment OF the District of Columbia, the
mental commander, on behalf Of the
department.
Arrangements Are Complete.
The American Legion Bicentennial
Committee, which has the direction of
the Armistice day program under chair
manship of William NJ Morell, has COM
pleted arrangements for the service at
the Cathedral 1t will begin at pm,
and Mr.. Baker will speak at pm.
His address will be broadcast by both
The Columbia and National Broadcast
ing Co. systems.
The department officers and the COL
orS OF the following Legion posts will
be massed before the tomb of the war
President:
George Washington. No /; U. S. S.
Jacob Jones, No. q Belleau Wood, No.
8; Victory, No. 4; James Reese Europe.
No. S; Jane A. Delano, No. 6; Kenneth
H. Nash, No. 8; La Fayette, No. g;
Stuart Walcott, No. 10; Quentin Roose-
velt, No. IL; Henry C. Spengler, No. II;
Sergt. Jasper. No. 13; Vincent B. Co.'S
tello, No. Is; Lincoln, No. II; Augustus
P. Gardner, No. 18; Tank Corps. No.
19; National Press Club. No. 20; Cooley
Mccullough, No. %; Bureau Engineers,
No. %; George E. Killeen, No. 25;
James E. Walker, No. 26; Stephen p.
McGroarty, No. 27; Second division,
No. %; Washington Police, No. 49,
Stanley Church De Poe, No. 80; Bunker
HILL No. 81.
One OF the outstading features of
Armistice day in Washington will be a
military parade starting at 9 am. un-
der the leadership of Maj Gen. Amos
A. Fries, retired, and his aides, Capt.
G: O. Shaw, Capt. Joe ", Byrnes, Capt.
William D. McGrath and Capt F.. N.
Fuller.
Louis A. johnson, national command
er Of the American Legion, will take
part In the services planned for Airing
ton Cemetery and in the evening will
be honor gue.t at the Armistice ball at
the Mayf1ower Hotel
Gen. william E. Horton, general
chairman of the Ball Committee, has
arranged novel features for the affair,
and Mrs. George Barnett, chairman of
the Ladies Committee, is assisting in
preparations. Maj. E. H. Hale. in
charge of tickets, has requested all Le-
gionnaires to account for their tickets
not later than November g. Commune
cations should be addressed to him at
department headquarters, 237 Transpor-
tation Building
Accept Parade Invitations.
In addition to a number Of visiting
military organizations, the following
local military and patriotic bodies have
definitely accepted invitations to par
ticipate in the parade: Third Cavalry
and Cavalry Band; 1st Battalion, 18th
Field Artillery; Sd Battalion, 18th
Infantry. The following naval and Ma
rine units: The Navy Band. the Ma
rine Band. one company Of bluejackets,
one battalion OF Marines The D:stric;
National Guard under Gen. Anton
Stephan will also participate in the
parade.
The local Legion posts which will
participate in the massing of colors also
will march in the parade.
The following Legion musical organi-
cations will also participate: The
Alexandria (Va.) Post, American Legion
No. "a Drum and Bugle Corps, the Vic
tory Drum and Bugle Corps, the James
Reese Europe Post Drum and Bugle
COrOS