Evening star., 1932-11-06
!CAHTAL TO LEAD
| NATIONS TRIBUTE
| ON ARM|ST|CE DAY
Secretary Hurley to Speak at
Dedication of New Tomb
of Unknown.
ARMY AND LEGION UNITS
| TO BE IN PROCESSION
Annual Observance to Include Ex.
ercises at Wilson Tomb, and
Other Features.

Patrick ]. Hurley, Secretary of War
will be the speaker at the dedication
OF the Tomb OF the Unknown Soldier
at Arlington National Cemetery on
Armlstlce day, next Friday The OBJ
Servance will mark completion Of the
structure in which Americas valorous
unknown dead was buried on Armistice
day IL years ago
The program 1or the dedication cere-
monies under the auspices of the Amer
lcan Legion and the Washington Bicen-
tennlal Commission, announced by the
War Department. provides for the pre-
sentation of the Secretary Of War bv
Louis A. Johnson, national commander
OF the Legion. The observance. which
also includes services at the Tomb Of
Woodrow Wilson in the Washington
Cathedral is the last major event Of
the nine-month program of exercises in
memory of the 200th anniversary of the
birth Of George Washington.
For the first time this year the
cathedral program will include two serv-
ices-one in front Of the tomb of the
World War President in the Bethlehem
Chapel at 3:15 pm. to be followed
one-half an hour later by choral even
song in the great choir.
Parade to Start Early.
Early in the morning troops will
gather on the Ellipse for the solemn
parade to the tomb and to the amphi-
| theater In Arlington for services. The
| program was completed yesterday by
officials of the American Legion.
| Following assembly on the ElIipse the
| parade will start moving at am. south
on Fifteenth street to Constitution ave
nue., west on this thoroughfare. past
! the reviewing stand and over the new
/ Arlington Memorial Bridge to the Ma
tional Cemetery
| Brig. Gen Perry L. Miles, command
| ing the 10th Brigade. will act as grand
marshal, with Maj Gen. Amos A. Fries,
! retired, acting as grand marshal of the
! Legion section of the formation.
| The parade will be composed Of the
| following: 3rd Cavalry and Cavalry
| Band, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artil-
! lery. 3rd Battalion. 18th Infantry, the
| Army Band, battalion of Marines. the
Navy Band, company Of bluejackets.
| District National Guard the Alexan-
| dria. Va. American Legion and their
i drum corps, 81 posts of the American
| Corps Association, Wilmington Light
Infantry of Wilmington N. c.. Ameri-
| can Legion posts Of North Carolina and
| other patriotic societies and organiza-
| tions.
Program Of Exercises.
The following is the schedule Of the
dedicatory exercises at Arlington:
II am.-Secretary of War places q
wreath on the tomb.
HOS AMIN the Amphitheater, sp-
propriate music welcoming the Secre-
tary of War.
l.nT To-
Irwin @. Wood, national chaplain, Amer
ican Legion.
l1:10 am.-Trumpet call, one minute
silence.
1l:11 am.-"America. sung by the
audience, accompanied by the Army
Band.
11:l4 am-National Comdr. Louis A.
johnson presents the Secretary Of War.
ll:24 a.m.-Address by the Secretary
of War.
11:45 am.-Hymn, There Is No
Death" sung by Maj. Charles Trow-
bridge Tittmann.
1l:48 Selection by the Army
Band
1853 am-Benediction by Col. Julian
E. Yates, chief Of chaplains, United
States Army.
In addition to the placing Of the
wreathS from the different Legion de-
partmentS, Mrs. Laura Blackburn, presi-
dent of the American Legion Auxiliary;
John Eden, chef de chemin de fer,
40-8; Miss Dorothy Harper, $40. and
others, will also place wreaths on the
tomb.
The proceedings at Arlington will be
| broadcast by both the Columbia Broad
casting System and the National
Broadcasting Co, starting at IL o'clock
Many Distinguished Guests.
The distinguished guests who have
accepted invitations will include Sec
retary Of War and Mrs. Hurley, the
Belgian Ambassador and Nine. May,
Bishop and Mrs. Freeman, the Argen-
tine Ambassador, the Minister of the
Irish Free State and Mrs. MacWhite,
the Minister OF Ecuador and Mrs. Zal-
dumblde, the Minister of Greece and
Nine. Simopoulos, the Egyptian Min
lister and Nine. Pasha, the Minister of
Venezuela and Sonora de Arcaya, the
Minister of Lithuania, the Minister from
South Africa, the charge d'affaires OF
Persia and Nine. Azodi, Lieut.. Col.
Marco Pennarol, military attache from
Italy; Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Lombard,
military attaches from France; Capt.
Camille Husson, French naval attache:
Capt. and Mrs. Prieto, National Comdr.
~.
Mrs. S. Afford Blackburn, national pres
ident, American Legion Auxiliary; DIR.
and Mrs George c. Havenner and Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Cans.
At the Cathedral, Bishop Freeman
will conduct the service of commemora-
tion in the Bethlehem Chapel and
prayer will be offered by the Rev. Dr.
James H. Taylor, pastor Of the Central
Presbyterian Church. which President
Wilson attended Floral tributes win
be placed by the Woodrow Wilson
Armistice Day Committee of Washing
ton, Of which Mrs. Kate Treriholm
Abrams Is chairman; National Comdr.
Louis A. johnson of the American
tary Of the Carnegie Endowment Tor
International Peace; the Woodrow vsYi.
son Foundation In New York City and
other organizations.
David Lynn, 8-year-old son OF the
architect of the United States Capitol
and Mrs. Lynn, will place the flowers
for the local committee of President
wilson's friends who have been arrang-
ing this service at the Cathedral on
each Armistice day since his death.
Legionnaires to Participate.
Department Condr. Norman B. Ian.
OICdu VI lAlC fAIlCAlSdll Legion
resentatives Of more than 25 local n<t&s
are expected to participate in this serv-
ice with their coloss.
At $40 o'clock the officers OF the
American Legion and other special
organizations will move in procession
to the great choir, where seats will have
been reserved for them Canon Ray
mond L. Wolven will conduct choral
evensong with the assistance of the
Cathedral clergy and the lessons viii
be read by the chiefs Of chaplains of
the United States Army and the United
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