Evening star., 1933-11-05
ANNOUNCED
FOR ARM|ST|CE DAY
President Will Place Wreath
on Tomb of Unknown
Soldier.

Detailed plans for observance of
Armistice day next Saturday were an
nounced yesterday by Rice w. Means.
commander of the District Department
Cf the American Legion.
The three-event Legion program will
be opened in Arlington National Gene
ter at II a I'm. by President Roosevelt.
who will place a wreath of the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier. This care-
mony will be followed by services in the
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater.
End of War Described.
In radio address last night, Means,
who will preside at the services. gave
graphic description of closing hours Of
the World War. He said:
AT dawn on November IL there was
no hint on the Meuse of a cessation of
hoStilities. For three hours
Americans swept forward. hurting them
selves against wire entanglements un-
der devastating machine gun fire. Then
at exactly one minute of H. like a calm
following the crash of thunder at the
clearing of a storm. guns on both sides
abruptly ceased firing. The silence was
more startling, even. than the deafen-
ing roar of the artillery
The program in the amphitheater will
continue until noon. when additional
wreaths will be placed on the tomb by
Edward A. Hayes. national commander
of the Legion; representatives OF the
nations that fought together against
Germany during the war, Means and
representatives of other departments of
the eX-service mems organization.
Jessica Dragonette. famous radio
singer. will be the star of the amphi-
theater program. rendering The Star
Spangled Banner" Rose of Picardy'
and Taps" Secretary of War Dern.
Mrs. William H. Bolster, jr., national
president of the American Legion Aux
iliary. and Hayes will be the speakers.
The invocation and the benediction
will be pronounced by Rev. Robert j.
White, national chaplain OF the Legion
Music will be furnished by the Marine
Band
Although the services at the tomb
will not get under way until IL O'Clock.
Legionnaires have been ordered to be
on hand in uniform half an hour be-
fore that time They will act as guard
of honor to Hayes.
Services in Cathedral.
At2:3O pm. services commemoratlng
the memory of the wartime President,
washington Cathedral These services
were arranged by the Woodrow wilson
Armistice Day Committee. but the Le-
gionnaires will participate.
The Carnegie Endowment for Inter
national Peace also will be represented
along with numerous other organlza-
tions. While Wilson's widow and mem
bers of President Roosevelt's CABINET
look on several wreaths will be placed
on the wartime Chief Executive S
tomb.
The committees floral offerings will
be placed on the tomb by Fitz Wood
row, jr. 4-year-old son of a cousin OF
the former President.
John. Barton Payne. head of the
American Red Cross, will speak. and
Rev. DR.. James H. Taylor. Wilson's pas
tor during his days in the White House,
will offer prayer Hymns will be sung
by the Cathedral choir.
The program, according to an an
nouncement by Mrs. Kate Trenholm
Abrams. chairman of the committee.
will be the same as in other years.
Other members of the committee are
ant Mrs. Huston Thompson and Maj.
Oliver p Newman.
Other Services.
From the Cathedral the Legion's pro-
gram will be transferred to the May
flower Hotel, where, at 9 pm, the Or
ganization's annual ball will be held. A
pageant entitled The Parade of the
States" in which a bevy of beautiful
girls will participate, will be a feature
of the affair. it was announced by Will
liam N Morell, chairman of the com,
mittee in charge. The procession will
be led by three of the young women
one representing the District govern,
ment, one the Federal Government and
the other the Washington citizenry, he
added.
Drum and bugle corps of Victory
Vincent B. costello and James Reese
Posts will participate in the exercise at
the Unknown Soldiers Tomb.
District Boy Scouts also will be rep
resented at the Arlington services, two
honor members of each troop in this
area making up the delegation.