Evening star., 1934-11-11
TO renew
ARM|ST|CEPL PLEDGE
Ceremonies Today Center
Around Tomb of Un.
known Soldier.
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;; service nag. Meanwhile, special Arm
istice day sermons will be delivered
and for q minute at II o'clock silence
will be held by those who want to re-
member the trying days of the war.
President Roosevelt. while disclaim-
ing leadership in the anniversary OBJ
servance, has planned to 60 to Airing
ton National Cemetery between 10 and
IL o'clock to place a wreath at the
grave Of the Unknown Soldier. He
! will be accompanied by Mrs. Roose-
welt and his military and naval aides
and will halt long enough before the
tomb to pay his respects to his un-
known and symbolic comrade of war
days.
According to the War Department,
the official observance at Arlington
will begin at s:45 am. when Amer
ican Legion Post, No. "a, and its
auxiliary from Alexandria, Va, will
visit the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and place the first COM
memorative wreath of the day.
Cadets to Pay Tribute.
Fifteen minutes later the Wash
ington High School Cadet Corps, un-
der the direction of Lieut.. Col. WAL
lace M. Craigie, will pay its tribute.
Following at 15-minute intervals un-
til AIS pm the following organiza-
tions will repeat the sacred ceremony
of remembering the war dead and
the end of the carnage Is years ago:
Washington Knights of Columbus,
National Society, Daughters of the
American Colonists; 9Th Brigade of
the Washington High School Cadets
(colored), Daughters Of the American
Revolution, the American Legion.
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics. the Benevolent and Protec-
tive Order of Elks of Philadelphia.
the Seven, Lu Lu Temple Legion Of
Honor, Greek American Veterans Of
Washington, the Veterans Admins
tration, the History Club of Western
High School, the District Of Columbia
Council of the Daughters Of America,
American War Mothers, Fleet Reserve
Association, Jewish War Veterans and
their national auxiliary and the Wom-
ans Relief Corps.
The Seven represents the group of
welfare organizations that served the
troops abroad during the conflict.
They will be led by DR.. H. H. B.
Meyer of the American Library Asso-
! citation. Other units to be represented
are the Jewish Welfare Board, Ma
tional Catholic War Council and
knights of Columbus, the Salvation
Army. War Camp Community Serv-
ice. Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton and the Young Women's Chris
tian Association.
Boy Scouts Accompany.
Boy Scouts will accompany this
group and a Scout bugler will sound
both the roll call and Taps"
At the chief ceremonies of the day,
National Comdr. Belgrano will de-
liver his memorial address after Miss
Jessica Dragonette. well-known radio
star, sings The Star Spangled Ban
ner," to the accompaniment Of the
United States Army Band. The Off
cial ceremonies will begin at ILLS
am, when James O'Connor Roberts
departmental commander of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, calls the assembly
to order.
| Rev. Park w. Huntington, national
Legion chaplain, will say the invoca-
| ton. After Belgrano's address, Miss
Dragonette will sing Roses OF
Picardy," and Assistant Secretary of
War Harry H. Woodring will deliver
an address.
Mrs. A. c. Carlson, national presi-
dent Of the Legion Auxiliary, will fol-
low the little cabinet" member, and
the radio star will sing Taps" Rev
Richard Fitzgerald, department chap
lain, will pronounce the benediction.
A number of distinguished guests
have signified their intention of being
present. Among them are Secretary
OF Commerce Daniel c. Roper, Gen.
Frank T. Hines, Veterans Admins
traitor; j. Crawford Biggs, solicitor
general; T. A. Walters. Assistant
Secretary OF Interior; Edward F.
McGrady, Assistant Secretary OF
Labor; Admiral H. G. Hamlet, COM
mandant of the United States Coast
Guard; Justice D. Lawrence Groner
Engineer Commissioner Dan I. Sui
tan, Public Printer August E. Giegen-
gack, Gov. Norman S. Case, Senor
Luis Calderon, the Spanish Ambassa-
dor; Senor DR.. Don Pedro Manuel
Arcaya, Minister of Venezuela; Mr.
Charalambous Simopoulos, Minister
of Greece; Mr.. L. Astrom, Minister OF
Finland, and Capt. Louis Sabel, naval
attache of the French Embassy.
| State Legion Units.
In addition to the tributes of the
national organizations of veterans
State departments of the Legion tc
be represented are Delaware, Cali
fornia, Connecticut, George, Hawaii
Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Ne
braska, New Jersey. North Dakota
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, District
Of Columbia and the Eight and Forty
and Sons of the American Legion
Others to place floral tributes include
the Army and Navy, Legion Of Valor
| American Women's Legion. the Aux
iliary of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, the National Betsy Ross Club
| and others.
| The California State Society, honor
| ing its fellow Californian, Comdr
Belgrano, will attend the ceremonies
in group. Maj. Watson B. Miller,
representing the State department OF
which the commander is a member,
will place floral harp on the tomb
Goodwin Chase, representing the
State Society, will place wreath sent