Evening star., 1935-11-08
CITY To JOIN RITES
FOR WAR HEROES
ON ARM|ST|CE DAY
President Will Lead in Pay
ing Respect to Those
Who Served.
ARLINGTON TO BE SITE
OF PRINCIPAL CEREMONY
John Garland Pollard, Former
Governor of Virginia, to
Speak at Tomb.

Following the guidance of President
washington and the Ma
ton will pay their annual respects
Monday to those who served and died
in the worlds greatest war.
The principal ceremony of the day
will be that at Arlington National
Cemetery, where a Presidential ad-
dress will be delivered at the Tomb of
the morning program, other speak
soon after IL am, President Roose-
velt's address will be broadcast over
both national networks.
A second Arlington ceremony will
be held at pm. when John Gar
land Pollard, former Governor of Vir-
ginia and now chairman Of the
United States Board of Veterans APP
peals. will speak at the Tomb in the
annual Tribute of the Seven"
wreath-laying ceremony participated
IN by seven welfare organizations that
served the men in the World War.
With the American Legion directing
the morning program, other speak
ers of the day will be National Com
mander j. Ray Murphy, and the
president of the Auxiliary, Mrs. Mel
Vile MuckleStone Soloist for the
day will be Miss JeSsica Dragonette,
radio singer, with the United States
Navy Band. under Lieut.. Charles
Benter. accompanying.
J. j. Malloy to Preside.
Joseph J. Malloy, commander of the
District Department of the Legion
will preside, the invocation will be
delivered by Rev. Thomas D. Kennedy,
national chaplain of the Legion, and
the benediction will be pronounced
by Rev. Howard E. Snyder, chaplain
of the local department. Theodore
Cogswell is chairman of the local
committee arranging the program.
Invitations to attend the ceremony
have been issued to and accepted by
many members of the diplomatic
corps, of the cabinet and Army and
Navy circles in Washington Other
veterans organizations and civic and
patriotic groups also will be repre-
sented. Color bearers and color
guards from 80 posts of the District
Department of the Legion will pre-
sent colors at the opening of the
service.
Roosevelt to Place Wreaths.
Following the program of speaking,
wreaths will be placed on the Tomb
by President Roosevelt and by leaders
of represented organizations.
Officers of the Legion will be en-
tertained at luncheon by Alexandria
Post. At BIS pm. services will be
held at the Tomb of former President
Wilson in Bethlehem. Chapel. Later
a visit will be made by Legion officials
to the University of Maryland.
In the Tribute of the Seven" the
following principals will represent the
seven cooperating organizations:
DR.. George F. Bowerman, American
Library Association: George G. Cohen.
Jewish Welfare Board; Very Rev.
J. Ready, National Catholic
Welfare Conference and knights of
Columbus: Maj James Asher, Saliva
ton Army: Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest,
War Camp Community Service; C. E.
Fleming, Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, and Mrs Ernest Everett
Young Women's Christian
Association.
Fleming to Lay Wreath.
The program, arranged by Mr.
Fleming, will begin with the sounding
of roll CALI by Gordon Pool, Boy
Scout bugler, of Troop No. 40. Chair
man Fleming will lay the wreath on
behalf of The Seven" as the group
terms itself. Invocation will be offered
by Rev. Walter F. Smith, pastor of the
Park View Christian Church.
Pollard, who served with the Y. M
c. A. in France, will give a brief ad-
dress, after which Echo Taps" will be
by Buglers Pool and Stanley
Johnson of Troop No. So. Wreath
bearers will be T. Brooke Stabler and
Bernard Wyckoff, jr., both of Scout
Troop No. IS.
The group will assemble in the
cemetery and march to the Tomb in a
body. The public is invited to attend
the ceremony.
Among the services planned for this
Sunday is one scheduled by the Greek
American veterans of the World War
at st. Sophia Church. Members of
other veterans organizations have
been invited to attend this service, as
we'll as representatives of the Greek
legation.