Evening star., 1935-11-10
TRIBUTE TO WAR
DEAD IS FEATURE
Of FARM|ST|CEDAY
President Will Speak to Ma.
ton at Arlington in
Morning.
LEGION Committee
HEADED BY COGSWELL
New York Observance Marked by
British Cruiser Visit.
Churches Begin Services.

Two days of impressive tribute to
the memory of some 100000 men and
women who were in active service OF
their country during the worlds great
est war will begin here this morning
and continue through tomorrow.
Outstanding among ceremonies
planned for this years observance OF
Armistice day will be that at Arling-
ton National Cemetery tomorrow,
when thousands are expected to fill
the great outdoor amphitheater to
hear President Roosevelt address the
Nation. Scheduled to speak about
1O:45 am, his address will be broad
cast over countrywide radio networks.
National officials of the American
Legion. which is arranging this prin-
cipal Arlington program. also Will
make brief addresses. Theodore
Cogswell is chairman of the Legion
committee in charge.
From Paris, the bugler who sounded
the armistice call to cease firing"
was to blow again the same bugle in
a holiday broadcast at 3:45 pm.
. Eastern standard time). Marshal
Weygandt, French World War COM
mander, was to speak.
Recall War Days.
World War days of allied camara-
derie will be recalled in New York's
celebration of the holiday by the cur
rent visit of the British cruiser York
Nine. Ernestine Schumann- -Heink
who cheered thousands of service men
of 1917-13 with her singing, last night
became the first president Of Chi
cago Veterans of Foreign Wars post
in a pre-Armistice gathering.
Churches here will sponsor several
memorial services today. At Calvary
Baptist Church delegates of the Ma
tional Federation of Mems Bible
Glasses from other cities will join in
a program beginning at $50 am
Among those scheduled to speak at
this program are Commissioner Mel
vim c. Hazen, Harlan D. Crowell. pres
ident of the federation, and Page
NICK. Etchison. president Of the Or
This same group will hold service
at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
at pm. today. A wreath will be
placed on the tomb by George E.
Harris, vice president of the fedora
tion and chairman of the Armistice
Day Committee.
At st. Sophias Church, Greek
American veterans will sponsor serv-
ice at IL o'clock. Members of local
posts of the American Legion, Sons
of the Legion and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars have been invited to
attend, as have members of the staff
of the Greek Legation. Maj. Gen.
= Amos A. Fries. retired, is to be guest
speaker. After the service at the
church, the group will hold second
service at Arlington Cemetery.
Plead to Churches.
DR.. Ivan Lee Holt, president of the
Feedral Council of the Churches of
Christ in America, in New York last
night addressed a plea to 100000
churches to observe Armistice week by
combating war and preparations for
conflict.
Can we forget the joy of that day
(November II, 1919 ?" asked Bishop
George Craig Stewart, of the Protes-
tant Episcopal diocese of Chicago, in
q statement pleading peace's cause.
He said that in spite of the bat
tling in Ethiopia, and perhaps an i'm
pending more general conflagration,
''the movement for eventual peace
which must be established is gaining
momentum"
James NJ johnson, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, and Col. Alva
j. Breasted, chief of chaplains of the
United States Army, will be principal
speakers at services planned for to-
night by the Jewish War Veterans.
Miss Dorothy Reddish and the United
States Navy Band Orchestra will con-
tribute to the musical program, which
is scheduled to begin at 8 pm. DR..
Ivy A. Pelzman, commander of the
local post. will preside over the serv-
ices. Benjamin Aronsohn is chair
man Of the committee in charge.
Tomorrow the center of memorial
(See ARMIsTICE, Page q