Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-08

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Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier.
Mr.. Roosevelt will then 60 to the
amphitheater, where the services will
be held. Lieut.. Horace w. Lineburg
commander, will preside
The program will be directed by Col
Rice w. Means, chairman of the
Armistice Day Committee, assisted by
William p. Kershner, vice chairman.
The United States Army Band and
the Fort Stevens Post Drum and Bugle
Corps will open the exercises with
music at 1890 o'clock. The Presi-
dents Armistice day proclamation will
be read by Col. Means. The audience
will sing America" accompanied by
the band, following which the color,
will be advanced.
Legionettes to Sing.
Rev. Park Huntington, past ma
tional chaplain Of the American Le-
gion, will give the invocation, follow
ing which the West Virginia Legion
cites, who won national honors at the
recent convention at Cleveland, will
sing There Is No Death"
An address will be made by Harry
w. Colmery. national commander of
the American Legion, following which
Mrs. o. w. Hahn, national president
Of the American Legion Auxiliary, will
speak briefly. Benediction will be pro-
nounced by Rev. Howard E. Snyder,
department chaplain.
The services will be broadcast by
The National and the Columbia
companies, from l2:15
TO 1 pm. Prior to the start of the
services the Department Guard of
Honor, In command Of Capt. Guy C.
will escort to the rostrum De-
partment Comdr. Lineburg and his
staff, National Comdr. Harry w. Col
merry, Mrs. o. w. Hahn, National
Grand Chef de Gere Harry E. RAN
son Of the Forty and Eight and the
Chapeau Rationale of the Eight and
Forty, Mrs. Mollie Averill, with sew
eral other distinguished guests.
Laying Of WreathS.
Following the exercises the cere-
mony Of the laying of wreaths at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier will
take place. This will be in charge of
the national pilgrimage officer, Will
liam N. Morrell. Wreaths will be
placed by the heads OF the foregoing
organizations and several
others.
There will be no tickets for the
arena, but the boxes and the rostrum
will require tickets. The seating ar
will be in charge of Mr..
Kershner Of Sergt. Jasper Post. He
has arranged for detail Of soldiers
from Fort Myer to act as ushers.
The George E. Killeen Unit of the
Legion Auxiliary will hold
open house In Killeen Hall, Wiscon-
sin avenue and M street, at 2 pm.
All posts of this department and
nearby departments are requested to
have their colors present for the 'ad-
vance of the colors."
At the Memorial Chapel at Walter
Reed Hospital today at l0:45 am.
the department commander and his
staff will attend the annual Armistice
day services. sponsored by the Fort
Stevens Post, in charge Of Maj. A. c.
Oliver (Chaplains' Corps. U. S. A
Rabbi J. T. Loeb will also participate.
At 3 pm. in the Killeen Hall the
commander and his staff
will attend the memorial services in
memory Of Mrs. Margare: Franklin,
first department president Of the
auxiliary, sponsored by that organi-
zation. On Tuesday at 8 pm. he and
his staff will attend the annual Armi-
stice day service, under the auspice.
of the Jewish War Veterans, at the
Jewish Community Center. He will
be accompanied by the department
guard of honor and the Fort Stevens
Drum and Bugle Corps, which will
render several selections.
Sergt. Jasper Post met Wednesday
evening at the Pythian Temple
Comdr. Fred F. Money presided.
The post has won several prizes in
membership, being the largest post ir
the city for the last three years. and
a large number of new members were
accepted at the last meeting to be
turned over to the department COM
mander to be included in the tele-
graphic roll call to be held at national
headquarters on November IA.
Some Of the appointments an
nounced by Comdr. Fred F. Money
are as follows: Finance officer, George
Cummings; adjutant, Douglas Reed
assistant adjutant, Samuel Lichens;
membership officer, William P. Kersh-
ner; publicity officer, George Lee; SER
geant at arms, Max Rosedale: sick call
and relief. Gus Karess: color bearers
Charles Pierce and A. B. May; histo-
rian, Thomas Frailey; chairman OF
entertainment, Frank Lyons, and vice
chairman, c. D. Bell.
Comdr. George Phillips Of For
Stevens Post expects to announce thu
location of Fort Stevens new hom,
very shortly. the lease at 306 Ken.
needy street having expired on Novem'
Der /.
The annual Armistice day services
sponsored by the post, will be held ir
the Memorial Chapel, Army Medica
Center, today at 10:45 am. The serv.
ices will be in charge OF Maj. ALFRED
C. Oliver, jr., chaplain, who has as.
sisted the committee from the post
Rabbi j. T. Loeb will deliver the dis
course. Music will be furnished BY
the chapel choir. The Presidents
Armistice. day proclamation will bt
read by Comdr. Phillips.
All post members are requested to
assemble at Georgia avenue and As
pen street at 10 am and march be-
hind the drum corps through the
grounds of the reservation to the
chapel. A color guard will be fur
nished by the center as well as an
escort Of eight men. The Sons OF
the Legion and the Sons Of the Legion