Evening star., 1936-11-10
PRESIDENT TOACT
FOR COUNTRY At
ARM|ST|CE RITES
Wreath to Be Placed on
Tomb in Ceremony
at Arlington.
WO0DRING AND COLMERY
TO DELIVER ADDRESSES
Millions in Nation to Stand at II
O'Clock in Silent Tribute
to War Dead.

President Roosevelt will act for the
American people tomorrow morning
when he observes the eighteenth an
niversary Of the Armistice by placing
q wreath on the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier.
The ceremony will occur at II
O'Clock while millions throughout the
country stand in silent tribute to the
Nations World War dead. It will be
followed by the annual exercises in
Arlington Amphitheater.
Secretary of War Woodring will de-
liver the principal address. He will
be followed by Harry w. Colmery,
national commander Of the American
Legion, which is in charge Of the me-
mortal ceremonies. Another speaker
will be Mrs. o. w. Hahn, national
president Of the Legion auxiliary.
The Presidents Armistice procla-
nation will be read by Col. Rice w.
Means, past department commander
Of the Legion in Washington, who,
while a member of Congress, intro
duced the bill creating Armistice day.
Col. Means Is in charge Of the pro-
gram. assisted by Maj. william P.
kershner.
Lineburg to Preside.
The invocation will be given by Rev.
Park Huntington, past national chap
lain of the Legion, and the benedic-
tion by Rev. Howard w. Snyder, the
local departmental chaplain. The
services will be presided over by De-
partmental Commander Horace w.
Lineburg.
Music for the exercises will be fur
nished by the Army Band and the
Fort Stevens Drum Corps of the
Legion. The West Virginia Legion
cites will sing LET Us Have Peace
There Is No Death" and TAPS"
The exercises before the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier and in the
Amphitheater will be broadcast
throughout the country.
Many cabinet members, diplomats,
public officials and ranking Army and
Navy officers have accepted invita-
tions to the exercises. The invited
guests will occupy seats on the ros-
trum and in the boxes surrounding
the Amphitheater, while the other
seats will be available to the public.
After the exercises in the Amphi-
theater, Legionnaires from posts in 40
States will file past the Tomb to de-
posit wreaths.
Other Floral Tributes.
Other floral tributes will be laid on
the Tomb by representatives of the
Military Order of the World War, the
Disabled American Veterans, the Gold
Star Mothers, the 40 and 8 veterans
organization and other patriotic
groups.
Other Armistice day observances
will be held throughout the city.
These will include the annual me-
mortal services in Washington Cathe-
dral for Woodrow Wilson, wartime
President, scheduled for $3.50 pm.
At 8 am. veterans of the 1st Divi-
sion will assemble at the newly
completed monument to their dead,
near Seventeenth street and New York
avenue, for memorial exercises.
One year Of weekday noon prayers
for world peace will be inaugurated
at the Church of the Epiphany, 1917
G street, at noon tomorrow. As a
part of the Armistice day program
there will be a celebration of the holy
communion at II am, with q special
Ltany for peace at 1905 pm.
The daily peace service will be con-
Quoted under direction of the rector,
Rev. z. B. Phillips, who also is chap
lain Of the Senate and Navy Reserve
chaplain, with the rank of lieutenant
commander.
I'VE hope" DR.. Phillips said, "that
many people in the downtown section
Of the city will join in this fellowship
of prayer for peace. No matter how
governments may plan for interna-
tional accord, all plans will fail with
out an increasing pouring out Of
prayer from peoples of the world"
br0o0caSt Ii f1onneo.
An Armistice day special four-way
short-wave broadcast between the
United States and Europe will take
place tomorrow, with the American
broadcasts being sent from two giant
American Airlines flagships, both Of
which will fly over Washington during
the broadcast. The program will be
heard from 2:15 to 2:45 pm. over the
National Broadcasting Co. red net
work.
Messages Of peace and international
goodwill will be exchanged by out
standing American and European
radio leaders. Passengers in the two
planes, which will take OF from New
York and fly over Buffalo, Niagara
Falls and Washington, will include
European radio executives visiting this
country to study American broadcast
ing methods and facilities. The N.
b. G. broadcast will take place during
the night from New York to Washing
ton there will be . special broadcast
BY Max Jordan and Fred Bate, N. B.
g. European representatives. between
the two airplanes.
Admiral J. M. Reeves. chairman of
the Nays general board, will be
principal speaker tonight at an Ar
nlistice eve celebration scheduled for
3 o'clock at the Jewish Community
Center under sponsorship Of WASH
ington Post, No. So, Jewish War Vet
Grams.
A musical program will be rendered
by the Navy Band. The invocation
win be pronounced by Rabbi Solomon
H. Metz and the benediction by Rabbi
Norman Garstenfeld.
Women to Hold Rally.
The Jewish women Of Washington
were to have an Armistice eve rally
at the Jewish Community Center this
afternoon to hear patriotic addresses
and . musical program.
Wreaths will be laid on the Tomb
!. of the Unknown Soldier tomorrow By