Evening star., 1937-10-31
T0LAY
WREATH ON TOMB
Chief Executive viii Lead
ArmistiCe Day Pilgrims
to Arlington.

President ROOSEVELT VIII SyfnDOllle
Americas observance of the nineteenth
Armistice Day by laying wreath on
the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
IL am. November IL, the hour at
which the guns of the World War
were stilled.
Immediately afterward, Daniel j.
Doherty, national commander of the
American Legion, will place a wreath
at the tomb, and he will be followed
by representatives of many other pa
triotic and fraternal organizations,
each bringing similar tribute.
At l1:45, after the tomb has been
banked with wreaths, the Legion will
hold national ceremony in the am
phitheater at Arlington Cemetery.
Speakers will be Comdr. Doherty,
Assistant Secretary of War Louis john
son. Mrs. Malcolm Douglas of Seattle,
national president of the Legion AuXil-
tary, and Thomas Mason, District OF
Columbia Department commander.
The soloist of the occasion will be
Miss Lucy Monroe of New York, ma
tionally known radio singer. The
public is invited to this program
which will be broadcast by the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
other Events Scheduled.
While the ceremonies at the ceme-
tery will be the high light of the
Capitals observance, many other
events-religious patriotic and social
have been planned.
Theodore Cogswell is national chair
man of the Legion Armistfce Day
Committee. He and Department
Comdr. Mason plan to call on Presi-
dent Roosevelt this week and request
him to allow eX-service men and
women in the Government depart
ments holiday November IL.
This year, Mr.. CogSwell explained
yesterday the Legion is making the
Washington observance national in
scope, rather than an expression of
the District posts only.
The Legion's Armistice Day ball will
be held in the Mayflower that night.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Dis
trict of Columbia Department, have
made elaborate preparations for their
ball in the Willard. Secretary of War
Woodring has accepted the honorary
chairmanship of the V. F. w. ball
and he and Mrs. Woodring plan to
attend.
Cathedral Rites Planned.
TWO special commemorative services
In the Washington Cathedral were an
nounced yesterday by the Right Rev
James E. Freeman, Bishop of Wash
ington and major in the Army Chap
lain Reserve Corps. Members Of vet
erans' organizations and the public
are invited to both.
The memory of President Wilson
will be honored with a service at BIS
pm. in front of his tomb in Bethle-
hem Chapel. This ceremony is under
the auspices of the Woodrow Wilson
Armistice Day Committee, of which
Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams is the
chairman. In her absence from the
city, arrangements are being COM
pleted by her associates on the COM
n1ittee: Mrs. H. E. C. Bryant, Mrs.
Blair Banister, Mrs. Huston Thomp-
son and Mai Oliver Newman.
John Frederick Roper, jr., grand
son of Secretary of Commerce Roper,
will carry the floral tribute Of the
local committee. Maj Charles DEM
onet will place a wreath for the
George Washington Post of the Le-
gion, which will furnish the color
guard. Other groups represented in
the procession to the tomb will in
clude national officers of the Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Wood
row Wilson Foundation.
A prayer will be offered by DR..
James H. Taylor, pastor of the Gen.
trail Presbyterian Church, where Pres
ident Wilson worshiped. Bishop Free
man will conduct the service and de-
liver the memorial address. Music
will be provided by the Cathedral
choir, directed by Robert G. Barrow.
The hymns will be those sung at the
funeral service of the wartime Presi-
dent, February 6, 1924.
Tribute For Nurses.
The third annual Armistice day
service "in tribute to nurses and
other women who have served our
country in time of war" will be held
in the Cathedral at 4 pm, under the
auspices of the National Capital
Chapter, Disabled American Veterans
of the World War. The Very Rev.
Noble c. Powell, dean of the Cathe-
dral, will conduct this service, assisted
by DR.. Ze Barney T. Phillips, chaplain
of the Senate, and DR.. James Shera
Montgomery, chaplain of the House.
The Marine Band and the Cathedral
choir will furnish the musical pro-
gram.
Bishop Freeman will greet the con-
gregation. The address will be de-
livered by Maj Maple T. Harl, ma
tional commander of the D. A. v.
Department Comdr. John T. Chichester
will present a wreath, which will be
received by Mrs. w. w. Chiswell, local
president of the Womens Overseas
Service League, and after the service
1t will be placed on the tomb of Presi-
dent Wilson. E. Claude Babcock,
past national commander of the
D. A. ", will present the poem
FLOWERS to the Living" to Mrs
Irving Fairweather, national presi-
dent of the American War Mothers
Taps will be sounded.
William B. Covert, commander OF
the National Capital Chapter of the
D. A. ", extends a particular invita-
tion to members of women's organiza-
tions and of veterans and patriotic
societies to attend this service.
Stephen T. Nichka is chairman oi
arrangements for the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars ball in the Willard
s'Miss v. F. w" will be queen of the
ball and Comdr. David Herman an
nounced these entries in the popu-
iarity contest for the honor had
reached the semi-finals:
Margaret E. Meme, Mary Ham,