Evening star., 1937-10-31
MEMORIAL LISTED
FOR WAR NURSES
Exercises to Be Held in the
Washington Cathedral
Armistice Day.

The third annual memorial exer-
cises in honor of nurses and other
women who died in the service Of
this country will be held at Wash
ington Cathedral on Armistice day,
November II, at 4 pm. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Roose-
velt. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Mrs.
William Howard Taft head the list
of invited guests.
The services will be under the aus
pices of the Washington Cathedral
and National Capital Chapter, Dis
abled American War Veterans. Very
Rev. Noble C. Powell. dean of WASH
ington, will conduct the service. Mu-
sic will be furnished by the Cathedral
Choir, under the direction OF Robert
C. Barrow, organist and choirmaster,
and the United States Marine Band,
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader.
Bishop James E. Freeman and Os-
car L. Chapman, Assistant Secre-
IdTy Ol llltSlloi, Will NNHfSA oAiS PANAA
cipal addresses.
John T. Chichester, D. A. V. de-
partment commander, will present a
wreath in tribute to the women OF
America which at the conclusion oi
the service will be laid on the tomb OF
Woodrow Wilson by Mrs. w. w. CHS
well of the Women's Overseas Service
League.
E. Claude Babcock, past nationaI
commander of the D. A. w., will pre-
sent q bouquet of flowers to Mrs. IT.
wing Fairweather, national president
of the American War Mothers, II
tribute to the living"
DR.. Ze Barney Phillips, chaplain Of
the Senate, and DR.. James Shers
Montgomery, chaplain of the House
will take part in the service.
Delegations from the following or
ganizations will take part in tht
church procession: American Rec
Cross, under Miss Mabel T. Boardman
executive secretary; Women's Over.
seas Service League, Mrs. w. w. CHS.
WELL president Washington Unit
American War Mothers, Mrs. Irvins
Fairweather, national president, ant
ID. A. v. Women's Auxiliary, Mrs
Marie Anderson, national executive
committeewoman
Among veterans organizations ant
their auxiliaries which will be repre-
sented are the Grand Army of thu
Republic, United Spanish War Vete
rams. American Legion, Veterans O
Foreign Wars. Military Order of th'
World War. Jewish War Veterans o
the United States, Army and Nav,
Union, Legion of Valor and Purple
Heart.
E. Claude Babccok has been ap
pointed a member of the Nationa
Finance Committee by Nationa
Comdr. Maple T. Harl. He has re-
signed the Craftsmanship of the de
partment Membership Committee il
order to accept his new assignment
which will require part of his TIM
at national headquarters at Cincin
| natl, ONO.
Plans for the annual department
convention and banquet were dis
cussed at the meeting of the depart
ment Executive Committee or Octo
Der 90. Department Comdr. John 7
Chichester appointed William B. Co
vert chairman of the Banquet Com
mittee.
Election of officers and initiation o
recruits will feature the meeting 0
National Capital Chapter next Frida,
night at Moose Hall
Special honors will be conferred
upon William Phillips, blind senio
vice commander, who will take tn
oath as commander to fill the unex
pired term of the retiring officer.
Mahlon c. Ward, national employ
ment chairman, addressed a meeting
of Rea Chapter at the Soldiers, Sailor
and Marines Club last Monday night
Phillip R. Belt, commander, presided