Evening star., 1939-11-09
Local Veterans Plan
Armistice Rites al
District Memorial
29th Division Group
To Lead Services in
West Potomac Park

Local veterans and patriotic
organizations, headed by the WASH
ington department of the 29th Di-
vision Association, will pay tribute
to the war dead of the District of
Columbia on Armistice Day at
the memorial in West Poto-
mac Park. Participating will be
the 29th Division Association, the
American Legion, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans and representatives
of the several divisional organiza-
tions in Washington.
Services at the Monument will
begin at $50 am. when members
OF the District Forty and Eight will
assemble for ceremonies under di-
rection of c. Cassard Schroth, grand
chef de gare passe. At pm. the
other veterans organizations will
assemble for services.
Armistice Day. ceremonies at
Arlington National Cemetery in
honor of the war dead of the Nation.
which are usually led by the Presi-
dent OF the United States, have so
far overshadowed any services for
the local fallen that scant attention
has been paid to services at the
District War Memorial, it was de-
clared at a meeting of the Memorial
Committee of the 29th Division,
headed by j. Fred Chase, past COM
mander, yesterday in the Harrington
Hotel.
More Elaborte Exercises.
The memorial to District of Co.
lumbia soldiers fallen in the World
War deserves special attention from
all local veterans, the committeeman
said. With this in mind, they
planned exercises more elaborate
than those that have been held in
the immediate past.
While not much time is left in
which to arrange an elaborate cere-
mony, the committee yesterday
formulated plans which call for
appropriate services at the me-
mortal Immediately after the formal
exercises which will be held in Ar
lington Cemetery, starting at II am.
and to end at in the afternoon.
Col. Leroy w. Heron, leader of
the District contingent of the 29th
Division during the World War, was
appointed chairman of the exercises
at which most of the local veterans
organizations will be represented.
Veterans Groups Represented.
With tho COfb,
command, the following representa-
tives from various patriotic organi-
cations will have part in the cere-
monies: Milton E. Groome, COM
mander of Washington Post, No. 20,
29th Division Association; Earle
MCGOWAN, past commander of
Washington Post; Dudley Browne,
past national commander of the 29th
Association; Louis c. Vogt, past
post commander; Richard O'Connell,
present national commander of the
29th Division Association, who is
chairman of the Board of Commits
sioners of the City of Baltimore;
Charles Hofmann, representing the
29th Division from New Jersey;
Charles F. Krause, representing the
29th from Virginia; Francis S. Kemp,
representing the 29th from North
Carolina: 29th Division color bear
ers, Samuel w. Barrow, Vincent P.
Fuschini, Percy c. Klein and Milton
Landvoight. William G. Slattery,
department commander of the Dis
trict of Columbia, American Legion;
Horace Lineburg, past department
commander of the American Legion;
Joseph j. Malloy; the Rev. Howard
c. Snyder, department chaplain,
American Legion; the national
guard of honor of the American
Legion; George G. McLeish, depart
ment commander, Veterans of For
eign Wars; w. c. Whitcraft, depart
ment chief of staff, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
After brief addresses by repre-
sentatives of the various veteran and
patriotic organizations wreaths will
be laid and taps sounded.
Recently the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
awarded contract to local firm
for work on the memorial which will
improve the interior and add to the
beauty of the setting. This work,
at q cost of several thousand dol
lars, will not be completed until
next spring.