Evening star., 1939-11-10
Armistice Day
0bservances
Arranged
President to Lead
Capital Ceremonies
By Visit to Tomb

Of November II, 1918, still prevails
In this country.
President Roosevelt, in the tradi-
ton Of past years, will motor to
Arlington National Cemetery with
his military and naval aides to de-
post a wreath at the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier at II o'clock, the
hour when the guns of the first
World War were silenced.
Memorial services for the World
War dead will follow in Arlington
Amphitheater, with Acting Secre-
tary of the Navy Charles Edison
and Raymond ]. Kelly, national
commander of the American
Legion, as principal speakers. An
other talk will be made by Mrs.
William H. Corwith, president Of
the Legion auxiliary. The musical
program will include selections by
Marii Cozzi, Metropolitan Opera
star, and the U. S. Army band un-
der direction of Thomas Darcy.
Kelly to Place Wreath.
AT noon the commander of the
Legion, accompanied by National Of
flcers, auxiliary officers, a guard of
honor, and the commander of the
District department, William B..
Slattery, and his staff, will deposit
a memorial wreath at the tomb of
the Unknown Soldier.
On behalf of more than 100000
Knights of Columbus, Col. Thomas
F. Carlin, state deputy of the order,
will place wreath on the tomb
at 1915 am. The Rt. Rev. Msgr
Eugene j. Connolly, pastor of st.
Peters Church and chaplain for the
District, will pronounce the invo-
cation, a prayer for peace which
Supreme Knight Francis T. Mat
thews has asked chapters all over
the country to offer.
The American Legion also will
participate in services to be con-
Quoted by local veterans. and patri-
ot1c organizations, led by the 29th
Division Association, at the memo
rial in West Potomac Park to the
Districts dead in the World War.
Col Leroy w. Heron, wartime
leader of District soldiers in the 29th,
is chairman of the committee in
charge. Representatives of veterans
of the division from adjoining States
will be present, along with those of
numerous patriotic groups.
Bishop Freeman to Speak.
Legionnaires will execute g. mass
Ing of the colors exercise at memo
rial services to be held at 3 O'Clock
in Washington Cathedral at the
tomb of wartime President Wood
row Wilson. The Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington,
will deliver the address.
At 9 o'clock the Fort Stevens Post,
No. 80, of the Legion will hold serv-
Ices at the Walter Reed Hospital
Chapel to be conducted by the ma
tional chaplain of the Legion.
Representative John w. McCor-
mack of Massachusetts, will make
the principal address at exercises at
10 o'clock dedicating a memorial
headstone erected in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery to the memory of
Maj. Gen. Clarence Ransom Ed
wards, wartime commander of the
Yankee Division. The governors and
congressional representatives of New
England States have been invited to
the ceremonies.
A large delegation of veterans
from New England will be on hand
for the dedication. At o'clock the
visitors will lay memorial wreath
at the Tomb of the Unknown SOL
dier.
The Young Women's Christian
Association is in charge of this
years observance at o'clock at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by
seven officially authorized welfare
agencies OF the World Wharf.-The Y.
w. G. A., American Library Associ-
alton, Jewish Welfare Board, Ma
tional Catholic War Council and
Knights of Columbus, Salvation
Army, Young Mems Christian As
sociation and War Camp Commu-
nifty Service. Maj. Charles H. Dodd
OF the Salvation Army will give the
invocation and Mrs. James K. Nc
Clintock of the Y. w. c. A. will
speak.
v. F. w. Sponsors Ball.
The Armistice Day Ball of the
District Department, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, will be held at the
Willard Hotel tomorrow night, with
Thomas c. Kelleher acting as gen.
eral chairman.
Patrons of the ball include Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Hull, Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Nor
genthau, Secretary of War and Mrs.
Woodring and Secretary of Com
merce Hopkins.
Boxholders announced by Gen.
eral Chairman Kelleher are: The
Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes, Senator Key Pitt
man, the Ambassador of Japan and
Mrs. Kensuke Horinouchi, the Am
bassador of Italy, Don Ascanio Del
Principi Colonna and Donna Co.
lonna; Jesse Jones, administrator of
the Federal Lending Agency; Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of
the Veterans Administration; Mai.
Ernest w. Brown superintendent of
SFAAooAA kOAASC, "A. V1d1 CLl LII.
gan, Mrs. Edward B. Mclean, Theo-
dore w. Noyes, editor of The Star;
Kenneth Romney, sergeant-at-a
House OF Representatives; DR..
Chang-Lok, counsellor of the Chi
nese Embassy; Capt j. E. Meier
Ranneft OF the Netherlands Lega-
tion; Judge Charles S. Hatfield, Mr..
and Mrs. Murray w. Latimer, Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. T. @. Asburn, Edward
C. Baltz, William Bralove, w. r.
Galliher, Claud Davis, John S.
Jacobsen, M. Lett LAUGH, S. G. Leh-
man, John l.. Lewis, chairman of
the Congress of Industrial Organi-
cations; DR.. John E. Lodge, Eugene
Meyer, publisher of the Washington
Post, and DR.. Dunlop Penhollow.
Others on the list of patrons are
the Assistant Secretary of War and