Evening star., 1939-05-13
Mother's S Day Events
Include Service
For AZ Patriotic Units
Exercises to Be Held
At Tomb of Unknown
Soldier at 800 PM.

Mothers Day ceremonies by patri-
otto and civic societies, churches and
other organizations are scheduled to-
morrow throughout the District.
Forty-tWo patriotic groups will
| Join in the 18th annual exercises of
the American War Mothers at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ar
lington Cemetery, beginning at $3.50
pm. Senator David I. Walsh, Dem
ocrat, of Massachusetts, is to speak,
and William Tyler Page will recite
THE Americans Creed" of which he
is the author, and also prayer, MY
Mother"
The United States Army Band, un-
der the direction of Capt. Thomas F.
Darcy, jr., will play, and parade
of colors will be led by Maj. Edwin
S. Bethlehem, jr. Invocation and
benediction are to be pronounced by
Capt. Robert Dubois Workman, chief
of chaplains, U. S. N. Mrs. May
Hoerner and Miss Dorothy Reddish
will be soloiSts at the ceremonies,
arranged by Mrs. Irving Fairweather
president of the American War
Mothers, who will preside.
At the conclusion of the exercises
| Gold Star Mothers will form an aisle
of honor through which representa-
tives of the participating patriotic
organizations will pass to place
| WreatheS on the Tomb OF the Un-
| known Soldier
Another major annual event on
| Mothers Day-the observance of the
Catholic Police and Firemens So
ciety--is to start at 7:30 m. with a
parade of $500 members from the
Knights of Columbus Hall to ST.
Patrick's Church, where mass will
be celebrated at a m. Maj. Ernest
w. Brown, superintendent of police,
and Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter
will lead the march.
! The firemen are sponsoring a Spe-
! cial service at pm. at the Congress
Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
on Thirty first street between M and
N streets NV, with the Rev. H. A.
kester. rector of the church and
Protestant chaplain for the Police
and Fire Departments. officiating.
Feminists to Be HOnored.
Two famous mothers. pioneers in
the feminist movement, Elizabeth
! Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.
will be honored by the National
Woman's Party at a garden party
at Alva Belmont House from 4 to
/ pm. They are credited with being
! the first women to realize that
home extended beyond the house
to the schools where their children
were educated" They called the
/ first Woman's rights convention at
! Seneca Falls N. Y. in l848.
| Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch of
New York, daughter of Elizabeth
| Cady Stanton. and Mrs. Cert Smith
/ Miller. jr, of Washington. whose
husband is a cousin of Mrs Stanton.
are to be guests of honor at the
garden party. Mrs. Emma Guffey
Miller, mother of four sons and
active in the feminist cause today.
will discuss the lives of Mrs. Stanton
and Mrs. Mott. Mrs. Horace w. Pote.
acting chairman of the District
branch of the National Woman S
Party, will preside.
In Takoma Park the Ladies
Auxiliary of the volunteer fire de-
partment has announced a silver
tea. from 4 to 6 pm, in honor of
some of the community older
mothers. Among the mothers to
be honored at the tea. TO be held
at the town hall, are Mrs. Ora Os-
trander. Mrs. @. A. Smith, Mrs.
Fred E. Dudley. Mrs. Ella Bur
dine, Mrs. Walter HaWley. sr.; Mrs.
B. r. Fetty, Mrs. j. A. Hoy and
Mrs. A. j. Cory Participants on
an entertainment program are to
be Clara Mae Tarbett and Eva
| Owens. singers: Miss Flora Dell
Dew. pianist, and Mrs. Lyman w.
| Graham and Mrs. William Ostrand-
er, elocutionists.