Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-10
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Armistice Rites
Here Tomorrow
Roosevelt to Speak at
Arlington in Morning,
Bethesda in Afternoon

With war again raging abroad
Armistice Day observances will
carry special significance tomorrow
as President Roosevelt leads Wash
ington and the Nation in paying
tribute to the soldier dead of the
first World War.
The Capital and the rest of the
United States will hear the Presi-
dent speak over a national radio
/. broadcasting hookup from the am
pitheater at Arlington Cemetery at
IL am. tomorrow. The Chief Ex-
ecutive's address will Immediately
follow American Legion memorial
services at the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier, during which the
President will place wreath on
the marble tomb.
All of Washington's broadcasting
stations will carry President Roose-
velt's talk. Station WMAL will
broadcast the entire service, from
1888 am. until II o'clock. Station
WOR will broadcast from II to 1130
am. and WRC and WJSV will
carry the speech from II to Ills
am.
Speaks Again in Afternoon.
President Roosevelt will speak
again at corner stone laying cere-
monies at the new Naval Medical
Center at Bethesda, Md, at $50
pm. Radio Stations WRC, WOR
and WJSV will broadcast his talk
from $3.50 to 3:45 pm.
4 With most of the Districts resi-
dents having a holiday, city-wide
programs are scheduled Federal
and municipal government offices
and schools and libraries will be
closed all day, but large downtown
stores were to keep open Smaller
downtown merchants and most OF
the chain groceries were to close all
day. however.
First of the memorial services was
to be held at 1890 pm. today, when
members of the Bird Division So
ciety. A. E. F., were to place wreath
at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
and similarly honor the graves of
Mai Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, war
time commander of the 3rd Division
in France, and Mai. Gen. U. G.. Nc
Alexander. commanding officer of
the 38th Infantry. The delegation
was to be headed by "A. S. Yarnell,
vice president of the organization
WASHINGTON branch.
DIR. Pergler to Speak.
DR.. Charles Pergler, dean of the
National University Law School,
will be the speaker. at a ceremony
held by Washington Post, No. SO.
Jewish War Veterans and its ladies'
auxiliary at the JEWISH Community
Center, Sixteenth and o. streets
NV, at 8:15 pm. today.
At 9 am. tomorrow members of
the Fort Stevens Post. American
Legion, will attend services at the
memorial chapel az the Army Medi-
cal Center in one of many Legion
observances.
Another service scheduled for
o'clock will be held at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier by the Ma
tional Association of Regulars. David
Armstrong, national commander.
and Mai. Ralph E. Wiener will lead
the services.
Members of the Father Francis J.
Hurney Post, No. 112, of the Catholic
War Veterans, Inc, will attend the
solemn military mass at the Fort
Myer Chapel at 9 am. tomorrow,
after which he group will place a
wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at IL am.
Dignitaries to Share Platform.
Sharing the speakers platform
with President Roosevelt at the
Arlington Cemetery services at II
O'Clock will be Milo J. Warner, ma
tional commander of the American
Legion, annual sponsor of the me-
mortal service; Mrs. Louis J. Lem
stra, national president of the Le-
gion auxiliary, and w. H. Hargrave,
District department commander of
the Legion. Joseph J. Malloy, ma
tional chairman of the Legion
Armistice Day Committee, will pre-
side at the service.
National Chaplain William G.
Gilks will pronounce the invocation
and Msgr. Louis C. Vaeth, depart
ment chaplain, will give the benedic-
ton. Lucy Monroe, radio and stage
so<ano, will sing the National An
them, and the United States Army
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