Evening star., 1942-05-10
Men in Uniform
Lead Tribute on
Mother 'sDay
Arlington Memorial
Program Principal
Observance Here

Washington men In uniform. al
home and overseas. today led In
paying honor to mothers as Mothers
Day observances throughout the
city opened this morning with spec
ial services in churches.
From all parts of the world came
greetings of sons to their mothers
while at home men paid homage
with flowers and other gifts.
Principal observance here was the
program arranged by the American
War Mothers at l pm. In the Ar
lington Cemetery Amphitheater
where wreaths were to be placed on
the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier
Groups to Decorate Tomb.
Other District and national patri-
otto groups were to decorate the
Tomb through the day.
Senator Downey, Democrat, of
California, will be the principal
speaker at the American War
Mothers service. He will be in
troduced by Mrs. Elizabeth Martin,
national president of the organiza-
tion. The Army Band will furnish
music and Gene Archer, baritone
will sing. The program will be
heard over the Blue Network.
-Four mothers and their sons will
join in exchanging overseas greet
1ngs in q special short wave broad
cast over the Columbia Broadcast
Ing System at z pm. The mothers,
one Of them from this city, will talk
with their boys from the Sylvan
Iheater as q special feature of the
Esprit of 42s program.
To Exchange Greetings.
Representing the Navy, Mrs. Hat
tie e. Williams Of Swansea, S. c..
will talk with her son, Curtis, q
second-class seaman, stationed at
the Naval Air Station in Honolulu
For the Coast Guard, Mrs. Gene
We've Nixon of Baltimore, Md, ex-
changes greetings with her son
John, also stationed in Honolulu.
As representative of the Army, Mrs.
Mary Rapetti of New York City
will speak with her son. Alfred, a
sergeant with the A. E. F. in Lon
don.
The Washington mother, Mrs.
Mary Pitzen, 4l5 Thirty-fourth
street NE, will speak with her boy,
Samuel. 17-year-old marine on duty
In Panama. Kate Smith. noted ra-
dio and screen personality who is
visiting her mother in Arlington,
will sing songs requested by serv-
icemen during the half-hour pro-
gram to be heard over Station
WJSV. The Navy Band will play.
Many Washington mothers were
spending the week end with their
sons in camp, while many enlisted
men on leave spent the day at home.
Breakfast at "Y."
Some $50 residents of the Gen.
tral Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation were guests of the ''Y" this
morning at Mothers Day break
fast in the building at 1875 G street
NV. Many of those attending were
men In military service.
The program included an address
by Ralph Cheney, executive secre-
tary Of the Employed Officers Al
lance Of the Y. M. C. A. Richard
Kruger, former president of the
Dormitory Council of the Central
Y. M. c. A., presided. Mrs. Eu-
genia Rollins, house mother at the
"Y," was hostess.
The Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church. Fourth and B streets Sc,
at 4 pm today will hold patriotic
Mothers Day service as one of the
many community mass meetings
being held here.
The Southeast Civilian Defense
Committee, Bernard G. Ladd chair
man, is cooperating with the South
east Citizens Association and the
Southeast Business Mems Associa-
ton in arranging the program
Various religious faiths will be rep
resented by the speakers.
Speakers on Program.
The program includes DR.. J.
Lowry Fendrich, jr., pastor Of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church;
Rabbi Morton c. Fierman. WASH
ington Hebrew Congregation; the
Rev. Charles Nelson, st. Peters
Catholic Church; and the Rev. A.
r. T. Raum. First Methodist Church.
The latter two will give the invo-
cation and benediction, respectively.
Mrs. Harry Spielman, 1917 D
street Sc, will speak as a repre-
sentative of a typical American
family. William Weber, organist,
will give a musical program.
Due to unforeseen circumstances
the Washington Ladies Auxiliary
No. So, Jewish War Veterans of the
United States, has cancelled its
Mothers Day celebration scheduled
to be held Wednesday at the Jewish
Community Center.
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