Evening star., 1949-11-10
|ArnlisticeDay
ToGiyeW Workers
|Long-,Week End
Services to Honor
War Dead; Stores
Remain Open


those long week ends.
Although the legal holiday closes
most Government operations for
the day and provides school chill
dren with an extra day of free
dom. virtually all retail and de-
partment stores are scheduled to
carry on with business as usual.
The customary holiday influx
Of visitors was expected, and many
Washingtonians plan to leave
town: but railroad and bus off,
cials 50 far have reported "un-
Usually light" reservations. At
present, railroads generally plan
only the regular service, with extra
cars II necessary.
Services Planned.
Commemorative services and
other programs are planned by
many patriotic and other organi-
cations, climaxed by the placing
of q wreath on the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier In Arlington
Cemetery by President Truman.
The President will participate tn
the traditional American Legion
ceremonies there at II am. to-
morrow. 49,
American Legion National
Comdr. George N. Craig Of Brazil.
Ind, who will deliver one Of the
principal addresses at the amphi-
theater tomorrow was in the city
today to participate in pre-Armis-
tice Day ceremonies.
He will be guest Of honor al
the national commanders banquet
given by the District Department
|of the Legion tonight at Hotel
24O0. Then he will go to Fairfax,
Va, where he will be honored at
q ball given by the Fairfax post
of the Legion.
The Marine Corps Reserve on
GERS Association planned to place
q wreath on the Tomb Of the
Unknown Soldier in honor Of
Marine dead of all wars early this
afternoon on the corps 174th
anniversary.
Group to Honor Patton.
One group, the George S. Pat
ton, jr.. Tank Corps Post. No. 10,
will also honor the memory OF the
late Gen. Patton with a dinner at
IL pm. tomorrow in the Continen-
tai Hotel. Principal speaker viii
be Robert s. .Allen. journalist.
a plea to motorists to keep an
ls.afnistice on traffic accidents
4dyef the week end was issued by
ideorge r. Hammond of the Dis
itrict Division. American Autorlo-
fbile Association.
All branches Of the District
Public Library viii be closed all
Iday tomorrow. but the Central
fEahrary at Eighth and K streets
INV. will be open from l to 8 pm i.
librarian Harry N. Peterson an
nounced. The children's room In
the central building will be open
from to pm.
| Trash collections will be made
as usual tomorrow. but all other
functions Of the Division Of Sani-
tation, except a skeleton crew Of
street cleaners, will be on holiday.
Garbage and ash collections viii
not be made.
Exercises Scheduled.
A few organizations planned
exercises for today and tonight.
Among these are:
Annual Armistice Day OBJ
servance and presentation of the
eolors to the Census-Suitland
Memorial Chapter No. II, Dis
abled American Veterans, by the
Census Bureau Recreation As
sociation. at g pm. in building
No. 3 of the Census Bureau at
Suitland,. Md. DR.. Phillip M.
Hauser. acting Census Bureau
director, will speak, and Comdr.
George M, Bradley of the DAV
will place q wreath on the me-
EIuOIlal PldQuS. :.
Programs planned for tomorrow
include:
s:I6 AM.
Mass for Lying and dead msmbers Of
ssenth and G streets Sc.
4 rsb Il Ge unenoRsn ssess sosdisr
Pershing,s graye and the graves Of two
AArlnston Cemetery. By the Army and
Seventeenth annual observance. with
/ sermon by the Rev. Edward ]. Carney.
Waiter Issas Reed in'Psn Memorla
Chapel sponsored BY the Fort Stevens
s9s r ). e.Iss.a.d 6Sn css0S es John mas s.
Mul''ne'' medical 10 center a.M. chaplain
unfnoNa soidisr ies sponsorea On m n4 ~ The o. VET e.
presented ~ vFw Commander, in Chief
S:sI:asl 2sslsrs s:iaeas, 4, il, IyiiYs I.
placed on the tomb BY 1t. comdr. Charles
E uisaa Nssion. Council Of q one
City-wide prayer service for peace at
wv, with meditation By DR.. Frederick 3.
inEton Federation Of Churches.
1878 Pm.
! Armistice Day luncheon sponsored By
American Legion Post No. "a, Alexandra.
| in Gadsby's Tavern. Alexandria. Dedica-
| ton ceremonies marking the return Of
the ORIGINAL doorway to the historic tavern
| from the Metropolitan Museum OF Art in
New York Will be held at ; DIN. Speaker
will be Maj. Gen. o. s. Grant III presi-
Dent Of the National Council for Historic
4:i5 PM.
:, Armistice Day banquet, sponsored BY
Manor Park Citisens Association at Al:
Rittenhouse streets NV. Al past presi-
Of Citizens Associations have been In
vited, with Ernest H. Pullman, former
association president, as POSTMASTER.
8:15 PM.
j Opening program Of late Friday eve.
ming services at Obey Sholom Congrega-
ton synagogue: 500 street NV Rabbi
"Lookins st Ourselves" a short Ensiish
service viii be conducted BY Rabbi KaRan-
Oh and Cantor Paul sGewitz Member %
the Jewish War Veterans from ali posts
Of the District viii participate In tbs
service. dedicated to Armistice Day.
Armistice Day Dance sponsored BY Ar.
lington Post lac. American Legion. st the
Amy Navy Country Club. Chairman. is
Disabled American vetarans National
Service Chapter will hold NJ annual Wsi
fare dance In the terrace room at Ma