Evening star., 1949-11-10
Armistice Day
ToGiveWorkers
Long Week End
Services to Honor
War Dead; Stores
Remain Open

those long week ends.
Although the legal holiday close
most Government operations TO
the day and provides school chill
dren with an extra day of free
dom, virtually all retail and de
partment stores are scheduled t,
carry on with business as usual
The customary holiday influ,
of visitors was expected. and man!
Washingtonians plan to leav'
town; but railroad and bus Off
cials so far have reported "un'
usually light" reservations. A
present, railroads generally plar
only the regular service, with extrs
cars if necessary.
Commemorative services ant
other programs are planned b!
many patriotic and other organi'
cations, climaxed by the placing
of a wreath on the Tomb of ths
Unknown Soldier in Arlington
Cemetery by President Truman
The President will participate il
the traditional American Legior
ceremonies there at II am. to.
morrow.
Group to Honor Patton.
One group, the George S, Pat.
ton. E.. Tank Corps Post, No. 10
will also honor the memory of the
late Gen. Fatton with q dinner al
1p.m. tomorrow in the Continen-
tai Hotel. Principal speaker will
be Robert S. Allen, journalist.
A plea to motorists to keep ar
"armistice" on traffic accidents
over the week end was issued BY
George r. Hammond of the Dis.
trict Division, American Autolno-
bile Association.
All branches of the District
Public Library will be closed al
day tomorrow. but the Contra
Library at Eighth and K street.
NV. will be open from / to 9 pm
Librarian Harry N. Peterson an.
nounced. The children's room il
the central building will be oper
from l to s pm.
Trash collections will be made
as usual tomorrow, but all othel
functions of the Division of SAM
tation, except skeleton crew O.
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
colors to the Census-Suitland
Memorial Chapter No. II. Dis
abled American Veterans. by the
Census Bureau Recreation As
sociation, at 3 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 a wreath on the me-
mortal plaque.
An Armistice Day ball, spon-
sored by Fairfax Post No. 1T,
American Legion, at 9 pm. at
Hunters Lodge, miles west OF
Fairfax on Route 211.
In Leonardtown, Md, a parade
and wreath-laying ceremonies at
1:15s pm. will be sponsored by
three st. Marys County American
Legion Posts. The Rev. Louis A.
Wheeler. S. j.. pastor of st. Alloy
sius Church, will give the invoca-
ton in the Town Square. Bene-
diction will be pronounced by the
Rev. John Thomas. rector Of St
Andrews Episcopal Church.
Programs planned for tomorrow
include:
.. Mass for, living and dead members o
ysssEsn. t..ss and IN st. st4sss ~ Church. r
Q AM.
vreaths at Tomb Of Unknown Soldier
Pershing,s grave and the graves OF two
Congressional Medal Of Honor winners in
AArlington Arling Cemetery, by the Army and
seventeenth annual observance. with
sermon BY the Rev: Edward J: Carney
the Walter Reed Hospital Memorial
Post, AmsTiesn Legion cssholis mass
Mullaney, medical center chaplain.
Memorial services at the Tomb Of the
Unknown Soldier, sponsored By the Vet.
Grams Of Foreign & Wars: Wrsaths will b be
CLYDE 4. Lewis Of Piattsburg, N. r. and
National Auxiliary President Evelyn
Monaco Of Gallup; n: Mex, and viii b: b:
VFW National Council Of Administrator
Noon.
City-wide prayer service for peace a.
Shiloh Baptist Church 1890 Ninth Mint sar;aS stree e
ington Federation of Churches.
1918 PM.
Armistice Day luncheon sponsored b.
American Legion Post No. 24, Alexandria
in Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria. Dedica
tion ceremonies marking the return o
the original doorway to the historic taveri
from the Metropolitan Museum OF Art II
New York will be held at 2 p.m. Speake
viii, be. Mai. Gen. .; s. Grant III; presi
Sites and Buildings.
4:15 PM.
Armistice Day banquet, sponsored b.
Manor Park Citizens Association at Al
bright. Memorial. Church, Fourth an,
dents and the president of the Federation
vited, with Ernest H. Pullman, forme
association president. as toastmaster.
s:15 PM.
Opening program Of late Friday eve
ming services at Obey Sholom Gongrexa
gnon ookIns 6 oxass.Rss v short Drsash snss
service will be conducted by Rabbi Kagan
of and Cantor Paul Gewitz. Members Q
the Jewish War Veterans from all post
Of the District will participate In tn
service. dedicated to Armistice Day.
Armistice Day Dance sponsored BY Ar
lington Post 139. American Legion. at tn
John Foute.
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