Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-09
Ceremonies at Tomb
Thursday 10 Mark
First Veterans Day

First Veterans Day
The Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier will be the focal point
of the Nations tribute to its
war veterans at IL am, Thurs
day. Veterans Day.
This year, for the first time,
November II will be observed as
a day to honor the servicemen
of all American wars. rather
than to commemorate only the
armistice that ended World
War I.
Banks, Federal, District and
local area government agencies
and some schools in the District
and nearby Virginia and Mary
land will be closed,
But department stores plan to
remain open for normal business
activity.
Dances Arranged.
Veterans organizations in the
area have announced plans for
dances and other functions to be
held beginning. tonight and
] climaxing in special observances
on Thursday.
The presidential wreath will
be placed at the tomb in Arling-.
ton Cemetery at IL am, by Air
Force Secretary Harold E. Tai
bolt.
Diplomatic representatives Of
England and France will be
among others placing wreaths
and will be accorded full mill
tary salutes by troops of the Sd
Infantry Regiment.
Maj. Gen. John II. Stokes, jr.,
Military District of Washington
commander, will be host for the
ceremonies.
The schedule of wreath-laying
activities at the tomb is:
8 s.m.-Washington High
School Cadet Corps.
$3.50 a.m.-French Ambassador
Bonnet.
9:45 a,m.-Daughters of the
American Revolution.
9:55 a.nn.-Children of the
American Revolution.
II a.m.-Placing of presiden-
tial wreath by Air Force Secre-
tary Talbot.
11:15 a.nn.-Memorial services
for veterans in amphitheater,
sponsored by Veterans Day Com
mittee.
12:40 p.m.-Procession Of
wreaths placed by various vet
Grams organizations.
| 3 pm.-Society Of the Sd In
fantry Division.
$3.50 p.m.-British Minister
Robert II. Scott.
Special Observance at 1880.
Seaborn P. Collins, national
commander of the American
Legion. on behalf of the Veterans
Day Committee, which is COM
posed of representatives of the
various veterans organizations.
will introduce Secretary Talbot
in a special observance in the
cemetery amphitheater at 1880
am. The Army Band, the Naval
Academy Glee Club and an ALI
service color guard win partici-
pate.
| Among special activities
planned by local veterans units
arej
A banquet In the terrace room
Of the National Airport at Z pm.
tomorrow, sponsored by the Dis
trict Of Columbia Department Of
the American Legion at which
National Commander Collins will
be guest speaker.
A dance at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
in the Willard Hotel, sponsored
by Federal Chapter No. l, Dis
abled American Veterans. Pro-
ceeds win be used for the hos
pital and welfare funds of the.
organization.
Arlington Post Dance.
A Veterans Day ball at 10
o'clock tonight at the Army
Navy Country Club in Arlington.
sponsored by the Arlington Post.
| No. l39, American Legion. The
post will hold q special wreath
laying service at 8 am. Thurs
day at q memorial to the war
dead on the grounds of the
County Courthouse.
A dance at 8 pm. tomorrow
at, Hunters Lodge. Route 90.
near Fairfax, Va. sponsored by
neutrality-suspicious. Post No.
9274, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A luncheon at Alexandria's
| historic Gadsby's Tavern. with
Mr., Collins as the guest of Alex
andria Legion Post No. "a, just
after the wreath-laying cere-
monies.
An observance ct 1890 am.
Thursday in Flint Hill Ceme-
terry, Oakton, Va. sponsored by
Dyer Gunnell Post No. 100,
American Legion.
An observance ct II am. to-
morrow In the great hall Of the
Justice Department, in which