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Show ROTARY WILL HONOR HON-OR UNKNOWN SOLDIER Rotary It to havo n prominent part In tho ceremonies lucldot to tho burial bur-ial of tho "Unknown American Soldier" Sold-ier" Armlstlco Day. Past International President John Poole, President, ot tho Federal National Nat-ional Bank, Washington, D. C, and Ed. L. Stock, Vlco President of tho Hart and Crouso Co., Washington D. C, and Governor of tbq Fifth Rotary District havo been formally named to roprcsont International Rotary on this occasion. By sp'cclal Invitation of tho War Department issuod, according ac-cording to Adjustant General P. C. Harris, U. S. A, aa a rocogllion of "Rotary'a distinguished sorvico during dur-ing tho World War." tho reprosonta tlvea ot tho organization will bo given places of honor la tho Amphtthoator at Arlington Cemotery during cero-monlcs. cero-monlcs. Thoy will also havo a placo In tho funeral procession It thoy so deslro. At tho tlmo of tho International Rotary Convention In Edlnburg, Scotland last summer tho Rotarlan delegates from all over tho world" paid tributes to tho unkuown Soldiers of Brlttan and -France. Acting officially offi-cially theso dolegates, whllo In Parfe placod a permanent bronzo wreath on tho tomb of tho Pollu lnconnu In tho Placo Edtollo. Tho organization is at presont arranging to placo on November 11th a similar wreath on tho gravo of tho Unknown British Soldlor In Westminster. Official word has been received from 'the War Department granting notary's request to place a Bimllar wreath on tho Arlington gravo of tho American Unknown soldlor. Thla ceremony will probably tako. placo in March when about 2,000 Rotarlans will be In Washington attending tho convention of clubs"6f thq Fifth IIck tary District. |