Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-12
All Annapolis Turns Out Rejoic.
ing That War Is Ended. Torch
Light Procession
MAYOR STRANGE
IN THE LEAD
Rejoicing And Jollification Ends
With Speech-Making On
State House Hill

Practically all Annapolis turned
out last night in the big parade in
honor and rejoicing at the Dawn of
Peace" 1t was really marvellous that
on short notice the affair could be
made the great success il was. and this
morning Mayor Strange is being con-
graduated on having conceived the
idea OF having the demonstration
which turned out SO remarkably we'll.
As the Mayor was heard to remark 1T
was celebate on November IL the
Victory. or not at all. as the great
things that happened on the eleventh
could not be celebrated the day AFTER
accordingly the plans were rushed
through. With everybody at a high
tension there was no need drumming
up participants in the parade. They
volunteered. Men, boys, women and
children, got into line. carrying flags
blowing whistles or tin horns, and
making merry.
1t was heterogeneous mass of
color and light that formed at Church
Circle and marched down Main street,
headed by the Naval Academy Band,
playing lively tunes. There was great
rejoicing in the band, too. Many of its
members are Italians. and Italy had
put up great fight and won a great
victory in the world war, of which her
sons are justly proud
/ There were one hundred automobiles
in line, many of them gaily decorated
with flags and bunting. and hung with
lighted lanterns of fantastic design
and coloring. These were filled with
men. women and children carrying
flags and blowing horns and whistles.
The fire apparatus of the three ire
companies formed great feature Of
the parade with the fire laddies mount
ed on the gaily decorated trucks and
hose carriages. Some of these sent up
skyrockets and burned colored lights
along the entire route of the parade.
Women's organizations walked in
line carrying flags and among these
were the Civic League, Mothers Cir
| Gle, Woman's Club, Daughters of Isa-
bella, Daughters of American Revolu-
ton, United War Workers Committee,
/ Red Cross, Surgical Dressings, Com
fort Committees, and many others.
School children of ST. Mary's and
the Daughters of Isabella made a
splendid showing and marched we'll,
all carrying flags. st. Johns cadets
with their fine military bearing, added
greatly to the splendid appearance of
the parade, while the Student Army
Training Corps, made things merry as
did the sailors from the station ships
at the Naval Academy and the
Marines
1t was a grand. glorious jollifica-
tion that Annapolis people made to
celebrate the Allies Victory, and it
had a fitting elimination in the
speechmaking at the State House Hill
where the parade disbanded. Here the
band played America" and there was
community singing. and from the main
portico of the State House, Mayor
Strange announced the object of the
celebration and the occasion for re-
joicing in happy little speech.
The Mayor paid glowing tribute to
the Annapolis boys who had had an
important part in winning this war,
and he complimented Annapolis who
had not only given freely and fully of
its men, but of its money to the carry
ing on of the war. He struck the key
not for giving our boys glorious re-
ception when they come home and
suggested a rousing welcome.
Mayor Strange urged the hearty
support of this people in the present
4 weeks drive for the United War Work
fund, and he said that while the Ma
tion's Birthday is the Fourth of July,
and is a great day of rejoicing we
shall now have Worlds Day of cele-
bration, and it will be Peace Day, No
vember II.
The gathering sang Maryland, My
Maryland" after which Mayor Strange
introduced Judge Moss. The judge
spoke in his usual earnest, forceful
manner, his words carrying weight Of
his own deep consciousness of right
against might He told of the sacri-
/ fees our boys had made, and said it is
not with noise and fireworks, that we
need celebrate this glorious victory of
the dawn of peace, but with conscien-
tious devotion and prayer and thanks
giving.
The Judge also urged the necessity
for giving TO the weeks drive Of the
United War Work campaign, and said
this was the best way to make a
Christmas present to our boys "Over
There" and to show our appreciation
for the glorious victory they had help
ed to win.
The Rev. DR.. Burgan was the closing
speaker and he ended his speech with
prayer. He spoke of the gratitude we
owe our boys and we should back them
up and show this gratitude by giving
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