Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-10-29
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vhA " Day Sent Out From
Nah n @adquarters OF
War Ae community
Servic. New
YOr.
e. GREAT VARIETY STUFF
SUGGESTED FOR DAY
Local Post American Legion Might
appropriately be Invited to
Superintend Features Like
Parade, Etc.

New YOrk.-Urging on American
communities the patriotic dasira-
hility of observance on November / 4
OF the anniversary OF the signing OF
the armistice is the subject OF a
countrywide campaign just started
by war camp community service.
Suggestions for programs to be fol-
lowed by communities in observing
armistice day have been sent out
from national headquarters of war
camp community service in New
York. These suggestions will be pas
sed on by its field workers 10 groups
OF citizens formed to arrange for
community celebrations.
Parades, ,~pagents, concerts, dam
ces, athletics and civic and neigh
borhood dinners are among the COM
munity celebration features suggest
ed by tale war camp community SER
vice. 1t gives prominent part to
returned service men and to new
citizens of the United States, both
those becoming Americans by natur-
alization, and those of native birth
coming of age this year.
II Is suggested, in connection with
srmistice day palades, that veterans
of the civil and Spanish-American
war are to be invited to appear with
the men who served against Ger
many. 1t is suggested, also, that
mothers of service men; Red Cross
War Camp Community Service, and
other war workers; representatives
of municipal departments; civic and
Church organizations, and civic
bodies be invited to parade.
Demobilization of service men and
the dedication OF municipal flags are
also suggested, as are special citiz-
enship ceremonies. Municipal pro-
grams together with symbolic page.
antry, could be features of these
functions, the war camp heads point
!out.
4 Community pageants are advocat-
ed. These may be written and staged
under local auspices or could be
based on THE New Era," termed a
Pageant of Patriotism and Recon-
struction," which was written by the
Outdoor Players OF Peterboro, New
Hampshire for war camp, and which
is available for distribution. The
Pageant is arranged for outdoor pro-
duction.
4 Local League OF Neighbors dinners,
given in honor of the service men,
also are suggested. These functions
could be strictly neighborhood at
1airs, it is shown, or could be con-
Quoted under municipal auspices.
In the suggestions for musical
features of the observance of Armis-
tice Day, community singing comes
in for special attention. In this con-
nection, singing of the folk songs of
the nations allied with the United
Estates in the war is urged.
Better baby contests, street dane
: ing, block parties, club social funct-
ions and public dances are among
, other forms of observance suggest
ions for armistice day programs. So
are miniature county fairs, Industrial
and commercial exhibits, special
motion picture and dramatic per-
formances and municipal bonfiers, at
which members of communities
could gather to sing and hear war
: tales.
Other recommendations made by
war camp community service in re-
spect to armistice day celebrations
include the following:
THE wounded, semi-invalids and
the aged are to be especially provid-
ed with automobiles and given per-
sonal attention.
Special provisions ought to be
made for the care of out-of-towh
visitors for the day.
Trucks may be secured for the
! use of the children of the city for
supervised JOY rides
'.Decorations--a definite color
, scheme and style OF decorations Is
| suggested by all official decorations
to be followed at will by business
i houses and private citizens in their
dissertations.
II Sidewalk fGg-poles with con
Icfete bases might be secared BY the
! teity as permanent properties Japan-
jese lanterns in quantity as well as
1.-The usual flags and bunting might