The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-10
Star Spangled Banner Will be
Played and Bells Will Ring
and Whistles Blow at
10:45 O'clock.
is HOME COMING DAY
Lee County Will Officially Wei
come Her Sons Home Then
Tribute to be Paid
Gold Stars.

With the playing of the Star
Spangled Banner by all OF the bands
on the streets at lU:45 O'Clock tomor.
row, ana the ringing OF tirebells and
church bells, ana the blowing OF
whistles, keokuk will officially OBJ
serve Armistice Day and will open the
celebration and homecoming in hon
or oil the soldiers, sailors, marines
and nurses OF Lee county. Every
band has been instructed to play the
star Spangled Banner at this hour,
and the committee has arranged Tor
extensions on the ropes to the bells
in the towers of the fire stations, SO
that everyone who wishes to can get
hold of the rope and help pull the
bell. Factories are asked 10 open up
their whistles, and for fifteen minutes
duplicate the noise which was made
last year.
In the afternoon Keokuk will pay
a one minute tribute to those who
did not come back" This will be CIV
en- some time during the afternoons
program at a time which will be an
nounced to everyone. 1t is expected
that the civilians will stand with barred
heads, while the soldiers will render
the usual salutes. The same will be
true of the playing OF the Star
Spangled Banner in the morning. The
Rev. A. H. Bisping, OF st. PauIs
church will make short prayer at
this tribute Tor those who made the
supreme sacririce.
Welcome to All.
During the parade tomorrow, j. X.
Frailey, state senator from Fort Madi-
-, l,- oil Ia vie
itors in three minute speech. The
Rev. Huell Warren of the First Chris.
tan church will return thanks at the
banquet table in the Masonic hall, the
Very Rev. James w. Gillespie will re
turn thanks at the Woodman hall and
| the Rev. j. Sterling Moore at the
Elks' hall. 1t is expected that there
will be four minute talks at each of
these halls.
There will be four bands and
drum corps on the streets tomorrow,
the famous old drum corps which saw
much strenuous duty during the war
! will be on the job again. A schedule
! Of band concerts for tomorrow is an
nounced by Chairman Kiedaisch as
follows:
/ Band Schedules.
/ All bands will play the Star
Spangled Banner at 1915 O'Clock.
Keokuk Community Band-10;00 to
i11:30, Fourth and Main streets. 1850
meets Keokuk and Western at the
station; 200 to 800 o'clock, Eighth
and Main streets; 300 to 400 o'clock
Sixth and Main streets.
keokuk Concert Band-10:0O to
1903 o'clock, Twelfth and Main
streets: 1920 to HOO o'clock Elev-
enth and Main streets HOO to 11:45
O'Clock, Ninth and Main streets; lis
o'clock, meet Burlington train with
Fort Madison delegation; 200 to AGO
o'clock, Fourth and Main streets.
Peoples Institute Band-1O:00 to
10: 80 o'clock, Seventh and Main
streets: 1890 to 400 O'Clock, Eighth
and Main streets; 1900 to 1880
o'clock, Sixth and Main streets; 1880
to 1890 o'clock, Fourth and Main
streets; 2:30 to $3.50 o'clock. Eleventh
and Main streets; $3.50 to 400 o'clock
Ninth and Main streets.
The Fort Madison band probably
will lead the parade in the afternoon.
The bands will also be available for
the dancing in the evening.
Doughnuts and Coffee.
Oh Boy they're going to be there
Just like they were over there. Dough.
nuts and coffee will be served by the
Salvation Army at the corner of Fifth
and Main streets all day tomorrow.
Those old sinkers and that good Java ,
is going to be handed out, just like
Won got 'em over there.