New-York tribune., 1919-11-12
Legal Holiday Proclaimed
in Nine States, While
Twenty-one Others Join
in Celebration Of Victory
Churches Hold Services
City's First Parade by Brook.
lyn Postoffice Employees,
Who March 1000 Strong

America yesterday celebrated the
hrst anniversary OF the victory it
helped to win over Germany. In nine
States-Qregon, Minnesota. Michigan,
massachusetts,. Maryland. Texas. Ala
hama. North Carolina and California
Armistice Day was observed as legal
holiday. In twenty-one others, in
Guiding New York, special commemora-
tive exercises were held.
Celebrations of a memorial and
triumphal nature were held in all parts
of New York City, beginning at 4
o'clock IN the morning, when clerks
going to work at the Brooklyn post
Office started the first parade of the
cay. in which more than a thousand
early risers joined. The paraders
were addressed before sun up by Post
master ". c. Burton.
At a. m. the Commercial Cable
Company suspended all service for two
minutes in commemoration of the
signing OF the armistice and in memory
Of those who died to bring it about.
Churches throughout the CITY held
periods Of silent prayer for the fallen
and longer services were held in some
Churches Join in Services
At the Church OF the Pau.ist Fathers
solemn memorial mass was celebrated
tor the men OF the 1O7th Infantry
faller in battle. The service was held
usder the auspices of the Veterans
Association of the regiment and hun
dreds of relatives of the dead were
present. The Rev. John A. McGrath.
former chaplain of the 345th Field Ar
tlllery, was .celebrant of the mass. and
va was assisted by the Paulist Choristers.
The Rev. Joseph McSorley, former
CHAPLAIN of the sgd Pioneer Infantry,
Thomas V. c. Moore. who fought
through the war as major in the Ma
rlne Corps, as ubdeacon.
catafa.que over which candles
burned was erected in the church, and
during the occasional the procession
matted IN front of it while a bugler in
he rear of the edifice sounded taps.
The Rev, Peter Hoey, chaplain of
ne lOlth. delivered the sermon.
ice vas held at noon at which the
Rev DR.. William T. Manning, rector,
preached. DR.. Manning in his address
made strong ca for the immediate
suppression of those who threaten the
Institutions for which Americans
fought
We will defend and uphold these
principles at all COSTS" he said, "not
only from attack from without, but
elso from the foul and poisonous in
.Iences from within.
Enemies cf Freedom
We will put down with stern hands
rose who seek to destroy freedom,
vho seek to destroy liberty or who
eek to disseminate here TIE vile and
iahuman teachings of anarchy.
And let me say here that we ought
10 deal most sternly of all with those
With American names, whatever their
wealth or station may be, who are
heir pens to this propaganda. They
re the worst, most intolerably
raitors, for they know what America
onds for
I'VE must watch. above all others,
he man who will seek to SOW distrust
nd enmitv between us and the gov
rnment OF Great Britain, for it is
she fellowship of the English speaking
peoples which is the hope and assur-
ance Of peace and justice in the world"
4 special mass in memory Of the
Cathedral. There was a sermon and
hymn of thanksgiving, and the chimes
were played from noon until 1890.
The Actors Memorial Fund launched
their great drive to make Actors
Memorial Day a success last evening,
at an Armistice Day meeting held in
the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth
Avenue and Forty-ffth Street, at which
the Rev. DR.. Herbert Shipman, rector;
the Rev. DR.. Joseph Silverman of Tenn
pie Bethel; the Rev. DR.. H. Pereira
Mendes of the Portuguese Synagogue;
Lieutenant General Robert Lee Bull
ard. Police Commissioner Enright and,
Daniel Frohman spoke.
Motion Picture Taken
Motion pictures were taken of the
meeting and tickets of admission to the
theater, where they will be produced
were distributed to the audience. W.
Ward Smith, who presided, said the
Actors Fund to date amounts to $317,-
2S6.
Messages of regret at not being able
20 attend. and hope for the shccess
OF the campaign were received from
Major General Leonard Wood, Cover
nor Cornwell of West Virginia. New
ton D. Baker, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senator Medill Mccormack, Josephus
Daniels, A. Mitchell Palmer, Senator
William Z. Borah and the Rev. Francis
P. Duffy, former chaplain of the 165th
Infantry.
Harlem Post, 1873, American Legion.
held rally in the great hall of the
College of the City Of New York last