The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-11


teyhood. Red Cross and other patriotic
organizations In parade.
IL O'Clock to 1 O'clock-Business houses
close in celebration of signing of armi-
stice.
e O'Clock - Maneuvers on State House
Industrial school.
o'clock-Mass meeting at auditorium.
Music Music by American I Legion quartet;
Earle c. Blackman. speakers.
oeIock-Dance for ex-seryice men as
Majestic Gardens.
Beginning with parade of ex-
service men and the patriotic organ
izations of Topeka at IL O'Clock this
morning, all the citizens of the city
gave themselves over to a proper OBJ
servance of the first anniversary of
the signing of the armistice.
Stores on Kansas avenue closed at
IL o'clock and remained closed until
1 o'clock this afternoon. 1t was to
give the employees a chance to see
the parade and take part in the OPEN
ing exercises of the armistice day cele-
bration.
The parade of ex-service men led
by the veterans of the Civil war moved
promptly at the appointed hour from
the forming point at Tenth and Kan
sas avenue. The parade moved north
to Fourth street and then doubled
back to the starting point. The pa
rade was more than half a mile long.
| When the parade started the menu
bers of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie were in the van and held that posi-
ton until the line reached Sixth street.
| There the veterans of the Civil war
split ranks and stood at attention while
the veterans of the world war passed
thru the lines. In the parade today
the Red Cross, the Y. NJ. c. A. the
Y w. c. A., the knights of Columbus,
the Salvation Army. the Jewish Wei
fare board, the Square Circle club. and
| the Spanish War veterans were repre-
sented. Other patriotic organizations
identified with the work of the world
were in the line.
| 800 w. w. Vets Parade.
The big feature of the parade was
veterans of the world war. Glad iu
the uniforms of olive drab which they
wore in the trenches. the boys OF
| 1918 marched with more than a
semblance of the military discipline in
their strides.
Veterans of almost every division
which participated in the actual fight
ing in France were in the line today.
Marines who fought with the famous
| Twenty seventh division at Chateau
Thierry marched shoulder to shoulder
with the men of the Eighty-ninth
and Thirty-fifth divisions who fought
the Argonne-Meuse offensive to a
finish. Men who never crossed the
seas out VINO were IN training IN the
cantonme ents in America strOde side
by side with men who had seen "all
that any hell has to offer" Officer
and private marched in the company
of veterans and soldiers. both holding
equal place in the ranks The one
feature which marked them all was
the red service chevron on the arm
which proclaimed to the watchers on
the curbs that these men had served
their country well and were now hon
orably discharged from the army, the
navy or the marine corps.
Mclean Stages Maneuvers
At o'clock this afternoon a crack
drill team. from the Boys Industrial
| school staged series of exhibition
maneuvers on the state house grounds.
The cadets went thru the evolutions at
| the commands of Capt. William p
MacLean. formerly commander Of
Battery A, of the 130th field artillery.
At O'Clock this afternoon Mayor
Herbert J. Corwine and Fighting
| Parson" Earle G. Blackman, of the
! 30th field artillery, were to address a
mass meeting at the city auditorium.
Music for this meeting was to be fur
, nished by the American Legion quar-
tet.
The Armistice day celebration in To-
! peka will close at midnight tonight
|. with the dance for ex-service men at
. the Majestic Gardens.
Loyalty of MarshaIPs Band.
Marshall's band, the Pride of To-
= peka," deserves credit for it's loyalty
in feading the parade today. This
i organization has been flooded with
2 high paying engagement offers for the
last month. Refusing to consider
= these contracts the band turned out
! fifty strong and furnished, without
D charge, the stirring music up and
t down Kansas avenue this morning. II
S was the only Topeka band that played
in the demonstration. One other local
musical organization. 1t is understood,
8 accepted an out-of-town job.
: Comradeship in X. c. Celebration.
: Kansas City, Nov. 11.--A spirit Of
Q freedom and comradeship pervaded
r the armistice day celebration in Kan
e sas City today. Lack of military
: formality was noted as former service
men gathered by the thousands for the
giant parade. the principal event OF
: the day. which was held during the
= forenoon. The celebration was con-
tinued during the afternoon and viii
! extend into the night.