Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-01
THE BIG HOME COM|yG
WEEK CELEBRATION

The Home Coming Committee mn-
der whose auspices the colored ell
I listed men were welcomed Last July,
Is making final preparations fax the
celebration OF Armistice Week. Nav
cmbor lOth-l5th inclusive Amons. he.
principal features of the manaautir
celebration vii be a piciurcsu,ses
, carnival which will BIO held On See,
! ond street north Of Broad and extqnd
ing the whole length of Second street
! TO Hill. The entire carnival area VIE
! DC brilliantly lighted with cokorSd
, electric lights and street streamsra
ana flags bcdccked white co!Aynns
/ Will finish the decoration scheme.
business places and residences with
in the carnival area will also he de-
corated and for tho first time in the
history OF The city, all Of norta Sec
ona Street will be n riot OF light anI
coior. Tho Krouse Greater Shows will
furnish the street shows: riding de
vices ana concessions which, wiH be-
placed on every side street from CTny
ID Hill. Second Street will hs cissed
ID traffic during the entire week The
his celebration will open Mt noon Gsr
Monday with special events at Morr::s!'
AMI Millcrs' Cafeteria and the ds!oses
ana Hippodrome Theaters will give
froo performances to Service men bss
tween tho hours of twelve and lsur
p. M.
The Armisticc Day parade viii he
held on Tuesday. November sIth
. when clubs, organizations, fra1srmaI
orders, uniformed ranks OF leading
colorod organization, tho G.. A. Il. psss.
inc spanish War Veterans and watts
OF Service Men will march in p great
street pageant TO celebrate tho sign
ing OF the Armisticc. Invita&iaus
nave been sent to all coIored rrva1us
anu orders have gone forth to the or
carnations east OF 18th street TO mo-
bilize ut 18th and Venable streets and
the organizations west OF 18th i;lreat
to mobilize at 4th and Leigh siresss,
me hour set for the parade II, ~:
w O'Clock noon and the organizations.
VIII meet at their respective places at
l:5o a. NJ, after parading the prTnci-
pal thoroughfares, the parade VIII err
ter the carnival area at YIHi stree
, and the parading organizations VIE
VIII he held in connection with fhs.
1ormal presentation of medals to sill
, men who served in the WcrId war.
lhese medals are presented to the Ser
we Men by the City of Richmond and
the medals for the colored men kate
Deen turned over to the Colored IKaHse.
. Coming Committee for distribuNon-
J lhe parade Of Women's organixa-
, lohS ana cl lbs will be the feature OIL,
"Wednesday, Womens' Day. The no
"'.' follow INC ,su.......
lined 1or tho Armistice Day parade.
E ana aL The conclusion Of the paralte,
! VIII Aolo Il reception at Red Circle
J Gun III honor OF the Service Aleu-.
Thursday viii be Organization Ray
: ana MIA be observed with drills anss
contests. open House will be ohser ystl
III all Community Centers thu
entire day.
Inc children will have tho righi Of
way Oh FRIDAY with Il special Mail,
nee AT the Society Circus and Ehs
might will be gwen over TO the enlor-
: ca Nhrlners who will give a tor,I1
nght parade. Special parties have
, peen arranged at the Army and Navy
/ CluD and the Red Circle Club for the,
, children on Children's Day. Cailarau
, between the ages of four and t9eIYa.
! VIII have their party at the AsraF
+, and Navy Club, and children hetween
! the ages of twelve and fifteen WIN
DC entertained at the Red Circle Club.
, Saturday will be Visitors Day and
special entertainments have been ar
. ranged for persons visiting the city
. during the celebration.
/ SociGis VIII be given on each aisBa.
OF the celebration and particular az
tentlon has heen given to the ysiaus
for the aff.T at the Army and Mavy
CluD on Tuesday night, the Gsssa0
given By the women at tho Rcd Gss-
Gle Club OH Wednesday night as1R
> the reception in honor of the Ayaezt-
can Alliance the local colorea ass
diers' organization which will E,s
OF the celebration and particular st
held in the Johnson Auditorium CIV
Friday night.
, a trio Of world famuhg .acrosaSss
will give a free exhibition within Eas
carnival area each day at 400 r M<
and 1000 p. M. This act is one 0S
the most thrilling and hazardous s:ssE
attempted and is known as the lsssaza
Dcfying Leap through space.
The classic event Of the celebrations
will be the Society Circus which Will
be staged in the True RefoTzesvs
Hall. Workmen are already rearntSss
ing the auditorium in order to 80
commodate the various acts waseih
are described al the most gigantic M
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