The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-10
EHUE Uni IEHNO
Topeka To Celebrate First An
niyersary of Armistice.
Parade, Drill, Speeches, Dances
and Dinners.
MASS MEETING IN AUDITORIUM
"Fighting ParSOn" of 13Oth the
Principal Speaker.
Parade at IL O'clOck-Stores
Close IL Until 1.
MASS MEETING IN AUDITORIUM

A parade to see; a drill to watch;
speeches to hear; music to enjoy;
dances to dance; and dinners to eat.
Armistice day plans in Topeka include
all of these and more.
1t is the first anniversary OF the
armistice with Germany and the Cen
trail powers 1t is just a year ago that
the paper was signed which silenced
the ceaseless murmur of the big guns
IN Europe; put q stop to the endless
chatter of machine gun and rifle; and
halted the charging hosts of the allies
in their forward drive towards Berlin
Today the boys of Kansas who took
part in the world struggle and the al
lied victory are home-most of them
safe IN wind and limb and not very
much the worse for the wear and tear
of war. In consequence the America n
Legion and the Military Sisterhood
have arranged a celebration program
| for Topeka which will fittingly COM
memorate the day when bloodshed
ceased in the greatest and biggest of
all wars.
Parade at II O'clock.
| AT II O'Clock tomorrow morning a
parade of eX-service men and the pa =
trioic organizations of Topeka will
move from Tenth and Kansas avenue
to Fourth and Kansas avenue and
| back again.
| At o'clock in the afternoon the
i
school will stage an exhibition maneu-
yer on the state house grounds.
AT O'Clock in the afternoon mass
| meeting will be held at the city audi
torium under the auspices of the
American Legion and the Military Sis
terhood; At this meeting Fighting
! Parson" Blackman of the 130th field
artillery will be the principal speaker
| Music for the occasion will be fur
! nished by the American Legion
quartet.
At supper time many family re-
unions will be held in the homes OF
the city when the mothers and fathers
facing their warrior sons across the
table will remember the stirring scenes
| In Topeka November IL, 1913, when
the news first came in that the war
is over"
merous dances In private homes in the
city. and every one of the public dance
halls will be running full tilts
From II O'Clock in the morning
| until l o'clock in the afternoon the
| stores whose owners are members OF
the Topeka Merchants association will
| close.
Lineup for Parade.
| The lineup for the parade arranged
according to divisions has been an
! nounced by r. r. Baer. parade mar
shall. All organizations participating
| In the demonstra tons are asked to be
at their appointed place in the line not
later than 1890 o'clock. The parade
| lineup follows:
| First division. form on Tenth street west
| of Kansas avenue: Ninth Battalion band.
| former soldiers. sailors and marines, Mil
| itary Sisterhood. Lincoln Drum corps, Lin
| coin circle Red Cross workers and canteen,
| Salvation Army.
Second division. Kansas avenue south of
/ Tenth: Marshalls band. Kansas National
| Guard, Spanish War Veterans and its aux
| iliaries. Y. NJ. c. A. w Y. c. A.. knights
of Columbus and the Square Circle club
Third division, east of Kansas avenue on
| Tenth; Jackson's Twenty third Regiment
Scouts and band. Jewish Welfare board
and Chamber of Commerce.
City Offices to Close.
| Interpreting his Armistice Day
/ proclamation, Mayor Corwine stated
this morning he had asked citizens of
Topeka to assist in every possible way
| to make the celebration a success. If
| 1t were possible for any business or
| office to close in order that all might
enjoy the day. it would add that much
! to it's success.
Establishing the precedent, the
| mayors office will be closed tomor-
row. Other city offices will also be
closed. at least for part of the day.
! Commissioner Hancock will not hold
employees of the street department.
Unless it happens that sufficient
number of the commissioners are at
the city building early tomorrow
morning. the commission will not hold
| its regular Tuesday session