The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-21
STORES WILL
NOT BE OPEN
ARMISTICE DAY
American Legion Boys are Pre-
pairing Plans for Fitting
Observance
PASCO LEGION COOPERATES
November Eleventh has ThreefOId
Significance to People of State
of Washington

If the governors proclamation, and
the combined efforts Of the CONNER
cial Club and the American Legion
can bring it about, every business
house in the city will be closed all day
November IL in observance Of Armi-
stice day. The Legion boys are now
maturing plans for a fitting observ-
ance of this new national holiday.
As pointed out in Governor Hart's
recent proclamation this day has a
threefold significance to the people Of
the state of Washington. 1t is the an
niversary Of the murder Of four re-
turned service men in Centralia, and
the anniversary of statehood, the pres
idential proclamation formally admit
ting the territory of Washington into
the union having been issued Novem-
Der IL, 1889.
The Kennewick Legion has received
assurances from the Pasco post that
their boys will take part in the cere-
monies over here. As outlined now
the program will include an Armistice
Day parade shortly after noon which
will be followed by football game
between the Kennewick and Pasco
High school teams. Later'in the after
noon there will be patriotic exercises
in the Liberty theatre the use of
which has been donated by Manager
w. A. Baker.
At the Wednesday luncheon the
question of closing the Stores was dis
cussed. While some of the business
men expressed preference for keep
ing open during the forenoon when a
. vote was taken there was no dissent
| ing vote on the proposition to close
all day. Mayor Sherk who was pres
ent announced that he would make
proclamation to this effect.
Governor Hart's Armistice Day
! proclamation follows:
. WHEREAS, on the eleventh day Of
! November, 1889, the former territory
, of Washington was by presidential
{ proclamation formally admitted into
> the United States under duly adopt
ed constitution, and
WHEREAS, on the eleventh day OF
November, 1918, the Armistice, termi-
7 mating hostilities between the United
States and the Allied. Nations on the
one hand and the Central Powers OF
Europe on the other, was signed, and
WHEREAS, on the eleventh day OF
November, 1919, while peacefully cele-
brating the first anniversary OF the
signing of the Armistice, four re.
p turned service men We're shot from
ambush in the city Of Centralia,
a NOW, THEREFORE, /, LOUIS f
HART, Acting Governor of the State
: of Washington, by virtue of the au.
thority. in me vested, do hereby pro-
n claim and declare Thursday, Novem'
d ber IL, 1920, as legal holiday and OF
; this day all public offices will remair
f closed and the people will refrain from
: engaging in their usual lines of activ
: tiles, and all liberty loving citizeni
: will Join in properly celebrating thu
cessation of warfare. and with appro
h pirate patriotic and historical exer
! cises revive the interest of the people
h in constitutional government IN com
i memoration of Admission Day, no
3 forgetting to stop their activities AM
exercises for moment to breathe
silent prayer of sympathy for thos
bereft by the acts of dastardly Grim
Al inals at Centralia.