The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-10
.AR|M|sTICE DAY
PROGRAM READY
keokuk Is Expected to Close lts
stores and OFFICES and Join Fort
Madison in the oh.
servance.
BIG CROWD WILL ATTEND
Uniforms are to be Worn by the Ex-
Soldiers, and Attention is Called
to Tribute to be Paid
Dead.
BIG CROWD WILL ATTEND
WEAR UNIFORMS.

Madison tomorrow are expected to
wear their uniforms. In fact the
committee in charge of the celebra-
tion at Fort Madison has agreed that
soldiers must be in uniform or must
present their discharge papers IN
order to get in on the free shows,
free eats and free dances provided
for the men. They ask that every
man who goes from keokuk wear
his uniform.
DON'T FORGET DEAD.
It has been suggested that The
Gate City call attention to the fact
that bells in keoleuk will toll tomor-
row morning for five minutes from
10:55 to II o'clock and that some
reverent notice be taken of the act,
as it is a memorial to the men who
made the supreme sacrifice.
Two years ago the eleventh of
November, eleven o'clock brought
cessation of fighting between Ger
many, the United States and the al
lied armies. Tomorrow will be OBJ
served as Armistice day, and keokuk
and Fort Madison will join hands IN
the celebration
Practically every business house IN
Keokuk will close either all day or
at noon in order to allow big dele
cation to go from here. The soldiers
will leave in the afternoon as
body, and a number of them are plan
ming to go to Fort Madison IN the
morning. Business will be at a
stand-still tomorrow noon, and former
service men in practically every line
of business will be given the day
Fort Madison is preparing to take
care of the crowd in splendid fashion.
There will be band concerts all morn
ing with an airplane flight immed1-
ately after lunch. The parade VIII
form Immediately after the arrival
of the train from Keokuk IN the
afternoon. Following the parade
Judge Hamilton and e. w. McManus
Will speak and there will be free
vaudeville shows, boxing matches
and a football game between keokuk
high school and the Fort Madison
high school as the big attraction.
The Official Program.
Supper will be served at $3.50
O'Clock and the big dance will be
held in the evening. The official
program from Fort Madison is as fol.
lows:
12:45 to 1:15 p. m.-Band concerts
Front street-Fort Madison and keo'
kuk bands.
1:15 to 200 p. m.-Airplane flight
over river front.
2:30 D. m.-Parade Form at court
house and finish at Central park.
3:15 D. m.-Park ceremonies. H
A. Parks, chairman. Invocation by
Rev. Goad; Judge w. S. Hamilton
and e. w. McManus. speakers: music
by American Legion quartette and
I by bands.
$3.50 D. m.-Football game corner
| Union avenue and Second street
Keokuk high school VS.. Fort Madison
high school.
$3.50 D. m.-Boxing bouts, Orpheun
theatre One lightweight bout anl
one heavyweight bout.
| $50 p. m-Matinee, Strand
| theatre.
| All above attractions free to ex
service men and their ladies.
| $50 D. m.-Free dinner at various
churches for ex-service men and
| their ladies.
! 900 p. m.-Dancing at various
halls in the city. Service men anG
their ladies' admitted free.
| Uniforms must be worn or dis
! charge papers shown tomorrow be
fore the service men can get theil
, tickets. All of the men must register
at the Fort Madison Electric com
pany's Office.