The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-11
MANY TOWNS IN
OKLAHOMA HONOR
ARMISTICE DAY IN
FITTING MAN Ne R
American Legion Aided by
Women's Auxiliary Pay
Tribute to the Memory
of Heroes Gone West

OI Heroes GUItc WtSi
Oklahoma City. Nov. 1i.-Accompa-
MED by the blare Of bands and head
ed by Lieut. Gov. NJ. +. Trapp and
a detachment OF the national guard,
parade in which nearly 10000 persons
are expected to take part will fea-
ture the celebration in Oklahoma City
of the second anniversary of the sign
ing OF the armistice ending the worlds
greatest conflict,
Following the parade which Is to
be at O'Clock this afternoon, an his
tOrcal pageant depicting the progress
oil the great war will be presented
at the Oklahoma City nigh school.
over 100 students will have roles in
the pageant.
In the monster parade. which is 10
DC divided into SIX divisions IN order
10 escape confusion, will be seen for
nler service men of all branches, city
and state officials. wartime organize
lions. Red Cross uni,s, overseas won-
en-. bog scouts, labor unions, lodges.
city and state school officials, q NUM-
Der OF bands and occupying autoino-
bles ia a prominent part OF the pa
radcliffe city's gold star mothers and
other women relatives OF men who
fell in France.
Although business houses generally
did not close for the day. all en-
MI l.. O..
vice men so that they could partici
pate in the celebration.
Offices at the state capital We're
closed virtually all day.
Adding a note OF sadness to the
observance OF the day, the body Of
Raymond p. Hurst, of Oklahoma City,
who went down on the Tuscania, was
buried with full military honors un-
der the auspices of the American Le-
gion. The body arrived acre yesterday
fro mSctland. where 1t had been bur-
led after being washed ashore from
! the torpedoed transport.
Miami, Okla, Nov. 11.--Suspension
Of business at noon and a patriotic
program Of addresses and music mark
cd the ar1nistice day celebration in
this city. The Miami school OF mines
was closed and the high school staged
O patriotic play in the afternoon,
Tulsa. Okla, Nov. li.-Tulsa today
honored Oklahoma's dead in the world
war, by planning the key tree on
Memorial Drive, along the Arkansas
river where 993 trees eventually will
be planted, for every soldier in Okla
homa that died during the war. The
ceremony was preceded by a huge
parade led by American Legion men
and participated in by members OF
all war veterans organizations. All
business houses and stores declared
a half holiday.
Muskogee, Okla, Nov. ia big
parade with more than score OF
handsome floats marked Muskogee s
Armistice Day celebration. Following
the parade Attorney General Prince
Freezing delivered an address.
Muskogee and Oklahoma City foot
ball teams meet this afternoon To de-
eide the state championship and this
is expected to be the big feature Of
the celebration.
Two blocks OF a paved downtown
street will be used for an open air
dance which will close the festivities
tonight.
Enid. okla. Nov. ll.-Aided by the
womens auxiliary, members OF the
American Legion observed Armistice
Day here, today, by appropriate sol
emn services. a patriotic program
was given in the tabernacle and Of
ficials of the city addressed the mee,-
ing. Taps were sounded at Armistice
hour and the citizens bowed theft
heads in prayer one full minute for
the war dead.
A smoker was rendered the legion
naires in the evening. Business men
called a half holiday.
okmulgec, Okla, Nov. li.--Songs
Of march and camp marked songfest
held this morning By Edwin X. White
post, inauGurating the Armistice Day
celebration here. Students OF III,
public and parochal schools and the
Boy Scouts held parade this after
noon. Tho days observance closes
with ball and cabaret show by tn,
American Legion tonight.
Bartlesville. Okla, Nov. IL. - Al
business was suspended at IL O'Clock
in Bartlesvillc and the day given over
to an armisticc program. Plantinl
OF trees on the concrete road south
OF the city was feature OF the cere
mony. In the afternoon, loca
American Legion football team vii
play tho legion OF Caney, Kansas.