Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-11
CONCLUDE FINAL DETAILS
FOR C|TY's FESTIVITIES;
DUGLER WILL Be ON JOB

Amarillo celebrates the signing Of tho
nrmiaiic" tOdny.
Bugler Johnny Anderson viii begin
~" celebration by riding through tho
streets Of the city waking the citizens
tn the dnlngH uf the day with the stir.
ring strains uf first call"
After the Cltizcnry has been dury
awakened by Johnny, the official cele.
hrntion viii open with the ringing nf
bells aud blowing of whistles at 10
o'clock sharp. This viii be- the signal
for the much advertised parade To start
from Polk street sc Third and march up
the street to Tenth 10 tho stirring
strains 0f military band: thence east
to Taylor and north Ia the Dcandi the.
ntcr. Three ~ the best speakers avail.
able viii address the gathering there.
In the afternoon al 2:30 o'clock the In.
duHlrinl parade win add further color
aud gayety Ia the proceedings, ana the
celebration will conclude With an Ar.
miatlcc Day ball. which win take place
Ia the evening nj the Nv. o. W." hall.
"Details Concluded.
Final details of the celebration were
arranged last night nj n meeting az
city hall. The meeting was surprising.
w well attended. and there was note
~ enthusiasm and willingness 20 co
operate evident throughout. Mrs. Boyce
was there aH representatives. ~ the
Womens Auxiliary of the American
Legion; Mrs Parks spoke for the
Daughters ~ the Confederacy and
made several helpful suggestions TINT
viii he carried out: Mrs. Benjamin slt.
bel gave assurance that the ladies' of
Amarillo who saw service In France
would also render such service M they
may be- called upon for In today's cole.
hraiion. Mrs. John GOldlng, wife OF
Colonel Golding WIS also present.
Mrs H0yce informed the, committee
that the Women'a Auxiliary would mus.
ter NJ lcnst twelve or fifteen ears for
the ladies'. and stated that many others
had offered the Use of their cars. Au.
tomobllc dealers who nra TO furnish
autos Tor the Confederate Veterans, are
requested to have them at Third and
Taylor before the parade starts. Al
motor car drivers are requested. Co keep
clear of Polk street nj Third from $50
O'Clock IN the morning until after .tiis
parade.
A wounded soldier. who was gassaf
In France and In unable 10 walk will
be- IN the parade. lie will be placed ON
mrotcher and carried on a truck
which VIII take position just 20 the
rear Of the cxHorvlce men. This
wounded man has been maintained hy
the American Legion Post here for
some time. bnt IN to be sent to Kerr.
Vile. Tex. M soon ns the hospital for
tuborculuus cx service men hns been
completed one of She major purposes
~ observing Armistlce Day n the pur.
posc ~ teaching the people 81 America
to remember such eases an this. II IL
not an ls1lntcd, exceptional case IL
probably h not an exnggeration 10 SAFE
that there are tens ~ thousands ~ sim.
liar ones In the country; men whose
lung tissues have either been burned
out hy gns of have broken down upder
months of continuous. exposure In. the
rain and mud of France Americans
forget too easily Perhaps the presence
of this wounded man who eau never
again enjoy a day ~ health. viii help
those who see today's parade 10 rcmem'
her.