The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-11
Impres.iv Ceremonies Arr
/ Held Today on Honor of
.;s. Dead Heroe. Of England
"MAROON'' WARNINGS J
FIRED ON THE ''HoUR''
Detachments Representing
Every Branch Of British Ser
vice Take Active Part
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,Bv Webb Miller

UNITED Press Correspondent {
London, Nov. 11.-England cele-
:brated the second anniversary OF the
signing of the armistice by an i'm
pressive demonstration. In London
. and most big cities the old afraid
j maroon" warnings were fired as the
:. clocks struck the hour at which hos
tilities ceased on the Western front,
and foot-passengers came to a halt
/. in the streets, standing with bowed
heads.
=. .Londoners had a special and most
Impressive ceremony, when as the
..1maroons' doomed forth the hour,
King George unveiled the permanent
memorial to THE Glorious Dead"
/ known as the Cenotaph, on White
hall. The monument is the marble
! replica of the temporary Cenotaph
{ erected for the great Victory parade
+ last year, and which was saluted by
: the troops of the Allied nations. Or
| iginally It was Intended to erect a
much larger memorial in one Of the
parks or big open. spaces, but the
plaster cast Of. Sir Edward Lutyens'
severely plain yet wierdly and
solemnly beautiful design caught the
public imagination and the spot
where it was Originally erected, al
most opposite. the Whitehall end of
Downing street, became a national
shrine hallowed by the tears Of count
less pilgrims. I.r.,..,
; = Unimaginatiy|e officials wished to
| remove the structure Immediately
after the victory parade but there
was such public cutlery that it was
/ allowed to remain until the plaster
! began to crumble, and the erection
! Of more substantial memorial be-
! came Imperative. Again officialdom
wished to erect the marble replica
elsewhere, but the British nation ex-
pressed dts wishes so definitely that
the officials gave way and the per-
pInanent Cenotaph today rests on the
original spot in, Whitehall.
: King George with Queen Mary, the
I Prince OF Wales. Duke Of York, and
/ Princess Mary drove from Bucking-
! ham Palace attended by brilliant
star and a sovereign's escort of Life
Guards resplendant in pre-war scar
{ let, gold and steel. Drawn up around
the yelled Cenotaph were detach-
ments representing every branch OF
| the army, navy, air force and ser.
/ vice. Allied diplomats and foreign
] naval and military attaches were also
] present, as were Premier LloyC
I George and the cabinet. A funera
I party OF the Guards In pre-war Grim
.sen and gold, stood at each corner
Of the memorial with heads bowdeC
over their reversed rifles and guards
Of honor Of the Kings Company
.s<Sfenadier Guards and the Roya
Navy with standards and bands, stoot
+ ready to render honors.
s The formerly dreaded air-rait
I warnings doomed out the hour. King
George, standing little in front o
i! the royal group Immediately pulled
1 the silken cord releasing the draper!
[ and stood at the salute. The guard
ofhonor presented arms and the hug
concourse remained absolutely sta
tionary for the prescribed two min
utes.
The silence was only broken whel
trumpets of the Guards sounded tn
''Last Post and "All Clear" Befor
leaving the Cenotaph King Georg
L placed a large wreath at the foot g
the plinth, an example which wa
initiated by Lloyd George, and othe
prominent British and Allied repre-
sentatives. The inscription, eth
Nlorious Dead" caught the popula
Imagination more than anything els'
: During the afternoon floral tribute
ofaevery, description, from expensiy
y hot-houae. ( products Ito humid
punches of wild flowers were pile
round the plinth.