South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-11
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR ARMISTICE
DAY OBSERVANCE
Mayor Calls Upon Entire City
TO Join In Celebra-
ton.

Everything D. in readiness for the
LIBERATION OF Armistice day Thurs
day. A. II o'clock whistles and bells
% the city viii ring for II minutes
and special song services viii be
held throughout the CITY, The cen
trial celebration viii DO held AT the
court house In the evening OF 1890
o'clock a special program In charge
II post so OF the American Legion
viii be held
A statement IN regard "a the day
Issued from Mayor Carson's ONCE
Wednesday morning and signed by
he mayor follows.
Two years ago tho world waE
emerging from a hell Of actually
and an inferno OF suspense Fear.
doubt and longing on this side al
most balanced the pain. privatiOn
and death on and around those for
cign fields over which our glorious
manhood fought, that democracy
might be maintained for the on-com-
Ing generations.
People Rise Up.
'Tt was not their war alone, nor
was II our war alone; IL was a war In
which a great people finally rose VI
against a mOnstrOus something
which they knew IN their better
consCienCes was base and vile and
without the Jurisdiction OF freedom
and which Trey stamped 20 earth
with one accord and by concerted
action.
Just prior 20 Nov. Il. 1913. our
men, our women, our children, and
All Of our great machines Of con-
structiOn and commerce were strtv-
ing pell-mell toward one end
Hearts were forgotten while minds,
tense an the knowledge Of the
need OF the hOur,-fOCused them
selves on a single objective-Vic-
tory.
Victory came Nov. II. 1918. az
the 18th hour and II minutes We
are told that along the western front
there was a great crash Of shell-fre.
and then a momentary and un-
fathomable silence; after that the
world broke loose. Minds snapped
out OF the tension Of months and
years. and hearts forgot their sOr-
row in the prospect of the new JOY,
the glory Of victory and triumphant
return.
War Is Over.
To-day the great world war Is n
thing OF the past except 70 those
whose hearts are heavy with knowl-
edge OF loss We must not forget our
fallen sons. nor should we forget
their more fortunate brothers. who
walk among US. spared 20 some
other task at the Will OF the Al
mighty
1T - fitting then. that all OF the
ctiv and the surrounding Commun-
ity should pause at II o'clock on
Thursday, the 18th day OF Novem-
her. 10 rejoice over the victory and
for the living who are returned TO
us. but 20 spare sincere moment
considering those who did not re-
turn. but lie in foreign fields be-
meath the red poppy which eX-serv-
ice men will wear or Armistlce day
i'm honor Of their blessed. heroic
dead.
Wherefore. !. Franklin r. Car
son. mayor Of the city OF South
Bend. do order and request that all
traffic all business and all COM
merce be suspended with the blow
ing Of whistles and the ringing OF
bells az II o'clock on Thursday. Nov
II. and that the citizens of South
Bend join together In song and in
prayer for Il minutes. the duration
% which shall again be siEnalled by
me blowing Of whistles and the ring
ing OF bells. And I do urge that our
citizens take note or the returned
soldier in our midst. and extend 20
him once again the EXPRESSION OF
gratitude which. though not always
at hand, we all hold deep I'm our
hearts
Signed
FRANKLIN r. CARSON
Or. p. r. Leer. formerly Of Niles.
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