St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-11-03
ARMISTlCE DAY
TO Be CELEBRATED
IN ST. J0HNSBURY

.'.r,,istcc Day, Thur"@ay, Nov. II,
viii be celebrated in St. Johnsbury
With big parade, sensational emil
itary demonstration" of which the
details are a secret, Il fast football
game, grand ball at the Armorv and
notable patriotic meeting at the Co.
lonial Theatre with speakers of ma
ticnal prominence. A band OF val
liant, livc-wirc cX-SorNicc men and
active members of the W. X.
KNAPP Post, No. IS, Amcri-
can Legion has taken ii upon
themselves to perfect the arrange
mcntS Of the first genuine celebration
Of Armisticc Day since hostilitics
ceased on that memorable date, Nov
cmbcr II, 1918, and present indicd-
tons arc that it will surpaSs any
military observance over attempted
in St. Johnsbury. The scope of the
plans Of the committee members is
wide and makes possible a continuous
entertainment from carly till late.
No end of work is being done by the
men to make possible q most success
full occasion.
Tho general committee supervising
the complete "details Of the obscr-
vance of the day includes b. Fl. Dan
icls, Ralph HowcS, Pearl Griggs, Earl
Clark and Stewart Cheney. This COM
mittec is being assisted by the follow
ing: Sunrise Barrage Committee:
Noel Noyes and "Buddic' Burke.
Mystery Committee: John w. Tinker,
Perley Hartwcll, Stewart Chcr"",
Ralph Howcs, Ferdinand L. Town
shend, DR.. II. H. Burke, Joseph
Moore, Jutton Longmoore, E. H.
Uran, Dr. J. p. Tierney, DR.. r. O.
Moore and DR.. Victor Gengc Par
AIDE Committee: H. A. Wilcox, Carl
Stinson, Paul Farnham and Clarence
Pope. Committee assisting Ladies'
Auxiliary of the American Legion:
w. H. Clifford, Warren Estabrooks.
Speaking Committee, H. G. Powell,
JuttoE Longmoore. Ball Committee:
Ebert J. Lynch, John Gorham and
Walter FAIR.
The days program will commence
sometime between 4 and o'clock in
the morning when Sunrise bar
rage" will be fired at the Zero hour"
The forenoon up until II o'clock
will be filled with mysterious doings.
To announce the plans ahead of schel
dule would impair the effectiveness
of this elaborate part Of the program.
Take the word of the boys that arc
going to put it over, it will be some
time 1t is replctc with mystery but
will be exciting. Few will know what
it is until after it is all over but of
course there will he the usual nu9ber
of "Sherlocks" who will tell how they
"doped it out" long before it was
through.
Precautions are being taken to keep
absolutely quiet any inkling of the
forenoon's doings. A large number
of the cx-service men will take part
in these activities.
The biz parade, in which the OK
service men, Company ID. G. A. r.,
s. p. ". and all fratcrnal organiza-
tons will participate, will start
about II o'clock and will end about
noon. The former service men are
all to he in uniform. Taking part in
the celebration will also be the Derby
Line. Danvillc, Rycgatc, Pcacham,
Gloton and Lvndonvillc posts of the
American Legion. These organiza-
tons ill have been invited and gave
signified their intentions of cominp
here for the day. These nosts will
bring their banners and will wear
their uniforms.
At noon, the Ladies' Auxiliary Of
the Legion, will serve bountcous
dinner in the dining hall Of the Grace
Methodist Episcopal church. Some of
the legion members will assist in pre-
pairing the meal. All cx-sclvicc men,
whether members Of the Legion Or
not arc invited to partakc of this
meal.
In the afternoon exercises will be
held in the Colonial Theatre. The
speakers on the program will include
Rev. Paul Dwight Moody, Il chap
lain of the Goth Division and former
nastor of the South church Of St.
Johnsbury: w. Allen Fletcher, adj
iutant of the Vermont Department OF
the American Legion and Rev. FIR
John LeVere of North Stratford, Il
former chaplain of the 102nd Ma
chine Gun Company Of the 26th Di-
vision. In addition to the speaking
there will be several musical num-
bcrs, both vocal and instrumental.
Between $40 and o'clock foot
ball game will be staged under the
auspices of the Fairbanks Athletic
Association. 1t is expected the Fair
banks Vocational team will engage in
battle with the St. Johnsbury Acad-
emv "elcven."
In the evening the bio Arristice
hall will be held. Henault's orchestra
has been secured for the occasion and
it will be a fitting close to one big
dav of entertainment.