Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-06
|!CITY WILL PAY HOMAGE
TO its FALLEN HEROES
Cessation Of All Activities Upon
~ Anniversary Of Signing OF Ar
miSticc Planned.
PARADE WILL FEATURE DAY
Merchants and Manufacturers Will
- Lend Every Assistance to Make
Celebration Red-Lettcr Event
in Annals OF Richmond.

Nc Every man. woman. and child in
4 Richmond who respects and reveres
the memory OF the American soldiers
7, who failed TO return from overseas,
s VIII. on November II, at tho exact
& hour of the signing of the armistice.
: stop all activity for one minute, in
respect to the dead. Wheels OF in
& dustry will cease to turn, clerks will
4 cease their work, pedestrians will
dor their hats in reverence ut cx-
4 actly IL o'clock, November IL.
The period OF rejoicing and hilarity
( which represented the reaction OF the
pent-up feelings OF the American
people when the news of the end of
s The war was flashed across tho seas
to an anxious nation. will be repro
duccd Thursday. when the city Will
I turn out as 4 unit to give cX-servicc
mon the welcome it gave the service
men on their return. in appreciation
i of the principles for which they
stand.
Colonel Richard /. Beirne, who
VIII be chief marshal OF n parade, in
which every military organization In
the city will participate, left Rich
(, mond yesterday for Washington as a
zion to arrange for n visit to Rich
mond on Thursday of n battalion OF
infantry, another of marines, 2 ma
zine band and other military repre-
sentation to act as an escort for the
members of the American Legion in
the line OF march.
rs "a Merchants to Cooperate.
~ Merchants. manufacturers and hush
NESS men of Richmond. one and all.
: have fallen into line in hearty CO.
operation with the movement and
VIII aid the legion In making the
event one OF the biggest of cclebra-
tons ever held In Richmond. Tho
Richmond Retail Merchants Associa-
Z ton. the Chamber OF Commerce. the
4 Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club, n
4 number OF civic organizations and
others have already pledged their sup
port to the movement
All stores of members of the Re-
Z tail Merchants Association, which
represent large majority OF the mcr-
chants of the city. will be closed Mt
o'clock Thursday and employees al
+ lowed to join in the celebration. State
troops may parade. but this has not
been definitely decided
George c. Fitzhugh, department
commander OF tho Spanish American
war veterans and commander of
Fit7hugh Camp, the Richmond chap
tor of the organization. said yester-
day that NIL veterans, whether local
or not. are invited to attend Il meet
Ing of the camp at 1880 o'clock
Thursday In Grays Armory. The
meeting is under the auspices of the
auxiliary of the organization and the
women will serve luncheon
Wear Marks of Distinction.
The representation of Spanish.
American war veterans In the parade
will be large and the men who have
won special marks of distinction have
been requested to wear them. The
battalion will be headed by a fife and
drum corps.
Governor Davis will head the
column. escorted by his staff, and
State and city officials will follow.
Z Next it is probable the Devil Dogs"
from ouantico. which Major Beirne
hopes to have In Richmond for the
occasion, will march, and behind this
body the regular soldiers available
and ex-service men belonging to the
( local organizations. 4, number OF
I hands will be in line and practically
= every military Organization in the
city will be represented
On Monday evening at 6 o'clock tho
Riwanis Club will hold a special
"irmistice Meeting" in honor of the
occasion. at which Major George T..
Hoppe. who served with the Third
, Battalion overseas. will speak on
his experiences on the battletields OF
France.
Colonel John r. Saunders. At
! torney-General Of Virginia. also will
make an address His subject vii,
be: "one Hundred Per Cent Amcri-
! canism'
The Richmond Post OF tho Ameri-
can-fLegion plan TO make observance
g oftthe day one OF tho most Impressive
3 arranged for any city in the country
and to that end has called upon nil
4 merchants and citizens TO again dis
play the war flags that foa,ed from
houso-tops and windows in honor OF
that occasion. Service flags, those
y mute testimonials of aid given a ma
lion, again are to find places in
residence windows, If requests made
by the legion are to be observed.
isssSs,Hfchmond's Boy Scouts will assem-
BILE at O'clock Thursday at Scout
& sheadquarters in full uniform. with
STAINS FIRST aid kits and stretchers 10
lpartfcipate in the Armistice Day
s<parade as one Of the units which
Z helped win the war. through home
3 service, according to an Official re
s.auest" sent out yesterday from Boy
& Scout headquarters. Council mem
bers, Court OF Honor and other Scout
Officials are asked to march at the
!: head Of the Scout battalion and wear
Scout badges. which will be supplied
sSTREEJ RAIL WAY WINS