The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-11-18
Armistice Day Celebration

70 10 the patriotic history of Natchi.
:" toches, one of the most brilliant
: successes in the way of getting
y the citizens of the parish together,
~ united in doing full honor to our
boys, in spite of very ugly weather
U conditions and the most serious
e opposition until the last, on the
t part of our constitutional knock
2 ers and "Can't-ers."
3 Practically every section of the
parish was represented and if the
roads had not been impossible in
:, certain parts, the old city could
not have held all Of the crowd,
many of whom hoped against hope
until the last, having their cars
and floats ready, and If the rain
had held up even before noon they
would have made the attempt
anywa
The spirit of the day was great,
the streets were crowded with
holiday crowd ready for good
time long before the hour of the !
parade, which started promptly |
on time and was cheered all along
the route.
First came the Grand Marshal
Anderson and Tauzin on gaily
caparisoned steeds, then the Spirit
of rs, represented by the Elks;
Veterans of the Civil War IN cars
decorated in U. V. G. colors;
Natchitoches Band in American
flag decorated float, with those of
the Allies also in evidence, dis
coursing splendid music; American
Legion in uniform; Colonial float
High School; Police Jury in
cars; Louisiana Purchase-Traln-
ing School; Roumanla-St. Mary's;
Japan - Bermuda; Russia Mar
thaville; Czecho-Slovakia bayou
Natchez; Belgium-C4mp:i; Italy
Mrs. Dipaola; Red Cross-M.
G. c.; Salvation ARMY. W. G.
A.; St. Mary's Academy; Campti
Band II decorated float and play
ing most inspiringiy all alony the
route; People Who Stayed at
Home l.. g.: Clarence in dec
grated cars and float: Community
Health-Home Service; U. S.
Nays. A. K: Greatest Motheri
Of All--Local Red Gross; Uncle
Sam - High School; Gold Star
Mother; a number of decorated
ears and clowns scattered turnout
made lots of fun along the route.
Simply lack of space precludes
| minute description of these won
lerfuIly beautiful floats which
we're carried out in every detail
o perfection. neither time nor
expense having been spared in the
of the artistic Co.'S
umes, decorations and parapher-
lalia necessary to make them
perfect in beauty anu true to form.
nd for this reason the Judges
ound it a very difficult matter TO
ecide when they awarded the
'rizes, which they finally awarded
hus: First---Ship Of Stale, u. S.
iavy---S A K. Society Normal;
econd-- Russia -MarthavllIe; and
'hird---J apan; Belgium, Italy, *
,ei Cross, Public Health. People /
Who Staye1 at Hom,, and SALIVA
ION Army, Uncle Sam. II
Immediately after the parade. 4
$ many Of the people who could,
rnwded into the Amusu. while -
lst as many who couldn't get -
thin two blocks, were delight
lilly entertained by the Campti Ez
and, while the program was rs
.rr!ed out indoors, which change iss
ad to be made because of the
Gather. and was possible beca use
the kindness of the management
the Amusu who placed it at the =
sposai of the Committee. The IN
neing of war and patriotic songs "a
1der the inspiring leadership Of ~
r. COPYRIGHT with his accom-. s.
ished wife at the piano was en- 81
red into by everybody with
rive and was great, while
Ieut. Father Plutz. who served
Siberia. gave beautiful irvo-
tion and splendid short addresses
table to the occasion we're made
: Lieut.. J. f. Freeman and
.nator G. N. Cunningham, who
'esented the victory medals; good
usic by the Natchitoches bard
terspersing, Hon. J.. D. Rusca
esiding and introducing the
'mbers. At its close the baby
'rade, one of the most interest
g features of the day, followed -
aid rounds of applause, and the
dyes awarded the first prize to
NJ. Norris, Jr., who dressed as
sailor in his ship, rolled across -
fore the sea of faces, and the
,ond to Jack Fine, q splendid
tie farmer in overalis. Then
9 crowd overf1owed at the r,
amber of Commerce, gaily dec
sted with flags and baskets of zen