The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-09
NEW FEATURE IS
ADDED To PLANS
'ARM|sTICE DAY
Indian Village re Pitched Here With
Redskins In PARADE. Committee
IL Assured: Complete
Detail Today.
LEGION OFFICERS OF
DAY ARE APPOINTED
Stores 10 Close Al Day Says n. "A
A. presy: Union Service. s.na
Song. Football Game Arc
Among Attractions.

Blanket Indians. ponies. colleg
girls. high school students. float
uniformed marchers. decorated nu,,
riobiles. a band. drum corps. moyIn
picture camera squads and wha
not are TO be blended into one Il
TantIc spectacle for tho ArmistIc
Day parade here next Friday. nc
cordIng TO plans announced ioda!
by Robert II. Lively. chairman o
the general arrangements commit
tee.
The added attraction of the In
dams 10 the parade feature was III
result OF a visit by Mr.. Lively tc
Anadarko yesterday. lie stated that
he was given assurance that the In
dians. decked In their native cos.
tunes would form one section OF
the parade. The arrangements chair
man returned this morning TO Ana.
darko to finish details with refer.
ence TO the Indians participation.
The plan at this time Is for an
Indian village TO pitch camp on the
vacant lots just east OF the court
house where they will cook their
beeves, hold their pow-wows and
carry out their native customs OF
living. They are to also take part
In the parade. the arrangements
committee is ASSURED. One of the
features of tire Indians appearance
will he the wearing OF costume
decorated with elks teeth and valu.
ed at $1,000.
Movie People Coming.
The news OF the big show Chick
asha is putting on has reached the
movie people. with the result tina
movie squads are slated to b.
stationed along the line of march to
make permanent records in the form
Of several thousand feet of movie
film, of the big event.
Yesterday the Pathe company'f
branch at Oklahoma City got in
touch with the Chamber Of Com.
merce here, asking concerning the
Armistice Day feature. After getting
the details the movie people stated
that man would be on the ground
with a movie camera. 1t is also sale
that movie camera other than the
Pathe will be Shooting the scenes.
Stores VIII Close.
Chickasha stores will be closed all
day, according to an announcement
made this morning by Ben Garvey
president of The Retail Merchants
association. The stores, 1t said will
close at the usual hour Thursday
evening and will not reopen their
doors for business unteil Saturday
In special orders issued by A
Noble Ladd, commander Of the
American Legion, officers who are to
be in charge of the Legionaires on
Armistice Day were named as fol
lows: Wade II. LaBoon, officer OF
the day; II. G. White, officer of the
guard; Roy Worlick, sergeant Of the
guard. The local post of the Legion
is planning on making the day one
of the biggest features ever staged
in Chickasha and the officers in
charge are requesting that every
and ex-service man appear
in uniform and join in the celebra |
tion.
"Stand Two" at Eleven.
The days ceremonies are to be-
gin at 10:3O o'clock Friday morning
with union services at the Methodist
church. These services are to end
at 1880, giving ample time for
luncheon before the floats, cars,
and other features of the
parade are to move into position at
1 o'clock.
1t is stressed by the Legion Of
ficers that at II o'clock, the hour
on which the armistice became ef-
fective, everyone is requested to
spend two minutes in silent prayer
and contemplation of the memory
of those who lost their lives in the
world war.
In the afternoon at $3.50, following
the community sing at the corner of
Choctaw and Fourth street, the
Chickasha high school football team
will engage the North Fort Worth