The Princeton union., 1921-11-17
ARMS STICE DAY
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Hundreds Attend Morning Exercise
in Armory;; Patriotic Pro-
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SCHOOL CHILDREN PARADE
Town: Team Wins i Indoor Baseball as
= Game by Score of 20 to IA;
= Dance in Evening. t.


in Princeton. The morning exercises
were devoted to a consideration of the
more serious significance Of the day
and patriotism was the keynote Of the
program. The remainder of the day
was given over to social entertainment
and healthy amusements as baseball
and dancing. %~..
The children assembled at the school
house, formed a parade and marched
to the armory. The band and Mary
Armitage, as the Goddess of Liberty,
led the procession in which were rep
resented the army, navy and Red
Cross. ru
Every number, on The program was
we'll rendered and Commander Berg
gren who presided and arranged the
program deserves much credit. The
addresses were short and to the point.
Rev. Besselievre spoke of the cost Of
the world war and the significance Of
the armament conference in Washing
ton. Rev. Lumb spoke of the necessi-
ty Of getting back to a peace basis
and the return of the people Of the
world to truly productive state.> He
made a plea for the Red Cross and
Salvation army. Superintendent Hall
gave an instructive address on the
benefits and need of more education in
the United States, At the present
time only one half of the boys and
girls in this country receive more than
a 9Th or 7th grade education.
: The band played several selections.
Mr.. Ames sang the Marseillaise in
both French and English. Princeton is
most fortunate to have a soloist of
Mr.. Ames' ability for even the school
year. The boys quartet was much ap-
preciated and received perfect storm
Of applause. The girls glee club, led
by Miss Snyder, rendered two selec-
tions. 1t is always a pleasure to hear
the glee club and the people of Prince
ton certainly appreciate Miss Snyder's
willingness in assisting at our public
entertainments: Miss Anderson gave
a reading, Burns of Gettysburg" I"
She held her; audience perfectly
throughout the whole reading. One of
the most pleasing numbers on the
program was the Armistice day drill
by the third grade. The small boys
and girls had been well trained and
their enjoyment, of their own perfor-
nance made the drill all the more
pleasing.
The program was interrupted at II
o'clock when the audience arose and
stood at attention for two minutes in
honor of the unknown soldier who was
being laid at rest in the Arlington
cemetery.
In the afternoon a. game of indoor
baseball was played in the armory be-
tween teams Of town and country
legionaires-mere pickups but having
some good players. There were some
humorous incidents connected with the
game in consequence of the slipperi-
ness Of the floor and the fact that the
boys were not equipped with the right
sort of shoes. Some Of the boys slid
in on their noses while others disor-
ganized their raiment and turned
double somersau1ts in addition. It
was, however, good game when all
the circumstances are taken into con-
sideration.
The score was 20 to ID, the town
boys getting the long end of the
count. The batteries were: Town,
Lindberg and Newton; country,
Homme and Neal Grow. Heinie Plaas
umpired the contest and enjoyed the
sport. -
AS windup to the Armistice day
program a dance was given at the
armory and many people tripped the
light fantastic toe to the strains Of
first-class orchestra.