The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-11-10
EVERY PERSON IN CITY EXPECTED
TO JOIN IN ARMISTlCE DAY TRIBUTE
Days Program Includes Prayer
in Churches For Armament
Conference Success, Parade
and Public Silent Tribute at
II O'clock at the Time the
Unknown American soldier is
Buried in Arlington Cemetery
Days program:

LAY 5 program.
Services in PresbyteriaI, Evan
geical and Episcopal churches at
9:30, prayer for success of Dis
armament Conference.
Exercises in schools at 9 a. m.
Parade at 10:15, ending at Nor.
thern Pacific Park.
1900 to 11:02 a. n., two-minute
silent tribute to heroic dead.
Legion open house in afternoon,
Legion >piay afternoon and
night.
A proclamation was issued today by
Mayor A. p. Lenhart calling upon the
people Of the city to observe the Armi-
stice Day proclamation of President
Harding, for the cessation of business
from 1O:45 to l1:15 a. m. Friday and
for indulgence in the two minute per-
iod of silent tribute to the heroic dead
Of the world war, ..
The parade, which will mark the
opening of the ceremonies, will move
promptly at 1915 regardless Of
weather conditions. it was announced
by, H. T.. Murphy, marshal, and the
Legion committee. The parade will
move even in a blizzard, it was de-.
clared, as the American soldiers in
France moved forward regardless OF
any obstacles.
Parade at 10:15 A. N.
The days observance will begin
with. the talks in the schools at . "a.
m. In addition to the speakers at the
public schools it has been arranged
that Major Frank Henry will speak
at the Business College at 8 a. m.
The parade forms on Fourth street,
the right resting on Thayer street,
The Legion will take front rank in
the parade, followed by Boy Scouts,
school children and representatives
of societies, who will form on Fourth
street above Rosser. Automobiles
will form on Rosser, east Of Fourth.
The line af march follows:
South on Fourth tD Main; west on
Main to second; north on Second to
Broadway, east on broadway II
Seventh, south on Seventh to Main
and west on Main to the Northern
Pacific park.
whistle VIII BLOW
At II O'Clock the whistle will blow
and those at the flag pole in the Nor
thern Pacific park, and all others in
the city, are asked to face the west
and pay the two-minute silent trib-
ute. The whistle will blow again at
1902. indicating the expiration OF
the period.
Services will be held in churches OF
the city tomorrow. A short service
will be held at St. Georges Episcopal
church at $50 tomorrow morning.
There will also be prayer service at
the Presbyterian church tomorrow
morning at $3.50 The Evangelical
Lutheran church also plans devo:
tional services. The services will
be out in time to allow the attendants
to Join in the parade at 1890.
In the afternoon the Legion play
will be given and again at night. Inc
American Legion also will hold open
house in their club rooms for all ex'
service men in the afternoon.
Preamble Of Legion
The preamble to the American Le-
glOn constitution 10 90 AOAAo"o'
"For God and Country. we asso-
ciate ourselves together for the lol-
lowing purposes: Z
"To uphold and defend the Constl-
tuition pf the United States of Amer
lea; to maintain law and order; to
foster and perpetuate a one hundred
per cent Americanism; to preserve
the memories and incidents Of our as
sociation in the great war; to incul,
cate a sense of individual obligation
to the community, state and nation;
to combat the autocracy of both the
classes and the masses; to make right
the master of might; to promote peace,
and good will on earth: to safeguard
and transmit to posterity the prlncl-
ples OF Justice, freedom and democ-
racy; to consecrate and sanctlfy our
comradeship by our devotion TO NUT