The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-11-15

of the day. AS veteran soldiers they
could not permit inclemency Of the
weather to interfere with the dis
charge of their duty to their comrades.
Throughout Friday; mornign there
was practically complete suspen-
sion of business. Stores, offices and
business houses were closed, the work
shops and factories ceased their opera
tiOns and dismissed their employees
and workers for the day. The Ameri-
can flag and the national colors were
displayed in profusiOn. While these
predOminated there were some places
also that displayed the colors of the
Allied nations. Civilians of all ages
and descriptions gave evidence of
purpose to cooperate with the ex-ser-
vice men in the exercises of the day.
The Parade
The parade was formed at 1890
moving in the following order:
Police Squad.
knights of Pythias Band.
Grand Army of Republic.
Spanish War Veterans.
American Legion.
American Legion Auxiliary.
War Mothers.
Red Cross,
Drum Corps.
knights of Pythias.
knights of Columbus.
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Boy Scouts.
The parade was led over the line Of
march by Grand Marshal William L..
Ward and his aides, Warren Davis,
Edmund Budd, Thomas Shaw, and Dr..
w. H. Glennon. The line of march
was:
North from Public Square on North
Main street to Burgess; west to San
dusky street; south to West High
street; east to Division street; south
to Gambler street; iwest to South
Main street; north to Public Square.
At Vine st. Theatre
Because of the inflemency of the
weather the remainder Of the pro-
gram was heM at the Vine street thea
tre the use of which courteously had
been placed at the disposition of the
veterans by the management. While
the audience-was assembling in the
theatre the Knights of Pythias band
played "Stars and Stripes Forever"
Commander Devault of the Ameri.
can Legion presented the Rev. l.. w.
Mulhane, pastor of st. Vincent de
Paul's church, who gave the invoca.
tion.
Mr.. H. H. Walker, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, presented and
introduced in happily worded speech
Col. Hugh, X. Martin of Columbus, ad'
jutant of the American Legion of Ohio
Col. Martin delivered an impressive
and patriotic address. In his open
ing words he called attention to the
significance of the occasion that had
brought together this company of vet
erans and friends, 1t is time, he in
dicated, when all are willing and
ready to pause and take stock of the
sacrifices that were made in the great
strike. 1t is good and proper to medi
tate upon these things. The speaker
was reminded of the first Memorial
day following the signing of the Arm
istice in 1918, when he visited, anG
saw in Flanders field where were
thousands of crosses amid the poppies
The Unknown Dead
Passing from this scene of sacrifice
Col. Martin spoke with. feeling of tht
ceremony being held at Washington
the national capital, at the same hour
when an unknown American soldie
who had made the supreme sacrifice
in the strife, whose body had beer
brought back in honor from France
to his native land upon an American
battleship, and was even then beinl
given burial in beautiful Arlington
cemetery, where lie the heroic dead o
the nation. To that ceremony for al
unknown American soldier had COM
from all parts of the world the nota
BILE and the great of the nations t
pay honor and tribute to him. Ther
are none too great or too proud, to-
humble or too obscure and like him un
known, do him reverence. Represents
tives of presidents and kings alike d.
well to mediate upon the sacrific
made by this nameless hero and b.
others in this war.
The murmur of thousands of voice
come, said CoL Martin, saying: III W