The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-11
$50 American Legion Posts
Take Part in Celebration.
Patriotic Exercises Arranged in
All Cities of State.
BIS PROGRAM M TOPEKA
Brig. Gen. MetcaIf to Address
Arkansas City Meeting.
Governor Allen to Dedicate
Legion Hall at Baldwin.

American Legion in Kansas are spon-
soring local Armistice day celebra-
tions in Kansas cities and towns today.
! Thruout the state the day is being OBJ
served as a holiday with business
| houses and schools closed and people
generally joining in the patriotic eX-
| ercises which this year have a three
fold significance - third anniversary
! of the signing of the armistice which
| brought the world war to a close:
] opening of the disarmament confer
ence of the leading natio-s of the
world in washington; and the burial
| Of an unknown" American soldier
in the Arlington national cemetery.
Hold Patriotic Exercises.
Local parades and patriotic ex-
ercises feature the popular programs
in hundreds of Kansas cities and towns
while in many scores of churches
prayer was offered up this morning
| in behalf of success of the disarma-
ment conference. In many towns
| union services were held, all. the
churches uniting for a single prayer
service, and everywhere the two
minute silent prayer at noon was OBJ
| served in keeping with President
Harding's proclamation.
In the local celebrations labor
unions, lodges, clubs and organizations
generally participated in the days OBJ
servance. Wichita scheduled a NAM
moth parade in which everybody in
the city was expected to take part 1t
was declared there are enough motor
vehicles in the city to give everybody
a ride.
Gen MetcaIf To Speak.
At Arkansas City, Gen. wilder S.
American Legion, addresses a joint
Getting under auspices of the Ar
kansas City and Winfield legions. Gov.
/ H. j. Allen is to speak at the dedica-
/ a. - - TlrfE E~rsa~. T..
Topeka the parade was announced as
| "a marching prayer" followed by "a
mass prayer service in the city audi
| torium-
The more recent proclamations by
| President Warren G. Harding end
| Governor Henry J. Allen, requesting
that churches thruout the lan1 be kept
open one hour on Armistice day for
prayer service and that church bells
| be rung in commemoration of the
burial OF the unknown soldier in Ar
! lington, also was generally observed
| thruout Kansas today. President
\ Harding's proclamation in this. par
| ticular reads:
"And in order that the solemnity
\ of the occasion may be further en-
phasized, I do hereby further rec
| ommend that all public and church
bells thruout the United States be
tolled at intervals between 11:4s and
| IL O'Clock noon of said day, and that
Il
after that hour. Washington time, all
devout and patriotic citizens OF the
| United States indulge in a period OF
silent thanks to God for these valu-
able. valorous lives, and of supplica
tion for His divine mercy and for His
! blessing upon our beloved country.
| CKansas time-Central-is an hour
| earlier than Washington time; west
! of Dodge City. two hours earlier)
| Gigantic Parade i'm wichita.
wichita Kan, Nov. IA gigan-
tic parade, with everybody in Wich-
ita riding in an automobile, is the
! feature of the Armistice day observ-
ance here. Under the direction Of
the Thomas Hopkins post of the
American Legion and backed by all
civic organizations, Including the
| board of commerce. the Rotary club.
| the Lions club, the Kiwanis club, the
! Cooperative club, the Civian club
and. the Motor Trades association. the
J plans provide for every person in the
| city who owns a car to join in the pro-
Estimates show that there are enough
cars in the city to give everybody
/ ride
A holiday has been proclaimed by
Mayor Wallace Kemp. Stores have
| been asked to close at noon.
In addition to the automobile pro-
, cession, a parade of ex-service men.
| civic organizations national guards,
] colleges ana ScnOOlS VIII pTEceue me-
mortal services at the Forum. A
dance with amusement features will
! be given in the evening. Wrestling
1 and boxing at the Forum under the
auspices of the American Legion viii
/ be included on the days program.
Wichita labor unions and the Wich-
/ ita Ministerial association are assist
/ ing in the plans. Labor will furnish
/ the disarmament banners for the pa
4 rade. The ministers will furnish the
speaker for the memorial exercises.
Celebration at SaIlna.
| Salina. Kan. Nov. 11.-Saiina eeie-
brated in patriotic fashion today.
| Stores are decorated and closed Spe-
I cial Armistice Day services we're held
at the churches in the morning. This
/ afternoon there will be a dtsarma ment
, parade. inaugurated by the labor
council, and civic organizations, So
! cieties and school children will take
part. A mass meeting will follow
/ with speakers addressing the crowds
advocating disarmament
! Winfield to Join Arkansas City.
1 Winfield Kan. Nov. 11.-Local
post No. 10. American Legion. has
Joined Shelton Beatty post at Arkan~
sas City in celebrating Armistice day.
lLesionaires from this post will take
part n the parade at that place and
viii. attend the exercises in the after
noon in which Wilder S. Metcalf. state
commander of the Legion. will be the
, principal speaker.
1 In Winfield the official recognition
I OF the day is being made by the public
| schools. A formal program Of sDeaT-