Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-11-11
Thousands
ToParade
In Omaha
Demonstration Arranged in
Honor Of Third Anniversary
OF Wars End and for
Limited Armament.
Seven Bands to March

P. M.-Formation o fparade.
2 p. M.-Paradc starts.
$50 P. M.-Mass meeting at
Auditorium.
With as much feryor, il not will
the same spontaneous outburst oI
jublancc it displayed three years ago
Omaha today joins with the rest OF
the nation in observance OF the holi-
day born with the signing of the
world war armisticc.
1t is to be day OF thanksgiving
for the victory attained by allied
arms and one of prayerful appeal for
the success Of the world arms limita-
ton conference opening in WASH
ngton. with delegates from all of
the greater powers in attendancch in
response to President Harding's in
vitation.
Omaha to Celebrate.
Omana's program consists of a
parade. forming at ] o'clock and
starting at g. on line of march
through the downtown district. and
a mass meeting at the Auditorium at
$50 O'Clock.
In the parade will be 5000 march
crs and 900 motor cars carrying 1000
persons. The long line will be formed
in seven divisions, each headed by a
band, and in charge of a division
commander Col. Amos Thomas is
the marshal Of the parade.
The parade starts at Sixteenth
street and Capitol avenue, and trav-
els south on Sixteenth street to
Douglas street. thence east on Doug
las street to Eleventh street, south
10 Farnam street, west to Nineteenth
street, south to Harney street, east
to Fifteenth street to the Auditorium.
Dahlman to Lead Parade.
Mayor Dahlman and the city COM
missioners will head the line OF
march. The first DIVISION under
command Of W. f. Bruett, will con-
sist OF patriotic and war organiza-
tons; the second division. COM
manded by John Kilmartin, is to be
made up of labor organizations; the
third division will be religious or
ganizations commanded by f. F.
Mcknight and headed by Gipsy
Smith and his choir. Division four
is to be benevolent societies under
the leadership OF w. ID. McHugh, jr.;
fifth division, clubs and fratcrnal
bodies commanded by Fred Heyn;I
sixth division, cducatitnals orgarsxa-
tons under command Of Maj. A. E.
I'll. Thompson, The seventh sec
ton is filadcsup Of individual organi-
zations under command Of Carl B.
kraus
Following the parade, probably at
$50, the mass meeting will start at
the Auditorium. Speakers on the
program are Mayor Dahlman, Rev.
John Mccormick, H. F. Wulf, Rev.
Titus Lowe and Rabbi Frederick
Cohn. A musical program also has
been arranged. c. f. Adams isl
chairman Of the committee in
charge.
The American Legion yesterday
made the request that every bugier
aud cornet player in Omaha sound
taps" at Y o'clock. noon, Armis-
tice day. wherever each may happen
10 be at that hour The Boy Scouts
have already promised to cooperate
in this idea.
State Offices Close.
pursuant to a proclamation issued
Wednesday by Mayor Dahlman, and
because the day is recognized as a
national and state legal holiday, all
federal, state, county and city Of
llccs and courts are to close to-
day. The postof1ice will make two
mail deliveries in the business dis
trict, but none will be made in the
residential sections of the city, it
was announced.
Local freight houses of all rail-
ways entering the city will be closed
as will most of the retail grocery
stores. The Retail Grocers' associa-
ton has asked its members to close.
officials said, and most OF the $50
members had signified their willing
ness to remain closed at least for the
greater part Of the day.
The larger retail stores in the CEN
ter of the city will not close, it was
announced by ]. w Metcalfe, Sec
retary of the Associated Retailers.
Decision to remain open was
reached largely because Of desire
10 accommodate the many visitors |
at the state teachers convention.
Banks to Close,
All of the banks in the city win
be closed.
If the weather man is right in his
prediction. paraders are liable to en-
counter rain or snow. and probably
freezing weather. Officials of the
parade announced, however, inclem-
'cnt weather would not cause them
TO change their plans and the an
nounced schedule will be carried
out.
In the parade there are to be IA
decorated floats, entered by the fol-
lowing organizations: War Mothers,
Red Cross, Carpenters local No.
427. Women's Trade Label league,
brotherhood of Railway Express
Handlers. Jewish Ladies Welfare
league, Volunteers of America,
Golden Rcd No. .l47, L. A. B. R. T.;
City Mission of Omaha. Royal
Neighbors of America, Women's
Christian Temperance union and
three by Ladies OF the Elks.