Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-04

! Rain, welcomed as a relief from thG
oppressive heat that threatened to hold
sway again during the day, failed I'd
daDpen the ardor Of the crowds that
] lined the sidewalks this morning, nor did
1t deter the picnic crowds that thronged
to the Playground.
! Forming on the Statehouse lawn at 9 80
O'Clock the parade moved east in Wash
ington street at 1920 o'clock under COM
mand Of Marshal Cecil York and SAzxeszmz
! Cortez J. Cobler, George G. RinisS S 8
! Gift, Delbert 0. Wilmeth Robert ~ 81
drick and John Fishback, Jr At Az
/ bama street the marchers were met with
salutes from the old Confederate cannon
which the McIlvaine-Kothe Post of the
/ American Legion was firing. The salute
| consisted of one gun for each of the
/ forty eight States and firing lasted from
| 10 until about II o'clock
At Alabama street the line turned and
/ countermarched west in Washington
street to Meridian street, thence north to
the Circle, in the Circle to the right to
/ Market street. east to Pennsylvania street,
north to North street, west to Meridian
/ street and south back to the Circle where
! the route turned past the Hotel English.
! As the parade reached the Circle tho
chimes in Christ Church began a patrio-
( tic concert which was continued until the
/ last Of the cavalcade had passed.
DISTINGUISHED
! GUESTS HERE.
Officials and distinguished guests and
| citizens left the parade at the Hotel Eng
fish and took posts on the hotel ball
cony, from which they reviewed the rest
| Of the marchers. The column continued
around the Circle to Meridian street.
south to Washington and thence west
to Senate avenue where it broke IN.
Among those who rode near the head of
the parade and occupied the reviewing
stand were c. W. Moores, C. W Meas
key and z. l. Graf, judges Of the legion
posts which competed for parade prizes:
ex-senator Luke Lea, Col Alvin NJ
Owsley and Admiral Robert E. Coontz,
speakers at the Playground this after
noon Lieut.. Commander H W. Hill, aide
TO Admiral Coontz Maj. Gen. George w.
| Read, commander of the Fifth Army
Corps Area, and aide; w a Ketcham.
national commander of the G. A. R.;
/ Hilton [. Brown, Gavin L. Payne, Bow
man L. Elder, Col Theodore L. ShuIts
Of Fit Benjamin Harrison, J. Frank Can't
well, president of the council, and other
legion officials and members who staged
! the celebration,
!
as follows: Mounted Police Marshal Cecil
York and aides, Marine color guard re-
/ ception committee with distinguished
guests in automobiles, wounded soldiers
/ IN automobiles, American Legion band.
! Robert E. Remington Post, Osric N,
/ Watkins Post, Howard c. Root Post.
/ Skdmore Dean Post, Striebeek-Losche
/ Post, Irvington Post, Hilton U. Brown
1 Post, Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
tion band, George Dewel Post, Parry
Stephenson Post, John Skidmore Post,
Marine River Post, Paul Coble Post,
| Berry Copeland Post, st. Mfhfel-Loer
Post, Bruce Robinson Post, Hayward-y
Barcus Post, Clay's Military Band.
| (colored) Colored Y. NJ. c. A. Post, Tenn
| pleton Parry Post, indianapolis Post.
! Bunker Hill Post, Brightwood Post.
Arthur RAIN Post, Edward Wahle Post.
John II. Holiday Post, Wayne Post.
Jack Rogers Post. Kessling Post, Yet
! ter-Munier Post, McIvaine- Hottie Post.
| William Wallace Post Daily Times Drum
Corps. World War Veterans, unganized
ex-service men, Newsboys' Band, G. A.
r. Spanish War Veterans, Boy Scouts
Drug Corps, Boy Scouts, Indianapolis
| Military Band, Auxiliary to Legion. Rain
bow Cheer Society, Service star Legion.
War Mothers, Womens Relief Corps and
eventh District Federation Of Women's
Clubs
Navy men in dress blue uniforms made
a pretty figure The George Dewey Post.
which is the sea lighters outfit was
after prizes hot and heavy. The prize
committee offered first second and third
awards of $40, $50 and $40 to posts hav-
Ing the largest number of men in line,
posts having the greatest number Of men
in uniform and posts presenting the best
general appearance.
Russell Ryan, Paul Fechtman, Russell
Jewett, J. B. Little VIII Remy, and
Walter Hubbard were members Of the
committee which planned the parade.
Mr.. Ryan and Mr.. Fechtman carried out
most of the details.
The chief features at the Playground
this afternoon were to be the athletic
events on the race track, vaudeville and
acts of daring, including q balloon as
cension in front Of the grand stand; the
| patriotic program in the Coliseum dane
ing in the Womens building. an exhi-
bition Of World War relics. community
singing, and day and night fireworks.
number Of other community and or
ganizatiOn celebrations are being held. :
! The board of park commissioners is Civ Z
ing band concerts in Claypool, Ellen ;
berger, Riley, Garfield, Brookside and
Riverside parks. Citizens of West Indi- :
annapolis are joining in observance of the
holiday at Riley park while residents of
Brightwood are having an all-day af-
fair at Dearborn and Thirty Second
! streets. St Johns parish was ceIe-
brating the fftieth anniversary of the
completion of its church in Turner park.
An athletic carnival patriotic speeches
by Joseph A. MCGOWAN and Charles L.
Barry and community singing were to
be among the activities. The Indianap-
oils Country Club and Sahara Grotto
also are celebrating. Thousands OF citi- )
gems left The city for Saturday, Sunday
and Monday, going to Indiana pleasure I
resorts or to visit relatives Their places
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