Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-10
ARMlSTlcE DAY TO
BE OBSERVED HERE
WITH SOLEMNITY
Continued from page l.

The order of procession OF honor
from the City Building to the Garrick
Theatre. Lieut.. James l.. EclScis, mar
shal, followa:
Police
Band
Escort from Four Posts OF Americas
Legion
Mayor and Council
Mayors Cabinet
Clergy
Gold star Mothers and Next OF Kin
Patriotic Societies
Civic Organizations
Police
The following letter has been sent
by the committee TO the clergy:
To the Clergy of Wilmington:
The Procession OF Honor TO the
Memorial Service on Armistice
Day will start from the City
Building at IL o'clock
Ever since 1917, II o'clock on /,
November II has had special
significance In our minds and
hearts.
We feel that Il should he mark
ed this year not by the footing OF
horns but by the ringing OF the
| church bells and chimes for about
1--WE minutes beginning at IL.
May we count on your coop
Grafton even at this short notice7
Respectfully yours.
Memorial Service Committee,
Charles Coke.
James l.. Eckels.
L. II rara
There will he a community dane,
ming at o'clock tomorrow night an,
lasting until IL. Tho music viii b.
furnished by j. Norris Robinson
hand. During the intermission tab
leaux VIII be presented.
There will, however, be a service
for the Methodist Denomination (,
particular. at Grace Church from 12.3l
TO |. There the speaker will be Dis
trict Superintendent Robert Watt.
a service will also be held at tn,
New Jerusalem Church, starting jus
before noon. with an address by tn,
pastor. Rev George Henry Dole.
The remainder OF the days program
viii be as follows;
2.a0 p. m.--Football game, Ameri
can Legion VS.. Fort du Pont, Figh
teenth and Van Buren, streets
y. m.-open house. Public Build
ing
p. m.--American Legion subscrlp
tion dance. Hotel du Pout.
School Chlldren's Prayers.
superintendent Davi6A. Ward earl
this week sent letter 20 the publ
schools of the city. requesting IN
school children TO observe the minute
Of silent prayer tomorrow. The lette
which he Is desirous that all chill
dren should read. is as follows:
To the School Children Of VIII
Nlington:
We remember the great rejoic-
ing three years ago when the news
was flashed over the country that
the Armistice was signed, and the
greatest war In the worlds history
had been brought to a close. BY
action of Congress. Arrnistice Day
November II. has been made a
national holiday. ON that day an
unknown soldier, one of our
American boys. will be buried in
the national cemetery at Arling-
ton. This unknown and unidemti-
fled soldier will represent the sac
rifice made by America in the
great war for freedom
The President of the United
States has asked that all patriotic
citizens observe this day and that
they devote two minutes. begin
ming at IL o'clock, TO silent prayer
for the good OF our country.
want 10 ask that. when the IL
: o'clock signal sounds on next Fri
; day. you cease your work or your
; play and join your prayers with
those of the older people as the
: President has requested. know
. the school children OF Whining
, ton will respond. The great
Father in Heaven hears no prayer
more readily than the prayer of
the child Let us all ask Him
J. earnestly that the world confer
{ ence, which meets in Washington
that day. may so plan that we
Q may have no more wars.