Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-11
CITIES IN ALL
PARTS0F U.S..
CELEBRATEDAY
Larger Places of Country
Have Opportunity to Hear
Presidents Address.

New YORK, NOV. IA little army
Of gray haired women--New York's
morning to Madison Square Garden to
sit for an hour in the seats of honor
and listen while the unknown SOL
dier's body. sy7nbolizing all the sons
they gave to their country was laid
to rest with a, nations homage at Ar
lington cemetery.
The mothers, more than 1000 Of
them. were escorted by guard of
honor made up of sinfantryper, blues
for them alone, had seats been re-
served in the great hall, which long
before their coming had begun to fill
with citizens from every walk Of life.
reverently eager to follow the Airing
ton services through the telephonic
simplifying device with which the
garden and Madison Square outside
had been equipped.
An hours program of music and
addresses within the garden was
scheduled to proceed the Arlington
ceremonies Theodore Roosevelt. as
sis.ant secretary of the navy. was Sc
lected to preside and Martin w. Lit
tleton to deliver the principal ora
ton, talking over a. local CIRCUIT,
through the ampliiers. A. chorus OF
fifteen hundred school children was
pTCSHsUL 10 lSdu III IHe Singing Oh pa
triotic hymns
Many business houses throughout
the. city observed the day as a noli-
day and all were required to suspend
activities for two minutes beginning :
at noon and devote the period 10
prayer and meditation Every wheel
of the citys transportation was or
dered stopped for this period and
factories that did not close for the
Iox 4I- - @1>-
moment by temporary suspension.
Cleveland Nov 11.-Armistice DAY
was observed here with religious serv-
ices in most of the churches. suspen-
sion Of schools and all public husi-
ness and partial suspension of private
business. A flag raising was held in
the public square. veterans of the
civil, Spanish American and world
wars participating. A mass meeting
was planned by the veterans and
ganiza atfons arranged separate observ-
anoes.
! Urbana ILL.,. Nov. 11.--So diarma-
ment plans which are decided upon by
! the Washington conference can be
Sc ccessful which does not take into
consideration the necessities Of each
nation, Major General Milton J. Fore
! man told students at the University OF
! Illinois in an Armistice day convoca-
! ton here.
| He said that the most necessary ~
! things at the present time was the de-
velopment Of national feeling and set
forth the way in which the United
States now stands pre-eminent above
other nations, with it's consequent
| problems
Pittsburgh, Nov. 11.-A parade OF
$4,000 persons celebrating the third
Armisice day anniversary, paused for
two minutes at II o'clock today to
honor the soldier dead.
| The zero hour-12 noon-was
signalized by the firing Of salute
from one Of the big guns on Monu.
nent hill on the north side Of the city
across the Allegheny river from the
old French and English strongho olds
at the point.
The parade included soldiers, sail
ors and marine CORPS OF the foreign
mothers and nurses and six hundred
members OF the Pittsburgh aero club
Chicago, Nov. 11.-Church services
planting OF memorial trees and special
meetings today marked the observ-
! ance OF ArmiStice day. Business houS-
es were open but all work ceased for
a few minutes at noon, while the
! workers faced the east in &lence
paying last tribute to Americas un-
known dead soldier.
HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHED.
Chicago, Nov. I1.-National head.
quarters Of the United Spanish Wa,
Veterans have been established here
by Captain Oscar e. Caristron oi
Aledo, Ill. new commander-in-chi
Former national headquarters at Sc.
attic, Wash. have been discontinued
Commander Carlstrom has. named
John J. Clarity, former chief Of po.
/ lice Of Chicago. adjutant general
Charles G. Essig Of Chicago. quarter.
master general. Joseph Gallagher oi
/ Erie. Pa. chief Of stAff. w, d. Tucker
Of Canton, o., national historian. and
Fred q. Brown OF Sterling. Ill.,, assigt.
ant auastsrmaster general.