Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-11-19
A GOOD CELEBRATION
Armistice Day Events Well Attended and
Appreciated. Good Speeches, In
spring Music

Clusters Armistice Day program was
well planned, and equally as well carri-
ed out, The only event causing any
delay was the late train from the South,
which postponed the Legion dinner for
little more than a half hour. Mr.. +.
q. Adams, Post Commander who pre-
sided over the meetings Of the day, did
his work in most excellent fashion
The days events began with the Le-
gion dinner at the Commercial Hotel,
where approximately fifty men sat down
together including four Spanish war and
two Civil war veterans The speakers at
dinner were Mr. K. II. McCulagh, Mr..
Geo. 3. Grant and Mr.. Fred Dale Wood =,
all Of which was vel received and APP
preciated The boys considered it a
special treat to have Mr. Wood present.
The afternoon program began at the
Opera House at 2:50, Mr.. Adams presd-
ing. After "The Stars and Stripes For
ever" played most admirably by the
Orchestra, and brief invocation by
Mr. Davis, girls chorus was presented,
which every body enjoyed. The chorus
girls were Misses Harriet Willis. Gale
Kirk, Louise Sager, Elizabeth Cooper,
Margaret and Josephine johnson, and
IheIma Wilson. Other musical mum
bers were duett by Mrs. Leighou and
Mrs. Winters, also male quartette
composed of Messrs. Heidepriem, Deli.
cate, Willis and Bailey. The musical
selections were fitting to the occasion
and well rendered.
Mr.. II. r. Hanley was speaker for the
American Legion, and delivered a very
practical address upon the Legion as a
Community servant. Mr.. Haney re-
fused to spread the Eagle, and to talk in
generalties, but confined bis remarks
entirely to this locality, and emp phasized
the work the Legion ought to be doing
for the community. lie stated that as
we the Home Folks had during the war
looked upon the boys as serving so now,
We should look upon them as serving in
times of peace and asked the commun-
ity to request service OF the Legion.
Mr.. Percy II Helm, as speaker of the
day, was next introduced, and prefaced
bis address by an expression of deep
gratitude to the Legion and to Custer
for the invitation to make the address
saying that he deemed the invitation
token of friendship. Mr.. Helm then
delivered brief but very interesting
and helpful address emphasizing the
great worth Of the ex-service men to the
country today as well as in the days
gone by. Mr. Helm asked the ex-
service men to Consider that while dur
ing the time they were fighting over
seas, we allowed various forms of pro
hteering to 90 on at home, the pro.
tteers were but drop in the buck ct
compared with the fathers and mothers
who Loyalty stayed at home and worked
for the great cause. He said it was far
better to be in the position Of an ex-
service man today, though poor, than to
occupy the place of Stacker, even
though the Stacker had acquired wealth
MIR. Fred Dale Wood followed Mr..
Helm and spoke of the great expense OF
war, showing from statistics what a
large per cent Of the tax payers money
goes to pay for past present and future
wars. He advocated the community or
the Legion's wiring resolution to Pre-
sident Harding emphasizing the fact
that the Great Conference was met for
the one purpose of reducing armaments
and to the effect that the Conference
would fail if it did not do that.
The program was ended with every.
body singing America.