The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-11-17
ARMISTICE DAY
PROGRAM SUCCESS

The auulJorlum at the State Teach
ers College was filled to capacity yes
terday morning by the people Of the
city and others who went to hear and
listen to the very fine Armistice day
program prepared under the direc-
tion of President C. E. Allen. The
honor guests for the day were the re-
turned soldiers or eX-service men,
members of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, Company G, and the Wom-
ems Relief Corps and Legion Auxil-
iary. AS the soldier boys marched in
to the auditorium the crowd stood at
attention until the boys were in their
seats. The singing Of America open
ed the program. DR.. Allen then read
the proclamation of President Hard
ing making the day a legal holiday
and calling upon the people of the
United States to properly observe 1t
in fitting manner. Then on the
stroke of eleven, which would be
twelve eastern time, the big audience
arose and at the suggestion of Pres
ident Allen, faced the east in the d..
rection Of the battle fields of France
and for two minutes stood in silent
prayer at the conclusion of which
Prof. Knute Froysaa very beautifully
played the Rosary. Rev. 0. M. Bloom,
chaplain of the Edgar A. Fisher Post
American Legion was then introduced
and gave a very fine talk on what the
day meant and the lessons we had
CLEANED from the world war. Extracts
from the speech of ex-President Will
son were read by one of the students
of the college-the speech the presl-
dent made to congress after the war
was declared ended. Mr.. Nor
tracts. The Valley City Com
han Thompson read these ex-
munity band then rendered very fine
selection which was one OF the hnest
things on the program, without oe-
tracing from the other good mum,
bers. The bands work was fine ana
much enjoyed. Major D. S. Rltchie
was then introduced at the MAN
speaker of the day and for about
twenty minutes gave a lucid and clear
conception of what this country got
into war for. He said that the SOL
dier boy needed no praise or glory
that they went into the war because
it was duty they owed their country
and because they wanted to preserve
the integrity of the United States as
we'll as it's liberty and freedom IN
stead of vassalage which would have
been ours had autocratic militarlsm
as prescribed by the kaiser gone into
effect. He believed that disarmament
by degrees was the proper thing but
maintained that we would have TO
have certain army and navy
strength to provide against possible
wars in the future. 1t was very
sound talk. President Allen then
read a big portion of President Hard,
ing's address then being delivered at
Arlington cemetery at the burial OF
the Unknown American soldier. >. j.:
Farley was then called upon to tell
something about Red Cross work ana
he urged our people to get behind tne
Red Cross roll call now on. The pro-
gram concluded by singing the Star
Spangled Banner and a prayer and
benediction by Rev. j. S. Wilds. Inc
whole program was indeed very
good one and nicely carried out and
those who had charge of it and took
part in it are to be congratulated
upon the success of the undertaking.
The four veterans and members Of the
Grand Army-only survivors OF the
local post-were honor guests on the
platform and were given fine ova-
tion