Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-13
RldlHLE PAYs'H|GH
TRIBUTE WAR DEAD
HPIaces of Business Remain
SClosed During Armistice
Day Ceremonies.

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VA, NOV. le.--Farm-
B &ic Tent fSself whole hcartcdly to
ssosS celebration Of Armistice Day
ktday. All places OF business were
bred during Me celebration pro-
tSedings, so that when the parade
/ srmed. the strec,sSwere lined with
rave and reverent Nn-lookers.
= 1.-THE procession formoEJin three de-
6chments. The pupils of the high
Z shool formed ut the, Armory; the
! american Legion at tina, Prince Ed
lard Hotel. Upon the Irregular for
.atton OF the proccssion.N the Farm
ole Silver Band. under direction OF
professor Den. led OFF. followed by
me oolors OF TIC guard. Thorn came
fae Farmville Guard under command
Captain Wick. then came the
Smericaa Legion under command Of
cost Commander Captain j. II. CoA<s
Ind then the high school marshalea'
EylProfessor Dickinson and the teach
S5ys. The procession was most COM
siendable and orderly exhibition OF
Sommunity in the proceedings OF the
gay.
SS The march was along Main street
10 High and thence 10 the Confederate
tsfonument where the authorized
3ltpal of the American Legion was
lone through with under the direc-
s1on of Captain J. II. Cooke. OF Jack
garland Post No. 30. AT exactly IL
o'clock the band struck up the
Etrains of 1.-THE Star-Spangled Ban
SER" during which all stood at at
aention with bowed heads. Post
chaplain, the Rev. c. Edward Bur
ell, d. n. pastor of the Farmvilie
baptist Church. then introduced the
speaker for the day. +. S. Shields.
'4resident of the Planters Bank of
fsarmville. In doing so, he paid tri-
lutte to the encouraging community
interest which had brought out
practically the entire population to
participate in the proceedings of the
SaS.
HI Mr.. Shields made n most effective
address that was 1T once stirringly
> patriotic and yet SOLDERING in its ef
1tct. He drew the attention OF the
immense crncourse surrounding the
Old monument. to the fact the worlds
,A.Unference on tho Limitation Of
4 washington. and impressed upon his
hearers the tact that the very patri-
2t:em that hai called out the hish-
sfst and the noblcst traits OF the free
american people WAS nov in demand
80 Insist utCn the conference that
lEhey must provide some means
!Shereby war shall he no more If they
Sare to meet the fondcst expectations
spf the suffering people of the world,
fssminding Ills henrers that they had
SC within their power to obtain what
t5hey SO ardenuy desired. il their de-
i3ires were genuine and heartfelt. He
Also drew Il TO the attention Of his
hearers that at ahe precise moment
1he nation was. paying its silent
tribute to the heroic dead OF the
son OF the unknown soldier then be
ing laid TO rsat ut Arlington Gem
2atsry. reminding them that IL was
the solemn duty OF every rue Amer
lean, while hcnoring their heroic
edrad. to nrotcct the livins from the
demonstrations Of future wars.
III Upon the conclusion OF the ccre-
Enlon;es at the monument the process.
sion reformed and marched TO the
armcry, where the Ladies' Auxiliary
Iof tho American Legion mad pre-
pared dinner for all CN-Scrrice men.
Ms After dinner the Rev. Mr. Eurr.ll
ipr opposed the toast to the auxiliary,
(which was responded to in spleni!d
}Gpcsches by Rev. pr George SpOOncr,
Ipa stor of the Methodist Church, and
iby II. a. Barrow. for the Mayor and
the. Council o. the city, Mrs. ]. a.
sGarland, mother II jack Garland.
latter whom the Farmvillc post was
manned, male iittin3 response on
behalf CT the auxiliary.
"a The entire proceedings were
,eminently succe Ssful and happy.