Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-07
OBSERVANCE OF
ARMISTICE DAY
HERE PLANNED
Memorial Service, Parade and
Mass Meeting Are
Features.

Memorial services at the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument, starting at h:SV
o'clock, the parade in the afternoon
starting at 1 80 o'clock, the mass meet
Ing in the Statehouse Immediately fol
lowing the parade are outstanding fea
lures of the program for the observance o,
Armistice day in this city next Friday
Nov. IL. In the evening there will be 2
dance, beginning at o'clock IN Tomlin-
son hall for the benefit of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars Of the United States.
1t was announced today that the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, Department
OF Indiana, who are taking the leading
part in arrangements for the day, were
still receiving requests from organizations
that wished to participate In the parade
and as it was impossible to send invita-
tons to all organizations all are invited
to participate IN the parade. A call also
is extended to all eI-service men to
march with the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars. The service men are asked to as
semble at the southwest corner of
Illinois and Maryland streets at l O'Clock
to march to the place OF parade assembly
in North Meridian street.
FLAGS TO BE PLACED
AT HALF-MAsT.
All merchants have been requested to
decorate their places OF business In cele-
bration Of the signing Of the armistice,
and to place all flags that are displayed
from STATS on the tops Of their build
ings at half-mast, out Of respect to the
unknown soldier who will be buried that
day in Arlington.
II was announced that hfty eight or
CARNATIONS will participate in the parade,
making an expected strength Of 1880
men. Fraternal organizations VIII
march with their uniformed drill teams
and their degree teams. The Central
Labor Union will be represented by
number Of local unions, and there will be
twelve bands In line and three drum
corps. The city is to he represented oy
the ex-service men Of the police depart
ment, the R. O. T. c., the Boy Scouts
and the hrs department. Merchants ana
manufacturers are invited to enter any
aosts thev wish that are appropriate to
the occasion.
At the memorial service at the Soldiers
and sailors Monument, for the unknown
soldier. me ritual Of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars will be used. The G. A. r.
will be represented at the services by a
nlatoon Of its members in uniform
Monument Place will be roped of by the
nolice and traffic will be barred after
10 80 a. m.
LUNCHEON TO
FOLLOW SERVICES.
Following the memorial services there
will be a luncheon at the Claypool Hotel,
at which Robert Star Allyn, Judge ad-
vocate general of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, New York City; DIR. Vincent La
penta, Indianapolis, representing the
italian government, and James Wilson
Of Cincinnati, head of the national Pat
! ternmakers Association, will be guests
Of honor.
At the mass meeting in the state House
Immediately following the parade. the
Rev. Father GaYiak will open the meeting
and there viii be addresses as follows
Robert Star Allyn, whose subject viii be
"Americanism :" Samuel NJ Ralston, who
will speak on the unknown soldier
James Wilson, Cincinnati, "Disarma-
ment; :" DR.. V. A. Lapenta on The Mean
/ ing Of the Armstice," and Delbert o.
Wilmeth of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars. Thomas Garvin, also a member Of
this organization, will be chairman OF the
meeting.