The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-07
OBSERVANCE
OF ARMIST|CE
DAY is URGED
Citizens Called Upon To Take
Part In Celebration El-
lott Address to Follow Pa
rade of Veterans.
WILL PRESENT PAGEANT

WILL ] teASkVI l HO6HIVI
Armistice day next Friday will be
generally observed in Richmond and
Wayne county. Details of the arrange
ments for the observance were we'll
under way Monday.
The celebration here will center in
the Coliseum where Representative r.
n. Elliott of the Sixth district will de-
liver the principal address in the aft
ernoon, following parade by former
service men and Spanish-American
war veterans. The women's auxiliary
of the American legion will stage a
pageant, Lest We Forget" in the
Coliseum in connection with the cele-
bration there, and community sing
will be another feature.
The majority of the stores of the
city will be closed at noon Friday.
All banks will be closed during the
day
Committees to take charge of parts
of the Armistice day program have
been named as follows: Decoration.
Victor Bloemke, Paul Andrews, Harold
Hiatt, Charles Carroll and w. Sour.
The committee in charge of the parade
is made up of the following: Benjamin
Ball. Ray Umpleby, N. A. Ball, Ray
Keck, Walter Davis and Harry Smith.
Invite Neighborine Posts
All neighboring posts and ex-service
men have been invited to take part
in the parade, which will start at 1:30
o'clock The line of march will be
announced later Present plans are
| to have the pageant presented at 2
O'Clock, followed by community sing
| ing of war songs.
Information as to action to be taken
| by County Superintendent Williams
and Superintendent Bate regarding
closing of schools Armistice day was
not definite Monday. They said, how
ever, they would close the schools if
there was a general observance of
the day.
Urges Observance
! Acting in accordance with a letter
! from Harry Ray Post of the American
legion, Mayor Zimmerman issued
proclamation Monday naming Nov. II,
Armistice Day, as legal holiday.
The message follows:
"Whereas, the Harry Ray post of
the American legion in this city has
requested that | issue a proclamation
calling attention of the citizens to
Nov IL and urging the observance of
Armistice day
Therefore, 1, w. W. Zimmerman,
mayor of the city of Richmond. do
| hereby request that every patriotic
citizen observe Nov IL as Armistice
day, through the display of flags. the
suspension of business and other
means within their power;
"And, in order that the solemnity
of the occasion may be further en-
hance. l do hereby recommend that
church bells of the city be tolled be-
tween the hours of HAS a. m. and
/ II noon, and that for two minutes
past noon all devout citizens give
thanks to God for those valiant lives
sacrificed in the cause of liberty
Given under my hand and seal this
7th day of November, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred
and twenty-one.
"W. w. ZIMMERMAN, Mayor"
Harding Proclamation.
A proclamation setting aside Nov
II, next, as legal holiday "as a mark
of respect to the memory of those
who gave their lives in the late World
war as typified by the unknown and
unidentified American soldier who is
to be buried in Arlington national
cemetery on the day. was issued by
President Harding after passage of a
joint resolution by congress to that
effect.
by the president of the United
States of America:
"a PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, a joint resolution of con
gress, approved Nov 4, 1921 to de-
clare Nov. II, 1921, legal public holi-
day. provides as follows:
Whereas, armistice day, Nov. IL,
1921, has been designated as the ap-
propriate time for the ceremonies in
cident to the burial of the unknown
} and unidentified American soldier in
the Arlington cemetery and,
Whereas this unknown soldier
represents the manhood of America
who gave their lives to defend its in
tegrity, honor and tranquility against
any enemy, and
Whereas, the nations of the earth
are on that date joining with the Unit.
ed States in paving respect and HON
age to this unknown soldier. there
;, fore be it
: Resolved by the senate and the
house of representatives of the United
2 States of America in congress assem-
|
thoriZed to issue a proclamation de
5 claring Nov II, 1921, holiday, as a
: mark of respect to the memory oil
/ those who gave their lives in the late
I world war, as typified by the unknown
and unidentified American soldier
who is to be buried in Arlington ma
8 tional cemetery on that day; and the
4 president is respectfully requested tC
recommend to the governors of the
8 various states that proclamations be
n issued by them calling upon their peo
t pie to pause in thesr pursuits as {
= mark of respect on this solemn oc
3 casion'"
d Now, therefore, I, Warren G. Hard
s ing, president of the United States o
n America, in pursuance of the said join
i resolution of congress. do hereby de
v clare November IL, 1921. holiday. as
mark OF respect to the memory o.
those who gave their lives in the late
world war. as typified by the un
known and unidentified American
soldier is to be buried in Arlington ma
tional cemetery on that day, and de
| Iarahv recommend ~ the ooyarnors