The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-05
ARM|sTICE DAY
PLANS PROMISE
BIGGEST EVENT
Arrangements Committee Maps Pro
uram for Full Days Celebration
en November " a. Meet
las, Night.
MANY FLOATS ENTERED
TO COMPETE FOR PRIZE
rioh, Organizations Already Eater
ed: More comlnu: Community
Sing 10 ne One of the
Features o. Day.

Win Robert n. l.isely A. chaiI
man. tho general arrangements com
mltiec of tho various. lodges ans
other organizations. met In th'
Chamber of Commerce rooms las
nlehi and completed the program
10 be- carried out here ON Arnlsilo'
day.
The plans nos include. union scr
vices IN the Methodist ehurch. a pa
rade featuring floats. decorated ears
mafchcra. a band. etc. and q com
munity sing. These conclude the
ArmiaiIoc Day program proper. but
IN addition. there IL to be a foot
ball game al Grady field between
iie Chlckasha high school eleven
aud the north Fort Worth Texas
high team.
Much Interest Shown.
n plans matorialize IN accordance
with me enthusiasm now evident.
not only with rcfernce to the com
mIttee. but throughout the city. the
ArmistIce day layout here. will b.
one OF the greatest events ever
staged IN Chickasia. From numerous
lodges and organizations came word
TO the general arrangements commit
tee last night. that preparations
we're under way looking toward par.
tlcIpation on large scale In the
various events.
The following organizations last
night pledged floats for the parade:
The Rotary Club. the Kiwanis club.
the Retail Merchants association.
the knights OF Pythias. the \. o. Y.
w. lodge. the Modern Woodmen of
America. the American Legion and
he American Legion auxiliary.
WITH the exception Of the Legion
and auxiliary floats. these will CON-
pete for the prizes aggregating 500
and which are being offered by
various merchants of the city.
The Lions Club, the Modern
Woodman of America, the Royal
Nelghbors and the Eastern Star will
have decorated cars in the parade,
according to their representatives
last night.
others Are Corning In.
The organizations named have def
nitely pledged floats and cars for
tie parade. In addition, there were
spokesmen present last night from
other organizations, who declared
that while they were not authorized
TO pledge floats or decorated cars,
they were of the opinion that the
organizations they represented
would participate.
1t is expected that the Trades
Council will have a float in the pa
rade and in addition, reports were
made at the meeting last night to
the effect that the Rock Island shop
crafts, probably would be represent
ed In the parade with a float or
with decorated cars. This was not
stated definitely, but the committee
was given to understand that various
crafts represented at the Rock Is
land were contemplating participa-
tion in the parade.
Many individually decorated cars
are expected to be entered in the
parade. 1t was also reported that
Chickasha merchants, industrial
plants and business houses generally
would take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity to be represented in the pa
rade with attractively decorated
floats or cars.
Sing Song Planned.
The Musicians union Of Chickasha
is to furnish a band for the occas-
ion, according to report made at
the meeting Of the arrangements
committee. The band is to lead the
parade the formation of which is TO
be at the corner of Ninth and
Chickasha. The line of march is to
be down Chickasha avenue to the
Rock Island railroad, thence back
along Chickasha avenue to Fourth
street. thence north on Fourth to
Choctaw where the parade will dis
band and where the sing song will
be held.
With the leader perched upon the
fountain, the first community sing
song ever staged in Chickasha will