The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-31
THOUSANDS PAY
HOMAGE TO DEAD
IN GREAT PARADE

commander, who presided, intro
duced Mayor II. +. Newblock who in
turn presented General ONeil as
the man who led the Oklahoma
boys 10 victory in the great world
war"
Crowd Gathers Early.
Main street traffic was constant
succession of well-filled motor cars
with .he sidewalks slowly jamming
with congregating crowds long be-
lore the first piping of a boy near
tenth and Main, Here II comes!"
heralded the parades setting into
motion after 10 o'clock. Each of the
uniformed policemen who led the
way wore a poppy, scarlet emblem
OF Memorial day which was every
where apparent. There followed .he
teld marshal of the day, aides and
senior national guards officers all
eXcellently mounted; several detach-
ments of sturdy boy scouts in their
uniforms: a band from the must j.
cans union playing martial airs,
seconded by a girl scout drummer
VINO furnished marching time for
the public school children bringing
up the rear of the parade; machine
gun and Battery c units showing
iorth the grim business of war in
Lhe mu2zled gun mouths of their
Aowltzers drawn by caterpillar trac-
tols their trucks and other warlike
equipment: a caisson black -drape
ana tlower-covered. mute memorial;
orght-faced girl scouts and school
ShlIdren; one colorful, flag and
ountlng decked, flower bearing car
after another
Vets Fewer Than Ever.
Inc number of Civil war veterans
fluIhS in cars. somehow seemed
teWer and their shoulders "A little
more stopped than when last they
Paraded for such an occasion. one
Empty sleeve was reminder OF
Nhat has been. Spanish-Americar I
war survivors stepped briskly anc
He young men who are members oi
tne legion post of Veterans OF For.
elsh Wars yet more so. The cal
occupied by representatives of Tulsa
,.lIlet' American Womens Oversee!
t.easue' in their foreign service uni
tolnS was matched by cars bearint
MVlnen auxiliary members to tn,
so'GIer societies, Just as many
graves yesterday wore both III,
United States and the confederat,
tIdgs, the national colors wer,
telehded with the colors of the con
teueiaSy and the Confederate Me
loIldl association in a ma achine rep
ossshtlng the Tulsa association, c
NJ, A., which led the confederat,
g1iWS!on. Gen, Theodore Brewer o
bfoken Arrow commander of tn,
ohlahoma Confederate Veterans
1oue IN one of the Clement A. Evan
nnapler cars. Parade spectator
were not demonstrative beyond tn,
occasional shrill shrieking OF chill
= TTten or their waving of CHILDISH,
Cpon the disintegration OF tn,
ear at Second and Elgln, voluntee
o@aIS @ were filled with school children
ana grown-ups wishing TO attent
LIZ LIZ, Memorial day services at Ros
mn burial park. The long process
s'on az It's head flag flying taut II
SUN breeze was Just entering III
ooemetery when its last units left tn
s' Following the service. boy
ana girls decorated the soldie
Graves. marked the day before witt
hHe rags, with flowers contribute,
mn An Afternoon OF Outings.
Inc afternoon of Memorial da,
& maS put principally to holiday use
WIN attendance at ball games, witt
pun'cs, pleasure excursions and so
al affairs, The majority OF tn
us.ness houses were closed for tn
s'@'er part OF the day. Confsd