The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-31
ARMISTICE DAY
In NEWBERRY
COL. J. M. JOHNSON TO BE ORA.
TOR OF OCCASION
Big Preparations Under Way for Fit
ting and Appropriate Observance
Of Historic Event


en- the ppblic regarding ArmiStice
day in Newberry, but as yet no def
mite program has been given out and
just now defini list Of the things
which will take place on the tenth OF
November can not be be given but an
outline will suffice to interest all
those in and near this city who will
take part in this celebration.
Some will wonder why the celebra-
ton will be given on November the
10th while Armistice day rightfully
falls on the 18th. This is easily eX-
planned when you know that so many
of the fellows who take part in The
celebration work Clerk on Satur-
days and as the 18th this year falls
on Saturday the local post OF the le-
gion, out CT Difference to those who
will be BUSY on that day gave moved
forward the local celebration and are
planning a spank up celebration,
which will eclipse any yet attempted
and probably be guide for those in
the future.
Fittingly the legion is behind this
celebration bat to get the full coop
Grafton of the entire community they
appointed a committee and that COM
mittee then asked the various organl-
cations of the city to meet with them
and discuss the event and as a result
Of their request two fine joint COM
. mittee meetings have been held at
which many of the plans were gone
over and tentative program adopt
ed. Almost without exception all Of
the organizations are cooperating IN
this affair and the success of same IS
assured, and the legionnaires appre-
ciate the fact that they have the en-
tire community with them and ready
to help them in their undertakings.
Another cooperative angle Of the Ar
m;stice day celebration is that the
two county agents, Miss Berrie and
Mr.. Mills, have been invited to the
meetings and the plans arranged are
such that the alarge crowd which
comes here for the parade and other
things will be given an opportunity
to visit the county fair which will be
in progress in the Legion hall on the
9th, 10th and 11th. The plans are to
make it doubly interesting to visi.
Newoerry during the fair with espec-
ial emphasis on coming on the 10th,
for that is the day when most Will be
doing and those VINO make this place
their mecca on the 10th will have
very few idle moments from the time
they arrive until they depart.
Just to give you an idea of what
will take place on Newberry's Armis-
+ice day, / will mention few CO the
details which are assured. First viii
come the parade, in which more than
a thousand school children will form
in the line of march. In .ddition to
the students of the city schools invi-
tations will be given to the trustees
of the county schools and If they see
fit to furnish transportation for their
school they will be asked to form in
the lire of march and i is certain
that many of the trustees will see tit
to bring in their school in order to
pa their respects to the service men
of this county who will gather to-
gether on that day TO celebrate the
day which meant so much 10 all the
world back in 1918, when the hopes
of all lay with the khaki clad boys
overseas. Of course the former ser
vice men will. occupy a promlnsnt
part in the parade, as we'll as mem
bers of the Woman's auxiliary, civic
organization of the city and the vet
erans of other wars. Immediately
after the parade. which Will form at
ten a. m. will come the services IN
the opera house. Colonel j. NJ. Jonn-
son. who led the engineers Of the
Rainbow division. of Marion. Will
make the principal address Of the day
and those who have had the privilege
of hearing Colonel Johnson will
know that the legion coald not have
invited a man better ale to make
an Armist;ce day address and doubt
less the opera house VIII be flied
long before the clock strikes eleven.
Snecial music for this service is being
worked up and in all probability
there will be musical program fH,-
nished such as IS seldom seen N .
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