South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-03
LEGION MEMBERS
WORK TO ASSURE
BIG CELEBRATION
Plans for Armistice 0bserv-
ance Nearly Complete,
Workers Report.

II i Is within the power of South
Bend Post so, American Legion. TO
make II so. Armistice week as wen
as ARM stice day. Saturday, Nov.
18th will go over with a crash which
Will iresound to national headquar-
ters and back, according 70 officials
members of the post reported at a
business meeting Thursday night at
the Chamber of Commerce dugoUt
and reported jobs done as they have
never been done before.
Friday business houses, buildings
and offices will blossom out with
announcements Of the second annual
American Legion frolic which opens
at the Blackstone theater next
Thursday night and Plays for three
nights and a Saturday matinee.
Reservations for the informal cot
illion and dance with its varied cos
TUNES and features which will be
the big event OF Armistice day are
now open to the public. But five
hundred tickets are available at 50
couple, and are in charge OF Joe
Cunningham at the Robertson store.
The ticket committee has admis-
sions to this dance. Two Orches-
tras, decorations provided by South
Bends stores under the direction o.
George w. Freyermuth, and special
prize stunts will make the party al
exceptional one. Dancing Will start
at $50 o'clock and a grand march,
led by Past Commander Claude L
Gregg and Mrs. G. A. McIvor' pres
ident Of the local posts auxiliary.
will be an opening feature.
Thursday and Friday attention viii
be centered on the Blackstone thea
ter. Friday afternoon Legionnalres
and members OF the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars will speak in the city
schools. and members of the Army
and Navy Union, Lottie Zell Garrison
in the parochial schools. Saturday
morning South Bends stores VIII
close with the blowing of the whistles
at II O'Clock.
The second annual Armdstice day
memorial meeting at the Blackstone
will be a addressed by Capt. Gregg OF
Vincennes. Rev. G.. w. Titus Will
give the invocation and Rev. Matthew
Walsh president Of Notre Dame
university the benediction. Prof. +.
H. Ingersoll has arranged musical
program.
Saturday afternoon at three o'clock
South Bends machine gun company.
under command Of Lieut.. John H.
Dewitt will conduct a maneuver on
the island at Leeper park.
At seven o'clock veteran organiza-
lions and teams from fraternal or
CARNATIONS, high school students and
auxiliaries will mobilize for a parade
which will move off at 1880 for a
parade OF the down town district, At
eigh1Ithirty, dancing will start at
the Oliver, with admission TO the
hotel by ticket only. At the LaSalle
hotel, the Veterans of Foreign Wars
will hold a dance at Maygyr hall
the Army and Navy Union will stage
a dance.
A meeting of all committee chair
men of the general Armistice Day
program will be held next Tuesday
evening at eight o'clock at the Cham
Der of Commerce for final plans and
reports. On Wednesday night, in
stead of Thursday, Post so Will meet
in the dugout at the Chamber OF
Commerce.
A report Of the membership COM
mittee OF Post so showed exceptional
progress in increasing the post S
roster. Frank Murray, chairman OF
this committee, outlined it's plans
and assigned territories to each mem
Der present.
William Coffin, district manager
of the United States Veterans bureau
with offices in Cincinnati, gave a talk
on the work Of this bureau. Harri-
son Talcott manager of the local
Office Of the Veterans bureau told
the post something OF its work.