South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-08
FRATERNALGROUPS
TO AID MILITARY
BODIES In PARADE
Celebration Promises to Sur
pass ANY Held Here Since
End of War.

/ Beginning Thursday and lasting
vnttI late Saturday night Arrnistioe
day VIII be celebrated IN this city
with an observance that prom sss 10
surpass any held since the signing
OF the Arnrstice in 1918. Final ar
engagements FOR the celebration were
completed last night a. a meeting
OF representative OF al military or
ganizatlons of the city.
II was announced that the city's
fraternal organizations VIII take part
IN the big demonstration and parade
IN this city on the evening Of Arnis-
tice Day. With che fraternal organ
izations included in the parade. to-
gether with all military orEaniza-
tons. the police and ire depart
ments. the demonstration Is expect
ed to be one OF the biggest held here
in several years.
The Avalon Grotto. n. o. V. p. r.
r, has offered its drum corps and
drill team. which viii mobilize az
the Y. NJ. c. A. Saturday evening
and join he parade through thu
business streets OF South Bend. The
drill team OF the Modern Woodmen
lodge viii also be IN the parade.
Among the military organizations
that will be represented in a body
are: George A. Campbell post. Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars. Lottie A.
Eel Garrison. American Legion Post
No. so; Harry A Perkins camp.
Spanish American Veterans. and the
G. A r.
Lodges and societies represented
IN the parade Will take a position on
Lafayette blvd. between Colfax ana
Washington ayes. The police and
fire departments viii form az Main
and Colfax avs. and national col
ors Will be Assem- bled at that point.
The American Legion and Spanish
War veterans will form al the
Chamber OF Commerce.
The line OF march for the big pa
rade viii be west on Colfax av. to
Main st and north 10 L.aSaue ev-.
LaSaile 20 Main. south on Main st.
20 South st. east TO Michigan st.
and north through the business sec
ton 20 LaSaue av. From LaSans
| the line will go west 20 Main and
| south on Main 10 Colfax av., where
| the procession viii demobuize.
Among the principal other evenes
! scheduled for Saturday. which win
be the biggest day OF the celebration,
| VIII be the meeting for the public
at II o'clock In the morning az the
! Blackstone theater. II has been re-
QUested that al persons who can
not attend the meeting. pause for a
/ moment and face east IN honor Of
/ Americas dead soldiers Manufac-
/ turing plants OF thu city VIII sound
l their whistles from II 70 1905
O'Clock. Business houses throughout
\ the city will hold brief services IN
\ the stores for those who are unable
10 attend the morning meeting.
Claude r. Gregg OF VIncennes,
! Ind. past state commander OF the
/ Legion VIII be the principal speaker
at the meeting. Ell Seebirt Will pre-
side Rev. G. W Titus VIII pro-
nounce the invocation and Rev. Mat
| thew Walsh, president OF Notrs
/ Dame. will pronounce the benedic-
! ton.
The Saturday evening celebration
| following the parade VII be a Big
/ one. A cotilEon Will be given az the
/ Oliver hotel by the Legion: a special
/ dance and supper az the LaSalle
i hotel by the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars, the Goshen and Valparaiso
posts 20 assist the local post and the
/ Lottie Zeu Garrison q the Army and
4 Navy Union win give big dance at
A! Kosciusko hall All theses paroles
win be open 20 the public.
The celebration of Armlstice Day
viii be formally opened a. The Black
stone theater on Thursday when the
( American Legion will start perform
] ances OF their third annual fr0lic.
which rs 70 be continued for the re-
mainder OF the week.
On Friday afternoon spea kers
from the various military organiza-
tons viii address students OF the
city schools. The programs will be
arranged al a special meeting Of the
principals 70 be held this noon
Speakers a. the schools where
they will appear are as follows. A
r. Macdonald. High schoo1; Otis S.
, Romine, Junior High school: y. c.
J. Gel6ler. Colfax. Ed. Doran. Co
. quillard. ". A Rice. Elder; CO. Q.
". Freyermuth. Franklin. Ben Jen-
} nings, Haley; wade Hardy. LaSay-
cite, Frank hurry. Laurel. Harrison
Talcott. Lincoln; Dr. A. L Knapp.
Linden; DR.. J. S. SpraKue. Madison:
Robert Sw1ntz. Muessel; Harry Rich
wine, Oliver; ROLAND Obenschain.
Studebaker. and Harry TraveIbee al
Washington. In the par0chiel
schools: c. Narkiewicz. S. Casrn Ter:
=. Kujaw5ki. s.. Hsdw.dge. Dr.. J.
a. Abel 81. Aldeber-. and DR.. 3 J.