The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
o. D. IN STYLE AGAIN
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines,
Bars, Chevrons, Tin Hats,
in Limelight Once More
THOUSANDS IN PROCESSION
Streets damned With Many
More Thousands as Martial
Column Passes in Review

Tulsa paused Saturday from its
Industrial and commercial activities
TO celebrate the fourth anniversary
OF the end of hostilities I'm the great
World war. Holiday spirit was rife.
yet marked with respect and re-
verence as the ceremonies recalled
that peace was reached only by the
supreme sacrifice OF the flower Of
American youth, many OF whom
still sleep in the fields OF Flanders.
At noon in blare OF military
music a huge parade thirty blocks
long marched through the business
district amid cheers, then silence
and barred heads as the stars and
Stripes passed.
The parade reached the pinnacle
Of such exhibitions in this city by
It's splendid military display, magni-
tude and fine arrangement and COM
prehenslye representation OF the
community's war record.
After the spectators had paid the
tribute OF enthusiasm and apprecia-
ton to the serious significance OF
ArmistriCe day. they scattered TO de
vote themselves TO the days smiling.
merrymaking side.
800 Marchcrs
No previous local Armistlco par
ade has had as sequal number or
World war veterans and World war
uniforms In line. Three hundred
American Legion men drew constant
applause as they swung gaUapty
along in military formation, jaunt-
ingly wearing their blue forty md
eight chapeaux or tight overseas
caps or camuuflaged tin derbics,
something OF the storey of their
service told in the insignia OF their
rank and outfit. and In wound
stripes aud cleaning medals and IN
the regalia OF the army, air, navy
, and marine branches. Their post
commander, was also the command
er Of the occasion. Alva j. Niles with
the tokens OF distinguished service
In two wars blazing across his
breast, riding splendidly erect at the
head. The detachment from the
Tulsa post, Veterans OF Foreign
Wars, preceded by post colors. al
wore blue armbands lettered In gold
~, f. w"
Americas more dls,apt past was
represented In a large automobile
occupied by members Of FItzhugh-
Lee Camp No. 10. United Spanish
American war veterans. again In a
thin handful of grizzled veterans
Of the G. a. r., once more in the
ear where the American flag and
the Confederate waved side by side.
Americas army OF tomorrow, for all
that the parade cycwitnesscs Know
may have been fOyecasted in the
cadet corp from Oklahoma military
academy in Claremore whose boylsh
faces contrastcd with their soldieIly
carrying Of rifles caused flowers OF
applause TO grow along their pain
Colonel Barrett led the corps. Ihe
mechanics of warfare rumbled alons
In the form of four 155 nm. guns
and limbers, tractor drawn an
part OF the showing made by ma
tional guardsmen OF infantry com
piny l., machine gun company, BAT
terry G, under Col, l.. j. f. Rooney
an field and staff officers Fll-
teen men In the unfamiliar UNIFORM
OF the Bgitish and Canadian forces
marched briskly.
Flags Had History
The flags had a history all their
own. The first al the passing OF
which masculine bystanders swep'
off their hats and which was car
rled by V. T.. Barry was hand made
by Mrs Eunice q. Davis. who mas
been called the Betsy Ross OF TuIsa
county" The flag. IS by 20 In size
which was stretched taut IN the
hands OF 10 service men, princlpaI'
u naval. al the head Of the Joe ta.-
son post detachment, once went lhIo
Russia with the American troops 70
which Henry Wasielewski OF Tulsa
was attached in the Red Cross SER
vice. II was in the tumultuou
lines after Russia Seserted the a.
lies and three different times this
flag went into Red hands anu
out again. When It was accidental,
ly left behind at the Omsk hospital
during a hurried evacuation was
lelewski volunteered to rescue ~
went back six miles through IN.
snow and with a comphnion broush'
u down from the flagpole IN tht
darkness OF night, and later IN q
safety zone was presented with thS
nag as a souvenir. Different IN nue.
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