Hickory daily record., 1922-11-11
HICKORY OBSERVES
ARlNlS17CE EVENT
More Than Thousand People Pack Auditorium
for Exercises That Commemorated Dav-
Everywhere American People are Observine
Fourth hAnniversary-Streets Decorated.

Armistice day is being observed thru
out the world today. In Washington
the tomb OF the unknown soldier. SYM
bol Of the nations pride, was decorated
with wreaths; in Wilmington, Monroe,
Salisbury and a host of other places
IN North Carolina the day was COM
memorated.~ The country turned aside
from its daily activities to think in
terms of America and the things for
which it stands.
Here in Hickory the streets are dec
Grated today. Last nj ght in the audi
torium patriotic program from the
first number to the last was rendered
before an Audience, it is agreed, as
large as any that ever crowded into
this magnificent assembly hall. The
address for the occasion was delivered
by John M. Oglesby of Concord, one
Of the legion's best speakers, and it
brought home to all the responsibilities
OF American citizenship.
Beautiful Effects
With the dawn of this morning
came another anniversary Of the close
OF the great war which caused sor-
rowing and suffering in countless
homes and spread desolation over the
entire world.
just four years ago, II o'clock on
the western battlefield and $ O'Clock
mere. came the message that the fir
ing had ceased and an armisticn had
been signed
In celebration of this great event
and in memory Of the boys wbn sleep
in Flanders field and over here. an
armlstice day program was put on
last night at the city auditorium u;,-
der the auspices of Hickory Post No.
4s, American Legion. in cooperation.
win the Community Service.
1t was one of the prettiost and
one OF the most effective ertertain-
ments put on here and drew ore of
the largest crowds ever assembled to-
gether in the auditorium. The phe-
nominal success of. the program WIS
not due only to the wealth of talent
winch Hickory has to draw upon. but
to those who had the program in
charge and especially to the Com
munlty Service which makes affairs
such as this possible. Words of COM
mendatlon were heard on everv side
ana the program was but a Sample OF
what Community Service can do for
a town like Hickory.
Wlti1 its store Of talent in }ra-
matlcs and music, Hickory has a ms
Sin1lity OF becoming one of the most
cultural Of the towns in the state
and her people, with Community Ser
vice behind them, can have entertain
ment equal to any large CITY with
imported talent.
All during the evening the Hick-
ory Concert band rendered lively pa
tflotlc airs and memories of the old
songs OF the A. E. F. The realistic.
manner IN which the entertainments
was put over brought vividly to the
minds of the many 1egionnaires the
days when they wore the khaki. Mr.
Barb had charge of the band music
winch was great factor in the ev-
enmg's entertainment.
Lest We Forget was the theme
OF the program. A bugle call was
heard in the distance and the land
mayed "Over There" causing a thrill
In every spectator. The Invocation
was by Rev. B. S. Stroup. post chm
lam. With the rising of the curtain
a muddy dugout was seen, a replica in
winch SO many Of our boys have been
Silently a number of doughbovs
arose and R. H. Shuford with solem-
nifty reclted sNovember IL" bv Hill
mar ). Baullhage. The meaning of
the words and the feelings of the
boys OF November II four wears ago
spoke. A''"Ao''s
Inc address of welcome was made
ny commander Jos. L. Murphy.
America" was sung by the assem-
ply after which the band played many
iavorite memories of the A. q. r.
little sketch "Oh, La, La" or the eats
a Ia Franchise, the scene a small
rencn cafe, was a decided hit Of the
evening. Miss Aileen Aiken, a petite
french Mile. and John Aiken as the
American soldat. hungry ali over
ana struggling with the French Ian
guage, brought down the house. Mr.
Alkens Interpretation by character
lzat1on was rich. The sketch on,ied
with lively little dance.
=, Another delightful feature was the
Illustrated songs sung by the male
quartet. The sylnbolical figures, beau
tiful young women and staIwart
young men were as follows. NV Bel
gian Rose," Miss Helen Springs
,Mlsadelon," Miss Josephine Seymour:
rake Me Back To Dear Old Biighty."
John Aiken, Donald Menzies and Bal
ley Patrick. These represented our
allies while the heroines were tsIsose
Of No Mans Land" Miss Margaret
Springs: Joan of Arc" Miss Kate
Gosnold: "Mother Machree,'' Miss
Mamie Make. The pictures we're re-
vealed from draped curtains at the
rear of the stage and the beauty of
the scene was heightened by ecolorcd
lights. The women, beautiful. and
graceful, portrayed their parts With