Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-08

1uciltS LOT CeieDfatlOn OE ArmlStlce
Lay In Augusta in Charge
With from 1000 to 1900 marchers
in line, the Armistice Day celebra-
ton in this city which Will occur on
Monday. November u will get I'M
der way with one of the biggest pa
rades of any city in Maine. The
members OF the James Fitzgerald
post OF the American Legion who are
sponsoring the observance of the day
TINS year have on every hand been
assured of the complete support OF
the city officials, OF the various local
patriotic and civic organizations and
of business houses, local corpora
tons and manufacturing establish
ments, as well as the school students,
and the parade will be an immense
community demonstration, which
bids fair to SurpasS any similar eff
fort on the previous anniversaries of
the signing of the Aimi3tice, termi-
mating the hostilities OF the World
War.
Perhaps one of the most notable
features of this years parade on the
morning of next Monday will be the
general participation OF the Augusta
school children. This is as it should
be, and is an indication that the
youthful future citizens are to gain
Il first hand conception of the signfi-
canoe OF the occasion. In the opin-
ion of the service men and women
who were actively engaged in the
stirring events OF the days of 1917
and is. Armistice Day should be
day of JOY and happiness and
Thanksgiving. The veterans of the
World War sometime on that date
pause in their activities and pay 81
lent tribute to the comrades who
went West" But to their minds ii
it not day for sorrowfHl memorials,
but rather of celebration, as was that
never to be forgotten 1lth of Novem-
Der 1918 when at IL o'clock III the
forenoon, the guns were suddenly
silenced all along the lines from the
Channel and Flanders to the Swiss
border.
Football Game and Grand Ball
BcSldeS the monster parade which
will start at . o'clock Monday morn
ing, the James Fitzgerald post has
arranged u great football game to be
played on Williams Field at 1870.
between Coburn Classical Institute of
Waterville, the probable prep school
champions of Maine, and the fast
Lynn Engineering school eleven OF
The days festivities will be
brought to fitting close, with the
grand annual Armisticc Day bail at
city hall in the evening. Special fea-
lures have been arranged in connec-
ton with this dance. which always
draws many hundreds of people.
Arrangements Completed
Commander Harry O. Barney of
the James Fitzgerald pest announced
Wednesday that final arrangements
had been completed for the various
events of next Monday and the or
der for the day was issued from the
local Legion headquarters. Emery
O. Beanc will he the marshall of the
parade and the aides will he John s.
Everett, Charles NJ. Pcllctier and
Louis A. Burlcigh. Jr. besides the
veterans of the World War in uni
form, there will be two companies
of the Maine National guard. which
will constitute the armed escort.
Lead by the beautiful stand of COL
ors of the Legion post. the various
clubs, societies. and school groups
will all be in line wearing some iden-
tifying insignia and marching under
the Stars and Stripes. The Cony high
school delegation which is expected
to number between 300 and 400 tea
cheers and students will be lead by
their own fife and drum corps.
The parade will be in five divi-
sions, with some dozen or more dec
GRATED floats forming the last unit.
The starting point will be at the