Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-10
PREPARATIONS
COMPLETE FOR
ARMISTICE DAY
Big Celebration Opens
With Military Tourna-
ment and Closes With
Historical Pageant

Work IN preparing the grounds, ar
ranging spotlights for the pageant. an =
arranging details for handling the
large crowd expected here tomorrow
have been completed. the final rchcars
~ 70 rthc pageant will he held tonight
and all preparations are being made
to conduct the biggest celebration o.
the year here tomorrow. when the Am
trcan Legion Armisticc Day cclcbra-
tion will open.
Visitors started arriving IN Browns-
willie Saturday night, and have been
reaching this city steadily since that
time. big crowd of Valley people be
ing expected here tomorrow.
The Armisticc Day celebration will
open at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
and some attraction vii 'bc ing o.
from that time until the close Of the
pageant. tomorrow night. The Twelfth
4 avalry of For. Brown vii. op,n the
program AZ 10 o'clock with a military
tournament. Troop A will give pla-
toon maneuvcr without command. per
forming t. music; Troop y will give "A
demonstration If jumping. with ten
men jumping in unison; while Troop
G will entertain the crowd with some
rough riding. yaultng. and dismount-
inr. twelve m,n moving together.
In order that tho biz crowds expect
cd on the grounds early in the day will
not have to leave at noon. a barbecue
lunch has 10 n arranged at II o'clock
in which ali visitors are invited T.
participate
Brownsville and kngsvilc hing
schools meet on the field IN ! o'clock
IN the afternoon in otball contest
the first inter-sectional game 90 bc
played in this city. Although Kings
willie was eliminated IN the race for
the district championship. me team has
showed an we'll this scascn. ana the
game promises 10 BE- of much interest
The local squad IS in better shape
than the team wa last Thursday. and
the contest should have more life in ~.
Wing walking On moving plane.
balloon bursting IN the air. landing
with motor stopped at an altitude of
5000 20 Z. and many ether stunts ia the
air will feature the program Of the
ink kircd Flying circus. which will start
AT O'Clock, Immediately following the
football riimc. Kindred and hi corps
~ aviatnrs arrived IN Brownsville last
week. and have h.cn advertising the
Legion celebration here throughout
the Valley. dropping handhils from
the air.
The program rn the grounds viii hr
concluded Tuesday night with w Old
Spanish Trail pageant. starci under thc
direction ~ Mr. and Mrs Ed Shum
way. in which four hundred persons
will take part. This pageant. IN which
the character are dress . rcali,tical-
III in costumes depicting the stage WI
history which the scene represents.
Will trace thr outstanding event, ~
the history of the southwest. and If
the state e Texas. from the time Of
the first settlements and conqucsts un
~ thr present dat Elahr rate eos
tunes. attractive lighting effects. and
good music furnished by ihc Twelfth
Cavalry band viii combine to make thi,
pageant one Of the mos, spcctacul1r
ever put on IN the Valley
Through the dny and night the I'll
Jack Shaicr shows will ~ open. fur
nishinE side shows ana carnival
amusrments III rcncral. while many
booths operated by differ ut persons
and organizations in Brownsville. will
add life 60 the show.
IN conjunction with the Legion show
bull fight will ~ held in Matamaros
tomorrow afternoon. Sidney Franklin.
an American fighter. viii march into
the arena az the head Of ono column
Of fighters. while Angeletc who appear
- IN Matamoros July 1. will lead the
other column into the ring These two
matadors will match their skill ana
daring in killing four Malpaso bulls.
which are in the bull pen at Mata-
moros now.
Franklyn will be the first American
fighter to enter the ring in Natamorcs
~ more than fiftcea years. and his
performance tomorrow viii hc follow, a
closely hy thousand of persons. The
bull fight will start AZ 4.3O u. m.