The Omaha morning bee., 1924-09-12
City Ready
to Observe
.DefenseDay
Patriotic Programs at Noon in
Theaters and at 8 in
Municipal Au-
ditorium.
Monster arade at 4!:30

With the blowing of hundreds OF
ugles nd trumpets, national De
.anse day, the first in the history Of
he United States will be ushered in
1t 80 this morning. Assembly sound
ed by Boy Scouts, American Legion
buglers and Omaha musicians marks
the opening of the days program.
Officers in charge of the prepara-
tions declare that the military demon
strations and call to eolors will be
one of the greatest ever held in the
city. The big parade at 4.30 this after
noon will be held rain or shine. they
announce.
Line Of march of the Defense day
parade IL as follows:
Start of the line of march is
from Sixteenth and Cunning streets,
south on Sixteenth TO Douglas, east
on Douglas to Thirteenth, south on
Thirteenth TO Farnam, west on
Farnam TO Fifteenth, south on Fiji
teenth to Howard. west on Howard
TO Sixteenth, north on Sixteenth 10
Farnam, west on Farnam TO Twen-
tieth and disband.
All parochial schools are to take
part in a patriotic program starting
at 1890 this morning. At noon De-
fense day programs are 10 be held in
the following downtown theaters
Brandeis, W. II. Bockes. speaker
Hird Stryker. chairman. and com
munity songs led by Charles Gard
ner: Rialto, Edward D. White. speak
er, r. w. Kirkpatrick. chairman
community songs led by George
Long: Strand. John F. Poucher
speaker, W. d. McHugh, jr.. chair
man; community songs led by Fritz
Carlson; Sun, Thomas F. Dysart
speaker, Rev. r. r. Bryan, chairman
community songs led by Everett
Dodds: World. Lloyd Magney, speak
er. Amos Thomas. chairman; com
munity songs led by Hugh f. Wal
lace: Empress. Robert Switzler
speaker. Ted Wallace. chairman
community songs led by Edward II
Brown.
Schools Have Programs.
Patriotic programs will be held al
all the public schools here at 3:3o
this afternoon, to give ample time tc
allow the school children 10 partici'
pate in the hugh parade later in the
afternoon. The evening program viii
commence with a mass meeting TO be
held at at the City auditorium.
The following program will start
at in the Auditorium; band concert
bv the Seventeenth Infantry United
States Army band. invocation by
Bishop f. V. Shayler. addresses of
General Pershing and Secretary OF
war Weeks. delivered by radio
through amplifier. after being re
celved Mt the woAw radio station,
patriotic songs by the Concord club
double quartet. and patriotic address
America" delivered by John Lee
Webster. Rev. F. II. Jenks will pro
nounce the benedietion. Leo Bozell.
commander Of the local post OF the
American Legion. Is chairman of the
meeting.
Indications are that the patriotic
and military parade will be one or
the largest ever held in Omaha civic,
natriotic. military and industrial or
CARNATIONS as Well as organizations
OF many nationalities are to march.
School teachers Of Omaha have en-
rolled as n body and will take part
in the parade by having 264 automo-
hlles In line. South omaha High
school pupils will be in 10 automobiles
in the parade. the girls dressed as
Red Cross nurses and the boys wear
ing army, navy and marine corps Gln
forms.
Postal Employees March.
six hundred postal employees win he
in line OF march headed by Post
master Charles Black The Veterans
of Foreign Wars group will be aaS
mented by Brennan's Independent
Fife and Busle Drum cornS.
Four army trucks viii bring boys
from Father FlanagRn's home to take
part in the parade. Four trucks viii
he filled with girl employees OF the
Woodmen OF the World and one truck
will be occupied by the Women's
Overseas league. An organized re-
serve motorcycle corps has been or
ganized by Capt. George Knight, dis
pateher OF automobiles In the parade.
Sed Cross canteen workers have signi;
fled their intention OF being in the
parade 100 per cent strong as have
the Daughters ~ Veterans.
No parking viii be allowed from :
a m. until the end " the parade
ON those streets governing the linc ~
march or on the streets selected for
the formation Of the parade.