Smyrna times., 1924-11-12
|pg1Gf DAY IN SMYRNA IS
lIREl By AMBULANCE GIFT
.,DrSOy POST NO. IA, AMERI-
y LEGION, MAKES FINE GIFT
=. MARKED With Parade Headed
I, Rand. in Which New Ambu-
" .,,o is Well Received

i'm lldrktu WIN a. ANN ~ oNANu
! Rand, in Which New Ambu-
lance is Well Received
,.ni,tice Day was observed in
ma --ll' yesterday with two-fOld
S-,ticn that made it red-letter
|. Resides marking time in men,
i tbe sixth anniversary of the
\, Of the armistice ending the
a war. Smyrna Legion Post pre-
l+o the citizens of the cOmmun-
N ambulance fully equipped to be
N run on errands of mercy when
o.ncv cases arise. The double
was observed with true holiday
I. The schools and a number of
,s, places closed in the after
fags and bunting were gener-
5;played and a real patriotic Gel
.iol was had. At two o'clock
M was held that was most cred
d Not all the invited fire COM
Is responded, but enough were
hs to make it a real parade. Be
the Smyrna Company, Clayton |
is two fire trucks, one a new
urhased since their recent car
and the MiddletOWn Truck was
s The Smyrna fremen in a
marched ahead of their fine
ment. The Junior Order United
Ean Mechanics with a float rep
ztlg home drapped with Amer
flags, made a good impression. /
5eE Of the order in khaki uni /
b marched with it as guard of /
b. The Smyrna Red Cross, with /
Olive Hirons Shallcross as lead /
bad a decorated auto in line. I
bed by members of the David c.
lson Post, No. IA, the new am
n,e appeared majestic with its I
II body and sweeping beautiful (
It's appearance was the occa-
for applause all along the line. I
steTs Concert Band headed the
aSsiOn. Augustus Wick on his
-- was the chief marshall of the
ss. Most all the streets of Smyr-
FEe traversed. Main street from
nsce to South was roped off.
Die Exercises Meets Enthusiasm
be public exercises which took
G nom the front porch of Prof
v. Schantz, was a notable oc-
a at which a thousand or more
lA attended. Rev. B. N. Morgan.
ir Of the Presbyterian Church. an
EUce man, presided. The band
q selection and w. o. Hofeck-
the crowd in singing" America"
Matthews, Jr., commander of
@yma Legion Post, made the
a.aaOn speech and State Legion
lander, A.P. Crothers, also made
Z remarks. The latter praised the
~ Boys for their enterprise and
aa.on Of Smyrna citizens bv
Subscriptions and patronage in
g 'ne enterprise across. RevJJ.
--lg' pastor of Asbury NJ. E.
-'r accepted the gift of the am
-s Tor the people of Smyrna and
-lnl'y in a speech full of patri-
sI'0f' He referred to the fact
SHyfna was unique in that it
-' only town in the state where
]8lon Post had presented an am
's and he felt the incident was
..3 3' parallel in any town in the
~ S'ates. He praised the local
,-. - ana accepted the gift for the
.-'! as an outstanding evidence
'a,s' humanity and mercy. The
IN Tayea another selection. This
r'r ~rJ"ed by Josiah Marvel, ESQ.
!, a,Anown ..-l Wilmington lawyer,
/, s'.. sa,s the speech Of the day. He
RI. ~..'ea the Smyrna Legion Post
~. l Efforts and the people of
\ IL ., and community for having
-. vel equipped ambulance for
stsi.s ~ n he dwelt at length on
sss Day' its meaning and hoped
4 ~. p.ace and good will of all ma
n,1aa ny r war would be no more.
rJ 9I 1. Denney came up from Do J
~. y nonGred the occasion with his
o u made few brief re-
IN Clayton After Exercises
4. parade a,aa. went on to Clayton af- /
,s v,e Uses, Use, Where the ambu- +
N. n 9g greeted with applause. Miss '
AaSmuey and Miss Jean Martin. :
ssi,a! i,lgna's popular school teach, 7
n Stu t... IN nurses uniform. occu- a
A ~ wy &c enairs in the ambulance s
ag s.S S0' and took pleasure in a
h. i sIu I...,l explaining it. The am /
ss1 . ,.ol ouilt on Mort chassis s' J I
ss Obio bIi'cnlne, manufactured at e
n x '5l@. 5a9. It is of graceful lines, s. {
81 'TSs n.y. dis disc wheels, and a I
lIas5s,e. aae outfit cost about S2,5O0. 2
ar5V;'.. t1t~' went to Ohio and drove. drove ]
"a, i F Ell have stall in in the Ionuay ney
d. ',le re Hall when it t is ,i'G bniIt nGt /
ae' os members {, of the Legion q will will '
'y at Asbury lie. Church Q
\. .',a,day Y, is Golden p,,lo So {