The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-09
WOULD HAVE
. ALLBUSINESS
PLACES SHUT
Efforts Being Directed To-
ward an All-day Closing
on Armistice Day

| Elaborate preparations are being
! made by the committees of various
eN-scrvice mems organizations for
! the observance and celebration of
Americas seventh Armistice Day in
Bismarck Wednesday. The feature
event of the celebration will be a pro-
! 2lam at the Liberty Memorial build
ing on the capitol grounds, at which
time the building will be formally
dedicated. The program, which will be
given at the main entrance to the
I building. was published in Saturdays
Tribune. If the weather prevents its
being given at the place named il will
take place in the house chamber Of
the capitol. Governor A. &. S0rlie
Will deliver the dedicatory address.
and l.. i. Warren. commander of the
Bismarck American Legion post, will
give the response in behalf Of all eX-
service men.
Preceding the program there will
be l." parade through the business
section Of the city and the residence
streets TO the capitol grounds. This
parade will be led by band and in
clud"d in the formation will be Gov
"rnor Sorlie and his staff. 1t will
form at $50 p. m., Wednesday and
start moving promptly at 2 o'clock.
The formation and line Of march will
be published in Tuesdays Tribune.
All Day Closing Asked
Committees appointed by local or
ganizations are making determined
effort to induce all business men of
Bismarck to close their places of bus
mess all day Wednesday in honor of
the national holiday. A roll of hoSor
will be started and the names of all
business men who agree to close all
day will be placed thereon. This will
be a permanent roll ard will be add
ed to each year as more Of the city's
merchants join in the movement.
In regard to the all day closing, the
committee has issued the following
statements:
"Armistice Day, for the first time
since history began, brought rejoicing
10 the allied nations of the world
Seven years" ago you, because of its
coming. left your homes in the night
the war for justice, freedom and de-
mocracy, had prevailed.
Fitting TO Close
Nov, seven years later. the SER
vice men will, on Armistice Day, ded-
icate a memorial in the Capital
City-the Memorial Building on the
capitol grounds, erected ut a cost of
about one-half million dollars. 1t is
fitting and proper that we, on this
.Armistice Day and on all such days,
close our places of business for the
full day and join in rejoicing that
the manhood of America was such as
TO stay the advance of the Hun and
preserve to use and to other nations
The Democracy we love.
Had the Hun been victorious we
would not now be privileged to par
ticipate in such day but, subser-
Went to him who placed God second |
to himself, we would now pay tribute |
to the Kaiser. Many of our COM
radcs sleep in Flanders Field and
many have been returned to rest on
native soil. Four years ago today
ut this hour the body of the unknown |
soldier was nearing the shores of the |
Atlantic coast borne by one OF the |
battleships Of the American navy He |
was representative of all the heroic
dead.
Lest we forget the service he and |
his comrades rendered, may we on !
Wednesday, November II, Armistice
Day, in the city of Bismarck, close |
our places of business for the full !
day and take part in the program"