Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-10
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MEN THURSDAY

Tomorrow is Armistice Day, legal
holiday in honor of the men who serV-
ed our country and the Allies in the
World war. Every one in the city will
for two minutes, beginning at IL
o'clock, the wheels of industry viii
stop and everyone in this and other
cities will stand with barred head in
silent tribute to those who gave their
lives on the battlefields.
The opening event of Armistice Day
in Douglas will be the great parade
shat will be held at 10 o'clock. An ap-
peal is hereby made TO every ex-serv-
ice man in the city and vicinity to join
in this parade, because it is the great
est day in the year 1or Inese men. 1t
celebrates the victory for which so
many gave their lives All organiza-
tions taking part in the parade are re-
quested to meet at Fourteenth street
and G avenue at 9:45 a. IN.
The official line of march is announc-
Su etS iOllOW liG pelleIuC WAlA NC ACA
by an automobile containing Mayor
A. e. Hinton, who will act as chairman
for the day; j. +. Boyle, who will de-
liver one of the principal addresses,
and Russell Meadows, one of the COM
mit.ee in charge. This automobile will
be followed by the entire 1st battalion
of the 25th infantry from Camp Harry
j. Jones, including the military band
Next in line will come the Civil war
veterans, and following them the Span
ish war veterans. Following the Span
ish war veterans will be truck car
rying German machine gun that was
captured during the war and has been
given the Fred Hilburn post of the
American legion. Following this truck
will march the members of the Aneri-
can legion and all ex-seryice men of
the city. The boy scouts. students of
the Douglas high school and other or
ganiza lions desiring to participate will
follow the ex-service men in the pa
rade.
The parade will march up G avenue
to Ninth, out Ninth to the Tenth street
park, and there halt, where the public
addresses will begin at 1890. The pro-
gram of this public meeting is as fol-
lows:
Invocation-Rev. C. A. Foreman.
America-Military band.
Opening Remarks-Mayor A. E. Hin
ton.
Songs by the Douglas high school
Glee club, under direction of Miss Dris-
kill.
Address-James p. Boyle.
Two minutes silent tribute to those
who died in the World war.
Star Spangled Banner-Military band.
In the afternoon there will be a foot
ball game between teams of alumni
and high school players from the Doug
las high school and the Lordsburg
team. Beginning at 7:15 p. m. the
eighth annual banquet of the Fred Hill
burn post of the American legion will
be held at the Gadsden hotel. c. G.
Hinton will act as POSTMASTER during
the banquet.
During the banquet the German ma
chine gun trophy awarded the Douglas
post by Governor Hunt will be present.
ed by Mayor Hinton. After the war
the government brought over number
of captured field pieces and machine
guns which were awarded the various
states as trophies on a pro rata basis
Arizona received IA of these machine
guns, one for each county, and the ma
chine gun to be presented to the local
American legion post Thursday night
represents the one for Cochise county.
Following the banquet, the annual
Arimistice Day dance of the American
legion will be held in The Gadsden hO-
tel. Music will be furnished by the
Elks orchestra and the general public
is invited.