The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-09
GREAT PARADE
TO HONOR WAR
DEAD OF CITY
Procession Also Will Be
Made Object Lesson
in Tolerance.
THOUSANDS TO MARCH
Ceremonies Will End at
Reviewing Stand in
Monument Circle.


An object lesson in religious and
racial tolerance is the primary
purpose of the giant Armistice day
parade to be held Monday, accord
ing to Colonel A. j. Dougherty, chief
of staff of the Eighty Fourth diYi-
sion organized reserve corps, and
co-worker with DR.. George Bow
man. chairman Of. the general Ar
mistice day committee.
people have been talking a lot
about tolerance and local good WILL
we're living it in this parade"
states Dougherty. Deeper than
military preparedness and deeper
even than our tribute to the war
dead is our desire to promote toler-
ance among indianapolis religious
and racial bodies"
Approximately three thousand
persons are expected to take active
part in what is announced as. the
greatest procession ever held here
in point of size and number of Or
CARNATIONS participating.
More than $50 guests will watch
the parade from the reviewing
stand in Monument circle, where
the procession will terminate with
a joint band concert under the di-
rection of j. B. Vanderwor and
brief services led by prominent men
of the large religious organizations
of the city.
Invocation by Feuerlicht
Rabbi Morris M. Feuerlicht of the
Indianapolis Hebrew congre cation
will offer the invocation. A brief
address by the Rev. Edwin w. Dun
lazy, pastor of Roberts Park M. E.
church, will be followed by the
benediction by the Rev. M, w. Ly-
ons, pastor of Our Lady Of Lourdes
Catholic church.
The parade, starting at st. Clair
and Meridian streets at 1890 a. m.
and ending at Monument Circle,
will be divided into eight sections.
A police escort, headed by Claude
M. Worley, police chief, will lead
the procession.
The first and second divisions will
include the regular army, navy, ma
rine, national guard, naval reserve
and army reserve members, with
Colonel H. P. Hobbs of the Eleventh
infantry in command.
Automobiles carrying disabled vet
Grams and war mothers will head
the third section, composed of Red
Cross nurses in uniform, legion
members, band from the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphan home at
Knightstown, American Legion and
auxiliary members, the Rainbow di-
vision, Veterans Of Foreign Wars
and United Spanish War Veterans
with auxiliaries.
Band to Lead Division
Cathedral high school band will
lead the fourth division, to include
the knights of Columbus, Woman's
Relief Corps, the Overseas League,
Salvation Army, the Y. M. G. A. and
the American Red Cross.
The fifth section will be composed
of the Murat temple band, Masonic
uniformed ranks, Modern Woodmen
of America and the Elks' float.
Section 6 will include the Service
Club, Kiwanis; Rotary, Lions, Wom-
ans Department and Womans Ro-
tary clubs, led by the Butler univer-
sity band. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
Camp Fire Girls and Girl Reserves
will make up the seventh division.
Section 8 will include r. o. T. c.
cadets and bands from Arsenal
Technical, Manual Training, Short
ridge and Crispus Attacks high
schools.
Statehouse to Close
The Statehouse and the court
house will be closed all day Mon
day, while the city hall will pause
in its daily routine between 10 a. m.
and l p. m, when the Armistice
day parade and celebration will
take place.
Superintendent Charles Miller has
ordered school children expected to
participate in the parade excused
from 9 a. m. until the beginning of
the afternoon session. Majority of
local business houses will be closed
or will permit employees to take part
in the parade during working hours,
according to word from the Mer-
chants Association today.
The line of march will be from
Meridian and st. Clair streets south
to the main building of the World
War plaza and then to Monument
Circle, where the services will be
broadcast over WFBN, Indianapo-
lis Power and Light Company radio
station.
Disabled veterans and war
mothers deserving to participate in
the parade are instructed to phone
Harvey Thomas, commander of Hill
ton U. Brown American Legion
post, at Riley 9567. Automobile
transportation will be given dis
abled veterans through courtesy of
the Indianapolis Automobile Deal