Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05
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(This column published weekly in the
interest of the E~x-service men of
Rowan County,.

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The Armistice Day celebration to
be held in Salisbury next Wednesday,
November 18th, bids fair to be the
largest and best ever staged here. Ac-
cording to the plans Of the various
committees handling the details, every
minute will be crowded, and every
portion of the program will be enter
tanning. There will be a parade through
the downtown streets, stepping off
promptly at eleven o'clock marching
to the Soldiers Memorial Park on
South Main street where Fulton in
tersects. This parade will be made up
Of uniformed groups from various
posts in the adjacent cities, a uniform
ed group from Mt. Pleasant Military
Institute, the local company of En-
gineers of the North Carolina Nation
al Guard, and of course, the Memorial
Flag Escort, Salisbury's own. 1t is
hoped that the Imps of Hell, Inc, of
High Point, will be able to attend
also. There will be decorated floats by
the various business houses and shop
crafts of Spencer, the Salisbury High
School Band, the Catawba College
band and as many marchers from the
various schools as can possibly attend.
Ununiformed ex-service men are urg-
ed to march in the parade also. Once
the parade has reached the Soldiers Me-
mortal Park, there will be a dedica-
ton ceremony, and formal acceptance
of this park, possibly the laying of a
marker, and the ritualistic service of
the American Legion for the observ-
ance of Armistice Day. There will be
a speaker of prominence, and the pro-
gram will be so planned that each
minute will be filled with action and
interest. 1t is planned that the pro-
gram will be started and ended exact
ly on schedule, each part being allotted
the required amount of time and held
| within that time limit, in order that
there may be no long drawn u waits
to bore the spectators.
Among the uniformed units that
have accepted the invitation of the
Samuel C. Hart Post to attend this
| celebration ire: Kannapolis Drum &
Bugle Corps, Albemarle Drum & Blu
gle Corps, Mt. Pleasant Institute Ca
diets, Catawba College Band, Boyden
High School Band. The following have
been invited and will probably attend:
a uniformed unit from Charlotte, The
Imps of Hell, Inc, of High Point, a
unit from Statesville, and entertain
ers from Mooresville, Lexington and
possibly other points. At night there
will be a showing of the Woodrow
Wilsn Memorial picture, with addi-
tional skits and stunts. This picture is
said to be one of the most entertain
ing and educational of the many war
pictures. 1t depicts scenes in the life
of the great wartime president, and
has many scenes actually taken on the
battlefields of France by the United
Estates Army Signal Corps. In connec-
ton with the Armistice Day program,
Judge Hubert E. Olive, of Lexington,
commander of the ninth district, has
called a district convention to be held
in Salisbury on that day, the business
session of which will be held about 5
o'clock in the afternoon, at a place
yet to be designated. This district con-
v%ention is calculated to add much in
terest in the days program, and bring
many prominent Legionnaires here ON
that day.
Contrary to the usual custom, the
ladies of the Auxiliary will not serve
dinner to the ex-service men, but,
there will be a barbecue served at the
Memorial Park with drinks, at a NOM
inal charge, the proceeds to be used in
defraying the expense incurred by the
days activities. Heretofore it has been
the custom for the ladies to serve all
ex-service men in the county on that
day, >these dinners were enjoyed by
several hundred ex-service men each
year, however, the various committees
decided that the general program that
could be attended by everyone, and
enjoyed by the public at large would
be more appropriate and of greater
benefit, hence the departure from
former Armistice Day celebrations.
The following committees are in
charge of the days program:
Central: c. L. Coggin, chairman;
Bryce P. Beard, C. V. Roberts.
Publicity: ]. H. Mckenzie, chair
man; R. E. L. Mel, R. N. Wingate,
George Bostian.
Finance: Charles Parker, chairman;
W. M. Barringer, S. H. Plexico.
Parade: Don Clement, chairman;
Max L. Barker, G. L. Shaver, Phil