The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-11-09
ARMIST|CE DAY
PARADE PLANS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Seven Divisions to Form at
North. Meridian-StS
Monday at 9:45.

Marchers in the Armistice Day
parade are to assemble at North and
Meridian-sts at 9:45 a m. Monday
and the parade is 10 move at 1915.
The line of march. according to
Mai. John D. Friday. marshal, fol-
lows:
South on Meridian-St TO Monu-
ment Circle. around the Monument
to w. Market-St, west on Market-st
to Illinois-st, south on Illinois-St 10
Westinghouse, east on Washing
ton-st to Delaware-st and then
north on Delaware-st to disband at
Market-St.
A two-minute halt of the parade
at II is to observe the hour of the
Armistice signing.
Divisions of Parade
The seven divisions of the parade
are composed of the following or
CARNATIONS: First, soldiers from Fl.
Benjamin Harrison: second. Indiana
National Guard, naval reserve, Camp
Gridley naval school and reserve Of
flcers; third, r. o. T. c. units:
fourth, the G. A R., Disabled Amer
lean Veterans of the World War.
American War Mothers and Ameri-
can Red Gross; fifth. Rainbow Di-
vision Veterans, United Spanish War
| Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars
and auxiliary, the D A. R and the
| Marine Corps League: sixth. Ameri-
can Legion and auxiliary. the Boy
Scouts. De Molay. Shriners. Saliva
ton Army, Butler University stu
cents and fraternal orders.
Members of the Indiana National
Guard are requested to assemble at
9 Monday at the armory for in
structions on parade formation.
Special Hospital Rites
The United States Veterans Hos
pital on Cold Springs-rd is to hold
special ArmiStice Day rites with
Fred S. Purnen, former Congress-
man, relating anecdotes of his IS
years in Congress. The Musicians
Post Of the American Legion will
furnish orchestral music. DR.. p. c.
Smith, chief medical officer of the
hospital; John H. Ale. regional
manager of the Veterans Bureau,
are other speakers.
Joint memorial services are to be
neld by the Firemen's and Madden
Nottingham Posts at 2 Sunday at
Grown Hill.
The Statehouse, City Hall and
Courthouse are to be closed all day
Monday.
Armistice Day services are to be
held by Maj. Harold c. Megrew,
Auxiliary 3, of the United Spanish
War Veterans, ats Monday in Fl.
Friendly, 512 N. Illinois-st. Initia-
tory exercises are to precede the
ceremonies. A show is to be given
for Miss Mary Jayne Griffey Nov. 25.
Twelfth district of the American
Legion voted $50 toward a $3.50
fund to be used for paying transport
tation of National Guard, R. o. T. G.
and Regular Army units to partici-
pate in Armistice parades.
The Forty and Eight is to give
a prize for the best Legion color
guard in the parade The Marion
County Voiture, AS. is to hold a re-
union and show at the Antlers at
1915 Monday.
Greenwood Post to Dance
Greenwood post of the American
Legion is to held a dinner and dance
in observing Armistice Day, Mon
day night, at in the school build
ing. Humphrey c. Harrington, for
mer state advocate general of the
Legion, will speak D. B. Rush is
post commander.
Regular postal service is sched-
| uled. Wallace Buchanan, superin-
tendent Of mails, said war veterans
in the postal service who wished to
toke part in Mondays parade would
be excused without loss of pay.
Wayne Post No. 81, American Le-
glon, and its auxiliary will hold a
Last Mans Club dinner, Monday.
A bottle of wine is to be consumed
by surviving members of the club.
An Armistice Day program is to fol-
low the dinner.
Armistice Day ceremonies of the
Indianapolis chapter, Rainbow
Division Veterans Association are to
be held Monday in the Washington.
President Paul Rhoadarmer will pre-
side at luncheon and dinner.