The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-04-25

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Held May 9Th
Porode, Boil Come.
Bond Concert, Show,
Dance Planned
According to S. r. King, General
Chairman of the We Day celebrat-
ion being sponsored by the Durant
American Legion Post, everything
is being put in readiness to accom-
modate one of the largest crowds
ever assembled in Holmes county
for patriotic celebration of this
kind
Committees from the B PW Club,
Gamma Club, Women's Club, Goth
Century, Rotary Clubs, Legion Aux
iliary and the American Legion are
now busy executing plans for max
ing this affair large and spectacu-
lar one. Many local business estab-
lishments as well as out-of-t town
organizations are joining in the af-
fair with floats and attendance in
the big parade. All school children
in the Durant, Goodman, Sails, Nc
Adams, Pickens, and West schools
are expected to attend and join the
parade. Many Of the students at
tending the Lexington, Kosciusko,
Walden and Tchula schools will be
on hand. Bands from Lexington and
Kosciusko schools will be on hand
with two other bands in the offer
ing.
39 Out-of- Town Visitors
Representations from about eight
American Legion Posts, including
the jackson Post and Legion State
headquarters are expected to attend.
All Veterans OF Foreign Wars Posts
in this are are invited to attend and
join the parade. --,.....
PGrode Plonnsd
The celebration starts off with the
parade from the Durant schools
shortly after pm. with the parade
disbanding on Front Street before
a bandstand in Railroad Park
where appropriate ceremonies will
be had from the stand awarding the
American Legion good citizenship
school and other annual awards
made by the post. Kirk Grantham,
State Legion commander will pre-
sent the awards in the presence OF
the crowd and distinguished guests
in the bandstand, some of which
guests will make short talks. A high
ranking Army or Navy officer will
make an address. This ceremony is
expected to be over about pm. at
which time a reception will be held
at the Durant City Hall by Commit
tees from all local organizations for
the distinguished guests and the
Bataan and Corregidor boys and
girls and good many of whom will
be in attendance.
Free Shows
Free matinees will be held at the
local theaters from 3:15 pm. on,
while band concerts will be held in
the Railroad Park at the same time.
At 6 pm. a crack color squad from
the local Legion Post will attend to
the lowering of the colors from the
flagstaff in Railroad Park amid the
firing of a salute and the rolling OF
drums and the sounding of retreat
by bugler. A hard fighting base
ball game will be played in Bennett
Field between Tchula and Durant
schools in mid-afternoon.
At the services in Railroad Park
after the parade a big singing bee
will be held led by talented and
pretty girls from HJC, Goodman. In
the evening beginning about Z pm.
big street dance will get underway
to the strains of juke boxes geared
to loudspeaker transmitters furnish
ed by Ross Roberts of Durant and
Canton.
Particular details as to the events
and time with complete program
will appear in the county papers
and the daily press next week.
Watch these columns for such fur
Their particulars.
1t was planned up until the Pres
ident's appeal Friday night, to serve
sandwiches and refreshments to
those in attendance, but the food
situation taking such turn for the
worse and due 70 the Presidents APP
peal on account of food shortage in
Europe, the general committee for
the affair have reluctantly dropped
this feature of the occasion from the
program.
Everyone is invited to come and
have a good time. None need fear
but the best of order, good cheer and
orderly merriment