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¥Local Armistice Day Celebration to Be Most Solemn In Many Years; Mayor Moorehead Issues ProclamationIn an atmosphere of fearful ex-prriar/), clouded by Uc ominous rumblings of a work! on the threshold of a Iota! war. Zanesville Is preparing to celebrate Tuesday. the most solemn Armistice Day since ihai fateful Nov. 1! of 23 years as*-Maj-or Tom V. Moorebcad Issued a proclamation Saturday urging all members of the local defense council to participate In the proewkwi-'Tbf program will be Mi under the direction of the Zanesville poA of Disabled American Wtrran* of the World War, with Clinton Kramer. post commander, in charge.Detachments of stare patrolmen and dly police will escort the parade. which is scheduled to dart at 10'^0 a. m.Headed by the I-ash high school band, the parade till! for.n on Market street near Third. The line of march hi east on Market to Un-d*r«o«i: south to Mam, neat toleast to the municipal auditorium, where a program will be beW.TV parade will be timed so that the. D-A-V. firing wjuad will arrive at the doughboy monument on the covrthoure esplanade at one minute before II o’clock. The marchers will halt and all units will face the east and hoW the salute for one minute in remembrance of the men who gave their ’lives to preserve democr*ry. The * firing squad will Ore a salute followed by the pounding of taps. The hue of march w ill then be resumed lo the audliorium.! The public has been requested to , refrain from driving automobiles on the downtown streets while the jparade is In progress. jCrmnd Marshal in lineDirectly behind the high school band will be Grand .Marshal Kramer and Ms eh ref - of - staff, Cecil Daniels, end two assistant chlefs-cf-stalf, Robert Drake and’and his staff will be followed by city officials. County commissioners j and platoon* of policemen and ; firemen.I The first division, lead by Price i WWlucre, commander: Fred Bugg-jlln. adjutant, and Robert Wright, aide, will be composed of Gold Star Mothers, Women's Relief corps. Sons of Union Veterans. Daughters of Union Veterans. United Spanish War Veterans and their Auxiliary, Daughters of America- DAV, firing squad, Zanc Chapter No. 12 of Disabled American Veterans of the World war and their Auxiliary. Daughters of the-DA,V. ar.d a DA.V. float.The second division will be under the command of Fred Quigley, assisted by Fred Bealmcar adjutant, and William Snyder, aide, and will consist of the Philo high school band, American Legion Post 29, American Legion Ladles* auxiliary.Rowill* Polt; American Legion,Post George Selsam post of V_F.W„ Ladles' auxiliary of VFW. Sons of VJF.W, Daughters of V-F.W,. Order of Cooties. V-F.W„ float, CoL Young JkKsop post VJ.W, American Red Crtm float and the American Legion float.Commander Ralph Cosgrave win be hi charge of the third division. Assisting him will be Merle Miller, adjutant, and Everett Morgan, aide.Those who will march in the IdlvWon are: Roacxine high school jnand. Eagle Zouave degree team. Amrou Grotto degree team. Ladles Cauldron Amrou Grotto, White Shrine PatroL Boy Scoots, Camp Muskingum. C C. C No. 1521, Chilian Council or Dcfcme. Patriotic floats and sent re men on leave,Nowell (Irak Pi rial awThe fourth division, headed by Roy Nowell commander: James Mitchell, adjutant. and Fred Web-
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Zanesville Signal
Zanesville, Ohio, US
Sun, Nov 09, 1941
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