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mprein*WKtanstoll l heul-leegh.ersillytedl«lilas008tC!fdk,oo-16020aCITY ONCE AGAIN PAYS TRIBUTE TO WORLD WAR MENArmistice Day Celebrated by Putting Out Flags and Numer- -ous ProgramsSOME TAKE HALF HOLIDAYhito(EDftcr ►un-onel the i oC allwas 3 Grand bc-mb-hIx I ng-hell ons tentD. A. R. Unveil Monument This Afternoon While Legion Stages Sham Battle TonightCharleston was engaged today in celebrating the seventh anniversary of the signing of the armistice which brought to an end the four-year struggle between the Allies and the Central powers.Tho day dawned bright and fair, with every Indication pointing' to Ideal:weather conditions prevailing for the; occasion. This factor was pointed out’ an being one of the moat important which would contribute to the success of the obacrvance.Flags placed along the curb In the, business district and in front of homes i 1n the residential section directed attention to the nature of tho day. Other idgns of Armistice day wore In evidence. Offices In tho state houaa cloned at no on In order to give the employe* a half-holiday. With the exception of tho polico and fir© departments and the city treasurer's office all tho offices In the city hall were closed for tho day. At tho courthouse moat of tho offices were open during tho morning hut several were closed during the afternoon. „ . 'Banks and other places of business were open as usual. Regular servlc® was being carried out at the post-ollk.o while all other ofheos In the federal building were open.Features Scheduled Several features wero scheduled for the observance of Armistice day. Prominent among these was tho'unveiling of tho monument at tho interaction of Capitol and Leo streets by me Kanawha Vulley Chapter of thein**? Aiin.i ni »um*y v^nupicj Ol ine daughters or tho American Revolution, This monument was erected inhonor of the Kanawha county ho Idlers who lost their lives In tho world war.A solemn requiem high mas* war held at the Sacred Heart church thisde-c!d.nwa#orurtweKillWas inornhi In honor of the whowere killed In the world war. Observants of the mass were Father MnrecUus, Father Francis. Father Ambrose. and Father Leonard, master of ceremonies. Father Becker, of Kills. Kansas, delivered a special w*iOii the subject of Thoughts at the Graves of Our Soldiers. ate I Sham Buttle Tonightis-. What Is expected to prove one of im- the outstanding Attractions of Arml.H-uh-ftlc'* cay is tho program to bo sfnged go. • at Laid ley field this evening hegin-| nlng at 7:0 by the Went Virginia mi. Jor ; t ion at guard and John Bra w ley pc*t ccr 1 I* 1 of the American Jyoglon. ItDr.-iff.iic-tolavny. (in he Ip:,will Include one or more addresses on appropriate subjects, a display of fire-works by the legion post, and a sham the ‘ battle by the guardsmen. It will be (.jj.Inn Ir.uovation for Charleston as this day has been observed In previous years by n parade.All persons attending the affair this cvenJt.g are to occupy the southstand* as the tlrework* display Is to 5] take place on tbo north'aide of thn uhl jptadiurn. Floodlights have? been In — E'Ot . sin He., np the field to Insure the lint! nation necessary for the different parts of the program. Tvelve-ir.ch inljtdiell.s will he put off nr 6:30 and at be-17 o’clock and nt each interval of ten rf- | ralnutes thereafter until 7:0. This n- 'will bo for the purpose of calling at • jfentlon of the people to the celebra-ncljtlon. It is claimed that the explosion air j °no of these shells enn bo heard n|lt;] - for Hcvornl miles.:;Hi ] Gore Not To Speak) An attempt was made to get Oov-the’°rnor Gnro to speak at the exercises v.-r !tonight, but It was aimotmrct! tills a(* jtonmon that he could not appear on k..|Pithe prngr/iTii. L, O. Gastineau. com-'imandcr of the John 13 raw ley post, will• deliver a short address at tho blt;gln-'l,ning of the program on an appro pH-huv subject, Me will be followed by . 1 Colonel Cromwoll Stacy, senior lu-| struct or of the national guard, who is ts .to d»*serihlt; what Is to lake phtctt dur-ds* Ing tho tthnni battle. Then comes the I battle, and after it the display of flro-, j works,*0) ! A .speaker's stand has been erected l0,J ;ln the field a short distance from the j.south stands.11 ■ j SjRH'tAcuhir Hre Worksi Officials of the American Legion his;post have promised that tho display id-1of fircworKj* will be of especial Inter* ie.Ht to everyone. :w it will prove both j spectacular and beautiful. 3t is ex-Ipectvd to lend'an added touch of ac-__ jtmil war scone* to tho tdiam bottle. lbj.V representative of tho company from• which the fireworks were purchased ps j is In tho city to supervise tho staging ” jnff the display this evening.i Another advertisement of -the pro-Isrrnin At Lnldloy Field was placed In . Jfrcmi of the pottle? fflcc today. It In Iul (krni;in cannon captured from the J'enemy during tho war. and which has i boon In the possession of iji© legion °^'here for some time. It boro a plnc-P* lard calling attention to the affair ut !th‘* stadium, c* j Student* of the Lincoln junior high y.« s.eho-d Joined In the observance of ed ! Armistice day by giving a program ^appropriate to the occasion in each of• r• 1 the homo rooms.ikI i t'jivolllng CentmoiijM*H, At the unveiling ceremonies the*I principal address was delivered byV(4i.\lrs. George roffonbargor. Mrs. Rob-,.1 Jori 1*-. Clinton, recent of tho Kanawht p , |Valley chapter L\ A. K-. made lh«Jspeech presenting the meuiorlAl i*• llhn city, and Mayor Wertz made the ^'\sipoech of acceptance.Mayor Wort/.. In his speech, stressed ot the point that the monument erected by the lb A. R. is tho .first material recognition that hah been Kivcn by any organization in the city to com-be Imcmomio the valor oC lbo Kamiwnn ^■jcounty hoys in tho World war. He . uy.pralrtod the organization for its srrv- •l.•‘Ice In this connection, and apoke^of 'the other monuments given by vart- . mom ry or thofic. who lost their fives •us organizations In Charleston Jn In former war*, wiylng thnt 1t was '• time that a Charleston organization paid sojno tribute to the soldiers of • the county who died in tho recent *. conflict. Ho also said that Charles-tr»n. although r city of millionaire* has* fulled, iut a city, to rontrlbut# vContinued on Page Thirteen)•oto-13*tecnan-!
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Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Wed, Nov 11, 1925
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