Show SALT LAKERS HONOR WORLD 1 j WAR HEROES EROES Throngs See Parare f for r Armistice Armistice Ar Ar- I Ar-I Day and U. U i I Homecoming NATIONS JOIN IN TRIBUTE f Roosevelt Pays Homage to io J Unknown Soldier Th They y said sald It would be the biggest since the war ended 15 years ago today Coday It was vas Thousands Thousands' of Salt Lak Lakers rs lined line downtown sidewalks six deep for 10 so solid id blocks Saturday morning To the tune tunc of martial airs and to the rhy rhythm hm of marchl marching g feet the city celebrated that long ong remembered hour of XI 11 a. a m. m November No 11 1918 War veterans marching along with the same spirit they carried into battie battie bat bat- tie tle peacetime soldiers clad in olive drab national guardsmen on om a artillery pieces and y youths from the University University sity H. H O. O T. T C. C all alt were on parade to thrill watchers Coeds Also Take Part With them were floats loats and pretty prett un uniformed coeds of the university ity lending more color to the march with their annual celebration of of homecoming ing day With Major Harrison oh C. C Brown of the infantry as marshal the parade pa pa- rode rade swung onto Main st. st from North J Temple st st. promptly at 10 lo a. a m. m The smartness of Uncle Sams Sam's army swinging post pest the monument brought I- I JL rousing Arousing f cheer from spectators mass massed ct at the head of the line of march The infantry band playIng band playing airs of the regiment that won the name Rock of or the Max Marne followed I r an and behind it came two companies of the I IThe Band nand Parades The band of the fIeld Held artillery and tw two batteries were next under Colonel Curtis Y Clawson com corn mandet mander Then came Salt Sell Lakes Lake's famed post post- It was the University sity of Utah R. R O T. T C. C drawn dra by by- horses Riding the carriages car car- of tb the guns uns were cadets I And then massed colors of those men to whom Armistice day means most most members members of all service ex-service mens men's organizations The color guards drew thunderous applause as they swung proudly In advance of the veterans Continued on Pate Page Two PARADE HONORS HEROES OF WAR WAft Marchers In S. S L. L Observe Armistice Day and U. U Homecoming Continued from rue rare One marching in civilian clothes clothes- with the precision of the drill ground Pay Tribute to G. G A. A R. R As the colors passed ed the crowd hushed for a moment in tribute to the theU U thinning ranks of those thos oldest of veterans vet vet- erans the erens-the the Grand Army Array of the Re Re- public The Thc G. G A. A R. R was WIS on parade Not a alile file lile of veterans as once was a part of every patriotic parade Not even a string of ot autos carrying its members There was only one car and md it carried one grand old boy of the Grand Army The others bowed down by years could not take part The lone Civil war veteran was Thomas Thoma W. W Brookbank South Second Sec See ond and West st. st Then marched the smartly clad helmeted helmeted hel- hel meted drum corps of ot Salt Lake p post t Mo No 2 of the American legion Marching as a mass unit members some 2000 o of them them them-of of all ser ex vice organizations followed Some wore the headpieces and uniforms of their organizations others were in civilian attire The Sumner school hool drum corps played young Americas America's part In the parade University Band Bane Along Alone Then came more veterans ve rans followed b by the red and white dressed University University sity of Utah band leading the schools school's floats float Preceding the flowered float of the theun un university alumni marched two single lines of coeds members of the Spurs school pep organization Each carried car car- ried ned a letter spelling out Welcome Home to graduates and Meet Us at 2 p. p m rn the hour of the football game between Utah and Colorado Eleven other floats followed representing representing seating classes fraternities barbs or unaffiliated students sororities medics A. A S. S U. U U. U dance committee and the engineers The procession took look 40 minutes to pass ass After Alter proceeding to Fourth South st st. it swung east to State st st. and moved north to North Temple st. st t. t where it disbanded Three army planes led by Captain Chauncey Whitney roared overhead I As the marchers reached North Temple Temple Tem Tern I pIe st. st they dived low scarcely yards over the marchers In salute Review Marching l Throng Throne Federal state city and county officials officials off i dais the staff of the veterans' veterans hospital hospi hospi- tal officers from Fort Douglas BrigadIer Brigadier Briga Briga- dier General W. W G. G Williams Utah adjutant and officers of ot auxiliaries of service ex mens men's organizations were on n a reviewing stand in front of the I federal building The float of the university student body ody was awarded first prize The freshman class was second the junior loss class third Silence Is Observed Two minutes of silence were observed observed ob- ob served et ct 11 a. a m. m by proclamation of Secretary of State Stale Milton MUton H. H Welling acting governor in respect to war dead ead f Prayers were were ere said at St S1 Marks Mark's Episcopal cathedral St S1 Pauls Paul's St St. StJohn Johns John and St St. Peters Peter's Episcopal mis- mis zion sion ion The Salt Lake post No 2 of the legIon leion le- le gIon ion will hold a dance Saturday night at t the Hangar dance hall ball for the benefit benefit bene- bene fit it of disabled and needy veterans The Thc Armistice day observance was ovas general through the world Roosevelt Pays Pay Homage In the presence of several thousand thousand thou- thou sand and In Washington President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt bow yi in homage before the tomb of the unknown soldier at ArIngton Ar Ar- Ington lington n cemetery The ceremony was simple but un- un The president stood for two minutes min ruin utes before the tomb At his side in m silence stood Captain Walter N. N Vernou Vernou Vernou Ver Ver- nou and Colonel Edwin M. M Watson his ils naval and military aides After two minutes of silence Cap Cap- tab aln Vernou received in the name of the he president a wreath of at pink chrysanthemums chrysanthemums chrys chrys- from th the hands of a grizzled griz griz- led army sergeant He placed the wreath on the tomb of the unknown hero A bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums mums was presented Mrs Roosevelt Roosevell and she placed them at the foot toot of 01 the he tomb Dern Praises Leadership Under leadership of President Roosevelt Americans have formed a areal areal areal real desire for foran an economic system with wealth equitably controlled and distributed in the interest of society Secretary o of War Dern said at Arm stice day exercises at the tomb We Ve are arc going forward he said under a leadership which believes in inthe inthe the he Am American dream which has made mode it t again ain aln articulate and brings to its service e high co resourcefulness resourceful resourceful- ness nes England's observance of Armistice day centered around the cenotaph in lit London where the prince a of Wales acting for king George placed a wreath in memory of Britain's war dead while thousands stood in si- si knee lence France mustered a brilliant mill mill- tary ary display in Paris A ceremony at the tomb of th the unknown soldier under under the the Arc de attended attendee by y President Lebrun and members of his his' cabinet headed the program American war veterans In Paris also marked the day dare Holds Second Celebration Italy which celebrated Armistice day a week ago the anniversary of the ending of the war on the Italo Italo- Austrian front held another celebration Ion tion this time in honor of King Vic Vie Vietor Victor tor Emmanuel's birthday Canada marked the anniversary with observances in virtually every city and town in the dominion Mexico observed Armistice day for forthe forthe forthe the first time since the war ended the government decreeing two ruin min utes of silence at 1037 a. a m. m The Irish Free State began its cele eele- bratIon last night with a noisy demonstration demonstration dem demo in Dublin culminating with the burning of two British union jacks on the college green gren Germany and Austria do not observe observe ob ob- serve Armistice day |