Show Parade Sidelines G Give ve Human Interest Angles S I z 7 5 The float entered by University of Utah alumni In the schools school's Homecoming unit of the Armistice parade Pomp and Panoply Stir Varying Emotions in Breasts of Observers Along Route The parade had not yet started A man stood on the curbing In front of a shoe-shine shoe parlor Suddenly through the open door of the shop came the clear bugle notes notes' of ot Taps being played at the Tomb of ot the Unknown Soldier in Arlington n. n The man froze into an erect posture He carried his hat hatto to his its heart and his ey eyes clouded with tears Brother Son Friend Say Bill remember that night at Chateau Thierry Golly GoUy will you youver youl ever ver forget how scared we were and each ach of us trying to kid the other there was vas nothing to be scared of on You were swell that night Bill I Bill shifted h ted his weight dug his hands a little deeper in the pockets of his shabby habby suit His eyes had a far away look ook You were pretty much all right yourself old man he said quietly Neither broke the silence for a moment mo mo- men ment I. I How about a cupa coffee Bill Sorry Im I'm broke Ive gotta dime Lets Let's go gal gol I How they strut with what seeming I pompous pride those carry cary car car- ry y themselves when leading their I bands ands in a parade Little boys' boys ambitions are stirred no o wonder the they go home alter ater a parade parade pa- pa rade ade to drive their mothers to distraction distraction dis- dis traction stomping around the house waving turner pancake batons and wearing Fathers Father's Shriner hat Its It's the le who steals the show Addicts of stamping while white horses for luck uck had a busy bwy time of ot It during the parade arade There were so many many white I ones nes in the University of Utah R. R O. O T. T C. C unit If there is anything In the superstition tion Ion Salt Lakers had a chance at a alot alot lot ot of luck Saturday morning Much of the of parades has gone lone with adoption of modern military tactics and equipment In the past thousands thrilled to the nervous prancing of the horses draw draw- lag ing ng the field equipment of the field eld artillery When the spotlessly clean dean new trucks ot of the division now motorized rolled quietly by it left one one with a n vacant unsatisfied feeling Horses on parade paradeo do o so mean action life me excitement Still trucks Still trucks cover distance faster fasLer and they dont don't cat at when not working Scrubbed white the leggings and gloves oves worn b by the Rock of the Marne arne Infantry band gleamed in the morning sunlight as in perfect unison the hands and legs swung forward and nd back One line of white-gloved white men was not s so perfect In fact the line of swin swingIng swing swing- Ing Lag hands was ragged the machine gun outfit outfit It was explained Those hands are used wed to pulling mules not marching in parades When those men marched years ago they wore the same uniform all nIl were equal Saturday some were clad cad li In hi smart business suits some in faded ill ill- I matched matthed trousers and coats some in uniform or parts of at a uniform some in the garb of their honest toil Pinned to the lapels of those coats whether new or old were medals won for courage of spirit and action Once again even If jf for but an hour the men were brothers Marching In the ranks of the veterans veterans vet vet- erans was one man The blue and andred andred andred red of his marine corps uniform was faded laded the coat fit Lit badly On his breast were shining medals a Croix de Guerre prominent among them Clutching his hand half hal running to keep step with the longer paces of the men in tnT the group was a little boy His IDs son The proudest little boy in Salt SaIt Lake on Saturday morning The U. U of U. U band resplendent in crimson and white swung b by A weman woman woman wo wo- man Inthe front ranks of the line of watchers cheered and waved her arms There he is she informed everyone every one in general but a young girl in par par- he look fine In quick succession came floats bearIng bearing bear- bear Ing lag pretty coeds football players dancing Indians and medic students ready to operate upon their victim the U. U of Colorado On one truck lounged fo Tour four r young men In easy chairs smoking smoke ing equipment handy The identifying banner said Council 4 A little old lady with white hair and misted gray eyes stood unobtrusively near She shook her head slowly almost al ale most Imperceptibly And for lor this my boy lies in Flanders Flanders Flan Plan ders field she whispered |