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Show ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVANCE III -CITY ARRANGED- Fort Douglas Public Program Is Put on Schedule Nineteen years have quieted the tumult and the shouting that greeted the original Armistice day, but tha spirit of thanksgiving that spread ever the entire world November No-vember 11, IBIS, will be revived bar with a cltywlde observance Thursday. Thurs-day. Public programs at Fort Douglas and Memory grove and apeciai patriotic pa-triotic eierrlsoa in, tha schools will feature the day. Several thousand person are expected ex-pected to attend eeremonle oa the Fort Douglas parade ground commencing com-mencing at 10:10 a. m. under auspices aus-pices of the Thirty-eighth Infantry and the United Veterans' council, composed of representatives of 10 patriotic organisation and their auxiliaries. Welcome Planned Colonel Walter a Fulton, Thirty-eighth Thirty-eighth Infantry commander, will welcome the visitor following aa opening selection by the regimental band and a aalut to the colon. Oovernor Henry H. Blood and Brigadier General Walter C Sweeney, post commandant. Will each apeak briefly. W. J. Higbee, chairman of the veterans' council and commander of Salt Lake post No. ft, American legion, will introduce distinguished guest. A period of silence will be observed ob-served at 11 a. m. In honor of those who gave their Uvea for their country coun-try In the World war. All colore, Including the war flag of veteran' organisations, will bo massed during ths formal ceremonies. cere-monies. Review Scheduled At the cloee of the program the Thirty-eighth Infantry, headquar-tar headquar-tar company of the Sixth brigado and the city high achool R. O. T. C battalion will paaa in review. Cooperating with army official In arranging for the affair are ths Grand Army of the Republic United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign War, American legion. Disabled Dis-abled Veteran of tha World War, Ninety-first Division association. Officer' Roaenr corps, Canadian legion and the Reserve Officers' Training corps. An address by the Rev. Jacob Trapp and the planting of tree on Gold Star hill to honor the World war dead will feature the Gold Star mother' program at Memory grove at 10:45 a m. Thursday. Mrs. O. Howard la in charge of the program. pro-gram. Bchosls to Stay One City achool will- not obaerr a holiday, but special assembly exer-ciao exer-ciao are planned for Armletice day. Representing the Americaa legion, le-gion, Norman Sim will speak at South high achool at t:4S a, m. Thursday, Ray Chtwaon will speak at Roosevelt high at 1:25 p. m. and R K. Farnsworth will addraa Lincoln Lin-coln high students at a. m. Tha University of Utah wiU have a half-holiday, beginning at 12:30 p. m. A dramatic group reading my members or Miss Alta Redd s dramatic dra-matic claaaes and quartet number will feature the East high achool program Thursday. Member bank of the Salt Lake Clearing House association will observe ob-serve ths day aa a legal holiday. |