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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1919)
THE 3IORNIXG OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, XOTE3IBER 12. 1919. r ARMISTICE THRILL GLIMPSES OF SERVICE UNITS WHICH PARADED THROUGH STREETS OF PORTLAND YESTERDAY AGAIAI SWAYS CITY Heart-Felt Tribute Paid to : Marching Veterans. RED CROSS: MAKES DRIVE Performance of T. Service Men Entertained at Dances, Dinners, and Other Celebra tions During Evening. ' "TH rnn tinned Trm Fir.t must have felt.- far more keenly than ! their cheering could portray, a clutch at their hearts for the service, and the ; meaning: of that sacrifice, that these men had given to a Country called America. Not the world war alone, when America fouurht for a cause that needs no word of justification, but two for mer conflicts waged for the same hasic principles Of freedom and jus tice moved in the' Armistice day re view. For the men of the Grand Army were there, who know the un written gossip of Gettysburg- and Sherman's march, and tha men of the Npanish war, who saw the bullet- prayed slopes of "San Juan and the deadly Jungles Where- Agruinaldo's men lurked for the sortie.. Grand dad, sire and son three generations of the material that has kept Ameri can honor clean and the flag to the fore they held their places in the pageant. Clamor Relgaa All Day Long;. Armistice day Wasn't all parade, by any means. It dawned in clamor, and it held that note throughout its course. Squads of impromptu cele brants marched through the streets, with cheers to herald their way. Auto horns squawked themselves into frenzy, and boyish bicycle couriers trundled bumping, clangorous cans and hardware along the pavements. And the Red Cross crusaders, With a harvest ready for the scythe, mowed down memberships by the thousands. Veteran Dance at Night. Evening held its own quota of events. At Multnomah hotel the vet erans danced and dined. At the Fourth street hall the Daddies' club was host to 500 wives, daughters and sons who saw service, with entertainment, din ner and dancing as features .of the programme. Througout the down town district many smaller social events were to the fore as affairs ol Armistice day. The British war vet erans formally opened their new club rooms. The greatest exhibition of the spirit of celebration was evident last night in the blocks between Fifth and Park on Washington street. In the space of these three blocks celebrants swayed in the wild abandon that char acterized the crowds In the Place de la Concorde and in Piccadilly circus one year ago. The south side of Washington street between Broadway and Park was a human maelstrom. The glitter of newly-acquired shoe chines disap peared from the footgear that trod the pavement in front of the' Morgan building and corns asserted them selves In a painful manner. One of ficer of high rank was seen to take off his spurs after he had "gone through the mill." Good-natured as the crowd was, there were times when a fist fight brought a swarm of spectators. The fights never progressed far, for the sufficient reason that the fighters hadn't ejbow room. A sudden surge at the corner of Broadway and Wash ington broke the window glass of a cigar store, and the tinkle of falling glass mingled with the blare of tin trumpets. The festive "dip- gave evidence of his presence at about 9 o'clock. An excited youth rushed up to the traf fic offieer at the busy corner, Broad way and Washington, and cried to the officer: "My pocketbook with $200 In It has been stolen! How late is the police station open?" At 1:30. with military promptness, the martial and civic parade took its course through the cheering thou sands, on a mile-long march that end ed at the auditorium, where a special programme was held. Colonel H. E. Dosch was grand marshall of the pa rade, with Captain James P. Bhaw and Harry Allen as his divisional aides. Many Units to Parade. In review the principal entries of the parade held the following order: Chief of Police Jenkins and police officers, headed by motorcycle patrol men, under command of Sergeant Frank Ervin. The "gob" band, musical bluejackets from Mare Island, who made martial ir-.elody that quickened the paraders and who turned occasionally to popu lar airs. The American Legion, Portland post, headed by Harry M. Grayson, vice president; John G. Beckwith. secre tary, and Mayor Baker, passed by 600 trong veterans all. a majority of whom saw the celebrated fields of trance when the lot of the military tourist was a lively one. The National Guard of Oregon, with rifles slanted, swept by behind its colors its ranks largely recruited from returned overseas service men Navy recruiting had representation r r!5 ,le" ,Ca-ra: with officers and men irom the local station. Grand Army Has Place in line. 1 The veterans of the Grand Army stepping it off as stoutly as they did when they were lads in '62. and led by officers of the Oregon commandery. numbered neveral hundred. Next came the veterans of the Span ish war, followed by the Multnomah Guard and the Scottish bag-pipers and behind them marched our cousins from the north, our Canadian veter ans contingent. The Canadians, mustering more than 100, were officered by Colonel John Leader, former commander of the Royal Irish Rifles, and more lately military commandant at the Univer sity of Oregon. Colonel Leader was mounted, with bared sword. Himself a veteran of the bitter fighting in the earlier phase of the war. the men who followed him were those who served with celebrated Canadian regiments. One hundred and fifty Boy Scouts, with their drummers and buglers to he fore, stepped along with military precision, the buglers sounding the various calls and the drummers beat ing out quick-marching time. Salvation Army Band Marches. The Salvation Army band, with a following of army lasses, just such girls as those who served coffee and doughnuts right behind the front lines, played its way down the line of march. The American Library association. In charge of Miss Mary Frances Isom. who saw overseas service, carried a banner which announced that Ameri can boys in France had used 7.000.000 books supplied bythe' organization. A humorous note to the march was the little red "bug, manned by two uniformed ex-soldiers, which bore a rotund impersonation of a captured . . . . . . ,. . . . . , V . inaaBaaBaa "HM"OTMKM,MH '." aaWtawBaaaaananammnaaa 1 1 1 1 ... eaanaamaaaaanaaaja. ii.bi 1 1 i """"MMiaMaaMa mi n 1 1 wamM i ' " i y f s- 5 l ! . J li H ?l lilt Y .J ' - . . - i V' " ' I- . 7 ; - . t -!, c - I " -"- v-- -ft .. r - t - i i " -V',J'( ' ? f. I - - . . ' " - - :.; :'-'-- :. ;'... , f -.! v ' ' ' --,-.: r ,, ffe - :; k '' i '' . ' - ."h ' . ; -- , '.v-' - . - :''...' -. 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Reed, captain, who gave Port land service men farewell and greet ing during the war period, and whose canteen became known as the finest from coast to coast. The canteen unit was led by its own band. In blue uni form with red decorations, and the entire unit preceded the score of cars that represented the Portland Red Cross chapter. Red Cross Names Parade. There were Red Cross nurses who served in the hospitals in France, wounded lads In automobiles, their crutches poked with unconscious pathos from the tonneaus, laden autos bearing school children, and cars rep resenting the many departments of Red Cross activity. And there were scores of cars yet to follow, with various auxiliaries, slogans, appeals for the Red Cross campaign and civic entries, Y. M. C. A. overseas secretaries held a place in the line. Tagging along at the heels of a marching member of the American Legion waddled a German dachshund a canine trophy brought back from the area of occupation and thoroughly Americanized. A squad of Portland police, with the always efficient and melodious police band, marched in the parade. . And the police, as always, handled the crowds on the side lines with good-humored tact and diplomacy that sent the spec tacle on its progress without a hitch or an untoward event. Buglers of the parade were two stu dents of Hill Military academy, Fred Hartley and Mahlon Gillett. "Speaking in behalf of Mayor Baker, chairman of our committee." said -Personnel of Portland's famous Red Cross canteen. 2 "Jerry" was In bad shape. 3 "Frits," a prisoner of marked nationality, captured by Captain F. C. Hunt, medical corps, 8Mth division, in the Verdun sector, marched all the way at the end of a chain. 4 A company of the Oregon national suard In column. S Some jackles of the American Lesion. 6 The ti. A. R. fife and drum corps. 7 Allies who fouxbt under the British Uajfi (At left a piper of the Clan JIcleaj Colonel John Leader (mounted), leadlnar the Canadian detachment. Frank Glenn, executive secretary of the Armistice day committee, "I wish to voice thanks for the whole-hearted co-operation g'iven us in the parade and in the general affairs of the day." Armistice day parade was a real event symbolizing the faith that America has kept, and will keep, de spite the snapping of reds and radi cals or whatever world events may be around the corner of the future. And Armistice day was an outpouring of patriotic fervor in a city that needs no application of Americanization, save In minor degree, being one with the nation, now and forever. Tribute Paid in Massachusetts. BOSTON. Nov. 11. Special Thanks giving services and patriotic meet ings were held in many places in ...... 1 . .. . 1 . - .. - . , . Massachusetts today in observance of the first anniversary of the armi stice and in keeping with the procla mation of Governor CooliCge setting the day apart as a legal holiday. Monuments Dedicated In South. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 11. The first anniversary of the ending of the world war was commemorated with solemn services throughout the south. 'I .4 't t r In nearly every state the day had been declared a legal holiday and business was suspended In most cities. Tablets and monuments erected in honor of Americans who participated in the war were "unveiled in many places. - Misuse of Mails Char soil. ASTORIA. Or- Nov. 1L (Special,) J. Rutx of this city was arraigned before United States Commissioner Carney last night on a charge of ending obscene matter through the mail. He waived examination and was held to await the action of'the federal grand Jury under 1500 bail, which he furnished. Gasoline fetolen at Salem. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 11. ( Special.) Two young men, answering the de scription of the persons who yester day stole a large touring car In Port land, late last niht partly wrecked the oil pump stationed In front of the Dodge garage here and appropriated about 30 gallons of gasoline. Officers at Aihiand. Medford and Roseburg have been notified to keep a close watch for the car and arrest the young men should they attempt to pass through those cities. Elks to Hear Justice Harris. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 11. (Special.) Justice Lawrence T. Harris of the Oregon supreme court will deliver the memorial address at the annual lodire of sorrow of Salem Elks' lodge on the first Sunday in December. Details of the programme are yet in mak ing. Bank Celebrates Jubilee Year. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Nov. 11. (Special.) The Bakef-Boyer National bank Monday celebrated its 50th an niversary, it being the oldest national bank in -the state. It was organized in territorial days. Hatchery Site Approved. SALEM, Or.. Nov. 11. (Special.) The site for the proposed new state fish hatchery, on the North Santiam river, has been approved by members of the game and fish commission, ac cording to R. E. Clanton. master fish warden, who passed to'.liy in Saipni. It 1s expected that work on the. new hatchery will begin within the next MIRACLE MAN Begins Today at 11 A. M. at the MAJESTIC Thomas Meighan is won derful and Betty Compton is beautiful. She demon strates that forcibly as . a modern Eve in a certain bathroom scene. TIT IS not too early to cons ider as a Christ mas present something to meet your ideals and approbation in a fine (Oriental 3us A gift-rug from Atiyeh's means something to well posted women; and we are in a logical position right now to save you money on any rug you select. There is hardly any size, color, design or make that you won't find here. Tenth and Alder. Largest Oriental Ilug dealers in the northwest. Cold, Isn't It? An opportunity to buy your wood and coal grates, and irons and spark screens at 25 per cent off. We have a f hie stock of these goods. YOU SHOULD SEE THEM M. J. WALSH Electric Co. Salesroom 106 4th St. Bet. Washington and Stark. few weeks and that the plant will be in operation early next summer. 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