Armistice Day Celebration in New Bern, Nov. 12, 1924

City Joins with Military Units in Annual Celebration . . . New Bern Makes It a Holiday. . . Armistice Day Observed Here with Parade, Service Men’s Dinner and Other Features—Business Houses Closed for the Occasion—Dance Last Night Was Finale

New Bern yesterday joined state and nation in celebration of the sixth anniversary of the signing of the armistice—and right well did New Bern do its part.

The day’s program centered around the part of the service units. The parade at Noon, the dinner following immediately after, the football game between the New Bern All-Stars and Farm Life School, and the dance last night at the armory were the principal features of the day.

Business houses were closed for the day, releasing their employees to take part in the celebration, and many of them were on hand for the events.

The Parade

In the parade which went up Craven street to Middle, thence to South Front and to the armory, Battery D in full uniform and with trucks, tractors and guns lending an impressive touch; Service Battery with its fast-coming military band, the crew of the cutter Pamlico, ex-service men, Confederate veterans, and city officials were in prominence. The Red Cross took occasion to advertise the roll call and placed a float in the line-up.

At the conclusion of the parade the artillerymen and ex-service men of all wars assembled at the Armory at the foot of Craven street for the Armistice Day dinner, after which Donerson-Hawkins Post, American Legion, held its annual meeting in the club rooms opposite the city hall.

New Bern Wins

In the afternoon the center of attraction was Ga??nt Park, where a team of former football stars, captained by Robert DuVal, met and defeated the Farm Life School eleven 6 to 0.

The day was brought to a fitting close with a well attended dance in the club rooms of Battery D at the armory with this unit and Service Battery as hosts. Capt. A.T. Willis and Mrs. Willis and others acted as chaperones for the occasion.

The new plan of street decoration, used yesterday for the first time, worked out to the entire satisfaction of all. The rows of American flags gave color to the background for the celebration.

From the front page of the New Bernian, November 12, 1924

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