Nov 11, 1927 The Columbus Citizen VETS' PARADE IS ARMISTICE DAY FEATURE Military Exercises at Fort Hayes and on Campus Other Events of Hoiday Silent Period at 11 a.m. Legion Members to Close Day's Program with Dinner Dance at Hotel Armistice Day was being observed in Columbus Friday. Veterans of '98 and '17 will parade the downtown streets as veterans of '64 watch them from places of honor in the reviewing stand with Governor DONAHEY. The four divisions in the parade will be: First, military and naval organizations, headed by Colonel Mathew C. SMITH, cavalry, U.S.A., second division, Spanish War Veterans, headed by Harry SYFERT: third division, legionnaires and other ex-service men's organizations, headed by Sig L. WEISSKERZ, chairman Franklin County Council, American Legion. The fourth division consisting of disabled veterans will be headed by William CHAMBERS in his private invalid coach. Five Bands In Line Five bands and drum corps will furnish the music for the marchers. The parade will form at 1:30 p.m. at Washington av and Broad st. Line of march will be south in Washington av to Main st., to High st., to Chestnut st, to Third st, to Broad st, to Grant av and disband. The parade moves at 2 p.m. Colonel William H. DUFFY, grand marshal of the parade, with his staff, will march at the head of the column. G.A.R. Men in Stand The Old Guard Drum Corps will be in the reviewing stand with Co. A. Old Guard; J.C. McCOY post No. 1, G.A.R. and J.M. WELLS post No. 451, G.A.R. The military committee of the Chamber of Commerce will also have a post of honor. The reviewing stand will be located in front of the McKinley Monument in the State House grounds. The rest of Columbus will join with the veterans in observing the holiday. County, city and state offices are closed, as are also the banks. Downtown stores will observe the occasion with a two-minute silent tribute to the solider dead at 11 a.m. Cadets to Parade At Ohio State University classes will be dismissed from 10 until 12 and the R.O.T.C. Corps will parade. Colonel George L. CONVERSE, former commandant, will share honors with the veterans, as the parade has been designated as being also in honor of him. He is credited with building the R.O.T.C. unit at the university to its present efficiency. A dinner dance at the Virginia Hotel will climax the day for Franklin County Legion members. The entire personnel at Fort Hayes will parade at noon. Many of the Fort Hayes soldiers will take part in the city parade later. HOME-COMING HELD Special to The Citizen New Concord, O., Nov. 11 -- Muskingum College is celebrating home-coming today with a student parade and a football game with Ohio Northern this afternoon. One of the largest crowds ever at New Concord is present. LEWIS SPENDS $318 It cost John M. LEWIS $318.14 to be re-elected to the Council and lead the field, according to his expense account filed Thursday. Other accounts filed were: John A. SCHMIDT, Board of Education of Franklin tp, nothing; Clarence A. BOGGS, Truro tp constable, $9; Joseph GERSTNER, Marion tp constable, nothing. If you would like a photocopy of an article, please contact me. This and other Ohio newspaper transcriptions can be found on my website. Joyce Fullen Grove City OH http://www.fullenfamily.com/Newspapers/ohio__newspapers.htm