1924 Magnet Yearbook

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During tlll~ lllQr'lIirl:":. JIO\\Cn'r, an
official hullr!in 1,f1l1ICd that \\·ild.:>st
rllmOl' to ;1 fflc1. In every biIJe'!,
vigorons ]lr('ral';ltion~ \l'Prf' ~(lOIl llnderway
for a c('f,'llIouittl parade in
thl' Grand l'lllce of tllon" ill ek\'C'll
o'cloek. 'I'he roads; W,~l'(' ~OOll crowded
with proud I," marching' 1IH'n. with
motor-cars fil1('d \\"ith .'italr-officers.
with no:sy lllotorcyr!cs. \I"jllt ca\ alr.,-:
with hunbcrillg' lorric~. \\";th amhulances.
with rcprr'-clltali,'cs of "\"'l'r
scrvice :lIId Hllit in the Corp".
The ,.lrrets II"Ne lillcd with IUIf)I'Y
crowds: till daz{',l with the l!oot! II"\\~.
RcJgiun amI F""11('11 n'Il!S, 111>111.1' nf
th{'m !JonwlIl;l,l,·. flll!I,·ro·tl i-!'Iil.\· 1'1'0111
the window~. SOlll" of 1111' I'COlllc 1l1ld
lllh'mptl'd CV(>1l to muk,' tl. VllioIJ .Ja;:>k.
Martial music til1Nl 1.111' ail'.•,.... I,alll]
aftcl' ballet ~\\"Ilng into llll' lIl:lin
Il~U(l of the tOII"Il.
1iraduallr. tll(' dctswhm!'tlt ... rl'fllll
tbe Jilff'rent unil'; rC;l!'h('r1 llwil' ; 1­
loHed plaef'.... 011 tll!' ...Iep... "'1' Hilollish.
n~ent. Thpn ...Inflll i-!rOlll"~ ueg-an to
lllllj.'. Lomlrr nl)t1 ch,Ht'cr rose thc
anthem :lS (!\,l'l'y rllity o! Illi"
H'CIIl' \1 hif'h hl'OIl~hL tcnr>; 10 the
"yl'o; of llWIlY H -"oldi,'r. III 11 >;hol't
lill1(' lh,' f'f'1'('1I1011.\· \\as 0\'('1'.
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lhill!,illg' ritiU'1l of that illlll1 ... tl'i,,1
(o"nll"'. "'Th('l'f' wilt I,f' 110 lloi,;.;."
:-;lid hf' "1£ armistit'e i", ~il!T1"(1. the
Iwo"lf' 'I'dl 1,(' 100 fl,·,·)o1.l· lIIo\rll 10