Armistice Day observed Friday, Nov. 11, 1921The following article appeared in the Rock County Herald on Friday, Nov. 11, 1921:Fitting program of exercises in tribute to Nation’s dead in World War completed.Business houses will close for the day at 11:30 a.m. Bells will be tolled from 11:58 a.m. to 12, and people stand at attention from 12 to 12:02 p.m.All business houses in Luverne are asked to close at 11:30 a.m. today in observance of Armistice Day, and remain closed throughout the afternoon. Under an act of Congress adopted last week, Armistice Day was made a national holiday, and the day will accordingly be observed in Luverne with exercises arranged jointly by Dell-Hogan Post, American Legion and the Luverne Commercial Club.A proclamation issued by President Harding following his signing of the bill making Nov. 11th a national holiday, requested that all bells in every community in the country be tolled for two minutes between 11:58 a.m. and 12 o’clock noon, and that for the two minutes immediately following every person shall stand at attention, with heads bared, facing the west, as a solemn tribute to the Nation’s dead in the World War. Therefore, in accordance with this request, all of the bells in this city will be tolled from 11:58 a.m. to 12 o’clock noon, and from 12 to 12:02 p.m. every person is asked to stand at attention, regardless of where they may be, with heads bared and facing the west. The fire whistle at the power house will be blown as a signal for the bells to be tolled and also to indicate the arrival and lapse of the time to stand at attention. It is expected that like observance will be made throughout Rock County.According to the program arranged for the day, at 1 o’clock all are asked to assemble at the Central School grounds to form a parade. The line of the parade will lead from the school grounds down Freeman Avenue to Main Street, thence east to Spring Street, and then return to the Manitou Hotel corner where the Armistice Day exercises proper will be conducted. These will consist of a song by a male quartet, addresses by H.C. Bell and R.C. Engan, closing with a song by the audience. At 2:30 p.m. there will be a football game between the teams of the Luverne High School and the Canton, S.D., normal school at Athletic Park. The Luverne band will lead the way to the grounds. Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.
