The Gazette and Bulletin at 2:55 a.m. flashed the good tidings “on the wings of the morning.”

Within an hour the procession planned to follow the receipt of message, announced by blowing of whistles and ringing of bells, was moving over the streets in the central part of the city, thousands of men, women and children and even babes in arms making up the smiling, cheering, flag waving mass of humanity that moved to the music of four bands and several drum corps between solid walls of humanity looking on from the sidewalks, windows and other vantage points.

Then the people having made a good beginning, Mayor Archibald Hoagland, sensing popular sentiment declared a public holiday, the businesses kept their doors closed, industries did not start work – in fact one and all decided that the madly sensible way to properly mark the occasion was by “making a day of it,” which they proceeded to do.

In pursuance of this plan it was decided to have another parade, one that would more nearly interpret the feeling of the citizens of the community.  In this manner, the monster demonstration of this afternoon came about — a pageant the like of which Williamsport never saw before and may never see again, now that the Kaiser has been shorn of his power to precipitate world wars…

The afternoon parade proved to be of such magnitude it was impossible to get it under way just on the dot, but it was headed by the flags of the Allies and the United States, followed by Chief of Police Fred Tepel, and members of the police force, Mayor Hoagland, the members of the city council and other city officials.

Compiled by Lou Hunsinger Jr.