Major event of Air Memorial Day commences at De Mille Field in Hollywood, California. A soldier speaks on loudspeaker. Notable military fliers stand and converse near cordoned grass field. Numerous airplanes are poised for takeoff at end of field. Large crowd of spectators stands around the field. Formation of airplanes flies overhead displaying letters that spell out "Duty, honor, and Country."
Title notes that we are seeing the 'Ream Field team doing their best.' The flying team performs aerobatics at De Mille Field, Hollywood, California on Air Memorial Day.
Knights of Columbus members hold novel parade on opening day of Casey Joy Da, Mobile, Alabama. Men in pajamas. People watch from sidewalks. One humorous marcher plays with a giant yo-yo. Two Boy Scouts in uniform accompany flag bearer. Group of boys with instruments in the parade also. The main band playing is Bill Lagman's Crescent City Orchestra. Members include Bill Lagman on cornet , Avery Loposa on Trombone, Felix Girado on snare drum, and Cliff Holman on clarinet.
Masques of Ancient days mark "Five year fete" in Telfs, Austria. Crowds dance to old Austrian steps of five centuries ago at the carnival of the Schleicherlaufen. Man wears mask of a creature.
A large crowd gather to protest on May Day in New York City. Police on horses watch with vigilance. Signs seen in the anti-war, pro-socialist crowd include, 'A Months Vacation with Pay' , 'Join the Young Communist League' , 'Defend the Soviet Union !' , 'Not a Cent, Not a Gun, Not a Man for Imperialist Wars !' , 'Women Workers! Join the Communist Party' , and 'We are With Our Parents' A man addresses the gathered crowd from a podium. Next, a young teenage boy speaks from a podium and trys to work up the listening crowd.
A massive crowd on city streets of New York gathered to cheer Marshal Joseph Joffre of France on his visit to the United States during World War 1. (This is likely the New York City "Joffre Day" celebration on May 11, 1917). Cars move in between the crowd. People carry U.S. flags. Marshal Joseph Joffre talks with a man during his visit to United States. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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