Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-07
tn. Anti-vie. Parade.
IChicago Inter-Ocean.1

1t is announced that there will be
q monster anti-vice parade through
Chicago's segregated district on Sat
urday. Sept. %. There will be ban
ners. floats and all the other parapher-
MALTA necessary to make it success
This is certainly a thoughtful and
benevolent plan on the part of the
promoters of the undertaking. 1t can
not be too highly commended. Any
thing that tends to carry little en-
tertainment into the lives of those
people deserves the public's approval.
We have no doubt that they Will
show their appreciation Of the effort
to break the monotony Of the district
by means of a nice. long parade In
signal manner. It Ia probably not too
much to ay that the best windows
booking on the streets through which
the parade will pass will command
high premium.
The parade should do great deal
toward sitting the regrets for the
First ward ball which are said to burn
even yet in the district in question.
At the least, it will be an indication
that the public. in securing the aooli-
ton of that Justly famous function,
has unhesitatingiy assumed the re-
sponsbility OF furnishing from time to
time the entertainment on the grand
scale which that ball provided.
The idea Of a parade through the
vice district IS. OF course. not entirely
new. Some time ago one was organl-
zed by visiting evangelist and achiev-
ed a pronounced success. The decora-
tons were much admired by the peo-
"a aY1t p-
arranged It was suggested at the
time. if we remember Alright. that it
would be good idea to make the
parade sort OF annual institution.
It is to be hoped that this convin-
cling demonstration Of an interest in
the lives Of others will not pass UNI
noticed by those who are prone to &C
cuse society as a whole OF indiffer-
ence and neglect. When scores or
busy people are willing to 60 to the
trouble Of getting up an attractive
parade, one that would command ana
repay attention anywhere. It Is absurd
to entertain and repeat such baseless
and silly sIura -
1t might be- suggested that some
other form Of entertainment would
perhaps do better. It may De urged
for instance, that ball or an ice
cream festival or day OF FOLK dances
and athletic events or a grand excur-
sion to the country would perhaps be
even more appreciated than the mag
nif.cent parade that is now being pre-
pared for Sept. %
To this, however. it is sufficient to
reply that a parade will afford more
people residing in other sections Of the
city. more philanthroptc ,sociologis,s
and benevolent Summers. an oppor-
tun;ty to participate than any other
form of public entertainment that
could be devised In brief. II meets
the prime condition OF being an all
round entertainment-one for those
participating az we'll as for those OBJ
serving its triumphal progress.
The promoters of the enterprise ma
turally do not care to announce in adj
vance the subjects that will be illus
trated by the floats or any other main
detail Of the decorations. That would
be to large extent to spoil the show.
However. they make no secret OF the
fact that il Will be great parade.
Remember the day and date-Satur-
day, Sept 2S.