The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-06
SCOUT PARADE TO
Be IMPRESSIVE
Lineup of Scouts, Militia and Tor
pedo Beat Crews, With City
Officials and the
Band.
TO MARCH DOWN MAIN
Turn Will be Made at Fifth Street
and Out That Thoroughfare
and Avenue, to Ball
TO MARCH DOWN MAIN

Military order and precision will be
observed in the boy scout parade on
Monday, June IA, when four hundred
scouts will be in line. Lieutenant n.
E. King of Quincy who will be the
marshal of the parade, will be mount
ed, and he will have several mounted
aides to assist him in marshall1ng
the scouts. That the people of keo-
kuk and vicinity may have some idea
of the magnitude Of the parade,
description of it's feathers have been
secured.
1t will form at Tenth and Main
streets and pass along Main street
to Fifth, thence to Grand avenue,
and the baseball park. Heading the
parade will be Lieutenant Hugh b.
King, of Quincy, mounted, who will
be marshal OF the parade. Lieutenant
King is a veteran of the Spanish
American war, member of the Ma
tional Guard and naval reserves and
an expert parade director. Under his
able guidance the success of the pa
rade is assured Assistaing him,
also on horseback, will be Sergeant
Moore of Co. L, well trained drill
master who will act as chief of staff
Also with him will ride four mounted
aides, as follows: DR.. Washburn, OF
Oskaloosa, Mr.. H. A. Babcock, OF
Rushville, Ill, DR.. H. A. McWilliams,
of Farmin gton, iowa and Mr.. Mason
of Memphis, Mo.
Following these mounted officers
| will be platoon of Keokuk police
Next will come the full Keokuk band
of twenty-five pieces, playing stirring
patriotic and popular music; then Co.
L, and the Quincy naval reserves, ali
in uniform. Then comes the boy
scouts. First, the troops having uni
forms, estimated at about $50 to 200
boys, then the troops not in uniform,
totalling all together close to 400
scouts, possibly more. AS June IA is
| Flag day, the national emblem will
be well exhibited throughout the pa
| rade.
| Twenty-Eight Troops.
Each troop will be separated from
the others by short space and will
carry its own flags, banners, PEN
nants and other decorations and alto
gether, it should present spectacu-
lar appearance. Twenty-eight different
troops will be represented, coming
from twenty different towns and
cities in the three states Of Iowa,
Missouri and Illinois. Mayor Moor
head and the city council in automo-
biles, officers Of the field and the
judges of the various events will
bring up the rear.
This parade will extend more than
half the length of Main street and
will present an interesting and spec
tacular appearance and impress ev-
eryone who sees it with the growing
magnitude and Importance of the boy
scout movement. This movement is
promoted by the most public spirited
men of the country-men of affairs,
men who have a reason for their
hearty endorsement of the plan.
Such an organization demands the in
telligent understanding of every citi-
zen of the United States and surely
the citizens of Keokuk and vicinity
owe it in loyalty to this great civic
enterprise to see the demonstrations
of the training of the boys at the
baseball park on Monday and Tues
day, June 14-15. These demonstrations
will take place at the park imme-
diately after the parade arrives. The
program at the park will be an
nounced later.