Evening journal., 1916-05-30
FLAG TO WAVE ON
Preparedness DAY
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lhtlI services Wncn the hfo-uell /
sounds TO protect lives and property.
With thousands OF school children
over - years OF age to take part, In
addition of more than 500 Boy
! Scouts, the Juvenile feature of the pa
/ rade will be important and striking.
/ While the number OF children In line
} Is problematical. II is safe TO say that
enough Of them will participate 10
make a little parade all of their own.
! though like their elders they will
very considerably be hut units in the
larger demonstration.
Many recent occasions dedica-
tion of the new public building, the
( opening OF the new riverfrOnt bridge
and other happenings. among these
have inspired Wilmington people
with love for their own town and
the inclination 10 show the outside
world what Wilmington really Is as
a municipality and what she can do
that other cities. even larger. find TO
be insurmountahle obstacles.
At a meeting OF the general COM
mittee In the rose room OF the Hotel
DUPONT last evening reports from the
chairmen of the various committees
]
Josiah Marvel presides
Captain Joseph G. Lawson, chair
man of the music committee reported
that the Rotary Club and Chamber Of
Commerce would employ bands for
the use of the committee and to be
placed hv Chief Marshal l. =. Wicker
sham. Charles A. Rudolph, chairman
OF the fraternal division committee re-
N..N NH
vitations had been sent out. no n
swers had been received. as the fra
ternal orders have not had time 10
make the necessary arrangements TO
report.
William C. Corey. chairman Of the
Industrial Committee. reported that
the Electric Hose and Rubber Com.
d pany. the +. T. SlocOmb Company and
the Pennsylvania railroad have slgni'
fed their intentions OF being repre-
sented with large forces OF employees.
The workers will have bands In line.
b Mrs. Henry B. Thompson reported
that there would he at least $50 Penn
sylvania railroad women In line.
DR.. Harrison W. Howell. for the
b business and professional mems COM
mittee. has appointed the following
persons to arrange for the participa-
tion OF those engaged in the various
branches OF business other than mer-
cantile and induslrial-and profos.
, lsions. shown after their names. Ar
mon ID. Chaytor. lawyers: DR. Robert
. +. Moore. dentists; Or. j. p. Wales
- physicians; J. MOnteith Jackson, brok
e ers: wilkins L. Strahorn, real estate
fhrokers.
10 In addition 10 those shown above
k he will later announce the appoint
9 ment of organizers for bankers, In
: surance. clerks, stenographers ant
+ several other branches Of business an
, professions.
! The matter OF furnishing uniforr
= placards TO designate the various oI
= ganizations in line was assigned
Captain c. NJ. Dillon. and II is r.
/, quested that prompt reguisition fC
= these cards. with a statement shown
y what Is desired to be printed upo
them, will be made by each organs
D. alton as soon as Il decides 10 partic
n pate without waiting TO decide th
IS number OF persons who will parade.
j; Wilmington Aerie. Fraternal Ordo
e, Of Eagles has decided to participate
r. the parade and has named a commit
tee comprising william +. Hayei
!. Franklin A. Pinkerton. Joseph
i Beirman and Hugh Il. Boettger 10 an
g range for the representation. The OF
der will furnish its own band.
~ The Delaware College Cadets wi
= take part
~ The decision OF Chief Marshal Wick
"a ersham that, with the exception o
~ the members OF the c. A. r.. and IN
- few local women who have registere
for service in war as members OF IN
I, governments volunteer nurse corpl
\ who may be incapacited from march
e ing. no officials shall ride eithe
!, horseback or in automobiles, has me
with wide approval. There are eX
o. pected to he between 75 and 100 mem
bers Of the G. A. r. in the parade. Tn
- mounted officers OF tho First DelawaI
= Infantry will march.
h. II cannot be too strongly emphasize
: that pleasure automobiles WILL NO
% be in the division Of motor drive
N. commercial vehicles 10 take part I
nh the parade. The reason for emphasis
y ing this Is that an announcement I
m. the contrary was erroneous.
ss Chairman J II Nixon. who wi
rs have charge Of the division for motto
driven commercial vehicles made
N plain this morning that only motto
s. driven commercial vehicles will TAX
on part. though this takes in wild
.ss range Of commercial cars from th
ZEE big truck TO the delivery car.
gs n should also be clearly understoo
that absolutely no advertising tina
IN. the vehicle itself carries on its SUI
,sss face will be permitted in this divisio
-. any more than in any other divisio
II in the parade
"a The only persons who will be pei
m. mitted TO ride in the commercial car
y are the chauffeur and the mechanical
/, Chairman Nixon this morning urge
m every owner OF a motor driven con
"A mercial vehicle who wants 10 get inf
- the parade 20 Immediately notify N
:. chairman. sending the notification pei
~ sonally 10 the Delaware Trust Con
pany. telling Of the vehicle or vehicle
that Il is desired TO enter in N
~ parade. n is just as difficult to whi
. into shape the motor division Of III
parade as any other and as only tw
~ full weeks remain before the parad
y