The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-14
NEW YORK IS !
STRONGLY FOR .
PREPAREDNESS
TWO HUNDRED BANDS TAKE
PART IN PARADE-145,OOO
MEN AND WOMEN MARCH
~ IN PROCESSION.

NEW YORK, May 13-New York's
belief that the nation should prepare
for war was expressed today by near
ly $4,000 men and women marching
in one of the greatest professions
ever assembled for the promotion of
an idea.
Twenty abreast, filling the streets
from curb to curb keeping in step to
the patriotic tunes of two hundred
bands, the parade that began early
today was to continue for twelve
hours or longer
Many business houses were closed
while the city gave itself up to its
celebration of preparedness day. The
sidewalks from the Battery to Fifty
ninth street, the start and finish of
the parade, were crowded 1t is es-
timated that at least 10000 per
sons saw the demonstration.
Twenty thousand women were in
the pageant. Workers in two hun
dred occupations, lawyers and other
professional men, city officials and
Wy thPiOgCo lU,UbU 1neInDtTS Ol
the national guard in uniform and
thousands of veterans of the Spanish
war composed the long column. The
lawyers were led by twenty justices
OF the supreme court. The marchers
were divided into sixty-four divisions.
The hour set for the start was .: 40
a. M, and 1t was expected that the
last division would not reach the dis
banding point until 1890 o'clock to-
night
Demands for place in the parade
so greatly exceeded the time and
space that the promoters were com
PEELED to reject 10000 applications.
Beginning at the Battery at the south
,erp, tip pr Manhattan Island, the divi-
sfons' fell In line at intervals all the
way up lower Broa'way. Center and
Lafayette streets, and Fifth avenue,
nearly to the reviewing stand in Mad
ison square.
There, from a stand, containing
thousands of spectators, Major Leon
ard Wood, Rear Admiral Nathaniel
X. Usher commandant of the New
York navy yard, and Mayor Mitchell
reviewed the parade.
The main body of the marching
thousands was composed of employees
in shops and stores. In addition di-
visions were composed of representa-
tives of theatres and allied arts. engi-
neers, architects, clergymen, business
men, bankers and brokers, physicians
and surgeons and public schools.
In the women's section were teach
ers, stenographers, art students, girls
from the department stores, the
American Women's League for Self
Defense, and the women's prepared
ness battalion and representatives of
various trade organizations.
Anti.preparedness bodies such as
the Womens Peace Party and the
Socialists endeavored to offset the
preparedness spirit by circulation
among the spectators of circulars.
Across Fifth avenue, from the review
ing stand the Woman's Party hung
out banner with the inscription !:
There are only 100000 of you. You
are not the only patriots. Two mil
lion families. 100000 mine workers
and organized labor of America are
opposed to what you and Wall Street
are marching for. Are you sure you
are right?"
NASHVILLE, May 13.--Nashvil'e
today was the scene OF an elaborate
woman's suffrage demonstration, an
annual May event The demonstra-
ton opened with great street pa.
rade, participated in by state and
city officials and including marching
| suffragists gowned In white and floats
conveying equal suffrage ideas. The
parade was followed by a pageant
and speaking at Centennial aPrk.