The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26
DIVISIONS ASSIGNED
FOR GREAT PARADE
Preparedness Lines to Form at
II O'Clock, End Passing
at 10 P. NJ.
MAYOR ASKS FLAGS UP

Mayor Mitchell yesterday issued a re.
quest for all citizens to display the
United States flag on the day Of the
citizens preparedness parade. The
Mayor issued the following:
On May IS more than 1000 citi.
Gems OF this city will express their
convictions that this country be pre-
pared for defence by marching in a
great preparedness parade. Every
trade. every profession. every element
In our varied citizenship will be repre-
sented In the lire.
II seems fitting. therefore. and I
gladly make the request, at the sug-
gestion OF Rabbi Silverman and the
Rev. DR.. Herbert Shipman OF the
clergy section OF the parade. that l
call Upon all citizens to display the
flag. both at their places of business
and their homes OH the day OF the
parade.
JOHN PuRRoY mitchell.
Mayor.
The Mayors letter was shown at the
parade headquarters yesterday as an
evidence that very quietly. without fuss
or feathers. business men OF every pro-
fession are going to give New York the
greatest parade Of its history on that
Saturday afternoon. About eighty
trades. professions or avocations have
concluded all arrangements 10 particle
pate. and some are even drilling.
Divisions Are Assigned.
The marshals yesterday mel with the
grand marshal. Charles II. Sheriff., at
the headquarters IN the Equitable Build
ing and laid out the line OF march.
which calls for something like eleven
hours Of marching altogether. but with
no organization more than three hours
In line. To do this the marshals will
AXE pretty nearly every street inter-
secting broadway. Fifth or Fourth ave
nue. from Bowling Green to Twenty
seventh street and Fourth avenue.
II is TO be a parade run on minute
schedules, so that from the tim the
nrs, division swings past Fifteenth street
and Fifth avenue somewhere round |
o'clock there will be II continuous line
until the last division goes by. maybe
around 10 O'Clock at night.
The plan as adopted calls Tor nVe
grand divisions. which are to be welded
into a compact army. The Red d.
vision, which will lead. will act as an
escor, for Mayor Mitchell. Major-Gen.
Wood and Rear Admiral Usher. who are
to act a. reviewing officers. This d.
vision. which consists Of about $4,000
municipal employees, rubber men. dry
goods and knit goods men. will form he
tween Q 80 and 10 in intersecting
streets from the CitS Hal to Great Jones
street. so arranged that as rapidly rs
one unit uncovers another the second
falls into line.
Ma m moth White Column.
The White division. which will have
about 5000 men in line. will form all
the way from Washington square 10
Fourth avenue and Twenty-seventh
street. in intersecting streets. This di-
vision will start between 1915 O'Clock
and II. A part. the actors. printing ink
and the great silk divisions, will march
down to Union square and cut into F1ith
avenue AZ the Reds finish and when they
pass the other Whites VII join them.
The Blue division. which Will have
around $1,000 marchers. will assemble
bet Warren street and Great Jones
street between IL ~ o'clock and |
o'clock. That section OF the Blue di-
vision which will have the exchanges.
the bankers, brokers. insurance men. real
estate men. lawyers and lever Broadway
business men will mobilize between
Rowling Green and Nesey street. II Will
start between IL 80 and 3 o'clock and
form the rear OF the blue division. The
Purple division. which takes in the auto
mobile men, the tailorS. the physicians
and surgeons. Is the emergency unit and
is flling up so fast that there Is general
belief that II will have to be kept within
limits. This organization will form IN
the %northerly streets and will be the last
part.
The executive committee 81 the
parade will meet at s o'clock this after
noon at the Yale Club. At this meeting
there viii! be reports from all the COM
mittees.