The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-27
GETTING READY
FOR BIG PARADE.
Forces VIII Line zip Tomorrow Night
For March Through Business Sec
ton to ScosilIe Tab-
srnaeie.
WANT BIG BUNCH OUT
Hoped to ctr67ssanee Other seoyilIe
Parades Tomorrow Might
Lines Form at z
O'clock.
WANT BIG BUNCH OUT

| Tomorrow night the big parade"
/ OF the ScoEills campaign VIII be
/ staged On the down town streets of
| keokuk- 1t ts expected that between
5000 and 1000 persons will be in the
! line Of march when the procession
leaves the intersection Of Fifth and
Blondeau streets, at tbs o'clock
The parade Is one OF the landmarks
Of Scovi1e campaign Gypsy Smiths
parade started g vice reform move
msnt in one American city. Gypsy
Smiths parade was the big feature Of
his campaign And in numerous cities
ings the parade has been the big fea-
ture.
The evangelist ha. summoned every
person IN town who Is Interested In
the success of the campaign" TO par
icipats in the march oct Main
street to the tabernacle.
There will be brass band at the
head OF the line. there VIII be BAN
ners galore, carried By Sunday school
classes, many Of which will march
In bodies: the 7. ID. c. a and the
7. W. G. A will have banners; the
various churches viii have banners;
there viii be slogans taken from the
interior OF the tabernacle and car
ried out to the sinners themselves by
the enthusiasts.
Gather at r. M. c. A.
The people will gather at the 2. II.
Q. A. and Y. W. c. A intersection
OF Fifth and Main streets at o'clock.
At T:15 o'clock the parade VIII start.
the musicians leading of
Men from every station IN life win
walk side by side to the strains of
Onward Christian Soldiers" or "a
Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight"
whichever the musicians may feel
Ike playing Society women win walk
beside factory girls. School kiddies
will be interpreted throughout the
crowd. Ministers and members OF
the eyaugelistic party win march
Scoyille viii march, too. Every
bory" viii march.
I'VE hope to see the Keokuk parade
break all records in point Of number
Of people marching and in the inter
est created" said Guy s. Williams,
the Scoytlle press manager, today.
He told of several Interesting parades
OF similar nature which have been
staged In various cities
In Pueblo. Colo, the parade was
held few nights before the election
which was to decide the saloon issue
In Colorado. A bitter fight between
vets and hys had been in progress
since the opening OF the campaign.
DR.. Scovi1ls was accompanied By
policeman TO and from the tabernacle
every night The saloon men had de-
ciared their intention Of getting"
him
In Other Cities.
when the night for the parade
came" said Williams. many people
we're In favor Of calling It off owing
to the high feeling that was running
throughout the town. DIR. Scoville
would not agree to IT, however, and
two armed policemen rode, one on
either fender Of his machine. There
was no walking for any Of our party
that night Thousands of church folk
did walk. but each Of the party was
given al auto with q policeman to
guard Not more than two persons
were allowed to ride IN enc car"
The parade at jefferson City, Mo,
was participated in By 1000 persons
at Enporta- Eans.. another big spec
tacie was staged On the opening night
Of the campaign
THE Limo Of March.
The parade Tomorrow night VIII
move east on bsonoeau street to
Fourth and thence to Main and out
iafn 20 the Tabernacle.
Tire Parade Formation.
Major D. II. EsrnM viii be the mar
sI2s1 OF the parade, and the formation
VIII be the fo,iovtngs
Platoon OF police.
Band
Company l. I. y. q.
Owl war and Spautsh-Ams rican
war veterans. BOY scouts.
ScoTfre party and pastors.
Chorus choir.
Delegation Of farmers.
Salvation Ary.
Baptist church United Presbyterian
E. church; Congregational church;
Methodist Protestant church
West KeoisIx and other. delegations.
How 70 Line up.
The following order has been given
for forming the lines for parade:
Police form On Blondeau next to
! Fourth; following them the band and
| Company l.
Veterans IN the 2. NJ Q. A. Boy
scouts On Biondeau between Fifth and
Sixth; Scovflle party. Choir IN the
| Y. w. c. A. Farmers on Bionieau
between Fifth and Sixth, also Saliva
ton Army.
Westminster -.resbytsrian between
Sixth and Seventh on Blondeau.
Baptsts, Sixth between Main and
Blondeau.
United Presbyterian, east side OF
Sixth between Bzondeau and Concert.
Christian church opposite side of
street.
Trinity NJ. z. on Fifth between Main
and BIondeau.
Congregational church between