The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-12
MRS. ROOSEVELT TO WALK
IN TO-MORROW,S PARADE
With One Daughter and One Daughterin-law, She
Will Represent Sycamore Hill Huge March
Will Set Record for Figures.

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt will march
In to-niorrow's prepar edness parade. Her
husband, although showered with invita-
lions TO take part in the parade. or at
least to come into the city and see II,
has decided to remain at Sycamore Hin.
He believes that the family will be we'll
enough represented without him.
Mrs. Roosevelt will be in line with the
independent patriotic women's division.
Her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.. Is the marsha, of this d.
vision. and her daughter. Mrs. Richard
Derby. IL one Of the captains. The d.
vision Ia 10 assemble In West Twenty
second street, ready to march at 1850
=. NJ.
New York's psvements .ill resound
Tomorrow to the tread OF moro march-
ers than ever before trarped a long
days hik In any parade. The city has
answered the call for ~paraders N a way
That o~vershadows all previous records.
Col. Charles Sheriff., who " chairman
and organizer Of the preparedness pa
rade. has been In charge Of the three
greatest demonstrations held In New
York. The two previous ones were the
Sound money" parade in 1895. which
had ss.1sa IN line. and the Taft
demonstration in 1908. IN which
$3.50 took part. The third. which
cones Tomorrow. Is about 20 per
e smaller than both Of these
great parades put together. II would
swallow up many OF the other process
sions that have been called great. The
dedication Of Grants Tomb brought out
10000 In 1897: the Dewey military
parade in 1899 numbered 3o.soo men /:
the Republican turnout for Harrison In
issS tctalled 10000. The preparedness
parade will be $4,000 greater than all
these together. 1t will be bigger than
the combined strength OF the Washing
ton Inauguration centennial parade Of
%. 900 n the Two Columbus professions
Of October IL. 1892. n April 20. 1898.
when there were parades Of 10000 and
10000 respectively.
~ the advocates OF preparedness to-
morrow we're uniformed and equipped
they would form An army far greater
than some that have won famous vic
tories. sherman. when he started out
from Chattanooga on his raid through
Georgia in May. 1854. had 100, 0oo
troops. only two-th!rds the streng II
New York's preparedness advocates. Tie
battle Of the Wilderness was won by
Grant in 1854 with 10000. Napoleon
opened his campaign into Egypt with
$4,000 men. one third of New Works
force. and at tho battle Of Waterloo
he had only l24,5Ss soldiers.
New Hats for Narch~rs.
Several of tn" larger corporations ha>.
taken various ways 80 show approval If
their employees taking part IN the pa
rade. The United states Steel Corpora
ton yesterday announced that cach ~
its men in line would t'e given 4
straw hat and 4 cane. II was no'
meant as an iuducenent. for the list IT
applications closed mans, days ago.
More than 400 employees will receive
the girts. The Guaranty Trus; Com
psny, the Liberty National Bank AID
other concerns have offered h~eadgesr "a
their delegations
There are still a few vacancies In tn"
women sections. and IL was announced
yesterday tina; Of the last. minute APP
plfcants the college women win be