Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-20
June Date Accepted BY Many-some
Z Chose Other Dates For Local Rea-
sons-Roosevslt Promises to Review
Parade at Kansas citychioaso
Plans Formulated.

pCl"SSil lhh ~ shA'N h~ANS
that plans for the demonstration eth
er are under way already or will be
set in motion today.
Many Accept June 8. II
In most cases the proposal Of stimuli
taneous parades on June 5 was &C
ceptedi enthusiastically. A few cities
have selected other dates because or
local considerations. Several ADAM
doned days previously chosen in orde-
to fall in with the nationwide move
ment for which Chicago has become
the inspirational center.
BY the most conservative estimate
possible 100000 men, women and
children will actually march within the
next few weeks as a concrete demon
stration Of their demand for more
adequate national defense. How many
millions will view the pageants Is q
matter to be left only to the imagina-
ton.
Chicago Plans Formed.
P1ans for~the Chicago parade took
definite shape with the final report OF
the organization committee to the
original conference Of forty at the
University Club at noon and the first
meeting of the newly appointed execui
tive committee in the Monadnock
building late In the afternoon.
Altho the demonstration OF June 3
Is expected to exceed in point Of NUM-
bers any parade ever held in Chicago,
this Will not be it's only unique feat
ure. BY the decree Of the organization
COMMITTEES, no vehicles Of any kind are
to be permitted in the line As far
as the rank and fiie OF the paraders
are concerned they are to walk. ~.
.N.'- Allow Few Horses. ~. n
The only horses allowed will be
those Of the grand marshal and hrs
aides. the cavalry regiments, artillery
batteries, and mounted police. There
will be no advertising banners or
rransparencies, The only flag carried
will be the stars and stripes Al
That President Wilson may review
the parade became known In the
morning, when prominent democrats
called attention 10 the fact that the
banquet OF the Illinois State Bar Assoc
citation, which he has been invited t.
attend, is set for June 9, the day be-
fore the demonstration. The COM
tination of events, 1t is said, is more
than likely to insure his presence here.
Colonel. Roosevelt has promised to
review the Kansas City preparedness
demonstration late In sMay and prob
ably will accept similar invitation in
Chicago. q, Thomas A. Edison will be
here, campaigning for Roosevelt, ana
will Join in the ranks
of the marchers, as he did in New
York. IL
Y The mayors of Rochester, N. r.
Boston, and Grand Rapids, Mich. re-
ported that other dates had been
chosen for local demonstrations, how
ever, and Mayor r. w. Speer, OF Den
yer, and Mayor w. G. Nye, OF Minne-
apolis, declined to Join the movement
in person. J. w. Shroyer. mayor Of
Dayton, o.. sent assurances Of his sup
port at the last moment by long dis
lance telephone. B.. >- :.
Now York Official Coming.
The executive committee conferred
with H. L. Van Wyck, organization
secretary Of last Saturdays big parade
in New York, who is<on the Twentieth
Century limited with a mass Of infor-
nation and records. Mr.. Van Wyck
has rendered his services to the Chi
cago committee and probably will be
employed as, executive secretary here.
A committee at large also is to be
appointed including about 100 repre-
sentatives Of every industry and or
ganization in the city. This body will
consider the plan of sending memoir
ial to congress on the day Of the pa
rade, urging a more adequate national
defense. A suggestion for this memoir
.lal already has been drafted.
4 ~ WI 93sssEg C all "a Citiea 4S ~ q
This general appeal was sent ont
from the Chicago preparedness parade
headquarters: M
TO the Mayors and Civic Authorities
of cities, Towns and Villages Thru
out the United States: Saturday, June
9, is being proclaimed thru the United
states es ne.!c.ss!! rT aTaT eITiess day.
The mayors OF Newark, Cleveland,
Cairo, Los Angeles, Toledo, Houston.
Des Moinee Dallas, st. Louis, Okla
hona City Fort Worth, Jersey City,
New Orleans and Chicago already
have approved this date and plan and
request all other cities and conimunf-
ties to join I'm this patriotic demon
strAtion, which will take the form OF
nonpartisan preparedness parades.
q It Is hoped that all communities will
join in this great nationwide move
ment and will forthwith express by
telegram to the undersigned their
adoption Of the plan and date In or
der that wide publicity may be given
to their patriotic CO. cooperation
No city or town Is too small nor its
citizens and executives too busy to
attend to the nations vital interest n
ThiS II q personal appeal addressed
thru the courtesy Of the press Of the
I.ecuhtry to the officials Of every COM
lnunity. n y
John &c Stockton. Chairman Ii.
FL Angus ., Hibbard Secretary.
Field Mafsllal Won Haessler, advisor
10 the German crown prince IN ths
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