Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-04
130,214 Men, Women and
Children Take Part in
Demonstration.
VIEWED BY MILLION
Line Forms in Early Morn
ing and Marches Until
Nightfall.

CHICAGO, June 3.-The greatest
~ parade ever held in Chicagt
finished tonight after 1924 persons,
One-siXth of whom We're women, had
filed through the streets in pre-
paredness demonstration. The parade
was eleven and a half hours in pass
ing. More than one million persons
are estimated to have witnessed 1t.
The night division was made up large
ly of military organizations, which in
cluded all branches of the army and
navy service. The parade was said
by Major-General Thomas III. Barry,
commander of the central depart
mcnt, u. 5. A., who sat in the review
ing stand, to be the greatest and most
inspiring spectacle he had ever seen.
The great parade. in close forma-
ton, massed from curb to curb,
walked like "A tide through the streets
all day II was as If the great sky
scrapers were the banks of a river
and the marching thousands, each
with an American flag, the current
moving between them.
Forms in Morning.
The day parade formed this morn-
Buren street and marched north oh
Michigan avenue, the entire route be-
ing as follows.
North on Michigan avenue to Ran
doiph street. west on Randolph IT.
Franklin. south on Franklin to Wash
iugtOn. east on Washington to State,
south on State to Madison. west on
Madison 10 Franklin south on Frank
lin to Monroe. east on Monroe to
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boulevard. west on jackson to point
west of Chicago river whore dis
bandmcnt will take place late this
afternoon
The men and women that took part
came from nearly all trades and pro-
fessions The middle-aged and the
gray headed walked briskly alOuh
with strapping youngsters, all in
spircd by the general enthusiasm, the
crashing sound Of drum and horn,
and the waving OF thousands Of flags.
Tho formation Of the marchers
consisted Of the following distribu-
ton:
Police First
Platoon of police; mounted trump
ctcrs. group representing the IA
nous picture. THE Spirit Of '7G";
Grand Marshal T.. g. Young and starr.
Chicago court Judges; Mayor William
IL. Thompson. members Of the cltS
council and various city departments;
Grand Army of the Republic veter-
ans: Spanish War Veterans ana
cadets from military training Campo.
This formed the advance Of the
parade. and then came the main di-
visions as follows:
First Diyision-Commercia. and in
dustrial interests.
Second hfyiei,p ipeur.
ancc men. railroadcrs, telephone em-
ployes. civil engineers. brokers. mehI
hers and employees Of the board of
trade.
Third Division-Semi-mi or
yunizations. clubs. societies. etc.
Fourth Division-Business men.
north of Madison street, outside OF
the loop.
Firth Business men, south
of Madison street. outside of the loop.
Sixth Division - National guaru
troops.
Judges In Line.
The judges of the municipal court
Joined the circuit and superior court
Judges at the head of Il lawyers di-
vision. with Edgar B. Tolman as
chairman
There was a gathering Of firemei.
numbering about seven hundred un-
der Fire Marshal Thomas O'Connors S
direction.
Tic drug clerks organization
swollcd the ranks of the marches,
and members who are here from all
parts OF the United States attending
the national convention of their asso-
citation adjourned in time to take
their place in line.
Safety First" played an important
part in the arrangements for the
parade. A large ambulance corps in
charge OF Red Cross officials and
nurses was divided into groups and
stationed approximately along each
one thousand feet of the line of
march. The city health department
and the ambulance staffs of many
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