Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-09
LIBERTY LOAN
Workers Will March in
Prosperity Parade
Decide to Take Part to Assist Drive
for $4,000 Hespita Building Fund
Arrangement of Divisions-Ovsr
1000 School Children Will March

! Otlc parade 1nuTSOdy afternoon, WntCn
will mark the opening Of the general
hospitals $4,000 building fund cam
paign, the local executive committee
for the Liberty loan and many Of the
workers in the bond drive will march
with the hospital workers.
! Decision to take part IN the Pros
perity parade was reached by the Lib
erty loan committee yesterday after
noon and plans were made for a big
delegation of the government loan
forces in the procession.
Blaine Owen grand marshal, AMI
| Charles P. kinsman, chief Of staff for
the big procession, which will lie wit
! messed by hundreds Of out-of-town.
visitors as well as thousands Of Au-
gusta people last night announced the
! line of march.
The parade will start from Wcster,,
avenue and State street. The line Of
march will be along State street 10
Bridge street, down Bridge street
across the river and along Conv
street to Stone street. The procession
will proceed along Stone to Middle
street and from Middle street to East
then is along East Chestnut street to
Arsenal street to Williams strr ct,
thence to Bowman street. It win con-
tinue along Bowman street to Cony
street. swinging across the bridge to
Water street aC1 continuing along
Water street to Market square. where
the marchers will disband and gather
with the big throng there to hear two
speakers in brief talks discuss the hos
pital movement and the Liberty loan
campaign.
The divisions which will participate
in the parade have been arranged as
follows:
DIVISION 1.
Police.
Augusta Cadet Band.
Grand Marshal and Aides
Junior Militia
Mayor. City Council and Board Of AL
dermen.
DIVISION ..
Hospital Campaign Executive Com
mittee.
Hospital Board.
Liberty Loan Executive committe1
and Liberty Loan Workers.
Hospital Campaign Team Workers
and Captains.
DIVISION g.
Fife and Drum Corps.
School Children.
National Soldiers Home Band.
Boy Scouts.
Hospital Nurses.
DIVISION A.
Automobile Section.
Perley N. Lawrence, automobile
dealer and one of the team captains
in the hospital campaign, has neen APP
pointed chairman of the automobile
section, in which it is estimated sever
al hundred cars decorated in the ma
tional hospital colors-green and
whte-and with special hospital cam
paign banners will participate.
Every automobile owner in the
city interested in the success Of the
Liberty Loan and the hospital move
ments is earnestly urged to have his
car in line to make the procession
noteworthy one.
Banners telling Of the hospital cam
paign for use in decorating automo-
biles will be available Wednesday
morning at the office Of Chairman
Lawrence where he will be assisted
by Boy Scouts in distributing the
banners TO motorists desiring to help
make the Prosperity parade a big sue
cess by decorating their machines.
Besides the gala attire of automo-
biles, the marchers in the parade will
carry banners and posters concerning
the hospital campaign and the Lib
erty Loan movement. A leader Of
each class of the school children of
whom more than 1000 are expected to
march, will carry an American flag.
The grand marshal and his chief or
staff will be assisted by IS aides
mounted on bicycles.
Grand Marshal Owen last night an
nounced that the leaders of the vari-
Gus divisions in the parade would re-
ceive notice as to the exact point
where their divisions are to fall into
the column.
ANY organization desiring to help
swell tho ranks Of the big procession"
Mr.. Owen added. "can arrange to do
so by telephoning campaign head
quarters Augusta $4,000. and inform
Ing a member Of the campaign staff
lI4C VI peISOnS III LHe OTEanlZd-
ton that will he in the line of march"
Along with the rapid perfection of
plans for the big Prosperity Patriotic
parade. Augustus aggressive mer-
chants will contribute to the success
Of the observance Of Prosperity day
by arranging attractive window dis
PLAYS and by decorating their places
Of business with the hospital colors
and with the national emblem.
A great attraction to the throngs OF
visitors to the city. as we'll as to the
local people who will line the streets
along the route Of the parade. will be
the merchants special cooperative
Prosperity Day sales which will be
announced by newspaper advertise
ments. It is expected that many un-
usual bargains will be offered TO wish
tors to the CITY on Prosperity day and
that the day will rival Dollar Dav
In its opportunities to shopners.
Superintendent Claude G. Cole ~ the
Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street