The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-06


 effect in an increased membership immediately
 Following the Red Cross float showing the workers. was one that told the remainder of the story of use. fitness. It showed Uncle Sam" ar. tistically and strikingly portrayed by MT Ed Gilbert, looking at placard held by Red Cross nurse, the latter represented by Miss Edith Katz. II showed the membership of other na- tions in the Red Cross, with the United States the lowest. "Help Us Make II A Million was the request that placard contained. What win be the answer of H1t Springs for its pro portionate share? Let there be no idlers. no "slaCkers" where this or. ganizatton is concerned.
 One of the large cannons at the Army and Navy hcspital was on an other float followed by still another, I Red Cross tent--a typical "seenee from the fr-nt,' as it were-for it is the Red Cross nurse in time of war hat renders the first aid service.
 The men who had registered, and there was big delegation of them in the parade. received a great ovation. and they wore with pride the badges ,he Business Mems League had pro vided. In this pageant one could not overlook the great display made by he Rotary club. the members of which carried a triangular announce. ment: Every Member of the Rotary Club Has Purchased a Liberty Bond Have You?" This organization. to- gether with the Business Mems League officials. the latter being ip the front part of the parade, the dele cations of old soldiers the dear old boys of the days of 61, who wore the Blue and the Gray of these troubled times, all came in for their share of applause, as did the delegation of Spanish American War veterans. who. having done their bit" are ready and willing to respond to a second call if needed. No wonder the pageant last night was a big success. No wonder Ii will go down in the annals of Hot Springs as the greatest event of it's kind this city has ever witnessed.
 In the Arlington Hotel.
 Immediately after the parade patri- otic exercises were held in he Airing ton hotel Manager Joe Corrington had tran formed the big lobby into a scene of inspiring batriotic beauty "Od Cory" was everywhere. Flaga We're tastefully hung from the great chandeliers Bunting was draped over windows. The large pillars of the hotel, beantifw in their bronze. were made more attractive by Red. White and Bme ribbon wound round them from iop to bottom. The speakers platform was erected directly be- neatb the stairway, and over the plat form hung the American emblem while stredhed on each side were the flag Of the lies. These national flags were enhanced by three big cleo lric stars of red, white and blue lights.
 President Gus Strauss, of the Busi- ness Mems League which had ar ranged the big military pageant, called the meeting to order and pre- sided. He stated the league had been requested by the National Chamber Of Commerce, Wa hington. acting on orders from the nations officials, to hold a celebration such as Hot Springs witnessed last night Rev R. l.. Duck worth pastor of the Park Avenue Methodist church, was presented and offered a most fervent and eloquent invocation. President Strauss then presented Rev. C. E, Hickok. He said that among all the virtues, that of patriotism ranks the highest. To he worth while, however, patriotism must be translated into deeds He had asked himself why the big demonstra. tiOn was held Certainly not to hear any one or set of men speak. Neither was it made possible just for an as sembly to gather to hear sweet music. It had a higher, deeper, a more sig nificant meaning. It was held i'll honor Of him who heads the American Red Cross, it was held in honor of the boys of Company K, of this city, and in honor of the sturdy manhood who had regist cred in answer to their comtFys sdmmons Rev. .Hickok eu- logiZed the men who have volunteered .or service, whether in the national guard or those who have registered. He declared that those who stay at home and fail to give 10 their govern ment that which is worth while and of ya,ue are showing as much of the yellow etreak' as the men who decline to fight. He also urged that every man and woman who can do so buy Liberty bond
 H you can buy a Liberty bond and won't" declared Rev. Hickok you have no right to sing America, or applaud patriotic sentiment
 Rev. Hickok then introduced Hon. R. L. McHaney, Of Little Rock, who held the close attention of the audi enee for nearly an hour, delivering the oration Of the evening Mir. Mcllaney' s paper was a masterbul presentation of this government from the time of iis