The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-05

ncn and women, turned out &C
Precmciy NJ p. m. wrbniinst
tongue Of flame found It's why thra
tho air hNh above the waiting
thronga on First and Seooad avnh
Tho bomb exploded with dali. ~
sounding crash and a second later
another. ana asothsg followed sstai
II. marking the symbol OF Tho
year OF destiny" had been fired.
Then the shrill call OF bpxlc
was waited down the quiet street
with its parapet Of sfient. waiting
people.
ThroHos Cheer
The bands took up tho butff~s
note. and n minute lss1r tho great
est military pageant In Tho himorD
Of Seattle was burning It's messalte
deep In the hearts OF those who
saw n.
The watch Ing ,hEoog broke into
ctecFs that ripped along the pack
ed slirwalies aa the head OF tho
column came into view. Riding
beRspatfud bay horse. Col. william
fnEits. eemuran dl@g Second Wasa.
inrton Infantry. ard the mnnsAsAi
Of the parade. led the long line.
Fs.st there WAS the olive drab OF
tho "ccsnpoumd" company OF tse
Sseend Wash t1npon and toan a
souapany Of r~sraisarr from ~ Law.
ton.
Naval Aeiiltsn lrrpvsaniSu
Rsa a. separates every ~scsiSn Of
III. parSstie
saias8esaiy a eooTlus uusvw Of
white f9nng tsseR Rcroae The
wreet-the Epaval militia.
Ctag IN whistle usttorTss and hnu.
with k,raAd teasineos. the LADS frcss
Tire NashlnEton Naval tnstntnH sta
ton NJ Lake Washington. compesed
one Of the most itne ressa~e srcstous
Of The proeession4
Applaud HesssrHS
a&otrlder to shoulder. win their
rifse barrels and bayone. scabeares
duly casting back the hight fFem
the red fire torches held on htga
By BOY Scouts. the p,tlitssmen
marched. beiyins tho Fact that tho
peried Of their traistns can BE-
measured IN weeks.
A company Of nsrise@ sosiewcd
them, their starehed khaki aeS
splc and span appearance awAsssns
applanss turnout the Hnes
The drsii teams and banda Of
Various organizations. Including tho
Elks' band. the Easles' basd. Mooss
hand. The shrin.rs patrol. and Tire
City Fsrepcu.
Then mere wssss. this tlne wcra
on the Bhonlssrs Of wopu~nI
Nueses Csrecved
Rcd cr@ss nurses and tire usrrns
hers Of Company c. First AID and
gerviee. Red Cross. the signal fo<
cheers which ehnhed to tears an
the fun fact THAI these wooen via
take their pisaes by the ssSe OF the
fighting uzoE IN France was borne
10 the hearts Of the Watchers.
The Girl cadets marched ncpt
and then the Spanish American wrr
Veterans. thesF band rlRgln "A
Hot Time In the OBI Te~o To
night"
behind thorn, WINS a single lttle
"cslHtnn four Of grtzzted old uoos
Bear coises high
Some Of them Hnnped ep eanes
and some of them leaned hard on
the arms Of younger men. htH mo
flag In that parade fieaeed higher
or was barue with mere Jealous
care than the gold .fctnEed banner
OF the vesenarz OF the efvil war.
And behind these fighters OF an
either war and aneshef day casae
tse fighters of the new.
"ntvtsten T." read the stand ard
81 the little Froap of eivSlfanr
wtpEe oniy mark OF service was
the red. white and blue at the but.
,nnirute.
Thea Seattle went wild" Au-
sem@bile sirens ehrieked and the
vasses Of the giant throng blended
into emo continuous roar as 6ivis-
lon after division OF the young
manhood OF Seattle. soon TO take
their places In the ranks OF democ-
racy's supporters. came by.
March Hesds Erect
Thoas who. anticipating the call
Of duty. are preparing for their
work at the unofficial noncommis
stoned officers traialng camp at
Fifth ave. aee Bell st had their
phAeoe 10 the iios OF march. and.
With the1r hsssds high. followed
thoty regular army Instructor with
twsn VfnW step They showed
pimi oily toe rvsuits of the strenuous
/ mining they are undergoing.
At toe Arena noisy crowd Of
m0teers. fathers. brothers and
sweethearts gathered to meet the
boys. II took but "a short. time to
fiji the big hall.
Rev. Jones Thrills Crowd
Hardly had the crowd seated H.
self chen. under the direction OF
Professor Charles lombard, the
rnassed bands brokesforth In the
opening notes OF Tho Star-Span-
gled Banner" and. as a single in
dlviduai. the crowd was on its
feet, singing with the band and
Introduced by JosiGh Collins, who
paid an eloquent tribute TO the
uniform of U61o Sam. the Rev.
rortor Hahn Jonpa made the nd.