Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-19
BUSINESS AT
STANDST|LL
TO PERMIT
ALL CHANCE
TO PARADE

business IN BROWNSVILLE came 10 COM
plete standstill today at noon to allow ev
cry loyal American an opportunity to par
ticipate in the "Wake Up America" day
parade this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Practically every store in the business dis
trict closed its doors at the noon hour, and
other business houses arranged to close at
3 o'clock and remain closed until the con
clusion of the demonstration.
The length of the parade and its signifi-
canoe were greatly added to today when
announcement was made by Colonel Il. T..
Hatch, post commander at Fort Brown.
that every arm of the service not actually
on guard duty, or engaged in duties which
could not be held up, would participate in
the parade This means that i'm addition
to two full batteries of artillery, + bat
terry of the Fourth field artillery. and F
battery of the Fifth field artillery, will
participate. as well as AT least two com
panies of the Fourth infantry, two troops
of cavalry, and the Fourth infantry band
The Twenty sixth infantry band, stationed
at San Benito, was also sent To Browns
vile this afternoon to participate in the
parade.
Brifadier General Charles q. Morton,
who returned last night from a trip up
the border, today accepted an invitation
to head the parade, and will be accompa
MED by Colonel T.. r. Hatch and other
members of his staff. The grand mar
shal. as announced yesterday, will be
Lieutenant Herbert J. Lawes. while the
formation of the line will he in charge of
ID. L. Spero, chairman of the Board of
City Development which arranged the pa
rade, and ". II. M#ses-ixs, member OF the
committee.
p. J. Huff. personifying Paul Revere,
will make his ride through the city, start
ing at the Fort Brown gate, at 3:15
o'clock and simultaneously there was
scheduled to start the ringing of bells
and the blowing of whistles, the signal for
which was blast from the siren whistle
at the plant of the Peoples Ice & Manu-
featuring company.
Chief of Police W. b. Linton made elab-
crate arrangements to take care of the
crowd that promised to line Elizabeth
street, and early in the day appointed a
force of nearly twenty special policemen
to clear the street of all traffic.
The formation took place in Fort
Brown, all pedestrians entering at the JEFF
ferson street gate, passing up along the
Fort Brown wall in the direction of the
Elizabeth street entrance. All vehicles
also were to enter at the jefferson street
gate, forming line on the polo field, pass
ing into Elizabeth street through the Eliz-
abeth street gate. The line of march was
to be out Elizabeth street TO the high
school, where the marchers were to form
a semi circle facing the school and wit
ness the raising of a new flag. The sing
ing of the first and third verses of the
"Star Spangled Banner" will take place
during the raising of the flag.
Brigadier General Charles G. Morton
and Dr. s. X. Hallam of Brownsville ac-
cepted invitations to deliver the patriotic
addresses to the assemblage at the high
school
The remainder of the program, as an
nounced, follows:
Recitation, paul Revere's Ride James
Skelton.
Tableaux. "Columbia," during which the
children will sing the first and third verses
of columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,
Benediction, Father J. Il. Frlgon.
While there will be many automobiles IN
the parade, the use of vehicles was dis
discouraged as far as possible, most of the
organizations in the parade marchin
afoot.
1t was expected this afternoon that more
than five thousand persons would partici-
pate in the parade.