The Detroit times., 1917-09-18
Pageant HOnOrs De-
trOit Boys Called To
the COlors
LINE or MARCH
GAY WITH FLAGS
w in d sOr Shuts Up
Shop To Join In
Celebration

Promptly "a O'Clock this after
noon. COT John p Boucher. OF the
Thlrs bird Michigan infantry net
irv es grand narsha. Wiil give the
word thst vill SOL In motion 10.
troits great Liberty parade In honor
OF iho l2,5O0 men from this en-. and
Highland Park who have been call
Cd 90 the colOrs IN he first draft
II will b. IN occaslJr long remcm-
tercd ia MichiEan's metropolis
The weather man has done his
part Cloudlcss skies thrlour the
morning hours gate promise OF Ideal
atmosphere conditions for Tho pa
radc Even before ihe sun VAS up
employees OF the department % puo.
lic works were on The jon They
flushed tho streets along the entire
line Of march. leaving them as i'm
macHIate as The tabled thorofares OF
Spotless Town
A. the morning wore on he spirit
81 the holiday became more and
more apparent Stu-o fronts bios
somed forth In patriotic attire ola
Glory and ihe Says OF The Allied
nations btCan t0 Gutter every where
hll The dopartmcuf torres viii close
their doors az o'cl ck 10 permit
their employs 20 view 'hC pageant
Windows and rOefs ~ The business
houses along The line OF march are
in great demand. and VIII accom-
Lodato thousands who otherwise
might have lad no opportunity TO
witness tho spectacle The mayor s
g g. a o..
drafted men De given preference in
he allotment 81 window space has
lsen quite generally respctd In "a
ditior both sides OF Grand Circu
park on Woodwardave have been
reserved for relatives Of "fhc bCys
Not all Tho parents viii be- on the
side lines. however Many hun.
dreas OF them proud OF the oppor
tuuity, will take their place in the
ranks Of tho marchcrs. each wear
ine a badge with this inscription
"Ny Roy IT, I'm tho Line"
Tho parents Viii form a division
hy themselves. thc ninth command
od by Col HARLOW formerly OF
The Thirty first Michigan infantry.
and led by the Salvation Army Cita
del band Right behind them. form
ing the tenth and last division. viii
come the drafted men themselves.
IN four battalions. mighty force
OF at least 10000 men n as many
turn out as expected
The men will be- under tho gen.
oral command of Maj Charles ID.
Matthew'S of The Thirty third infan
try The rcgimental band Co !. OF
the Thirtythird. from Fort Wayne.
and truck company No l07. g. =.
reserve corps. will form the escort.
The four battalions will be com.
manded respectively by Capt Wal
tor r stevens. supply officer OF the
Thirtythird infantry Second Lieut..
George " adams. Thirtythird in
fanfry Lieut. James Y ConnUrs, ~
Camp Custer and First Scrgt Hugh
webb. supply company. Thirtytnird
infantry
bringing up The rear VIII b. a
large delegation from the Twenty
FIRST ward which comprises The last
or 2G local draft divisions The PEG
pie az the ward viii take this means
Of showing that they stand solidiy
behind their drafted man.
Distributed among the other cigh'
divisions and escort viii be another
10000 men. according 10 conserve
tive estimates bv those in charge OF
the details Thus there will pc NO
fewpr than 90 GOO marchers ih line
Assuming ihak the parade starts
promptly az 9. 10 will be- neatly y
o'clock. perhaps later. before u u
over
The line Of march will he down
Woodward ave from Grand Circus
park 600 Jefferson and east on j aer
son 10 Hastingr-st., the units dis