Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-14

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Local Aerie, Fraternal Order Of Eagles
Local Council, Knights of Columbus
Employees of Trowel Works, Shear
Company. LaPlant Company. and
| Nelson Bogardus Company
| Members Of Ansons' Baseball Team
Employees of Marshall Oil Company.
| Ladies in Autos
| Employees Of Local Banks
| High School Cadets
| Girls of the High School
| Y. w. c. A. and Girl Scouts
| Boy Scouts
| G. A. Durham Company Employees
Employees Levin Dry Goods Company
| Boys Of the Y. M. c. A.
Employees H. Willard. Son & Co.
Spinning Wheel Chapter, d. A. r.
Women's Relief Corps
! Rowe Motor Company
Ministers of the City in Auto
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Marshalltown Chapter D. A. r.
Meeker Laundry Company
| Ford's Green House
| Political Equality League
Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene
Section of Motorcycles
| Features Of the Parade.
Easily the feature Of the parade was
the float prepared by the Marshall
| town Club, under the direction of a
committee headed by w. H. Gilbert and
S. w. Rubee. The float was staged on
a large truck, made to represent the
hull of battleship. On either side
was a banner bearing the command.
Fall in, your country needs YOU" On
the float were f. H. Har. dressed as
Uncle Sam; Miss Ruth Haines as a
Red Cross nurse: Sergt. P. ]. White
more, U. S. A., acting as a recruiting
officer, and in the act of swearing in
| IL new recruit. III tho person of Harold
E. Kelley, Of Tama, who enlisted here
Friday for the service: J. B. Kelly,
Company NJ, Eighth Iowa, a member
of the soldiers home, and typifying the
civil war; Joe Stockman, dressed as
Spanish American war soldier; Roy
Brown, impersonating the aviation
branch Of the service: and Vern Evans,
the navy. The big silk flag represented
to the club last June by the ladies Of
the G. A. r. Of Iowa, foated from the
head Of the truck.
". w. c. A. Has Pretty Floats.
The Y. w. c. A. presented two pretty
floats representative of the Red Cross
branch Of the service. In one auto
mobile rode Mesdames F. e. Northup.
Fl. A. Kinnan, F. D. b. Ingalls,, and #.
w. Alban, in the act of making ban
dages for the wounded. In the other
auto were typified Red Cross nurses,
surrounding litter Those represent
ling the nurses were Mrs. II. e. Fesler.
and Misses Lenore Billiard, Pearl
Adams, Myra Gundlach. Florence Nc
Claim, and Florence Kellogg. Leading
the two " wv. G. A. floats was Miss
Mabel Kinsey, dressed in white and
riding white horse.
Cheers For Civil War Veterans.
Much Of the cheering along the line
of march was for the "boys in blue
the veterans of the civil war-who
were greeted along the entire line of
march. The high school cadets were
also cheered roundly. They were led
by drum corps, headed by Col. T. D.
McElroy. The trowel works, shear
company, LaPlant company, and Bo-
gardus- Nelson company also had a
bugler and drum heading their section.
"Bankers for Preparedness"
Bankers for Preparedness" was the
slogan displayed by the bankers Of the
city. Miller White carrying the slogan.
with Cashier II. X. Denmead. Of the
First. National. bearing Springfield
rife. The women of the banks carried
a banner Of the Red Cross.
Old Company D In Line.
Twelve members of old Company D.
the first company of infantry belong
ing to the Iowa National Guard from
Marshalltown, were In the parade.
These men served in the guard from
1881 to 1887. They were headed by
Capt. W. w. Woods, the first captain
of the company. The roster of the
members of the old company who were
in the line of march, in addition to
Captain Woods, were B. F. Cummings
and l.. C. Abbott former lieutenants of
the company; A. F. Balch, Charles
Henry, w. NJ. Hodges. Marion Gard,
George w. Gilbert; e. S. Ketchum, II.
b. Miller, G. H. Hull, and w. B. Wild
man.
Levin Store in Fine Showing.
The most lavish display made by
any individual business concern was
that OF the Levin Dry Goods Company,
whose employees were all In line. The
women of the clerking force were all
attired in gold coats, making pretty
effect, while the men wore khaki.
Many different banners were carried.
one announced the stores donation Of
one-fourth of per cent Of its gross
sales for thirty days to the Red Cross
work; another. borne by the girls. read:
I'VE will not marry a coward; fight for
for your country first" while others
bore different patriotic notices. One
read: 1--WE want president in Ger
many, not q kaiser" Mrs. Nellie Rche-
son, as Joan of Arc, rode a gray
charger. while Peter Nelson, as Uncle,
Sam, was horse back. The hope for
u lasting peace after the great world
struggle was brought out in a beauti-
full float bearing Miss Alice Jones,
dressed in white, and typifying Peace.
Card Of Thanks.
We. wish to thank my friends and
neighbors for their sympathy and kind
ness in the sickness and death Of my
wife. LATE Darling and family.
Death o. Death.
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