Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-02
SILENT RESPECT
FEATURES PARADE
Seriousness of War Situa-
ton Felt by All in
Patriotic Rally.
THOUSANDS TURN OUT
Streets Lined With Peo-
pie; Tabernacle Filled
to Overlooking.
THOUSANDS TURN OUT

No cheering, no throwing of hats
In the air, no wild demonstrations
featured the greatest patriotic cele-
bratlon in Tulsa 5 history yesterday.
Thousands of people lined Main
street from Archer to Sixth. while
a genuine American parade traversed
The route. Flags floated from house
tops, automobiles and the hands of
citizens. When the fifty-piece band
played national airs the seriousness
OF the countenances did not change.
There was n determined look upon
every face. 1t seemed as if they recog-
niZed the gravity of the situation that
confronts the nation. 1t was a silent
respect for the flag and those things
for which it stands.
Resolutions Unanimous.
Later at the tabernacle. more than
rve thousand persons filled every
available inch of space. only once
did the crowd become noisy. That was
when Capt. l.. j. Hurley, chairman
of the committee on resolutions, read
his report. The audience stood to its
feet, the band struck up THE Star
Spangled Banner" There was APP
plause and some cheering. The reso-
lutions were adopted unanimously
and forwarded by wire to Oklahoma's 5
congressman and senators and the
president. They pledge the life. for
tunes and sacred honor" of Tulsa citi-
2enship to the government in the i'm
pending crisis. Rev G. w. Kerr a
Presbyterian minister, moved the
adoption of the resolutions and the
motion was second by Rev. c. V. King
OF Trinity Episcopal church. When
Chairman Glenn Condor put the mo-
tion a mighty chorus of ayes
went up.
n,i,, q, ,Lo ,i,oi,. diJ ,bo crnu,S
give iible expression to its feelings.
National airs We're sung with great
Nigor and eXpressivencss.
Flags Everywhere.
All over the city yesterday flags
were flying. Especially was this true
I'm the residence sections. Automobiles
carried the colors in great profusion.
The one regretablc thing of the day
was the total absence Of flags from
the flag poles on the courthouse snd
Convention hall. the largest public
buildings here. For some unaccount-
able reason the, flag on the Brady ho-
tel was at half mast.
The parade, in charge of Capt. Alva
J. Niles, started from North Main ana
brady at 3 o'clock.
Mayor John II. Simmons was in the
lead. driving his own car. With him
was a flag bearer. carrying a beautiful
stand OF silks cClorS.
Chief of Police Lucas and Capt.
Dan Herring came next in a police
car. followed by six motorcycle eff
GERS and 10 uniformed officers on foot.
Represented Uncle sam.
Then came the city commissioners
IN cars. Il. B. Leecraft, splendidly
made up as Uncle Sam. was on foot
Just ahead of the band # fifty union
musicians. The musicians donated
their services and marched in civilian
clothes Many of them had large flags
wrapped about them. J. Prothero waa
H. charge. Tom Munroe officiatcd as
drum major. only he carried a bis
flag instead Of a baton.
Automobiles next in line carried
City Attorney Meservc, local ministers
and members or the Mcconnell evan
gelical party.
The Spanish war veterans, fifty in
number, were in marching order with
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