New Britain herald., 1917-10-19
Rally to Be Held Tomorrow Will
 Go Down in History ALL PLANS COMPLETED
Total Subscriptions to Liberty Loan Total $6O, 1000, With Moro in Sight Elmer Howard Recovering from Attack of Pneumonia.

Everything is in readiness to make the Liberty Loan rally, which will be held tomorrow at Pierce field, wealth CT permitting, a success. The tenta- tive plans, which were in the works for several days, were completed at meeting of the chairmen of the diff ferent committees held last evening. Practically each organization in the town will participate and, Judging from the interest which is manifested in the affair." Plainville should witness one of the biggest celebrations in many a day. If the weather is in- element tomorrow, the rally will be postponed until 2 o'clock Sunday aft ernoon. The factory whistles will blow at 12:3O o'clock If the event has been postponed.
 Between 1:3O and o'clock the pa rade will form at Pierce street and at o'clock sharp the march will be- gin and will be carried out as an l nounced in yesterdays Herald. The different organizations will fall in as follows: Speakers car; Grand Army of the Republic; Company I, Connec- ticut Home Guard; Machine Gun Bat talion; Ambulance Corps; Surgical Dressings committees float; Liberty Loan committees float; Women's Club auto; Plainville Hose company, No. 1; Canning Club float; Plainville Grange; Rebecca Lodge; Holy Name aociety; A. O. H. auxiliary; Plain vile Drum Corps; Italian society: Boy Scouts; school children. Other automobiles will fall in immediately behind the school children.
 It certainly will be a gala day in Plainville, with the galaxy of prettily n11 where in evidence. Owners of cars wishing to take part in the parade are requested to have their cars deco- rated with the national colors or to display American flags on their ma- chimes. The committee also desires that the automobiles be driven with the tops lowered.
 The parade will have it's terminal at Pierce field, where the rally will be held. c. H. Newton has been ap- pointed to arrange for transportation facilities and will have parking places for the cars at the parade ground. Frank T. Wheeler and Edwin T. Hills have been appointed by MT. Irumbull asa the other aids.
 At the parade grounds an enclosure will be railed in with Rcd, White, and Blue for the purpose of taking sub- scriptions for the loan. Members of the general committee will also pass among the crowd and solicit the sale of Liberty Bonds.
 During the rally Postmaster Prior will present the Boy Scouts with medals for valuable service which they rendered in making the last ral- ly, at the time the first Liberty Loan was foated, a success
 The celebration is expected to eclipse any affair of this nature ever held in the town. Everyone is be- hind the movement. The storekeep- CTS will close their places of business during the rally and will not be open between the hours of and in the afternoon. The surgical dressings 1 committee and ladies' organization which has been doing such good work l in the town in selling Liberty Bonds will meet at the home of Mrs. Miner | on Whiting street at 1:3o prior to l forming in the line of march.
 The last Liberty Loan rally netted 1 over s2O00O but more than that ! amount is expected to emanate from 1 tomorrow's celebration. Practically 1 every man and woman in the town of l Plainville will have a chance to show