Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-11
Parade Starts at 2 p. M.


mination of many OF Augustus pest
known men and women to raise the
urgently needed building and equip
ment fund for the General hospital
will be given today in the big civic
Prosperity parade. which starts at :
O'Clock.
Representatives Of every phase of
the city and county's activities. So
ciety women and leaders generally in
public welfare work will march in the
divisions, including the volunteer
workers who will strive earnestly in
one week to raise $4,000 for the hos
pital.
One Of the big features of the pa
triotic procession will be the division
of Liberty Loan workers and the ex-
ecutive committee for the war bond
movement, headed by Charles S.
Hichborn.
t The procession will start promptly
at 2 o'clock from the intersection Of
State street and Western avenue. The
line of march will be: State stree,
to Bridge street to Cony street to
Stone street to Middle street to East
Chestnut street to Arsenal street to
Williams street to Bowman street to
AOHN street 10 w dteT street. W MAT
ket square, where the procession will
end.
In case the weather is >unfavorable
for the big demonstration of the civic
pride of Augusta in its hospital, the
executive committee for the campaign
announced last night the parade will
be held Friday at the same hour.
Following platoon Of police and
/ SsNJzl
appear Blaine Owen, grand marshal,
and Charles P. Kinsman, chief of
staff. who have organized the parade.
Members of the city government will
follow and the fire department will be
represented.
| The hospital campaign committee.
headed by Hon. George E. Macomber.
will march at the head OF the second
division and the Liberty Loan execu-
i tive committee will be the next unit
in line.
The mems division Of the hospital
campaign corps will follow the Liber-
ty Loan committee. Members of the
woman's teams. numbering 70. will
appear in motor cars Immediately fol-
lowing the men workers.
The third division will be lead by
the Hallowell Fife and Drum Corps
and will include Boy Scouts. school
children, the Augusta Cadet Band,
children from St Mary's parochiaI
school and St Augustine's parochial
school.
Nurses from the General hospital
will precede a division of Liberty Loan
workers on foot. The workers for the
Liberty Loan who ride in automobiles
L.
section. of which Perfey NJ. Lawrence
is chairman. The general automobile
section is expected to be one of the
largest divisions of the Procession. -he
members of the Have a Heart" COM
pany will occupy several automobiles
at the close of the procession.
Banners telling of the Liberty Loan
campaign and the hospital movement
will be carried by the school children,
who will be divided in squads. each
leader carrying an American flag.
A feature Of Prosperity day, besides
the big procession. will be the special
sales arranged by the stores of Au-
gusta. Many Of the merchants also
will have their windows and places
Of business decorated in honor of the
big public parade which IS regarded
by the men and women behind the
hospital drive as a forerunner of one
of the most successful money raising
movements in the history of the
county.
Many automobilists called yesterday
at the P. NJ. Lawrence Co, 500 Wat
err street. where banners designed es-
pecialiy for the decoration of motor
cars were distributed on behalf of the
hnSnitqt C2nnaicn cnrproifteo
sons who have not yet obtained their
automobile hospital campaign banner
may do so by calling al the Office Of
Mr.. Lawrence. who is head of the mo-
tor car division.