Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-18
PAUL REVERE
RIDE To BE
DUPLICATED
IN PARADE
TOMORROW

Paul Revere, In the person OF Ia. H. fiufi,
at 3:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon, will
dash through Brownsville, from the Fort
Brown gate to the high school, distance
of sixten blocks, as the opening Of
Brownsvillc's patriotic parade, celebrating
"Wake-Up America" day, a demonstra-
tion that promises to be the biggest Of its
kind yet held on the Mexican border.
Practically every organized body in
Brownsville will participate in the parade,
with decorated automobiles, trucks and
wagons, with people walking afoot bearing
flags and other patriotic emblems; IN gen
eral, patriotic celebration by all tho
people.
Participating will be the public schools,
parochial schools. the convent, the Wood
men of the World, including the Ebano.
Acacia and other camps: the Knights of
Columbus, the Rotary Club, the City Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, the Girls Hon
or Guard the Boy Scouts, Elks, Centre
Latino, all the Masonic bodies, the Fourth
UNITED States Infantry Band, the Twen-
ty-Sixth -g~s*~.s-f<+rt~s 4rfantry hand, and
the Brownsville Board of City Develop
ment, and city and county officials in gen
eral.
ANY bodies who may not have been com
municated with by the committee, ID. l..
Spero, W. III. Mason, Jr., A. Il. Walker, >.
c. Tucker and George McGonele, are re
quested to get in touch Immediately with
one of these men, and instructions for par
ticipation will be given. Owing 10 the hur
ried work due To the lateness Of arrange
ments, it was found impossible to make lie
necessary arrangements far enough ahead
of time to designate the position Of each
body.
Paul Revere will make his ride al 3:I5
O'Clock, the signal for which will be blasts
from the siren whistle at the Peoples Ice
& Manufacturing Company. The whistle
will be the signal for every automobile in
the city to begin blowing its horn or whis-
tlc, or whatever other noise producing ap-
paratus Is at hand II will be the signal for
the ringing of church bells, and whistles in
the railroad yeards, and whistles and bells
wherever else their services may be had.
Lieutenant Herbert J. LaweS, of the
Fourth United States infantry, will be the
grand marshal of the parade, and will lead
it, mounted on his charger. The directors
of the parade, W. III. Mason, Jr and ID. l..
Spero, both mounted. will have general
charge Of the formation Of the line.
Fifteen minutes after the departure Of
"Paul Revere" from Fort Brown. the par
ade will start from the Fort Brown gate,
headed by the grand marshal and the
Fourth United States Infantry band The
various organization will fall in line on
Fifteenth, Fourteenth and Elizabeth
streets, marching west to the high school,
where the line will coubIe around the great
high school square. The closing events Of
the parade will take place on the high
school grounds, with two short addresses,
by Brigadier General Charles q. Morton
and r. B. Creager. Both General Morton
and Mr.. Creager are absent from the city
today, but are expected to return IN time
for tomorrow's events. paul Revere :
Ride" the poem, will be decaimed at the
high school.
Although the time for preparation oi
elaborately decorated automobiles j. short
il is expected there will be several. An al
legorical figure Of "Columbia," with sol
der and q sailor boy al her side, will be
among the representations, n well n a
reproduction of "Ihe Spirit of 10" with
three public school pupils representing the
famous three Of the fife, the drum. and
the buele.
Every store and business house in the
city will close promptly NJ noon tomorrow.
~ proclamation ~ tie mayor. ~ "ri, !
that aIl may participate IA ihr parade.