Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-03
NEW YORK LIBERTY LOAN PA.
 RADE.

Dear Sisters of The Social Corner: I wish that space permitted my giv- ing the details of the monster Lib- erty Loan pageant of last Thursday. From early afternoon until darkness fell a stream of Liberty Bond holders marched up Fifth avenue, represent ing nearly every business and profes- sional activity, every nation, and pre- senting an almost complete exhibit or the materials of war.
 Each of the allies contributed it's share to the spectacle. The big Italian biplane whizzed over the city, circling around the high buildings, of the marchers and on1ool<ers.
 The parade was headed by the usual police escort and Grand Marshall Ma jor Lorillard Spencer. Then came the double rank, followed by it's staff, all wearing white aprons.
 Each organization carried banners with mottoes suitable to it's business, telling what Liberty Bonds would do. Uncle Sam was personif1ed by, midgets of five years of age up to veterans of seventy.
 The detachments of the regular i'm fantry, wearing winter uniforms and some in deep blue jackets. knitted by the women of the comfort organiza- tions, attracted much attention, as did yards and batt1eshipS.
 Thirty-se seven bands contributed the music and each one persisted in play ing "Over There" The first of these bands in the procession was the one hundred piece organization from the Bethlehem Steel Co. The Metropoli- tan Life Band in uniform of blue and gold headed its employees, a small army in themselves. The Scottish High flanders with bagpipeS and kilties were also in line.
 Each organization carried its ser vice flag indicating the number of em- ployes who had gone away. but the applause was concentrated on the service flags carried by the elderly men and women. that scored in some instances four stars, of the young men gone from the homes.
 But the British Tank, "Brlttanfa," the big tank battleship. with machine guns protruding from its sides and followed by a trail of smoke met with storms of cheers, as 1t numbered along operated by wounded British soldiers.
 After the British Tank came the American armored motor cars. Then came a series of floats representing the various divisions of trade, and nearly every one carried a sign show ing how many bonds it had purchased. Many of them were camoufaged with wreaths of boughs and autumn leaves. The coal trade had float showing half a dozen miners at work. The ice trade an ice plant. The hat trade
 
 tributed float showing a large torpe- do.
 The American Can Co. division car ried huge poster We are out to Can tors, Put ont the Light in Germany" The Hoisting division, Put the Boys Over the Top" Parquet Flooring, "F'loor the Enemy" and hundreds of others.
 The United Steel corporation made large showing, all wearing green caps and yellow rysanthemums. Along with the Masons' division walk shoulder with the motto, 'If I can buy a bond, why can't you?' Two girls dressed as Quaker maidens. each l ringing bell was a unique feature. The Stock Exchange division was walking in the darkness, decorated with yellow chrysanthemums and Justify singing "Over There" At And brary an enthusiastic bond seller was shouting through megaphone, with sailor by his side, as an example of patriotism, "This man earning s35 per month bought a s100 Liberty Bond why can't you ?"
 The parade terminated in the Sheep Pasture. Central Park, where the Ger man Submarine captured off the east coast of England in 1916 was turned over to the United States. By the | time reached there the German en- sign which had f1oated over the little mast had been lowered for, the Stars and Stripes and the assembled bands were playing the Star Spangled Ban ner." The German name U-C-5 had been painted out for "U-Buy- y-A-Bond," and was covered with Liberty Bond posters and the American flag. Only l bond holders were allowed on board. We have heard that the first shot | has been fired by the American army | in the trenches of France, and this 1 shot is but the forerunner of mil i lions. Thousands who walked in that parade will go to the trenches in ever growing numbers and they will give way in turn to thousands of others. "'Tis only a step to the ocean | Can't you hear 1.-the slap of the sea, And soon twill be moaning and toss- ing. Between my loved homeland and me-" THE LITTLE SINISTER