The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-19

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line singing. waving no friends Do
The crowd and tossing hats in ne
Air. wherever a straw I'D was
,notted in the crowd II was prompt
IA terked OF and hurled skyNard.
These hats assumed the proportions
IN a flying cloud AZ INC draft divi.
sion neared the reviewing stand Ih
front Of the city hall
This little diversion served 10 re-
llove the tension OF the long Walt
and the seething struggle between
spectators and police. and put every
hady Ina better humOr Until me
draft boys hove into view. lh'
crowd, particularly in front OF me
CITY hall. had been almost apa.hetle'
hui the first glimpse o. The men in
Whose honor the demonsuauop nae
becn staged. changed an TINS ana
saved the parade from failure Nnen
the last man had passed The GROVE
was Modified 70 such an extent that
A was almost willing 20 forgive the
police.
The miracle Of the whole affair
was that q tragedy was avertfd sew
eral times riot seemed imminent
as the police fought 10 force lane
thru the living mass, bur eacn iime
the crisis was safely bridged.
The crowd got away from ne
police early In the game From
every street leading into Woodward
ave. the people came IN eyer-increas
ing numbers from noon on They
found the sidewalks already packed
10 the limit Those in Tho lronf
ranks were pressed against the 20.
lice barriers until the ropes almost
cur into their flesh But even ne
wire cables that had been strung
along a portion OF the route could
not check the advance Of this deter
mined army OF ci;izenry All along
the line ropes snapped, cables were
trampled down and the mob swarm
ed into the street. filing ~ com
pletely From Grand Circus park
down woodward and out Jefferson
10 the end of the line OF march al
Hastings-st. this compact mass eX'
tended IN the shape OF mammoth
"L." II resembled great field OF
grain as n surged back and forth.
But the greatest sight OF all was ar
forded the watchers IN the review.
ing stand when the first bomb Was
exploded from the roof OF the Pont-
charirain hotel, marking the start
nf the parade, Every face was turn.
ec skyward at the same angle, and
II was a spectacle not soon 70 BE- for
gotten.
The parade started on promptly
at o'clock, as Scheduled, and
everything was smooth sailing until
the police escort reached the park
From then on II was t.ruggle and
every foot OF the march WAS con
tested. From an imposing column
the pageant dwindled 10 thin line
AS fast as the crowd was hurled
back by a mounted officer II would
close in again. Often the crowd Oh
liberated the marching line entirely
until all semblance OF parade was
lost.
What was intended 10 be the most
impressive feature OF the parade
was not even attempted because
the crowd upset the plans. That
was the singing OF The Star
Spangled Banner" by the multitude
to the accompaniment OF the bands
all along the line. The onlookers
were hardly in the mood for any
special stunts" The volunteer
cheer leaders from the Board OF
Commerce tried hard TO start some
thing. but with poor success in most
instances.
II was not until the parade was
nearing the end that the police sue
ceeded in opening a lane sufficient
TO give the marchers chance 20
proceed with any degree OF free
dom. The Boy Scouts. in conse-
quence, were able 20 make a splen.
did showing. The Camp Fire girls
were also out in force and were &C
corded an ovation by the throng
With barred heads the veterans Of
'6I marched past the reviewing
stand, where Brig Gen. Julius |
Penn, of Camp Custer. stood rigidly
at salute until the last man had
filed by. The Grand Army men
made a splendid showinfi. and. next
TO the drafted men, drew the heart
lest cheers of any delegation In the
parade.
From spectacular standpoint, !
the parade would have been a Won 1
derful sight II the uniformed or
CARNATIONS that participated had
been given the slightest chance 70
show of But they were hemmed
in so tightly by the crowd that,
even from the reviewing stand, only
q moving mass OF bobbing heads
wero visible. The famous Detroit
commandery. knights Templsr, and
its close rival, Damascus commsn
derry. ha dino opportunity for the
fancy maneuvers that had been
planned. The crowd looked in vain
for the cross formation for which
the communicates are noted
The visiting Canadian soldiery
was la the vanguard Of the process
sion and almost had 10 fight its
way thru Still the crowd recog
nized the boys from overseas and
gave the ma royal welcome.
Henry Ford marched with Mayor
Marx and Mayor Tuson, Of Windsor,
and was given an ovation all along
the line. When, after going the full
route. he had fought his way back
to the reviewing stands thru a Dc
vioue route he became a counter ~
traction as the camera men turned
loose on him.
"Rich Man. Poor Man" thte latest
and most successful of the Cinderella
idea plays. and written hy gorge
Rroadhurst author ~ Bought and
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