Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-07
Sidelights on
Greatest Parade
In City History
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was close to as many women as me

81 was close 10 as many women as men
Employees OF the postofice were
peeved that they did not have a
chance to marsh and several delega-
tions visited The Bee office to file
their protests. These men say that
they did not receive an invitation to
march nor was any arrangements
made for them in the line up of the
/ paradcs One delegation said that in
Benson the only store that was open
during the progress Of the parade was
the postoffice.
Gould Dietz, as marshal of the
women's division, had a strenuous
time as someone had issued orders
Tor the Red Cross women to meet to
form in line at Twenty-sixth and Far
nam, whereas Dietz had ordered them
to fall in couple OF streets further
east. He tried to press reporters and
business men into service to help him
get the tangle Strengthened out. All
was fixed up and the women's divi-
! sion was cheered more than any other
as It marched east on Farnam street.
George Brandeis and Tom Quinlan
were at the head OF the Brandeis
stores contingent Of 1,400 people. Be-
hind him came the huge service flag
|. with 50 stars on it. The flag was car
ried by six girls.
]. L. Orkin headed division OF
Orkin Bros employees of 100 people.
Hayden Bros section of 900 was
headed by P,.B. Hanhafen. general
manager; T. j, Flynn and ]. r. jamie
son. N
Walt Jardine on his crutches led
the city hall division of the parade.
+ B. Howell, general manager of
the metropolitan water district was
head of the water division.
Harry Tukey and Ernest Sweet had
strenuous time trying to keep the
members Of the real estate board lined
up. They were fit subjects for the
awkward squad.
"A popular song heard along the
sile line was Il want to lick the
kaiser"
Joe the Glazer' was conspicuous in
his own division by the flags he car
ried. He had pennants OF all the
entente allies on long pole.
Among the colonels on the COVER
nor's staff who arrived in Omaha was
Count Won Rohden, proprietor of the
leading hotel Of Creighton, Neb. The |
count did not know that everybody |
had to walk in the parade and as he |
has had considerable experience with |
city saddles he brought along his own
tavorite saddle with which he rode
the plains in the pioneer days of the
state. The count is great friend of |
Herman Peters, with whom he was as, |
sociated many years ago at Grand
Island, and he always stops at the
Merchants when he comes to Omaha.
People no longer are looking for
the original garden of Eden, for they
have located it, said the count, "They
now know for certainty that il was
located in Knox county, Nebraska, not
far from Creighton.
Emblems of patriotism and LOYALTY
to the flag were conspicuously dis
played not only in streets and from
buildings, but they were. also waving
1000 feet above the army of paraders
during the Liberty loan pageant Sat
urday.
From 80 until $50 Saturday after
noon, huge American flag kent its
-estricted height, high above the heads
OF the masses.
From the top of the Sanford hotel
W. M. King of Streeter, ILL.,, profes-
sional balloonist, handled the helm OF
5000 feet OF heavy cord attached to a
box kite and flying the American flag
The flag waved in bright glory, 1000
teet above the paraders.
Thousands kept their eyes fixed
upon the emblem, unfurled and pic
torially outlined against the blue
heavens.
For an hour before the parade
squads of police we're busy clearing
the streets of ali autos. Some they
did not know how to work and some
we're locked, so the crowds had some
tun watching them at work. +
The Nebraska Telephone company
put out large gang of linemen and