Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22
GENERAL PARADE OF oRGANl.
CATIONS TO BE FOURTH OF
JULY FEATURE.
PATRIOTIC. FRATERNAL AND
CIVIC BODIES PARTICIPATE
Wholesale and Retail Merchants Also
to Be Represented With Floats
School Children to Take Active Part
Program in Afternoon at. Fair
Grounds.

A demonstration of patriotism by the
citizens of Marshalltown and Marshall
county is to be made a big feature of
the celebration of independence Day,
when virtually all bodies of organized
labor, patriotic and fraternal societies
children and wholesale and retail es-
adjustments and manufacturing plants
will be represented in a great street
pageant, which it is expected will be
one of the largest parades of citizenry
ever seen on the streets of Marshall
town.
The committee in charge of the
parade, in planning for demonstration
of unusual magnitude, so far in its
work. met with quick response from
organizations and firms solicited and
today an intensive campaign, in which
twenty-five or more workers will par
ticipate, is expected to result in obtain
ing still more f1attering results.
Parade of Six Divisions.
Owing to the number of organiza-
tons, crafts. trades, societies and bust
ness firms expected to'participate. the
parade will be divided into six or more
divisions. Each committee member has
charge of filing the ranks Of one divi-
sion, and each has named a sub-com-
mittee of five or more to assist in the
work.
The divisions will include civic Off
Gals and societies, organized labor,
fraternal organizations, patriotic So
cieties, school children and manufac-
turing and business institutions.
From early indications organized
labor generally will participate in the
parade and many of the fraternal so7
cieties already have signified an inA,
tention to be represented by delegations
of members with floats. The patri-
otto societies will be very largely rep
resented and school children, particu-
larly those who are to take part in the
pageant. which is to be the big feature
of the afternoon program at the fair
grounds, are preparing to form an i'm
posing division by themselves.
Merchants Asked to Cooperate.
All retail and wholesale merchants
and manufacturers are asked--to have
representation in the parade, either
with their employees in the line OF
march or with floats and an energetic
committee today Is urging all to join
in this display of patriotism and loyal
ty. From the early solicitation it is
apparent that the business firms are to
be well represented.
The slogan of the committee is "Show
your coiors," and every citizen is asked
to do his bit if only to see that he is
~, mi in tho limo
Of march.
Get Out Your Auto.
A special division may be added, to
care for the autoists who desire to take
part, and every car owner. not other
wise engaged in the parade, is request
ed to decorate his car with the national
colors and get into line.
In the civic division invitations are
being extended to the county council
of defense, city officials. county Off
Gals, police department, selective draft
men, the Red Cross and the Marshall
town Ministerial Union.
All union labor locals have been in
vited, this division including the city
fire department, which is affiliated
with organized labor.
All farternaI societies are invited to
Join in the fraternal section, and all
patriotic societies. including the
Grand Army the w. R. c., Spanish
American War Veterans, Sons OF
Veterans Daughters of Veterans,
Ladies of the G. A. r., Daughters OF
the American Revolution and kindred
organizations are asked to form the
division representing societies strictly
patriotic in character.
AL school children, Of the public
schools and st. Mary's Institute are