Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

WILMINGTON STARTS
DRIVE WITH PAGEANT
Third Liberty Loan Campaign
Opened by Patriotic March
ing Host
MANY STRIKING FLOATS
Prominent Citizens in Line and on
Reviewing Stand--Thou-
sands Applaud
MANY STRIKING FLOATS
Wilmington. Del, April s.

Wilmington, Del, April s.
The third Liberty Loan campaign was
opened In Wilmington today with the
largest industrial pageant this city ever
Witnessed. j. B. Weaver. general mama
ger OF the Harlan plant, accompanied by
Eugene Grace, president Of the Bethle-
HON Shlpbuilding Corporation, and Jo-
seph w Powell, vice president and gem
ersl manager OF all Bethlehem shirbuIld.
ing operations, marched at the head OF
the procession Following them in sep
arate units came men Of every hrancn OF
the shipbuildlng industry. Numerous floats
depicting various phases OF shipbuildtng
gave life and color to the procession and
combined with the music of dozen
bands, made the pageant more interest
ing. Five thousand shipbuilders from
the Harlan plant Of the Bethlehem Snip
building Corporation paraded in their
soiled overalIs, greasy caps and smudgy
faces.
Among the floats attracting much at
tentlon was that prepared by the filters.
IL consisted Of huge pipe, and walk
ing on either side of II We're twenty
young women from the plant dressed
as Red Cross nurses, 70 whom coptribu-
tions could be made by the spectators,
all of which will be forwarded through
the Harlan tobacco fund direct to tho
boys in France.
Kaiser on Electric Chair
Another float arranged By the electri-
cal department showed the Kaiser seated
Ia an electric chair while Uncle sam,
acting as the electrocuIoner, applied tho
',iuiee."
On another float vas u miniature
bridge constructed OF ships with tho
words From Wilmington 10 France"
There were several floats showing the
progress of the shpbuildtng industry.
The riveters were seen driving riNets
by hand as II was done twenty years
ago. Another float showed rivets being
forged by blacksmitns. still another
contained the pattern Of an engine for "A
1o.oO0-ton ship. There were the usual
floats appealing 20 the patriotism Of the
spectators, such as depicted in Tho
Spirit OF 17I6' and "Thc Goddess OF
Liberty
The shpbuilders marched eight
abreast, each man carrying small
American flag. In addition to this many
of the departments wore Oh their coats
miniature rivets and other miniature
paraphernalia Indicative OF the branch
with which they were connected. Tie
mon stopped work at 10 o'clock ana
formed In line inside the plant The
parade started at l0:30. and made tho
route OF three miles IN a little more than
an hour, the men returning immediate
to work on reaching the plant again
Distinguished Reviewers
The parade was reviewed from ihs
steps of the Public Building OF Delaware
by Governor John @. Townsend and ms
staff, United States Senator Josiah u
Wolcott. Congressman Albert f. Polk'
former Judge George Gray, Charles Ptcz
vice president United Statos shipping
board, Emergency Fleet Corporation; !;
former Judge John W. Wescott, Of New
Jersey; Mayor John w. Lawson, George
r. Lyons, president of City Councils; {;
William B. Megear, president Chamber
Of Commerce c. d. GarretSon, president
Manufacturers Association; Captain
Horace Wilson, president Board Of
Water Commissioners pr. :. A. Mitchell
president Delaware College John :. lfos-
sell, chairman Liberty Loan committee
Thomas T.. Bayard, city solicitor; I'd
nund Mitchell, Delaware food admin
=
rector for Delaware, and number Of
other prominent citizens, among whom
were William q. Coke and Horace W.
Coke, former presidents of the Harlan
& Hoiiingsworth Company. Mr.. Weaver,
President Grace and Vice President
Powell left the procession when IL
reached the Public Building and Joined
the reviewing party.
Following the parade, which attracted
citizens within a radius of twenty-five
miles, those who reviewed the parade
were the guests of General Manager
Weaver at luncheon in the Rose Rotm
OF the Hotel du Pont
a public mass-meetng win he held
IN the high school auditorium tonight. at
which time Judge John W. WesCott, for.
merly Attorney General of New Jersey,
and the man who twice nominated Wood.
row Wilson for the presidency, will be
the chief orator.