Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-23
RED CROSS PARADE
WAS A HUMMER
Thousands Visit Audubon On Satur-
day to Witness Great Demon
stration of Enthusiasm for
The Cause

The Red Cross parade in Audubon
last Saturday was a success from
start to finish and it opened the CAM
paign for the big Red Cross drive
with a demonstration of enthusiasm
seldom seen in city the size of
Audubon. Thousands of people came
to the city early in the afternoon and
most of them remained throughout
the afternoon and evening to hear
the two famous speakers.
The magnificent pageant in which
more than 500 persons participated,
traversed the business district
promptly at four O'Clock. Dedicated
to the Red Cross the demonstration
offered convincing proof that Audu-
bon county was heart and soul be-
hind the movement to raise mercy
funds
Earl Farr had charge of all the
arrangements of the parade and
promptly at four O'Clock gave the
order which started the pageant
moving. Previously he had arrang-
ed all details of falling into line and
as the parade led out from the court
house corner the three sections fell
into their designated places with
percision Mr.. Farr is to be highly
complimented for the way in which
the entire affair was carried out,
and he wishes to thank those who so
willingly assisted him in making it
possible to present floats and the
other attractions in the line of pa
rade.
The parade was headed by w. II.
Freeman riding beautiful white
horse and carrying Old Glory. Then
the others followed in the order
named:
Audubon band.
8 automobiles carrying the moth
ers of the boys now in the service,
and each carrying a service flag.
Auto with the evening speakers.
autos carrying Red Cross work
ers.
Drum Corps.
Boy Scouts.
5 decorated autos with citizens.
Float with Red Cross nurses and
Boy Scout representing wounded
soldier.
Several hundred pupils from the
high school and grades.
Float with Camp Fire girls
decorated autos with citizens.
112 little tots from the public
school each carrying Red Cross
flag.
Kimballton band.
Float with Red Cross bandage
workers.
Women with knitting workers.
British tank.
Boy Scout Cubs in Reserve
autos with veterans of the civil
war.
Aeroplane bicycle.
The wind up was a couple of COM
ic floats con which were signs and
characters that did justice to the
kaiser.
After the parade the Audubon and
Kimballton bands combined and
gave delightful concert in the park.
After supper they did the same, and
for more than an hour the large
throng was treated to some classy
music. These patriotic band boys
are to be commended for rendering
their services for which they receiv-
ed no remuneration whatever. We
hope that at some time in the future
the Audubon band can repay the
Kimballton band for their courtesy
The Evening Meeting
Hundreds of people who came for
the afternoon remained for evening
to hear Capt DelpOrt of the French
army, who is now at Camp Dodge,
training our soldier boys. and DR..
Hoskins, field director of the Red
Cross work at Camp Dodge. Owing
to the windy weather the speakers
preferred not to talk out of doors
so people gathered at the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches where the
gentlemen both spoke. Both church
es were filled and many more would
have remained had it not been an
inside meeting. Both were good
speakers and gave our people a great
deal of information.
Capt. Delport was especially in
teresting as he told us a great deal
of the Red Cross work in Belgium
and France. Each speaker made his
auditors feel that the American Red
Cross organization was doing a noble
work and should be supported fin
ancially to the very limit.