Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
CAMP DIX BAND IN
RED CROSS PARADE
Delawarc's Regimental Music to
be Here on Thursday
Evening.

The great parade noxt Thursday night
nf Wllnlnqtnn's societies and military
and aetui-fnilitary organizations IN honor
of the Red ross. will be featured by tho
presence of the band from tho Delaware
Pioneer Regiment at Camp DIX Ar-
rappeInonts have been made To have this
organization. under tho direction pf n.
Roblnspn. parade again before tho people
of it's home town IN another patrotio
demonstration The band II compoPe Il
of II pieces and buglo corps
More aocietiea thla morning sent m
tbcir names to Col. Slower, grand marshal, +,
notifying him that they will be IN the limo
Of march These soclctIes are
Delaware Lodge Of Odd Fellows
The italian aocletles
Ilks
Tho piancer Benevolent and Literary
Association
The entrance of the italian apcieties
IN tho parade IS expected % result m a
large turnout of members Next Friday
~ the anniversary If Italv q entrance INTO
the world war and the Italians ot this
city arc arranging Ca celebrate - m a
pntriotic manner The parade on lhlfa
dsy evening will he taken by them as one
nf the orcagIo'ls when thcv can show their
patriotiafu. both n their native country
and tho country II their adoption, by
having "a many mon a7 possible m tho
line If march
At tho headquarters of tho parade
staff this morning IT. appeared that IN"
number df men and women ~ line Wnuld
be greater than any other turnout eyer
seon IN Wilmington Plaua are now h'iuR
made - have the movement IT ~" parade
80 arranged that tho people II the city
Will have tho best opportunity TlValbl' -
view i
Visitors IN constant stream have
l,een oonferring with Col Weller -
s;fnver. the grand marshal. relative -
tho detnlis Of their varlp'is soc,cties and
an nf them report that most abounding
enthusiasm on the part of tho rpefnbers
af he nrgani1atlnns for tho turn ont
4 few more socleflee are - he heard
from and their adhesion Il expected his
afternoon nr tomorrow morning Prom
present Indications every one ~ the nm
fartanf zncietles in this city will hav" q
place N tho tno ~ march and the people
~ tho community will have an opportunity
~ Seeing thf. marching meii and women ~
fhrir best
Frank Turner. parade marshal for the
FlFs Is arranging r. have one of tho most
spectacular t11rnofite in the history ~ tho
laral organization for hc forthcoming Rcd
{ ross parado Tho Flks hava heen re-
qttosiosl ~ meet NJ their headquarters r
Market sfroot ~ q clock next thursday
evening immediately before the parade q
recesyp their fnal Instructions Follow
ing thor extraordinary succesa ~ the re-
cont Liberty <.an drive Il Is the intention
nf fhe organization ~ do whatever y
pos4thIa ~ make the present iemonstra-
nm honor of the Red ross the greatest
lageant eyer =een ~ the history II the
dtY
ROUTE nF Parade
Tie formation of fhe parade wlll take
piare an French street right resting an
laprth facing south II columns ot eight
" hlr the route If he parade = s'lhleci
- ahango. n present the arrangements
arc that II ull praeerd down French
street ta Ihira ~ Market, tn Tenth,
east ~ Eleventh, around the Public
II,llltng hack ~ Tenth and Market,
f4Ilt Tenth tn Delaware avenue, to " ash
lngtou. around the Garfield monument,
ro,tnterrnarch on Delaware avenue, r.
Market. t. Red ross headquarters and
DISMISS
The parade promises to hc very
arge ane. md Il NAV 10 TINT it viii hf
nsecsaary 10 make his route longer n
order that the head of The line wall not
bt, dismissed before the left of the lIn'
haa started The different orRanlBation'
participating 10 tins parade will meet Al
their own headquarters ready to proceed
- the place. of formation. whch vii
be French street. not later than : . cioe
as the iinc must be moved promptly a
\ o'clock IN order that 4 will be a day
bght parade
The following organizations have. g
i far. reported that they vii parade
st Johns Commandery, X T.. Od'
/ Fellows. Red cross Team, Red Cros
Delaware Chapter. Tall Ccdars. HON
/ Guards. Red Men, L ). Boy Scouts
i +. q. ) of \ JUNIOR Guards, Is of T
| p h Il " Ath Ass'n X of G, Hlber
mans, Pioneers, + .. Eagles, Moose