Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-06
REMARKABLE DISPLAY
OF PATRIOTISM
Heads of the Establishment and
Shop and Yard Men Marched
Side by Side.
MANY STRIKING FLOATS
City Troop and Army and Navy
Detachments Were Also
in Line.
MANY STRIKING FLOATS

Led bv their band gaily attired in new
,,,;forrns about 5000 shipbuildeIs from
the Harlan plant of the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation paraded through
the streets of this city tins morning
seeking to give the third Liberty Loan
camnaign that opened today the neces-
Sary impetus at the very beginning 10
result in the most successful hnanciai
campaign for war purposes that NE cry
and State have ever Witnessed
The parade left the Harlan ant at
mas o'clock and proceeded over route
through the centre of the city and return
inc to the shipbuilding plant, wnere the
men resumed the tasks they had lett at
10 O'Clock to take part IN the procession.
Practically every man employed AZ the
Harlan plant, except those abSoiuteIy
necessary about the boiler room ana ma
chinerv 10 keep things going, paraded.
II was truly democratic pageant
Headed bv General Manager Joseph B.
Weaver. who marched al the head OF his
men the shipbuilders followed by dlvl-
SLOTS being separated according TO
the department in which they were en-
Moved In the arrangement OF the dl-
visions theSe was no effort TO put one de
nartment ahead Of another and there
vas no preference shown TO any branch
Wbile there were some in the procession
attired in Sunday" clothes, the majority
of the men wore the clothes IN which
thev work.
For weeks the workmen have been
planning for this parade and the process
SION was given much novelty ana con-
siderable in terest by the numerous noats
thar interspersed 1T. Some of these
showed unusual skill and ingenuity and
all reflected the patriotic spirit OF the
workers who desired to give the loan
campaign big boost at the very start
ROUTE OF PARADE.
The route Of the parade was from the
ward to Front street. TO Market, 10
Tenth. to King, to Fifteenth, counter
march TO Tenth street, TO French, 10
Front, TO the yard.
When the procession reached the Pub
lie Building. Manager Weaver left 1t
and ioined the reviewing party. Follow
ing the parade Mr.. Weaver entertained
at luncheon IN the Rose Room OF the
Hotel du Pont.
The procession was divided into six
divisions and the men lined up accord
ing 10 symbols First came platoon
~ police TO clear the street. Then fol-
lowed q battalion of soldiers who are
engaged In guarding the Harlan plant
and then several battalions of sailors
from the Manhattan and Narragansett,
which vessels are being prepared at the
plant for hospital service III the English
Channel.
Next followed the new Co. A, Organ
,zed Militia OF Delaware, 30 men, who
made q splendid appearance, wearing
their new forest green regulation uni
kAI ne
of regulars. They were In command OF
Cautain Charles T. Neldin, First Lieu
tenant Harry Bush and Second Lieu
tenants A. D. Warner, Jr., and Harry
L Speakman.
Next came the administration section
of the plant headed by the Harlan Band.
The handsome silk banner presented the
hand bv the workmen was carried for the
first time, together with beautiful silk
American flag, also gift from the work
men.
MANAGER WEAVER WALKS WITH MEN.
Manager Weaver, heading his Off
cial group, came next. A float from the
blacksrnithing department showed hand
forge with men at work.
The second division was In charge of
Assistant Marshal McGugan. Foreman
Viogiski led his corps OF biacksmlths.
The men from the car shops with q beau
tIfullv decorated float followed In charge
OF Foreman Thompson. The float from
the ear shop showed miniature steel car
named The Liberty Limited, and IN
il rode Boy Scouts.
The electrical department came next
with a float that attracted much atten-
ton. II represented an electric char
with the kaiser seated in the chair and
Uncle Sam as an electrocutioner apply
ing the ''iaiee" TO send the Teuton leader
INTO kingdom come or some other place.
Then came a Philadelphia band and
following it the machinists, in charge
of Foreman Andy Schmidt The float
was a typical scene from a machine shop.
The boiler shop men in charge of Fore
man j. Claussen followed. They had
foat drawn bv two goats the float
carrying 81 miniature boiler.
MINIATURE U-BoAT cHAsERs.
Division three was led by the Ridley
Park Band of Ridley Park, Pa It was
rnarshaled by J. Jennison. First came
float. "The Goddess Of Liberty" and
men the plumbers. These men were in
charge Of Foreman j. Lands Then
came the ship carpenters led by William
Harnan. They had a miniature ship
that revealed the ingenuity Of these men
in Joining Another float was in the
line Of the joiners who were III charge Of
Foreman White. II was a small boat.
The men of these two departments had
We'd with each other in seeing which
one could turn out the most complete
and neatly constructed craft in the short
time they had TO repare for the parade.
The painters were led by Foreman
Janison an they had a float showing
their skill and craftsmanship. The pattern
makers followed with q unique float show
ing the pattern of an engine for 10000
ION ship. Next came another Philadel-
phia band followed by the sheet metal
workers. led bv Forcm n William Shaw