The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09
Liberty Bond Demonstration
Big Success

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Mount Holly opened its third ibert
} bond drive with fine parade, speech
making and lots of enthusiasm, 0
Saturday evening. The town wa
crowded with thousands of spectator
and there was liberal display of flag
and bunting all along the line of th
parade.
No one who turned out to see tn
demonstration was at all disappointed
as it exceeded expectations. The me-
in khaki from Camp Dix were an eS
ceptional fine type of soldiers, plainl
evidencing the excellent physical an,
military training they had received
The fine appearance of the local mill
tary company was an agreeable SUI
prise, as the officers and men con
Quoted themselves in very creditabl
manner.
The company from Camp Dix, com
posed of 300 men, after arriving at the
railroad station, proceeded to tn,
Quicksall field, Madison avenue, ant
gave an exhibition of drilling and fielC
movements. Promptly at $50, will
their excellent band of 40 pieces, they
marched to the corner of Madison ave
nue. and Washington street, where the
parade was formed and proceeded ovel
the route as published last week.
The line was made upas follows:
Marshal, Lorenzo T.. Sapp.
Platoon of Mount Holly police.
Band of 40 men from the Booth Regi
ment, Camp Dix.
Infantry Company of 300 men from
Camp Dix.
Company b, Second Battalion, N. j.
State Militia, 70 men, in command
of Capt. Gale.
Boy Scouts in command of Scout Mas
ter Rev. H. t. Cooke.
Y. w. c. A. float, the work of nine
units of girls patriotic league of
Mount Holly, under direction of Miss
Elizabeth Curtiss.
Company of Patriotic Girls, dressed in
white and carrying flags, in COM
mand of Mrs. G. E. Lord.
Red Cross float.
Members of Gen. Shiras Post, G. A.
r., in automobiles.
Y. M. c. A. automobile carrying an.
propriate banners.
A number of transparancies. in
scribed with suitable and urgent re-
quests for the people to buy bonds.
were scattered through the parade for
nation.
The route ended on Mill street, near
the fountain, where the Camp Dix
gave another exhibition drill
that was very effective and much ap-
preciated and applauded by the many
spectators present.
The band rendered a number of
selections, after which there was
speech-making on a stand that had
been erected in front of Red Mems
hall
V. c. Palmer presided, and after
few general remarks explaining the
object of the demonstration, intro
iuced the speaker of the evening, J.
Fithian Tatem, of Haddonfield.
Mr.. Tatem told OF the details con-
nected with the floating of a liberty
oan; the Importance of liberal and
prompt response by the public to sub
for bonds, which is the princi-
pal method the people have of doing
heir part in the war; and related
number of incidents of the great strug-
gle waging in Europe, as described to
1im by his son, who has had consider
lble experience in war work in France
His speech was listened to attentiyelv
and much appreciated by a large audi
ence.
This concluded the programme.
The visiting soldiers were divided into
Dlatoons of 60 each and escorted to five
churches, Catholic, Episcopal, Baptist,
and Presby where the
men were served refreshments and
we're entertained with music and other
forms of diversion in happy manner.
The band was served lunch and en-
at the Soldiers Club House.
The committee that had charge Of
The parade was composed of Ben.
Frazer, DIR. C. E. Lord, Charles Coles,
Benjamin S. Cross, John d. johnson,
Jr., and Arthur ID. Cross. This COM
nittee was named by the Womans
Liberty Loan committee of Mount
Holly5of which Mrs. V. Claude Pal
ner is chairman.