Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-04-26
DemInu and Luna County Join Nation
at Large In Effort to Send
Third Loan Over Top.
BIG PARADE STARTS 2 P. N.
Soldiers, Newly Drafted Men, Old
Vets and Boy Scouts In Line.
- Speaking Follows Parade.

has been designated by Uncle Sam as
Liberty Loan Day all over this broad
land of ours, will be observed in
proper style by Deming with a grand
push" to send the county over the
quota Of S2ll,5OO.
Not only the town, but Camp Cody
as well will take part in tremen-
dous demonstration that will start
shortly before , O'Clock this after
noon. Major II. NJ. Nelly, division
edjutant at the camp, and Lieut.. Col.
W. II. Raymond have pledged the
support and aid Of the soldiers, and
will send in two bands, those Of the
33rd and l95th infantry, to furnish
patriotic music for the occasion.
Company X, l35th infantry, Capt.
Robert 0lcOtt, one Of the camps
crack companies, will also stage an
exhibition drill on Pine street, between
Gold and Silver, for fifteen minutes
preceding the start Of a giant parade
at 2 o'clock. Two or more speakers
from the camp will also be on the
program.
Mayor Nordhaus has declared
half holiday in order to give every
one chance to participate in the
demonstration, and the banks and
other business houses will close at
noon, according to the plan Of the
committee in charge, composed of j.
A. Mahoney, Phil Mclaughlin and
Forbes Parkhill. The parade, which
is to be the big outstanding feature
of the day, will be made up largely of
autos, most Of which will be decorat-
cd, and there will be number Of
Iloats in line, those who will be rep
resented being as follows: Lester,
Deckert Il ElufsOn, Western Transfer
Co., Deming Mercantile Co., Majestic
Theater, Cody Theater, Teal's Thea
Ter, Fl PasO Times, Purity Bakery,
Chautauquo, Deming Fire Depart
ment.
The following citizens will have
decorated autos in line J. A. Ma
honey, R. l.. Miller, DR.. Moran, c.
Nv. Cotton, A. c. Raithel, Louis
Brown, Condor Brown, Tom Taylor,
}. @. Cooper, Edward FOulks, Henry
Hall, James Carragien Sam Watkins,
ConnollyBros., Lester Garage, Dem
i0S Garage, Joe Kelley, L. o. Tucker,
NJ. A. NOrdhaus, +. L. Nordhaus,
Victor Hon, j. NJ. Crawford, N. p.
Elufson, J. II. Lester Chris Raithel,
o. II. Cooper, d. o. SnOdgress, For
est Mckinley, Grace Goebel, Prof.
Doderer, Myron Kcsner and Others.
The route of the parade may be
changed from that published last
week, as the number of cars already
indicate that ii will require at least
twice as long n route to get it moving
properly, 1t will probably 20 as far
south Hs the courthouse, instead Of
merely to Spruce.
The ten men who 60 from this
county in the new draft, and who are
scheduled to leave for II. Riley, Kan
sas, tomorrow to join the two Others
in the quota Of twelve, who report
from other points, will have n place
IN the parade in special ears, as will
the old soldiers, who will have a spe-
cial pace Of honor with the new men.
The Boy Scouts will also have a place
and will have the job of scattering
literature 10 boost the bond sales.
Immediately following the break.
up Of the parade on Pine street two
meetings will be held, one at Pine and
Gold and the other at Pine and Sill
yer, presided over respectively by
John C. Watson and A. A. Temke.
Speakers at these meetings will in
clude Raymond Teal, Dorothy FrOOks,
Rabbi Landauer, A. W. Pollard, p.
A. Mclaughlin, MyrOn Kesner, N.
f. DeFrance, II. L. Wylio, James Car
rUgien, James Fielder, Revs. Caughey,
Barton, Bell HOlsapple, and Major
s. B. PhilpOtt and Lieut.. Col. H. T.
IIOllingswOrth from Camp Cody.
Each speaker will be limited to four
minutes time.
II was first planned 10 start the
parade with a gun salute, but il de-
fcloped that this would be slightly out
Of line with army regulations.
The Liberty Loan committed wiz
take advantage of the opportunity /
afforded by the demonstration to get
in some hard work in an effort 10