Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-05
Whistles and Bells to An.
nounce Start of Campaign
Monday; Big Civic Parade
Precedes Speaking Satur-
day Night. az VI.
MEETING TOMORROW
FOR WORKING MEN


3 o'clock. This will be the rule no
only In Ottumwa but over the entir
county, according to instructions o
County Chairman M. B. Hutchinson o
the Liberty Loan drive, who says b!
this means Wapello county will throw
out its challenge to the kaiser ant
lend support to the men at the from
In. beating back the Hun hordes,
BIG CIVIC PARADE
Nor fs this all, for in Ottumwa AMI
WspeDp county as all over the United
States, the big third Liberty Loa1
drive WIN be launched Saturday, Apri
e., the anniversary Of Americas entr,
into the world conflict to conquer the
Teutonic barbarian ruler and his muir
derous crew. To properly start the
big drive here mammoth civic par
ado Wfn be held in Ottumwa Saturday
esenfng, leaving Hotel Ottumwa. cor
ner Of Court and Second streets al
EW ohc3ock going west to Washing
ton on Second street thence south to
Main and. east to the Grand opera
house.
The parade willsbe led by the First
Cavalry band and County Chairman
INs D. I1U&SuIoOA, S1AO lu0 IWO a. H
posts have been invited to march. All
the committee chairmen and campaign
solicitors in the city and county are
expected to be in line. All union labor
clubs, lodges and other organizations
and an citizens are invited to partici-
pate.
SPEAKING At OPERA HOUSE
The entire parade will be afoot with
the exception of the Red Cross nurses
in uniform who will ride in an auto.
There will be a short outdoor concert
at the opera house to conclude the
parade and following this the speak.
ing program In the theater will begin,
ushenng in the Liberty Loan drive in
Wapello county and Ottumwa.
Gaylord Saltzgaber, commissioner of
pensions, Chaplain Clarence E. Bige-
low Of Camp Dodge and Mrs. Cora G.
Lewis, representative of the women's
national committee, will speak at the
opera house. They are touring the
state in the interest of the Liberty
Loan and arrive here Saturday after
non at 1850.
/, VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION DAY
Although the soliciting Of bond sub
ptions does not begin until Mon
29y in city or county, Saturday will
y voluntary subscription day and the
headquarters at the Commercial club
will have force present throughout
the day to take any subscriptions that
patriotic citizens care to make prior
to the big campaign. All received
that day will hasten the end of the
drive and lessen the mammoth task
Of the army Of solicitors that is to
make an intensive campaign through
out every nook and Granny of the
county.
COMMITTEES MEET FRIDAY
Friday evening there will be meet
ing Of the various city soliciting COM
mitteee and chairmen at the CONNER
eial club at 8 o'clock, when final in
structions will be given the workers
and plans perfected for the big drive.
Business men whether they are COM
ntttee members or not, are uregd to
be present.
The organization throughout the
county Is row complete and extends
throughout every city, town and town.
ship down to the various school dis
ricts. Every worker in the county
Is drafted for service just as If in mil
itary organizations and must be
ready to make the start from their
various starting points at 8 a. m. Mon
day. IN Ottumwa the headquarters
will be at the Commercial club.
UNCLE SAM TO SHOW PROGRESS
The plan heretofore used to indi-
cate the progress made each day of
the drive was by thermometers placed
on The Courier building. A new plan
has been devised by> Peter Newerf
which will utilize the Ennis Office
building for this purpose. Instead Of
a thermometer, scale showing the
figures reached each day will be
placed on the side of the building and
the figure of Uncle Sam will be
shown with one hand pointing to the
figure representing the progress Of
the drive in the county at the close of
each day, The quota, s1.165, 900. will
be placed near the top of the building
and when reached Uncle Sam will go
over the top for the third Liberty
Loan.
MEET AT LABOR HALL
A big meeting for the union and
other laboring men of the city will
be held tomorrow night in Labor hall,
Court and Main streets, when adj
dresses will be made by Judge NJ. A.
Roberts. W. A. Hunt and G. F. Spry.
All working men in the city are in
vited to be present and learn what the
third Liberty Loan means to Ottumwa
as well as to the United States and
the world in general. Good talks are
promised and patriotism of Ottumwa's
working forces is to be aroused to
make the drive go over the top with a
thud that will be felt throughout the
county.
At noon tomorrow luncheon will
be served at the Commercial club for
all committee chairmen throughout
The 0ognty. AL are expected to be