Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
DOVER PATRIOTS
"OVE3 THE TOP" IN
LOAN CELEBRATION
Largest and Finest Street Parade
Ever Seen at the State
Capital.
DAY FULL OF ENTHUSIASM
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special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover. ApriI 26.-Never before in the
history of Dover was there such dem
unstration as that witnessed not only by
Dover's population of 1880, but by fully
~Hn thousand others from all over Del
.rvare. which took place h~>e yesterday
afternoon IN the interest OF the Liberty
10 n drive of Dover and Kent county.
II nc parade was marvellous and received
high praise from everyone. The re-
quest of Mayor Magce that all business
places be closed during the hours OF the
parade was observed to the letter. Flags
and bunting prevailed everywhere. Every
house. store and porch was decorated.
Pm parade was more than two miles long
and took forty-dve minutes 10 pass a
gwen point.
The exercises began shortly before ;
o'clock, at the railroad station, when
Kent County Chairman James ii. Hughes
introduced Governor John q. Townsend
who presented the honor flags to the
towns which had gone "over the top III
subscribing their quota. The governor
briefly congratulated the several towns
and urged all to greater victories. ne
towns receiving the flags included Fred
crica. Woodside. Viola. Clayton, Lelpsic,
Magnolia. Harrington, Little Creek and
Dover.
immediately afterwards the parade
began. in charge oi Chief Marshal Charles
w Hardcsty, assisted 10y NJ Hayes
Wilson, Rodney Bice, DIR. Cahall Slplle
'and J. Howard West.
Five automobiles from Fredcrica, gaily
Aecorated and bearing passengers repre-
SSnting the allied nations. had first place
in the procession Following these, came
the Fort du Pont Band The Liberty Bell
sioat, bearing large bell, preceded Coy
t.rnor Townsend and the color bearers
Governor Townsend being on horseback
Next came hundred soldiers from Camp
Dix, in command of Major John L
l1eFevre. Civil War veterans followed
The Liberty Loan float followed by the
liberty Loan division, including the
Liberty Loan officers, Wilmington amt
New Castle delegations, Sussex county
delegation Kent county delegation ami
Dover delegation. were received with
tremendous applause all along the route
The men wore on their hats the Liberty
Loan hell ring 1t again, while the women
wore red. White and blue hats with the
Liberty Bell IN the front and acr $ Their
breasts ribbon StrCamers bearing the
words. rs Your name on the honor roll
and buy bond from me.
In the professional division came the
ministers, PHYSICIANS and lawyers. foi-
loving these were the Red Cross floats
and ambulance. showing the wounded
soldier, nurses with bandages and other
equipment. Another Red Gross float.
Inhibited bv the Noman's Auxiliary OF
! !; ne Peoples Christian Church, showed the
tual making of garments and surgical
rssings, one Of the ladies sewing on
lehine. The business men followed,
ath a good representation.
Wesley Collegiate Institute cadets came
for a share OF applause, as well as the
iOat following. representing captured
Submarine. Banners announced the
kamomt OF Liberty Bonds each class OF the
Institution had subscribed IS well as
hat subscribed by the institute total
i $4,000 Marching beside q large
american flag were five young women
students costumed TO represent the
nited States, England, France, Bel
gum and Italy.
Mother floats displayed were by the
4 Dover Century CLUB; Death TO the
| Boat; Camp Ere Girls, with attrs.c-
A,Ive costumes, Daughters Of Rebekah.
soldiers Coa.Iorr lo&t; + ood Conserva-
ION.
Following these. on foot came hundreds
+ school children, employees Of Richard
son d Robbins canning factory, oranges,
.sys in agriculture, Council Of Defence,