The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
10000 WILL
MARCH TN BIG
BOND PARADE
Procession May Mark Fin
ish of Districts Drive
for uota. '
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
Nations Total Reaches
$1,79O, ,478, $50 in Ban
ner Days Squirt.
OFFICIAL PROGRAM

Not less than 10000 liberty bond
holders will march in the Washing
toms Liberty. Day Parade tomorrow.
it was announced last night and the
fighting drive of the local commit
tee to place an honor flag at the
head of the parade will be re-
doubled today.
Only $S,1sO,5OO had been sub
scTibed in Washington up to 10
o'clock yesterday morning. when
the last official figures for the city
were announced and the local COM
mittee expressed itself as disap-
pointed over the showing. Efforts
were redOubled. if that was pos
sible, and at the end of last night
hope was expressed that the cfty's
total was above $4,000, 900, but no
official figures could be obtained.
National Drive Gains.
Ohicial figures for the entire
country announced last night n
the Treasury Department showed a
gain during the twenty-four hours
to a total of $1.79O,47S.150. almost
two-thirds of the minimum of $3,-
900, ,00O, 600 asked for by Secretary
McAdoo
During the one day that remains be-
fore the liberty parade tomorrow To-
cal committeeman will devote every
energy so that he honor flags may
lead the local liberty day parade to-
morrow. and liberty bond slackers will
be diligently sought after and proof
of their subscriptions will be asked
for,
Senators and representatives, gov
eminent officials, government employ
es. clubs. frateEnnaL ORGANIZATIONS.
business men, promineint in -therDis-
trict, and their employees, men. wom-
en- and children who have bought their
bonds will take part in the demonstra-
tionn.
Autos Barred.
, Announcement of the official pro-
gram of the parade was made last
night by Charles j. Columbus. The
parade will start promptly at ?
o'clock from the Peace Monument
Automobiles are barred from the
parade and plans have been made
so that all units which havei been
urged to carry banners designating
the organization or firm, win enter
the Avenue from First street
The route OF the parade will be
from Peace Monument up Pennsyl-
vania avenue. north on Fifteenth
street. to Pennsylvania avenue to
Seventeenth street, thence south to
New York avenue, where the parade
will turn into the Ellipse.
The official formation. announced
last night by Mr.. Columbus, follows:
First DfyIsion.
The first division will form on Penn
sylvsuia avenue facing west, the head
of cOlumn opposite Second street
northwest. at l o'clock.
Grand Marshal, Melvin c. Hazen
and staff.
L. S. Marien Band
Liberty Loan Committee
Gen. r. D. Simms. chief of staff
The Senate.
House of Representatives
Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia.
Selective Service Men of District of
Columbia, headed by Commissioners
of the District of Columbia.
White House Staff.
Second Division.
The second division will form on 3
street north facting west, head rest
ing at First and B streets northwest,
at l o'clock.
Engineer Band,
State Department,
Treasury Department,
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Third Division.
The third division will form on
First street north facing south with
head resting at First and B north
west, at 1 o'clock.
Camp Meade Band,
War Department,
Department of Justice,
Postoffice Department,
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