Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-05
5000 SH|PYARD
EMPLOYEES WILL
PARADE TOMORROW
Great Patriotic Demonstration by
Harlan Plant to Launch Lib
erty Loan Campaign.
GOVERNOR TO REVIEW 1T

The parade Of the shipbulders OF the
Harlan plant of the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation, tomorrow morning,
Will bc the first public demonstration III
honor of the opening Of the Liberty Loan
campaign
Practically little else has been talked
about at the Harlan plant for the past
two weeks and the men arc keen TO show
their patriotism and give the loan boost
by marching through the streets of the
city
The parade will leave the Harlan
plant Mt 1890 n. M. The route follows:
lard to Front street. TO Market. TO Tenth,
to King to Fifteenth, countermarch to
Tenth, 10 French Ia Front street to yard
The mon will march eight abreast and
II has been estimated that there VIII be
5000 in line Immediately following the
parade the men will return Ia their tasks
at which they began the day and continue
their efforts 10 hasten the completion OF
ships 10 carry food and soldiers across the
Atlantic.
The procession Will be truly democratic.
General Manager J Is Weaver, who since
his coming to this cItv has rcyolutIonigei
conditions AT the plant. until now the men
trust hn and are doing their utmost to
increase the output of the plant, will
march on foot al The head of his men
Then will follow the various units of the
plant. separated into SIX divisions.
The makeup Of the parade has nothing
TO do with the relative Importance OF any
department The arrangement it IS said
is not through any preference to any
branch.
Following platoon of police and sol
dierS and sailors Will come the Harlan
Band Of nifty pieces, leading the Admins
tratlon division. which will comprise the
Office force Of the plant and Mr. Weaver :
official family
other departments will follow ife
and color Will be added to the pageant
through more than y score Of floats,
depicting shlphulldlng IN all Its branches
and various epochs IN American history,
with many sarcastic slams at the
Kaiser
Home Guards, Boy Scouts, Red Cross
nurses Will have part IN the parade aud
ing the shipbuildcrs. Every man will
carry an American flag and IN addition
MANY departments will wear IN the
buttonhole OF their coats miniature
insignia OF the branch of work OF which
they are a part. Many attractive and
interesting signs will add spice 10 the
marchers and both local and national
conditions
The reviewing party, headed by Gov
ernor John G. Townsend, his staff and
many other invited guests, viii witness I he
parade from the steps Of the Public
Building When the line reaches that
point Mir Weaver will leave the pro-
ccssion and join his guests IN the review
Following the parade MIR. Weaver will
entertain at luncheon in the Rose Room
at the Hotel du Pont
Much additional interest attaches TO
the procession because Of the fact that
Eugene Grac,, president. and Joseph ".
Powell. vice-president Of the Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Corporation, and Charles
A. Piez. vice-president United States
Shipping Board Of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, will be among the guests
Both United States Senators Wolcott
and salisbury, with Congressman Polk,
have been invited, but it is not known
whether they will be able to attend
Among the reviewing and luncheon guests
will be many city, county and state
officials