Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-02
War-W
Rally Day
Will Be Big Feature of Our
County Fair Sept. 18th.

SOuuty al OSPts AOth'
To touch the pulse of our patriotic
citizenry and to make our Fair the
biggest fair in Northern Michigan, the
Charlevoix Agriculture Society has de-
cided to have a War-Workers' Rally
Day Wednesday, September 18th.
At\the noon hour of this day sharply
at twelve the band will lead with the
Star-Spangled Banner, and awakened
by the modern Orpheus all the war
workers of the county clothed in pa
triotic garb will hasten to follow them.
First and foremost will come Uncle
Sam the Goddess of Liberty, and Co.
lumbia, correctly attired according to
the best authority we can get from
costume house from whom we rent
the costumes), and arranged for the
Daughters of the Revolution, under
the personal management OF one Of the
Daughters Mrs. j. M. Harris OF
Boyne City.
The Grand Army of the Republic of
the entire county will follow Uncle
Sam. Mr.. Harrington Commander OF
East Jordan Post will organize the
veterans for this division of the parade
and with him will ride the speakers of
the day. The Women's Relief Corps
of the entire county will accompany
them, transportation being provided
and places assigned them by Mrs.
Barrie and Mrs. Tindale, East Jordan.
A historic float, entitled "Union of
the Blue and the Gray the Khaki" will
constitute the fourth division of the
parade, and Mrs. VIM. Boylan OF the
Historical Section OF the Monday Study
Club of Boyne City will be asked to
see that this is cared for.
Having thus arranged for our modern
day thru our Revolutionary and Civil
Wayheriods, we are ready for our De-
mocraa1 of today and will witness the
most touching part of our daily travel.
The Service Division will constitute
numbers of cars filled with the mothers
of boys in service, each carrying her
Service Flag, her car entering free at
the gates, and her presence signifying
her backing to the Fourth Liberty
Loan. This should include every
mother in the county who has a soldier
boy in the service anywhere in the
world, and the responsibility for this
float will be placed with the Council of
National Defense, under the guidance
of its chairman, Miss May Stewart OF
East Jordan.
The introduction having framed the
history of our country, our next chap
ter concerns our part in the world war,
and our allies. Mrs. Cora Burney,
Pres. of East Jordan Study Club, will
be asked to assemble the first float,
esprit of 76" costumes for complete
set having been made available from
Lansing), Michigan and Father Charlie
voix' will next be portrayed by the
Charlevoix Historical Association, un-
der guidance of its president, M. Salton-
stall. England, Scotland, and Ireland,
will be portrayed by some sort of home
scene and costumes appropriate for
each have been secured. MIR. Crane,
Chairman of Charlevoix Chamber Of
Commerce will be asked to organize
this for the Charlevoix business men.
France will be pictured by fireside
ydiw and Mr.. Alderman Of the Boyne
GHy- Chamber of Commerce will be
asked thus to represent his constituency
Cuba and Hawaii, with gowns? furnish
ed by the above mentioned costumery
will be represented by the business
men and Red Cross society of Walloon
Lake and Mr.. w. H. Ransom will be
appointed manager of the float. The
Boyne City Tannery will be asked to
portray Russia, Poor Benighted Russia.
Sunny Italy will follow pictured in her
sunshine and her sorrow by Roscoe
Mackey, Pres. of East Jordan Board of
Trade. The Big Men Of the East, China
and Japan, with duitable costumes
dOdiidDiC iOi CdShy VIII DC otdRcu ny
!. the resort association of Charlevoix.
Hie "Human Bridge" our Sailor
Boys of the transports, will be left to
Beaver Island for Interpretation, under
the guidance of the chairman of thier
war-board, FIR. Jewell. A single float,
bleeding Belgium and Suffering Ser
bia" will be placed in charge of the
business men and Red Cross Society of
Boyne Falls. Direct responsibility
will be placed in the hands of Mrs.
Oleson and Mr.. Meyers Of that village.
Having thus become acquainted with
our friends and allies we shall turn our
attention to the great organized forces
at home that are Backing our Boys. I"
Following is the list OF floats OF this
division directly followed by the per-
son who will be asked to take charge