Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-19
NEWS Of THE DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
Splendid Liberty Loan Parade and
Meeting Took Place There
Last Night.
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New Castle, April I9.-There's some
thing inspiring in the music OF a brass
band something that makes one tiDgle
to the finger tips with patriotic fervor
and in the big Liberty Loan parade, here,
last night there were seven bands, and
over 1850 people In line. Truly, II was IA
demonstration never to be forgotten by
those who saw it.
Old New Castle turned out in gala
attire TO meet the paraders-turned out as
she never has since the days when George
Washington rode through her streets III
state, or the days when Lafayette, on his
triumphant return to the United States,
spoke on possibly the very same spot on
the old Court House grounds rs last night
did such men as Everett {. Johnson,
Secretary of State, and Henry X. lsaacs,
one of the ablest lawyers IN Wilmington.
The burden of Mr. Johnson's address
was: 'In every great war campaign, or
national crisis, there s q slogan, n watch
word, on every one S lips In the American
Revolution it was, Taxation without
representation is unjust in the Civil War,
a house divided against itself cannot
stand, and in the Spanish war, 'Remom-
ber the Maine.
'In this war" said Mr.. Johnson, "it
will be that sublime remark Of General
Pershing's Mt the tomb of Lafayette,
Lafayette, here we are.
Briefly, Mr.. Isaacs said, Had ] been
told that New Castle could have under
taken such a demonstration, ! would have
discreditcd the statement. Now that you
have proven it, prove that you mean what
YOU say to us tonight by Increased sales of
the Liberty Loan here tomorrow.
After the addresses, motion pictures
were shown 10 the crowd on n screen that
was erected near the Court House.
The parade was marshaled by Mayor
Theodore W. Cavender and following him
came the Fort du Pont Band the live
surviving members of the G.. \. r., the
New Castle hundred Liberty Loan Com
mttec. CITY Council the School Board,
the Trustees Of the Commons, BOY Scouts,
Camp Fire Girls. Public School, Parechial
School. the American Manganese Co. the
Daughters of Liberty. Red Cross, Surgl-
cal Dressing Department, New Castle
Fire Department, 81 Peters School,
Bethlehem Steel Co, Baldt Steel Co,
Penn-Scaboard Steel Co. and the Deemer
Steel Co Altogether, 1t took about
40 minutes for the parade TO pass gwen
point, but the formation was so full OF
delightful surprises that the time seemed
very short.
Among those in the reviewing stand
were Iicutenant-G Governor L. 4. Eliason,
Secretary lof State Everett & Johnson,
Andrew Bryson. chairman of the Liberty
Loan Committee; Henry Il. lsaacs, Judge
George Pierce, Col H G.. kavanaugh and
John NJ Wilson The stand was graced
bv many members OF the Ladies Liberty
Liberty Loan Committee.
The committee of arrangements was
composed of the members of the Women 5
and the Mems Liberty Loan Committees.
combined The chairmen of the several
mems committees were: No. |, John X.
Lambson: No. 2, T. De. IL. Janvier; No. 3,
James B. Toman: and No. 4, Joseph Car
lin Those of the womens committees
were: Mrs. Francis =. McCallin, Mrs
Francis De H. Janvier, Miss Reba Hol-
comb, Mrs George Pierce, Mrs. James /.
Eliason, Mrs. J. l.. Phillips and Miss
Bertha Lambson. Mrs William ;. Hllles,
Of the advisory committee OF the State,
also marched with the women committee.
There were several well constructed
floats in line, and the sentiment OF the
standards carried by the men was fine.
One, in particular, carried by men OF the
Deemer Steel Co, attracted much COM
ment. It stated that they were 'workmen,
but Uncle Sam can have our com.
MANY visitors were attracted from
Wilmington for the parade, and several
special cars stood on the side tracks dur
ing the evening waiting for the heavy
traffic on the return trip.