New-York tribune., 1918-12-18
Famous Thoroughfare To
Be Scene of Greatest
Pageant Ever Staged
All Allied Nations
To Be Represented
Pershing Sends Message
Urging Generosity to
ssThe Greatest Mother

civilian bands mix we'll with girls in
costume and men in uniform, and
spread thickly along Fifth Avenue of
Christmas trees. banners, arches and
colored lights, and the result will re-
somble the spectacle to be seen to-
night when the Red Cross plays
hostess to the city at large at the
largest organized street celebration in
he world.
The area from Twenty-fourth to
Fifty-ninth Streets, along the ia
nous thoroughfare will be the scene of
this mammoth extravaganza. 1t Will
open with a parade from Washington
Square to Fifty-ninth Street. The in
formal dancing and festivities will
commence Immediately afterward.
The parade will see representatives
of all the Allied and neutral countries
tional costumes, while particular
feature will be an array of artists and
illustrators, riding card board "hosses"
as a mounted delegation of the Pen
guin Club.
Scouts to Do "Stunts"
Wall scaling, drilling. tower climb
ing and first aid methods will be de-
monstrated by 500 Boy Scouts of Ameri-
ca. The Camp Fire Girls, in ceremonial
robes, will sing ancient Indian tribal
chants and narratives.
The Indian will take part in the
congress of the nations, under the
auspicies of the Imperial Red Men of
America. Fifteen full blooded Indians
will take part in sure-tire war-dance,
celebrating their victory over the COM
mon foe.
Each block of the party" from
Twenty-fourth to Fifty ninth Streets
will be given over to one nationality,
or patriotic or civic organization.
The Jugo-Slavs and the CzechO-
Slovaks will be welcomed as new
nations with a block apiece, and,
together with the others, have planned
an evening of interesting and pictu
rescue folk dances and songs, together
with gymnastics and other forms of en-
tertainment peculiar to each.
Table of Organizations
Here is where the different national-
ties and groups will gather tonight:
oath to 25th-Red Cross.
25th to 26th-Norway.
26th to 27th-Armenia.
9th to 28th-Portugal.
2Sth to 2sth-Red Men; Pocahontas.
Doth TO 3Oth-Office of Borough Presi
dent.
Both to 31st-Jugo- -Slavs.
31st to 32d--Colored Americans.
32d to 33d-China.
33d to 34th-U. S. Marines and Ma
tional League for Women's Service.
Gath to 35th-Italy
35th to 36th-Boy Scouts and Camp
Fire Girls.
36th to 37th-Russia.
37th to 3Sth-Red Cross
38th to 39th-Czecho- Slovaks.
10th to 41st-Red Cross.
4lst to 42d-Red Cross.
42d to 43d-Great Britain.
Add to 44th-Stage Women's War Re-
lief the Friars and the Lambs.
44th to 45th-Artists and Illustrators.
45th to 46th-Syria.
46th to 47th-Greece.
47th to 4Sth-Sweden.
4Sth to 49th-Ukraine
49th to 50th-United States Navy.
5Oth to 51st-Latin Americans.
51st to 52d--Belgium.
SD to 53d-France.
SD to 54th-Crew of Leviathan, Motor
Transport Girls.
54th to 55th-Elks.
55th to 56th--Poland
56th to 57th-Colleges and schools.
57th to 58th-U. S. Army, Motor Corps
of America.
5Sth to 59th-Red Cross.
Is Policemen to Block
Fifth Avenue will probably be more
heavily policed tonight than ever be-
fore. Deputy Police Commissioner
Wallis has ordered fifteen patro men
stationed on each block between Twen-
ty-fourth and Fifty-ninth streets dur
ing the celebration.
Inspector Joseph A. Conboy, with
three captains, fifteen sergeants and
one hundred patromen, Will supervise
the section between Ninth and Four
teenth streets. Inspector James J. Boy
Ian will have charge up to Forty sec
ond Street, assisted by six captains,
thirty-seven sergeants and 295 patrol
men, while Inspector Frank Morris will
maintain order the rest of the way
with three captains, twenty eight SCR
geants and 175 patrolmen. Lieutenant
Anthony Howe will command a motor
cycle squad, and reserves under In
spector John Dwyer Will assist.
The music at the parade and "party''
will be feature of distinction. There
will be forty military and naval bands.
There will be an splitting, wailing
Chinese band and a band of dancing
Russians playing accordions. At a
given signal all the musical aggrega-
lions viii play "The Star-Spange led
Banner" so it will reach up and down
the street.
The Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
for the enlistment of new members
will be held at various places along the
line of march. The Altar of Liberty, in
Madison Square Park, will be utilized
for special exercises. The Red Cross
will also take the area in front of the
Public Library and at Fifty-ninth Street
TO drive home the purpose of the whole
Victory Drive.
message from General Pershing
yesterday cheered on the 10000 cam
paigners who continued, on the second
day of the drive, the success which
greeted the opening of the "hearts and
dollars" appeal.
The message read:
THE American Red Cross is the rec
ognized national organization for re-
lief work with the army and navy in
time of war. 1t is through this or
ganization that the men and women of
America contribute their funds and
their labor for the relief and comfort
cf the men in the service.
ITO the millions of women whose
hearts and hands are consecrated 60
he service to the millions of the
nen. rich and poor alike throughout
he country who have contributed and
sacrificed and even to the millions Of
hldren Of our schools who are doing
their part,Et should be made clear that
The relief and comfort contributed by