The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-27
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LIBERTY LOAN
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. as 1AI EDull ~ Nfi t''VfA'
ave. the marchers will be preceded
by surprise entertainments staged
by the Liberty Loan stunts com
mittee a reviewing stand viii he
placed In front OF the New Wash
/ ington hotel. When the American
fleet stopped at Seattle on It's trip
around the world, In 1908. "A parade
was held here which contained
1900 uniformed men. That was the
largest parade OF the kind ever held
in Seattle. The Fourth Liberty Loan
parade Saturday afternoon will con
tain $3.50 marchcra
Six Bands 10 March
Here are some OF the units In the
parade: Five hundred soldiers from
Camp Lewis. 1850 sailors from
Bremcrton, 400 soldiers from Fort
Worden. $500 men from the naval
training station. battalion OF
flight cadets. coo boy scouts and
200 city policemen. There Will be
nj least six bands distributed thru
out the march.
Posters TO be used after the cam
paign opens have been contributed
by Americas leading artists. one
OF the most effective shows Amer
lea in flames. with the Statue OF
Liberty beheaded. Another. with a
German soldiers blood covered
boots depicted. warns: Keep these
OFF America" blot II Out wits
Liberty Bonds is the warning on n
poster displaying the blood-covered
hand OF Germany.
Rope Intersections
Altho Seattlc's bombardment and
the monster afternoon parade are
considered features of the opening
campaign day drive here, drive Of
ficials predict that the community
demonstrations on Second ave.
from YeAlcr TO Pike. between 1880
and o'clock Saturday evening.
will surpass these and anythinr
that has ever been attempted In
this city before.
All intersections will be roped off
and there will be room for 10000
to so, 900 people. The music and
stunts committees have charge OF
the celebration. The street will IT,
damned full OF singing soldiers and
saiiors, and bands. Vaudeville per-
formers now In uniform will enter
tain along the route. There will be
n host OF novelties on display. Even
campaign publicity men are being
kept In the dark concerning the
SURPRISES tho stunts comn1tee Is
arranging.
Kiltlc Rand Coming
II won't Just be n case OF Seattle
folk standing back and watching
the entertainment provided. Every
body Is asked TO join in the singing
and fun.
The famous kiltle band from
Vancouver. u. C.. and so wounded
officers and soldiers from the Do
minion will be Canadas contribu-
ton 70 tho Seattle drive.
Shipyard workers won't have TO
come downtown 10 buy their bonds
with the selling organization per-
fected as never before. the loan
headquarters comes right to the
worker TO take his subscription. All
shlpyard men will be able to sub
scribe without leaving their place
OF duty. Employees OF every bust
ness house can subscribe thru their
cashier. who knows Just how much
Ii expected from the workers on
his payroll
1000 Mon 10 Sell
At 0 a. m. Saturday 1000 expert
bond solicitors will start out from
Headquarters No one win be left
-
will have bonds for sale. as usual.
The majority of these will be open
in the evening.
One thousand bond sellers who
will sweep the city Saturday will
meet In the Masonic club, Arcade
building, Friday evening. where
they will receive instructions from
Chairman c. s. Willis. OF the King
county executive committee.
And the citizens armies. North
ern and southern sections, under
the respective titles OF the Red
army and the Blue army. will be
pitted against each other to see
who can subscribe the most for the
freedom OF the world.
Women to Meet Saturday
Women war workers OF Seattle
and King county engaged in the
Fourth Loan campaign, will meet
in the Arena Saturday afternoon.
after the parade. Mrs. Overton
G.. Ellis. state chairman OF the
women's campaign committee, Mrs.
Ruth X. Mckee, Of the state coun-
Gil OF defense. and Mrs. a. s. Bald
win. OF San Francisco. federal repre-
sentative for women's campaign
work in the drive. will be speakers.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canadian
government explorer. back from the
Arctic, will deliver an address.