The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
LIBERTY BOND
BUYERSPARADE
SURESUCCESS
Thousands VIII Enter D. {,
Procession to Help Big
Loan Drive.

President wilson's proclamation
for the observance OF Liberty Day
Friday afternoon next will be glori-
ousiy observed at the National Capt.
tai with . monster parade of liberty
bond buyers, the success OF which Is
already assured.
Entry or organizations. firms and Oh
an manner OF units poured into the
Liberty Loan Heaquarters at Als II
street northwest yesterday.
Every governmental and other ac-
tiyity win be laid aside for the after.
noon. The parade will be participated
in by men and women from every
walk of life who are welcoming this
demonstration to give public testimony
Of their Americanism-
VIII Honor Draftees-
The demonstration will further serve
TO honor the 492 selected service men
who will be honored in the line Of
march and who will proceed UP Penn
sylvania avenue to the White House
headed by District Commissioner
Louis Brownlow-
Both the United States Senate and
the House OF Representatives will be
formally afforded an opportunity to
participate In the parade Col. r. N.
Harper, a member of the Liberty
Loan Committee will go to the Capitol
this morning to present a formal in
vitation to both the Senate and House
10 Join the procession. Members of
the Supreme Court of the United
States and the Courts Of the District
Of Columbia have also been invited to
participate.
The cabinet officers will march at
the head OF their respective depart
ments. as will also chiefs of bu-
Teaus.
Program Tomorrow.
The Official program will appear
in the newspapers tomorrow and
will serve as formal and official no.
tincation OF all parties in interest
as to the time and place of forma-
tion.
Line Of March.
-rhs general formation hour will
teI 1 o'clock. and the parade will
kl1rt yrcusptIy at . o'clock from the
Ft1ce Monument. The line OF march
Mi b Pennsylvania avenue to
ffteeHtR street. to Pennsylvania
avenue. to Seventeenth street. south
on Seventeenth street to the Ellipse
where Miss Ruth Law. the famous
aviatrix. will give a flying exhibi-
tion. and where il is planned to de-
velop the most notable bond sale
that has ever been held in the his
tory of America.
1t is the ambition of the liberty
lOs1 committee, that IL possible. the
FORMAL quota shall be completed by
Friday morning. so that the honor
flag can be carried in this monster
parade.
Each unit participating in the pa
Tade j. asked to secure a banner
giving the name of the department
oTrIGization or firm. and where
pos bic. to carry flags and to be
headed by band which must be
occurred by the units themselves.
Melvin u. Hazen will be the grand
ni@s5hal OF the parade and Gen. u. ID.
S-rl-l5. chief of staff. There will be
a meeting OF the marshaTs aides at
the Liberty Loan Headquarters to-
night at 8 O'Clock.
Schools Close Mt Noon.
Aside from the Federal and District
units in the parade. one of the larG-
est viii be that OF the schools. Super
inten6ent Ernest L. Thurston has ar
ranged Tor a wonderful outpouring of
teachers and children for the great
demonstration. The schools will close
at noon time, announcement to this
effect reaching the Liberty Loan
Headquarters yesterday afternoon.
The business interests OF Washing
ton will make a notable contribution
TO the demonstration. The depart
Inent stores will consist of one grand
division in themselves and other di-
visions will be made up OF various
classihcations of merchants. General
Manager CasIey, of the Old Dutch
Market, announced that all of his
stores would close at noon and that
their employees. all Of whom have
bought bonds. would participate in the
parade. headed by President ]. A.
Whitfield. and they will have a float
Among the merchants making en-
try for the parade are S. Kann Sons
& Co.. Lansburgh & Bro, Hecht &
Co, Woodward & Lothrop, Golden
berss. Palais Royal. Kings Palace.
the Semmes Motor Company. Ma
tional Electrical Supply Company. Z. ].
Kaufman. Inc, Cook C Stoddard Co.
New York Life Insurance Company.
American Ice Company. NJ Phillips
born Co., Frank r. Jelleff. and
hundreds of others.
Steel Plant Men Ready.
Eighteen hundred employees OF
the Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company have been entered for the
parade by Superintendent Edward
A. Lycett. These men will be head
cd by a band and will use two
floats.
division has been set aside foI
enlisted men of the army and navy
who have bought bonds.
Rt. Rev. DR.. Randolph II. McKim
rector of the Church OF the Epi-
phany. will head a big delegation OF
his parishioners in the parade.
1T is OF the utmost importance
that the parade committee be noti-
fed at once of organizations thai
intend entering the parade" said
Chairman Charles ]. Columbus
Members Of the committee will
be at the liberty loan headquarter:
all day Wednesday. They are par.
ticularly anxious that entries bt
made before 9 o'clock tonight
"wednesday night). so that organi.
zations may have a definite place
in line assigned them.
The Official program will clearly
define where all organizations anC
classifications Of peoples shall re.
port for participation in the par.
ade. This will be clearly set forth
in the official program which will
appear IN newspapers of Thursday