The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
LIBERTY DAY IS
 OBSERVED IN MENA
Began With Parade in Which City and County Officers, Veterans of Cicil War, Boy Scouts, Childr,n
 and Citizens Participated.

The observance of Liberty Day n Mena was begun Friday morning with a parade under the direction of fudge Wright Prickett and Supt. w. Homer Pigg. The line was formed promptly at 9 o'clock at the court house, and ted by Ben c. Eeastin as color bearer, fol- lowed by c. H. Davis and George Du- game with the drums, the march was taken up as previously announced In the procession were troop of Boy Scouts, members of the Mena Red Cross Chapter, veterans of the civil war, thirteen young ladies represert- ing the original colonies, city ana county officers, and then came the school children who made up the lsrg- CT part of the parade. The parasse ended at the Airdome, corner Mao q avenue and DeQueen street, where the program of the day was given.
 Men, women and children had gath cred at the Airdome even before the parade reached that point, and when those in the line of march entered there was fine audience to enjoy tl.e program that followed. With the K ception of the address by Judge A. D. Shaw of Poteau, the program was the work of the pupils of the Central md High schools, and consisted o' the following numbers.
 America.
 Invo ,ation by Supt. c. K. Wilker- son.
 Song by the High School Gh.s' Orchestra.
 Reading, Joe Emerson, Jr.
 Vocal Duet by the Misses Steel.
 Reading, Catherin Velvin, uslng a poem written by W. A. Wilson of this city.
 Reading, Lena Hilton.
 Violin solo, by J. W. Gardner ,c companied by Miriam Smith. Reading Loretta Scoggin. Song, "The Star Spangled Banner" !" sung by thirteen girls. This chorus also sang "The Red, White and Blue" as the closing number.
 After the program of readings, music and song, Supt. w. Homer Pigg, the chairman of the day, in- troduced Judge A. D. Shaw of Po- teau, Ok, native Arkansan, who for the last six weeks had been on a speaking tour in his state in the in- terest of the Third Liberty Loan and other war activities. His address was characterized by plain speaking and earnestness, in line with his opening statement that the time for oraLory had passed and the time for action had arrived.
 After discussing generally the con- ditions leading up to the war, and discussing more particularly the en- emy that we are hghting, he ap- pealed directly for subscriptions tc | the Third Liberty Loan, and as g result of that appeal Polk coucty's quota was increased $2,550. Those who joined the roll of honor were:
 Thomas Beck, $500; L. M. Vim berly, $500; John L. Lofts, 500; E. R Jackson and Young Mckinney, $20C each; George Edmonds, J. F. Williams Clyde Whisenant and Mrs. Irene Thornton, S100 each; Lulu Jackson May Parker, Nadine Humphrey, Mrs Frank R. Fried and Mrs Thoma: Beck, $50 each.
 As a closing feature of the meet ing, Dr. L. W. B. Long, county chair man of the Red Triangular League on behalf of the state chairman of tn, league, presented each of the boyi who on Friday responded to the call tt service with a card which assured him welcome and home at the Rec Triangle headquarters in Camp Pike With Dr. Long on the platform were members of the Red Triangle Leagu, of Mena, carrying a service flag witI 48 stars to indicate that 48 boys iron the Mena High school had responded to the call to the colors. Among thest forty-eight stars was one of gold placed there in honor of Frank Fried the first young man of Mena to giv, his life on the altar of his country.