Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-04
WAR WORKERSOF
Omaha March IN
GREAT PARADE

GREAT PARADE
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of death. On a big truck was a
wieked-looki anti-aircraft gun.
One of the most striking features
of this division was the gas mask
platoon in which every man
marched, wearing his gas mask,
Maher Gland Marshal.
The big parade started soon after
2 O'Clock, the various divisions hav-
ing formed on streets between
Twenty-fourtt street and Thirtieth
on Farnam street. Major Maher
was the grand marshal.
Headed by a platoon of police un-
der Assistant Chief Dempsey, the
parade moved east on Farnam street
through the downtown streets, fln-
ally disbanding at Seventeenth street
and Capitol avenue. Marshal Maher
and the Musical Union band came
after the platoon OF police and then
came the board n governors of Ak
Sar- Ben, costumed and mounted.
President E. Buckingham was in
command and these governors rode
with him: C. E. Black, George
Brandeis. w. D. Hosford, Charles
L. Saunders, l.. C. Nash, A. P.
Guiou. J. E. Davidson and Randall
K. Brown.
Next came the troops from the
two forts and then the Grand Army
men in automobiles, driven by mem
bers of the National League of Wo-
mems Service.
The quartermaster's corps con-
sisted of about $50 officers and men
and 200 civilian employees. An in
teresting feature of this division was
conservation and reclamation
truck" which illustrated how Uncle
Sam repairs his army equipment.
On the truck were two soldiers, one
with his clothes badly torn and the
other with them mended. Several
women were busy sewing and some
men were mending shoes.
Home Guards.
Next came the Omaha Home
Guards and United States guards
and then the entire battalion Of high
school cadets, the latter led by the
high school band.
If anybody thinks this war is be-
ing fought exclusively by men he
should have seen the next divisions
of the parade. More than 500
women and girls were marching.
They had been marshalled, from
many organizations doing war work,
by Mrs. Charles Offut, Mrs. Julia
Nagl James and Mrs. Grace
Gholson.
The marchers we're in their uni
forms and carried banners. Mrs. r.
w. Carmichael was marshal Of the
women. The organizations that
marched and their leutenants were:
The National Catholic War coun-
Gil, Mrs. Arthur Mullen. lieutenant;
Salvation Army, Captain e wood,
Lieutenant; Jewish Welfare board,
Miss Blanche Bessel, lieutenant;
B'nai Birth, Miss M. Newman. lieu
tenant; American Library associa-
ton, Miss Edith Tobitt. lieutenant;
elevator girls, Union Pacific shop
girls; Visiting nurses, Mrs. w. ].
Hvnes, lieutenant; War Community
Service league, Miss McKeel. lieu
tenant; Council of Defense, Mrs.
Fernald, lieutenant; Dundee Patrl-
otto league, Mrs. A. S. Williams,
Then came the mighty army of
the Red Cross, the state organlza-
ton, Omaha Red Cross chapter and
he ambulance corps in the uniforms
that have come to mean so much.
The Mothers of Soldiers. carrying
service flags, bearing from one to
four stars each, the canteen workers
and the Young Women's Christian
association workers completed the
great divisions of women doing war
work. All these were greeted with
continuous applause as they
Then came the most novel feature
of the parade, a human flag formed
by $50 marching girls from ] to 10
years old. The alternating stripes
of red and white were formed by
girls dressed in those colors, and the
stars by 48 girls, wearing blue hats
forming a perfect representation OF
old Glory" This aroused the great
est enthusiasm. The living flag was
made under direction of William
Bartos, assisted by Mrs. Julia Ste
nicka, Mrs. Hannah Korisko and
Mrs. N. Hladek.
Fire Ladies'.
The FIRE department had about 200
men in line, led by Chief Salter and
Assistant Chief Simpson. In this di-
vision were engine companies Nos.
/, 2, 3, 4. 5, 7 and 8; hose companies
Nos. II, II and ID; hook and ladder
companies Nos. !, 2 and 4, water
tower and a service truck. -
Besides the bands mentioned,
seven others were in line, marking
the separations between the d.
as follows: Muny band,
First Regiment band, Fremont band,
Polish band, Bohemian band, Mid
west band and Italian band.
Altogether it was one of the most
successful daylight parades given
in the history of the Ak-Sar-Ben.
Pictures of the parade were taken
by a local photographer under or
ders from the federal government.