El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
BIC PARADE At
FLAG RAISING
Military and Civic Turnout
Thursday Also in Honor
of Loan Speakers.

Representatives Of all branches Of
the army stationed at Fort Bliss,
composed Of cavalry, infantry,
mounted engineers and field artillery
will take part in the large military
civic parade that viii be held in this
city on Thursday afternoon, May ..
This day has been designated as
Liberty Loan Honor Flag day, and the.
honor flag awarded this city for
oversubscribing its third Liberty loan
viii be raised.
The CEREMONY OF the flag raising
Will be held in Cleveland square 1ol-
lowing the parade ana honor viii pc
paid by the parade to Mai Gen f. d.
SWinton, OF the British war cabinet,
VINO viii speak here Thursday night
in the interest Of the Liberty loan.
Mai. Eugene ]. Ely, adJutant Of the
18th cavalry division, VIII be grand
marshal OF the day, assisted Dy T. NJ
WingO and Smith William. A review
ing stand viii be erected on the south
side Of Cleveland square on the north
side Of Franklin street ana the
parade viii pass this point and be re-
viewed by the military officers the
division commander, Maj. Gen. George
". Read, Brig. Gen. Robert L. HOWE
Mai. Gen. Swinton and their aids and
by Leslie n. Shaw and Frank G. OdelL
VIII Review Parade.
Admitthnce to the reviewing stand
viii be by invitation only. Those
who viii be invited are the military
officers and their wives and the fol-
lowing with their wives. Mayor
Charles Davis, i. A Shelton, post
master; federal judge W. r smith,
members OF the city council. county
Judge Z. 3. NcClintock, the members
OF the county commission. acting COL
lectOr Of customs W. ". Carpenter, C.
y Bassett- district food adminisLra-
tor o. 9. Coles, president chamber OF
commerce Andres c. Garcia, Mexican
consul general; Robert Pesqueira,
Mexican fiscal agent the mayor OF
Juarez. the president Of the Juarez
chamber Of commerce. and the execu-
tive committee Of the Liberty loan.
Military to Salute Flag.
The raising OF the honor flag viii
be accomplished in true military fash
ion By some battalion Of the infantry,
70 be designated later by Gen. Read.
AS the flag is being raised the reEi-
mental buglers viii play TO the
COlOrs. and as the flag reaches the
top Of its staff one Of the military
bands. stationed in the band stand,
will start playing the star Spangled
Banner" and everyone viii be eX-
pected TO sing the national anthem
The Orpheus club VIII lead the sing
ing.
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several speeches, one or two by local
men and one by Gen. Swinton or some
other Of the visiting orators.
Cen SWintOn, Mr.. Shaw and Dir.
Odeu are to speak at the courthouse
auditorium in the evening IN the in
terest Of the Liberty loan. All Of
these men are nationally prominent.
To Meet Visitors at station.
The parade viii form az the union
station and start moving Immediately
anH# 80 ~ ann
shaw arrive. They are coming on
the z P. & s. W. train number four,
due 10 arrive here at . o'clock. The
train viii be met at the depot by Gen.
Read, Cen HOWE representatives OF
the city and county and the Liberty
loan campaign
The fifth cavalry will be lined Up
along san Francisco street and when
the visitors automobiles have passed
VIII follow them. heading the rest OF
the military section Of the parade.
The Home Defence league, high school
cadets. high school students, Boy
Scouts viii precede the civic section
OF the paraue, composed OF the Lib
erty loan workers, those who have
bought Liberty bonds and all organi-
cations which care TO join the pro-
cessIOn.
women OF Soldiers March.
4 new feature viii be added TO this
parade. A section composed Of the
loved ones at the front Mrs. ben
JENKINS as chairmaL OF the committee
n charge OF this part OF the program.
1t IS planned 70 have all OF the
women in this section OF parade carry
service Tags. Mrs. jenkins viii be
assisted by Airs. W. III Piatt and Mrs.
Co.,. A. Hawkins The other section Of
women viii be composed Of Red Cross
workers in floats " Cooley and II. 5.
Beach in charge.
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The Central labor union VIII be
asked TO take part in the parade as an
organization, as viii also all OF the
different fraternal organizations. All
who desire to participate should nou-
AZ the Liberty Loan committee, room
IS, Sheldon hotel, by noon TUESDAY.
All who are 70 take part in the pdrade
must be at the Union station not later
than 1 o'clock THURSDAY.
After the parade has formed ne
following line Of march Will be fol-
East on san Francisco TO FL Pasoi
south 10 san Antonio; east 10 Flor
ence. north TO Texas. west 70 Mesa
north TO Franklin. west TO santa Fee
north TO Missouri. The civic section
Of the parade Will disband north OF
+ Missouri street after passing the re-
viewing stand None Of the exercises
( viii start until after the parade has
I passed
Al Va tAlI Janus at r ga As--la " 90
Z take part IN the parade, as viii also
[ all Of the bands in this city that car
+ be procured The band stand iI
! Cleveland square viii be reserved foi
I The military band.
3 Mayor Davis announced saturday
[ that he would declare Thursday
legal holiday afternoon and viii urge
I everyone in the city TO observe 10
Z All Of the city and county offices vii
close, as will also the banks and a.
many business houses as can. I
/ special effort is to be made TO hav.
all business close at noon.
I IN Tnz IT,.