Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-16
SATURDAY TO Be
A BIG GALA DAY
Big Red Cross Parade to be Staged at
Four O'clock i'm the Afternoon
With Speaking i'm Evening

Saturday of this week is to be a
big day in Audubon. While the dem
onstration is held in this city, it is
by no means calculated to be just
for Audubon folks. 1t is on a much
larger scale, for it is to be for every
man, woman and child in the county.
Earl Farr, of the Kraft-Farr Co.,
who is chairman of publicity in the
Red Cross drive that is to take place
in this county next Monday, has con-
ceived the idea that a patriotic pa
rade would be splendid feature to
arouse enthusiasm. When he men
toned it to others in all parts of the
county, his suggestion was well TAX
en- and at once arrangements were
made to carry the plan to a success
full conclusion.
The parade will include a number
of patriotic floats, representing the
various Departments of the Red Cross
work. In the line of parade there
will be brass bands, martial bands
and other music.
The strongest feature of the pa
rade will be the large number of
mothers who have boys in the SER
vice. The request is that all those
mothers meet at the Presbyterian
church at three O'Clock. They are to
bring a service flag with them if they
have one. They will be given the
place of honor in the parade and it
is to be hoped that these noble wo-
men will be present from all parts
of the county. Their presence alone
will instill more patriotism into the
hearts of the people than any other
one thing on earth. Mothers influ-
ence has kept many a boy in the right
path at home, and now that many 70
the boys are away from their moth
ers, their presence will help men as
we'll as boys realize the responsible
titles that devolve upon them, and in
spire them to greater and nobler
duty. We want to see hundreds of
them in the parade Saturday.
The parade will take place at four
O'Clock and will proceed through
the principal streets of the city. The
program will be continued in the ev-
ening when speaker of state wide
reputation will be with us. The state
headquarters have not made known
who it will be, but the speaker will
be the best one available at this
time. 1t is quite likely that the ev-
Ching program Will De Helu Ill the
park. Weather conditions, of course,
will govern, and if it is too cold for
outdoors, suitable church will be
resorted to.
Audubon county's quota of the one
hundred million dollars that the Red
Cross proposes to raise next week is
$4,000. Last year the amount was
easily raised, and no one doubts but
that the amount will be fully sub
scribed next Monday, the day set for
the drive in this county.
We all realize that money is need
ed to save the boys who are at the
front. Our own Audubon county
boys are at the front, and they with
others will be wounded. If they
should be wounded they will need
the assistance of the Red Cross nurs-
es. and no one here at home would
want it said that a wounded soldier
had to suffer because we at home
failed to provide funds so that he
could receive the proper care and
attention. No people on earth are
more willing to do their full share
than the people of Audubon county.
We have demonstrated that fact in
the past, and we are all determined
to maintain our reputation