Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16
RED CROSS PARADE
THURSDAY NIGHT
TO Be IMPOSING
Organizations Are Responding to
the Invitation to Take
Part.
PROJECT PROVES POPULAR

Wilmington's Red Cross parade, next
Thursday evening, promises TO be one oil
the most impressive patriotic demon
STATIONS the city has ever seen. Col
Weller f. Stover, grand marshal, is
already in receipt of a number OF promises
from prornirhent organizations To take
mart. The details in his charge are
rapidly expanding, as the Importance OF the
turnout becomes more and more evident,
This morning Col. Slower announced
that the following organizations are
already listed and are preparing for the
parade:
st. Johns Commandery, Knights
Templar
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Company Of the Organized Militia OF
Delaware.
Full corps of Boy Scouts.
Polish Societies
Red Cross Women's Organizations.
This list by no means represents the
full strength Of those who will come IN,
but announcement OF the other societies'
and organizations will be made later when
the officials of those bodies have completed
their canvass of the members and found
out inst exactly what strength they can
count on being mustered for the demon
stration.
Col. Slower is now in touch with
large number Of other societies who will
make final announcement as to their
intention TO enter shortly
There will be probably 400 members
of the st. Johns Commandery. knights
Tempiar, with their dress uniforms IN
the turnout The Red Cross women,
in Red Cross uniforms, will probably
number from 500 to GOO persons The
Polish Societies. the Organized Militia
Of Delaware and the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians will contribute hundreds more
Every one OF the organizations that
sre contemplating entering the parade
are aware of the Importance OF the affair
from a patriotic viewpoint Othcisis OF
The Red Cross are extremely anxious that
Wilmington shall be represented IN Red
Cross Week bv one of the most imposing
street demonstration TO be held IN any
city of its size in the country. Reports
from all over the United States tell OF the
importance which the vanous communl-
ties are attaching 10 the parsdes, rs they
are looked upon as the public manifesto
ton and avowal Of the community spirit
of patriotism.
The entrance of the Polish societies
in the parade is expected TO be the sIgnai
for a general adhesion of all the organ
lzations and soceties of our foreign born
citizens. Col. Slower has made II PLAIN
that the turnout is TO be IN a common
Cause in which all American citizens whose
interests are with the Cnlted States and
its Allies in this war should be represented
Societies and organizations OF native
horn Americans are, OF course, expected
to do themselves full justice in helping
to make the parade an effective public
display OF the patriotism of the community
CAMPAIGN PRELIMIHARIEs
The workers in he Red Cross cam
paign headquarters in the du Pont
Building are rapidly rounding the details
Tor next weeks drive into shape.
One of the most important preliminary
meetings will be held tomorrow night
at the hotel. when the team captains and
their teams will meet the executive
workers and receive from them tbs
paraphernalia and final instructions nee
essarv for the campaign. Efforts have
been made 10 reach every worker, either
By letter OF In perso II, but whether he
or she has or has not received formal
notice Of the meeting attendance Is ex-
pected At the meeting the lists OF
names will be distributed 10 the different
teams and everything will be done tC
prepare e1tCn HDIktI uitfSb COMP 4cttik
for the campaign next week
Mrs CuTTicr and her staff have prepared
the literature, instructions, accounting
blanks. and all the other necessary
material for the workers throughout
the State This goes forward today by
motor truck to Kent and Sussex coun-
ties There are tewnty-two districts
each with q captain and team OF nine
Others in the two lower counties and the
motor truck will deliver 10 each captain
In person his or her full supply Of cam
paign material
The organization has also sent to ever.
minister IN the State gratifying dat;
about the Red Cross, what 1t has &C
complished during its entire history aDt
especially during the last year One o
the pamphlets includes telling points 70
.,ike in discourses on the subject of tn,
Red Cross. Accompanying this matte
IS a personal letter from Henry p Scott
chairman of the campaign committee
urging every minister TO devote par
Of next Sundays services 10 an exposition
Of the Red Cross campaign.