Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-09
HARLA AN PARADE TO
Be SHOWN IN FRANCE
Government News Bureau to Send
Movie Film to Men
IN Trenches.

The parade OF the Harlan shipbuilders
here on Saturday is to he exhibited in
movies to the American, French and
British soldiers in France, To cheer them
up and make them realize that while
they are fighting against many difficult
ties, that their fathers and brothers
and sisters at home are pulling strong
and that aid SO sOrely needed now IS but
i question Of few months time
y moving picture Of the parade was
made on Saturday and this will bc given
q private showing 10 the Harlan workmen
at one Of the big movie theatres here soon.
In connection with the showing Of this
picture is coupled the raising OF funds with
which to send a Harlan ambulance to
France, which shall have been raised
through subscriptions from the wOrkmen.
Some OF the workmcn have suggested
that an admission fee be charged to sec
the movie Of the parade and that a blg
start for the ambulance fund could bc
obtained in this way This detail i
being considered by the Workmen 5
Advisory Council and the date of the
showing OF the film will be announce
later
Today a telegram was received from
Miss Harvey. Of the Committee on Public
Information New York City the Gov
ernment News Bureau. she wire that
She would like 10 have two copies OF the
film 10 send abroad to France, to show
the bows" over there what Wilmington
shipbuilders were doing and she believes
that the sight OF the local shipworkers
on parade would prove Of much cheer 70
the men in the trenches. Her request Will
he complied with.
The Harlan band had 4 busy day Satur-
DAY, Oh It's first appearance outside OF the
plant The first engagement Of the
morning was at 10 o clock, whey they
furnished the music for the flag raising al
the Pussy and Jones plant When the
scarcity ot bands. due to the Harlan
parade threatened 10 put the Pusey and
Jones workers ~ some difficulty "a OBJ
tam q band the Harlan baudsmer voiun-
teered to give their fellow shlpbullders q
lift ana the result was that they furnish
ed the music. The Harlan musicians then
led the parade from their own plant and
then went to Chester in the afternoon,
y here they again led the parade OF the
workers OF Chester. Pa
+, j. interest tg To note that the pipe
cried on d float in the Harlan parade
nrtgcd the Harlan smoke fund over S400
On SATURDAY.. all Of winch viii be sent
overseas to the boys In the trenches.
During the parade about fifty dollar
were collected which were turned over
to the smoke fund Of the sailors Of the
Narragansett and Manhattan which arc
beng fitted out at the local yard In the
afternoon and evening. the float with pipe
was placed at Fifth and Market street,
and there Miss Mable Johnson cOaXed
and caJoled 1895 80 out Of the pockets
Of the pedestrians. 80 that the pipe, whIcf
was q verv clever bit Of work by the
'fitters. nettcd about $3.50 for the day
This pipe Is now on display in the lobby
OF the Hotel dG Pont and IT Is hoped thai
MANY handsome subscriptions will b'
made through It's presence there Ih'
Harlan smoke fund committee hopes L
be able to raise 50 900 within q short tune
all Of which will 20 direct 70 the troop'
ia France.
One Of til" most surprising features 0
the p4rade on Saturday was he numbe
OF men in lne This amazenenL wsls really
Justified Most people thought tha
there weye several plants joined togethc
for the parade, bat every man there va
Harlan man To give some idea Of tn
growth Of the plant 1t is stated that o.
November ; last year there we're So
men on the Harlan rolls Today there ar
j,2O0 men VINO wear Harlan badge