Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-08
GREAT PATRIOTIC PARADE
Saturday, October 18th. to COmmem-
crate the Discovery of America, and
to Promote the Fourth Liberty
Loan Campaign


to Promote the Fourth Liberty
Loan Campaign
Next Saturday, October 18th, 1918
is the day set aside by the President
of the United States to commemorate
the discovery of America and the land
ing of Columbus. 1t will be one OF
the greatest patriotic demonstrations
known in this country.
Woodrow Wilson, president of the
United States shas issued the follow
ling proclamation:
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
Every day the great principle, for
which we are fighting takes fresh hold
upon our thought and purpose and
make it clearer what the end must be
and what we must do to achieve it.
We now know more certainly
than we ever knew before why
free men brought the great
nation and the government we
love into existence, because it grows
clearer and clearer what supreme SER
vice it is to be Americas privilege
to render to the world. The ami
Versary of the discovery of America
must therefore have for us in this fate
full year of peculiar and thrilling sig
nificance. We should make it day of
ardent rehabilitation to the ideals up
On which our government is founded,
and by which our present heroic past
are inspired.
Now, therefore l, Woodrow Wilson.
president of the United States, do ap-
point Saturday, the 18th day of Octo-
Der, 1918, as Liberty day. On that
day | request the citizens of every
community of the United States, city,
town and countryside, to celebrate
the discovery of our country in order
to stimulate generous response to
the Fourth Liberty loan. Commemor-
atlve addresses, pageants, harvest
home festivals or other demonstrations
| should be arranged for in every neigh
J Dorhood under the direction of the
| Secretary of the Treasury, and i'm
mediate direction of the Liberty Loan
committee in cooperation with the
| United States Bureau of Education
and public school authorities.
Let the peoples response to the
Fourth Liberty Loan express the
measure of their devotion to the ideals
which have guided the country from
its discovery until now and of their
determined purpose to defend them
and guarantee their triumph.
For the purpose Of participating in
Liberty day celebrations all employees
of the Federal Government throughout
| the country whose services can be
spared, may be excused on Saturday,
the 18th day of October, for the entire
day"
In conformity with the above proc
lamation, that the efforts will be di-
rected by our people to make the day
and the event one of the greatest
patriotic events in the history of the
city, the day is celebrated.
The parade is under the direction of
the women's committee of the Fourth
Liberty Loan of which Mrs. G.. H.
Ingraham is chairman.
The parade will be formed on the
principal side streets and each section
arranged so that it can form as the
march progresses.
All will assemble at and form at
one o'clock under the direction of
M. c. Ewing. 1t will be arranged as
follows:
Mayor and Liberty Loan Officials.
10th Infantry band.
Home Guards.
Churches, carrying their service
flags.
Civic Societies.
Mothers and wives of soldiers-the
honor place in the parade.
Wausau Girls Training company.
Nearly every church, lodge, society,
club, public and parochial schools,
marching clubs, etc, will be in the
parade.
A feature of the parade will be
three Liberty Choruses, drilled under
the direction of Miss Morris, which
are to sing at different times, dur
| ing the march.
There will be a patriotic section
made up of women, who want to
march but come under no special head,
Mrs. ]. M. Lull will be in charge of
| this section and a banner will be
carried.
Line of march: Assemble on First
street, corner of First and Scott,
west on Scott across the high bridge
to Clinton street; on Clinton street to
First Ave; countermarch and return
to Clinton street, across the low
bridge, east on Washington to Third;
north on Third to Mcclellan; east
| on Mcclellan to Fourth, south on
Fourth to the court house square,
where the parade will disband, and
where all will have the privilege of
| listening to an address.
Mrs. C. H. Ingraham, chairman, re-
ceived word this morning from Miss
Ethel B. Scully of Milwaukee, public
chairman of the Women's committee,
that a speaker will be furnished for
the occasion.