The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-08
THOUSANDS MARCHED
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for this laci by doing double duty
Ira Smiths drum corps and two drum
corps of two drums each in the school
division also did much TO pcovide in
spiration for the marchers,
The parade started on tine Chief
of Police Harr and detail OF city po-
licemen led the way for the members
of the Marion county Liberty Loan
committee and the officers and en-
ployes of the banks. which party. by
the vav included two or three alert
and business like young women Fol
lowing the bankers came the mem
bers of the Ministerial union Then
came the GREATER FairmOnt band
which played splendidly throughout
almost the entire time the parade was
on the move. Chief Marshal Harry F.
Smith followed and then came the
members of the Grand Army Of the Re
public in automobiles.
Following the veterans were the
members of the Woman's Liberty loan
committee all Of whom marched like
veterans, although it is the first time
many of them had marched ID pa
rade since they left school, Mothers
! of soldiers in the service in automobiles
followed the committee and then came
the Daughters Of Rebekah-
A group OF county Officers vas FOL
loved by members OF the American
Flint Glass Workers association ana
of the Window Glass Workers A dI-
vision composed of lodges was led on
by a large turn out of Boy Scouts.
Then came the knights of Pyth!as, the
Elks, Woodmen Of the World, Odd Eel
lows, LOYAL Order of Moose, knights
OF Columbus and the Christoforo Co
Iombo society. The lodges all made
splendid appearance with their pan
ners and the generous use OF the
american flag in their ranks.
Between the lodges and the school
division the Hartley store force
marched with J. N. Hartley in the lead
and JACK Sharp. who is about as big
as a tea cup. trudging along with the
sturdiness OF a grenadier in the mid
die. Jack. attired in khaki from boots
and spiral puttees TO the fatigue cap
on the top of bis head, was one of the
most interesting sights Of the whole
affair. :.
The dominant note d 1.-THE school sec
ton of the parade which brought the
demonstration TO an end was food pro-
ductfon and the showing that was
made indicates that gardening has
taken firm hold en- the younS people
OF the community. The high school
floats which gave evidence OF copsid-
cradle labor aud thought indicated
this plainly but not more so than tue
aprons and sunbonnets worn by the
girls OF the Butcher school and the
hoes and rakes carried by the boys OF
other schools Numerically the school
section was the largest in the parade
and it included every school in the
city but the Dunbar school which had
been invited. but which, at the last
minute. decided not TO participate.
The East sids schools were very vel
represented and Superintendent Hus-
tead marched right with his children
st. Peters parochial school and the
BarrackviIle schools we're also repre-
sented.
Scattered through the parade we're
automobiles in which -Four Minute
men rode. During pauses in the
marching these orators gave br1ef
talks and Immediately after It con
cluded they scattered and talked at
street corners in the business district
The parade was reviewed atthe court
house by West Virginia Fuel Admins
traitor Barnes and Glenn Barns. chair
man OF the Marion County Liberty
Loan comm ZEE
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