South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-03
EXPECT $4,000
IN BIC LIBERTY
DAY PARADE
Chairman Dennis Announces
Line of March and FOrma-
ton of Great Pageant
Here on Saturday.

Approximately $4,000 people VIII
march i'm the Liberty day parade
saturday and every organization in
South Bend, large and small will be
represented
In order that the parade may be
"a success. every precaution is being
taken that nothing shall cause a
blockade nor a break in the line of
march nor the plans for the cele-
bration or that day.
chief OF Police Kline issued an
order Wednesday afternoon pro-
hibiting the parking automobiles or
any other vehicles ON any street or
in any section where the parade will
form or pass.
The line of march viii be south
ON Michigan ST. from L.aSalle av. TO
Wayne ST; west ON Wayne st. TO
Main ST.. north on Main ST. to COL
fax av.. west on Colfax av. 10 La
fayette blvd; north on Lafayette
blvd. TO Leeper park
six Divisions i'm Parade.
The parade will consist of six
divisions The nrst division viii in
cludo "a platoon of police. the mar
shall OF the parade, the Canadian
officers. the men in service OF the
United states. Col Charles NJ. Cal
.ert and staff. first regiment St Jo-
seph county home guards band first
regiment st. Joseph county home
Guards surgical dressing depart
meut Red Cross. Army and Navy
union. Spanish American war vet
Grams. Sons of Veterans. Fathers of
sons in service. Postal employees.
The drst division will form ON the
west side Of Michigan ST.. right rest
ing ON LaSalle az. and extending
rorth i'm order of location i'm parade.
second Division.
The second division viii include
the chief OF the division Charles
.Speth and his aides. Nishawal>s,
Wooden Manufacturing Co band,
retail merchants. Erocers and but
cbers. Grecian community OF South
Bend University of Notre Dame
AthIctic Squad. messenEcr boys.
hoys working reserve, boys Junior
Red Cross and the Central Union
Telephone Go. The second division
will form on the south side of Madi-
SON ST.. right resting ON Michigan
a.. extending west ON Madison i'm
order Of location in parade.
The third division viii include
the chief of division. a.. A. Iancas-
Ter and his aides members of the
..itv administration, Liberty loan
statesmen. Liberty loan publicity
committees. Clearing House assoc
ciatien. St Joseph County Medical
society. ST Joseph County Dental
society. 81 Joseph County Bar assoc
cation. south Bend Rotary club.
Eiwanis club and University club.
The third division viii form ou the
north side of Madison ST.. right rest
iue ON Michigan ST.. and extending
vest on Madison ST.. in order of lo-
cation i'm parade
The fourth division OF which
Judee Ralph Feig the chief of the
division. viii be given over u
Nishawaka. and will form ON the
west side OF MichiSan ST. righ.
resting ON Navarro ST.. and extend
ing north on Michigan ST.. bon order
Of location in parade.
Lodge Division.
The ffth division has been split
into six parts This division viii iu-
cIudo am the lodges and private ore
eauizatious in the city This division
alone viii include approximately
10000 people
The sixth division viii be the lr-
du~trial division and VIII include 7l
tho factory employees in the city.
Meet Thursday Night
An important meeting of an Com-
rrittcc~ which have been appointed
COR any purpose connective with
the plans for the parade wih be he'd
ln the Chamber of Commerc-
Thursday night at g o'clock. +. T.
Dennis urges every member of an,
organization m the city who has
been appointed a member of one Of
these committees 20 be- present AZ
this meeting for final plans and I'm.
structious and other important In
formation is 20 be given ont at that
time
The committee ON "War fathers
of which Dr r.. O. Freyermuth is
chairman. issued The following
statement wednesday.
ITO fathers having sons in th,
service of the U =
-Are rol proud of you~ hoy now