Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05
MANY MARCH IN
LOYALTY PARADE
THOUSANDS WITNESS PAGEANT
ON ANNIVERSARY OF INDIE
PENDENcE DAY.
IMMENSE THRoNG CROWDS
CITY FOR CELEBRATION
Estimated Fifteen Hundred Take Part
in Street Parade Which Stretched for
Nearly Two Miles-Red Cross Work
ers are Feature-Many Thousands
At Celebration at Grounds.

ers are Feature-Many Thousand:
At Celebration at Grounds.
Renewing their pledge of loyalty to
the nation during the present crisis, the
city joined to practically the last per-
son Thursday in what must stand as a
record breaking demonstration and
celebration of Independence day. The
ban on fireworks made the day quiet
by the absence of senseless noise, but
this lack only served to emphasize,
with the public demonstrations, the
sober and intense interest and en-
thusiasm the community holds in the
war.
The city was stirred TO give united
demonstration of its war interest and
it was not found wanting. From all
branches of the city's activities, from
all stations in life and INDUSTRY. men,
women and children rallied TO show by
their presence that they were heart and
soul with the nation in the successful
prosecution of the war.
Parade the Big Feature.
The feature of the days celebration
was the loyalty parade held in the
business section in the forenoon. For
size alone il probably was the largest
body of men, women and children who
have ever joined in similar demon
stration in this city. And for every
Dlarcher there were scores who looked
on, cheering and applauding. No spec
tacle that has been staged in the bust
ness district of the city n'years drew
such a vast audience. ne sidewalks
from Third street to Fourth avenue
were packed. and every available foot
of parking space along the curbs was
occupied by automobiles. These that
could not find parking places in Main
street had to content themselves with
locations in the intersecting streets I'M
Ill these were TANNED with cars for
block in both directions. from Third
street to the fair grounds.
In the afternoon another vast gather
ing that numbered far into the thou
program was given.
Fifteen Hundred in Line.
It was estimated that 1900 marched
in the parade which stretched for two
miles and was ffty-fve minutes in
passing a given point. DIVIDED into
seven divisions. ii made pageant rep
resenting the war work orga nizations.
clubs and religious bodies, labor or
CARNATIONS, patriotic societies. fra
ternal societies. foreign born citizens
and business interests. There was no
| important division of interests in the
city that was not represented in line
Because of the war. those organiZa-
tions that are engaged in the activities
of the war were prominent, both as TO
numbers and location in the parade,
The various Red Cross branches were
| clearly the feature of the pageant, both
because of the showing made and be-
cause this is the first time since the
war began that the Red Cross has APP
peared in force in public.
| Two Hundred Women March.
Leading the parade behind Comman-
dant 3. C. Whitehill, OF the soldiers
home. police and county officials, came
| the members OF the county council OF
defense to the number OF nearly 100
Under the command of c. E. Gilman
! half a hundred registered men OF Class
| / who are soon to he called to the
colors, showed the effect of preliminary
training by going thru military march
! ing maneuvers as they passed along
! the street.
! Women OF the Red Cross branches
including in addition to the city chapter
those from Vancleve and Lamoille. &c
the number of 200, marched clad ir
] their white aprons and headgears
I Z 80 no h1 OF
service. In addition to the marchers
floats representing the branches of the
work Of the Red Cross occupied d
prominent place in the division.
They Answered the Call.
Heading the Red Cross section was a
float bearing banner whose words
I'VE Have Answered the Call spoke
| for the marchers and workers. Upon
another float sat THE Greatest Mother
| in the World" Red Cross nurse who
| held TO her bosom stretcher on winch
Law a wounded soldier. Then came the
women in white. Their appearance
stirred resounding applause.
Illustrative of the surgical dressings
| workers were children seated on a float
/ making bandages. On still another
| truck a group of women were making
hospital garments. and trio of three
Red Cross women bore banner on
which read 1--WE Do the Packing" Be
/ hind them followed a dray loaded with
crates of Red Cross supplies.
The Junior Red Cross, represented b!
200 or more children of the schools
| who said on a banner that they hat
earned s1,306 for the Red Cross and
| I'VE Can't Fight But we Can Sew
brought up the rear of the Red Cross
division.
| In the second division were members
| Of the Travelling Mems Loyalty League
! ministrial union, City Federation OF
| of Womens' Clubs. Entire Nous Club
| W. c. r. U. and Salvation Army on foot
| or in autonl ohiles. The group OF sal
| walton Army workers made an IN
preston with huge banner that read
we are not slackeEs. $4,000 Salvation
| lists are Fighting in the Trenches"
Labor Out in Force.
| Labor, represented in the third divis-
| len. one of the largest in the parade
WAS out in force. Led by the Soldiers
nome Rand, there was in the line del
esations from the railroad shop work
ers, street car employees, printers
| electrical workers. moulders, carpen.
ters, carpenters auxiliary. plumbers
and post office employees.
| In the fourth division composed o!
| patriotic societies, led by the higf
| school band. there marched veterans o,
| the civil war of the two G. A. r. posts