The evening world., 1919-04-07
EVENING WORLD
FORUMS DEMAND
A 18TH PARADE
More Than 5000 at Two
Meetings Prove Their
AmericaniSm.

Five thousand men and women Of
tho cast side yesterday voiced their
approval Of the plan ~ Tho Evening
World 10 obtain permission from tho
proper authorities for the parade Of
cast side boys OF tho 77th Division In
tho principal streets OF ,htt district
They not only approved the plan. they
applIudcd it frJnticdlly and urged
Tho Evening world TO continue It's
efforts 10 secure tho appreciation of
the military authorities. Resolutions
were drawn up thanking Tho Evening
World for IT'S work and urging Scrre-
ttry Baker TO give tho necessary per.
mission.
A. the AmcucdnizatIon Forum Of
Tho Evening World in the afternoon.
at Public School No. G.. Essex and
Hester Streets. over 5000 sought ad-
mittancc. Long after the hail WIS
h,icd and the doors locked. the crowd
surgcd against the doors and tried to
get past the police reserves.
II was picturesque and onthu-
siastic audience. Tho majority OF the
adults were born IN lands across the
seas, yet when they were asked how
many had sons and relatives In the
1'th Division nearly all raised their
hands. Tho patriotic speeches Of the
orators were vigorously applaudcd,
and references to this country caused
vullrys Of applause. These people,
born Of another country. had sent
their sons and relatives To hght the
battles - America. Thoy had sent
them Willingly to make tho supruU"
sacrifice 10 need be-, In recognition OF
tho great opportunities which the
United States had offered them. And
now they felt that II was only right
that these boys OF theirs should bc
permitted t. march down the prin-
cipal avenues of the east side under
the American nag.
And besides the parents NJ tho boys
who are coming back shortly and
may be- denied thc privilege OF show
ing thcmscl Ecr = their loved ones,
there were many wnosc boys will
never como lack, out are now living
I'm France. II was a hard blow tC
thgn to lHltn that they would nos
5c able II see a parade Of the bud
dies" ~ their own sons. TO sec the
"outnt" with which Bcuuiu went to
France march CpVn Avenue \. They
had given everything to this country
although they had not themselves
been born 'nC.c, ana this parade had
b'"n greatly Anticipated.
Joseph $. Marcus. Chairman Of the
forum, drlw up 4 resolution, thank
ing The Evening World for IT. work
in bch-3 Of tho east side agd asking
| tho permission Of Secretary Baker
| for the event Tho resolution was
passed unanimously hy the great
audience, and II WI bc forwarded 20
| Washington to TIL Mr.. pakcr that
tho rorc,Tphorr Of the cast side were
glad 10 Lave their boys e. To- France
rnd ilrht ior their country, and that
! tS"y fccI they shou.u be allowed TO
dluor them iittiugly on theit return.
The procedure OF the evening
! forum, at Public School No. 4, Riv-
| ington and Pitt Cuccts, was similar.
About 2,OO0 people were present and
all were grateful to Tha Evening
! World for it's work on the east side,
and urged this paper 10 continue It's
| appeals for a parade of the local
members OF the 18th Division. Dr
NJ. J. katz, Chairman of the District
| Forum. presided. Harry H. Schacht
| Director of Tho Evening World Amer
| iCaniZItion Forums. addressed the
gathering, ana declared that as 7s
per cent. of the boys OF the Lost
! battalion" were mCmbcrs OF tho cast
side. IL was only right that they
should be houorcd by tho people OF
the district Tor their valor and 10y
atty when they return from Franco
Tho Chlldrcn's Talent Department
also was represented at the two
forums. and tho youngsters covered
themselves with glory, IT was hare
TO pick the stars, rs all did exceed,
irEly well, particularly tho dancers
lTho.' who appeared At the Afternoon
forum were:
Anna and Helen Mcclure, dancers,
C,aa Vista, pianist ll,ttu kohu
dancer; Henry Stern, pianist; HclcI
Fisher dancer; FLORENCE Condyl
dancer; r. Grccubcrg dancer; SUI
IGrdhcr dancer; Mary SChilling
pianist; lotta Adclstcin pianist
Laura katolsky. dancer; sam Mar
Gus, yluliutst; Louis Bclinsl>y. pi
auist: Margaret Bcrnor dancer
sadie Markowitz, dancer and Ann
IAngol, dancer.
Those who appeared at tho cvcninl
forum were; Florence Adams. dan
Ger; Max Fcldman, speaker; Pau
Rathycn, pianist; Katie Stern, ac
, trcss, Lillian HoruWit2, Violinist
David ana May Gruncs, violin duet
n ana Sylvia Scplcr. speaker.
1, There VIII ho only one moro forum
p this season under the auspices a
/, The Evening World. Ths VIII tax
T. place next Saturday night at Publ.
r. ScAool No. 1, luyiuEt6u and pit
s. streets, ana viii hu solely for 'h
T. children Of the Talent D,pdrtmcn
e. who W o" successful at the "try-outs
r and have not yet had the oppor tun.t
9 10 appear before a great uudlouo,
Tn, "stars' OF the department wi
: have final TRY out" probably noN
Sunday afternoon, so that tho hes
can be picked for the great entertain
ment ana hnal event OF tho depart
mcnt which will take place on IN
2ith Of this month, The names q
those selected viii hc printed h thi
column a week from to-day, 10
morrow the announcement will b
made concerning the grand entertain
mcnt and details will bc given 70
the benefit OF every child who sent {
that office an application for tn
al. No.. .tTtf ont