Arizona republican., 1919-05-06

Fully two miles long with thousands nsits ranks, and representative Of al- m 5st every organization of any kind in he city and every agency that has contributed to winning the war, the ..rsatest and probably the best parade pIFoenix has ever seen marched last n aht 10 urge support to the Victory loan and show that Phoenix is behind fhp last big war drive.
 Ehe parade was a huge success. It Srttd not more than ten minutes 1a A.- and it moved throughout without bi1t of disorder. In it's line, flashing down and up the humanity walled s.dcs of Washington street, were Arizo- mas famed fighting men by the score, Indians. the first Americans, and hun Grod upon hundred of patriotic citl- zens. men and women. One purpose moved the whole line-to put Phoenix over the top in the Victory loan cam paign.
 Biggest and Best Yet
 "The biggest and best parade ever retd in Phoenix was the universal verdict of the biggest crowd that ever watched any event in this city. How many neople saw the parade there IS mo way of accurately estimating, but tbev lined the street on both sides for , mile. filling the sidewalks from the movement to the building line. Estl- mates vary from 10000 to 10000 people who watched the passage of parade that in itself contained several thou sand.
 The Victory loan parade was more than two miles in length. It starred at Seventh avenue, marched to Fourun street and turned back, and when the head of the parade began to dlsband aI Third avenue there was still large part of the parade that had not started.
 Service Men Tn Force
 Leading the van of the parade came tbe Pioneer band, playing military music. Then followed the grand marshal. Col. James H. McClintock, once the commander of the 158th, his adiutant. Lieutenant Herne of the Ca nadian Flying corps, and the marshal S aides. including Col. William A. Glass ford. Lieut.. Col. F. Power Conway, Ma jor Carl Hayden, Col. L. W. Coggins, he former adjutant general for Ari- zona. Dwight E. Heard, and Captain V. H. Harding
 
 inc colors. then Governor Campbell Colonel $. M. Saltmarsh, commandanl nf the 15Sth and Major Claude Deca- tur Jones.
 Next came a detachment of the 15Sth infantry, Arizonas own, in command pf Lieut.. Fred Wright, followed by the Great War Veterans. soldiers, sailors and marines, led by Sergeant Fern
 The Spanish War Veterans, the po- lice reserves and the boy scouts came next, followed by a clever float repre- senting a submarine chaser. The Pa cific Gas and Electric float attracted much favorable comment, with it's Ldb- artv bell and service men on guard This was followed by the Boston Stor, ,loat.
 The Women Made a Hit
 The woman's division, in charge o Mrs. L. N Chalmers, made spleTsdit showing. Led by a drum corps cam' delegations from the Women's Victor. loan committee of workers. the Wo mans club. the Phoenix chapter of th' American Red Cross, nurses from St Joseph's hospital, the Y. W. c. A. girl and the Business Girls club, the East ern Star, Pythian Sisters, Woman division of the Federal EmpioyInen service, the Mary Brodie Auxiliary O the Spanish War Veterans, Madison Woman's club, Madison Improvement club women from the Orangewood an' Washington districts, and the W. C r. U.
 The schools division. in charge 0 Superintendent John D. Loper, wa something to make the parents heart well with pride. The high school ca lets. marching in perfect form, eye front, and arms at carry. were one o he features of the parade. The higl -c hool girls, with their red cross hea, dresses, made a very pretty picture