Evening journal., 1920-04-23
old CLOTHES
then. \. IDEA
Shabby But Genteel
Badge Shows Members
Not lmpecuniouS
BIG PARADE
ON TOMRROw

overalls cohorts seem TO be marching
on to victory and big turnout is as
sured IN the economy parade tomor-
row. sporadic but acute opposition TO
the denim worshippers is breaking out
in various quarters.
The blucieans received their FIRST
radical rebuke yesterday at the hands
/ OF Maslslrate John kOchcnlOrfer in
Jamaica, l.. l. When he was asked II
he intended 10 wear EN-. ne assert
ed That he had no intention Of turn
ing the dignity u courtroom into a
cheap vaudeville performance by
wearing them on the bench"
when magistrates and Judges wear
! CNeralls In the courts, as has been
done the last few days said he.
court proceedings lose their dignity
and take on The aspect Of a cheap
| theatrical show, with The Judges as
The chief entertainer. ONcralls are all
/ right when worn In their proper place,
ard they serve as useful garmnis, but
/ the courts obviously are no place for
/ them.
Brune Bcckhard. one OF the officers
Of the H. b. Glover Company, Of Du-
l1uque. Iowa. extensive manufacturers
OF working clothes, wrote a letter TO
Walter J. Kingsley, chairman 0f the
parade committee OF the Cheese Club
ia which he said:
"lt is always fun 10 wear some
body clse's clothes. Thai is where
the appeal 10 the overall Club lies.
But N YOU have 20 take somebody
else's clothes 10 isn't so much fun for
said somebody else. To you and your
friends. no doubt. overals look cheap.
but 90 the man who has TO wear them
they look anything but cheap. and
In fact. they have advanced very
much more than clothing. There Is
and has been a very serious shortage
OF denim, so that dealers stocks are
low and new deliveries slow You
can readily see. therefore, that in
stead Of reducing The cost Of living
the effect Of Oyeralls clubs Is going
20 be Just the reverse, You are rails
ing the cost OF an Hem already pro-
portionately higher than that u the
item YOU are trying TO bring down.
In something Of The same spirit a
suggestion designated as the Morris
plan was put forward yesterday by
II. G.. d. Morris, Of No. i2O Liberty
street. who approves OF wearing ole
clothing instead Of the buying OF
0verals His plan is for the 0rgani-
zatiOn Of what he calls shabby but
genteel clubs" throughout New lorh
. | anu the NhAluN. us lltlinNAN WNhlh ~
expected TO wear old clothes, prop
erly cleaned and pressed, with neal
shoes. collars, &c. An emblem butiOr
or ribbon worn in the coat lapel, Mr.
Morris suggests, would identify IN,
! wearer as one, not necessarily i'm
pecuniOus, but as a crusader for IN,
principle Of lowering the cosl OF per
sOnal attire.
A strong nucleus for a club OF ihli
4 tall the personnel OF the New lorl
= Community Service founded wha
, has been called THE Old ClOthe
! | Club" Its members have pledgel
I, themselves to buy no new clothing o
y any kind until the cost Of raiment ]
- reduced materially. Instead Of recruit
I ing the Overalls army. the Comlnunit!
u Service people insist upon the stricte
- economy Of wearing what they al
ready have In their closets. Thei
q badge VIII be a button displaying tn
I Community Service insignia. with tn
e inscription, mo New Clothes"
a In view Of the successful protes
G made bv the Fifth Avenue Associa
Q lion against the use Of that thorough
d fare for tOmOrrOw's economy parade
q some OF the parade promoters feare
(. there might be a like altitude on IN
n part Of the Broadway Association.
a reply to a question, Major Henry {
j Opdyke. managing director OF On
. Broadway Association, said.
J. while we have received from som
+. individuals remarks in objection,
d view Of The fact that the parad
?. would attract the public away frOr
= certain parts Of Broadway TO othe
j parts, we believe that were the maj
/, ter considered by our board OF d
o reciOrs, who realize that the street
OF the city are The property Of th
2 people and that The mayor has d
Il rected that the parade use Broadwa
G they would offer no particular Oh
l. ieciiOn 10 the public airing its sent
Y ments In any orderly way they ma
u see NJ on Broadway instead OF FIT
Z avenue"
+ The parade management now ha
Il assurance Of police protection and II
e Official permit for the procession
i Previous reports 10 the contrary no
b. withstanding, it now has been definite
e Is determined that the parade. m0'
q ing at A O'Clock will march from CO
T. lumbus Circle down Eighth avenue
thence east through Twenty-thii
street TO Broadway and up BrOadwa
IN Columbus Circle, where 10 will 1
dismissed. The Cheese Club and Othel
n In costume. however, insist that d
rectly thereafter they will unofficial
invade the precincts OF the SacrC
Avenue and there celebrate the rite
d their cheesecake walk.
Word was received from The Sociel
e ~ American Illustrators, which II
u ciudes such celebrities as Charles ID
o No Gibson. James Montgomery Flag
e Howard Chandler Christy and Harr
y SON Fisher. that they would turn Oh
y and march in their studio clothe