New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-23
20, 900 Expected to Parade
liz Old Clothes Tomorrow
Men, Women and Children, in Denim, Khaki Cling
ham and Calico, Headed by Several Bands, Will
March in Broadway at Ii A. M. to Protest H.CL.

Thousands of men, women and chill
dren, dressed in denim, khaki, ging-
ham, calico, old clothes, celluloid collars
size q protest against the high cost
of living, will march in parade on
Broadway tomorrow
The parade is under the auspices Of
the Economy Parade Committee, headed
by Aaron Rachofsky, who said yester-
day there were indications that between
10000 and 10000 persons would be in
line. The parade, he said. is not de-
signed to promote the overall move
ment, but the general practice of econ
omy in the consumption of all sorts Of
commodities.
/ In addition to the organizations which
already have requested places in the
line OF march, Rachofsky said. any in
dividual who wishes to march may do
so by reporting at Fifty-sixth Street,
west of Eighth Street, Saturday
morning.
"The size and impressiveness of the
parade" said Rachofsky. twill depend
really on how many individual citizens
are represented"
The parade will start at IL o'clock,
and those who wish to march are re-
quested to be at Columbus Circle be-
tween 10 and 1890 O'Clock.
The Line of March
The line of march:
Paraders will fall in at Columbus
Circle from 10 to 10:3o o'clock. The
parade will start at II O'Clock, south on
Eighth Avenue, to Twenty third Street.
east on Broadway, and up Broad 'vSave r.
Columbus Circle. At this point it will
disband. '''
no advertising displays of any kind
Will be permitted in the parade, and a
special ban has been placed on publicity
seekers ~
Il want to emphasize" said Rachof-
SKY yesterday, that this is not an
overall movement. We don't want pco-
pie to go about in overalls. We want
simply to promote economy and curb
extravaganza. We want to teach peo-
pie to wear their old clothes in prefer.
once to new clothes at expensive
prices"
Among the organizations added YES
terday to the list of marchcrs we're
the Century Road Club, the Wholesale
o.eaners, and Dyers' Association, girls
OF the Washington Irving High School,
VINO viii parade in mddies: Bovs'
High School of Brooklyn. hundreds Of
munlclpal employees, students of New
YORK and Columbia Universities and
the City College Of New York and 1ho
Columbia Lunchconette Club, composed
OF tenants of the Columbia Theater
Building.
Hundreds !ndorse Parade
hundreds of letters approving the
> idea of the parade were received at
parade headquarters, 154 West Forty
SIXTH Street, yesterday.
Mayor Hylan was to have led the
parade, but excused himself on the
ground Of important business out of
the city.
A feature of the parade will be live
goat, carried on float with the in
scription: "We've got the profteers'
goat"
P, ~ tombstone, Of 476 Fifth Avenue.
Detroit man, will parade in a suit Of
paeches lie has wired to the mayor
or Detroit for permission to represent
'he city offcially in the parade
mere VII be several bands. Their
services will be given free. All otber
bands and musical organizations who
WISH to join are invited to do so.
!, ne expenses Of the preparations for
tne parade" said Rachofsky, will NOT
amount to more than 80 cents. spent
IN postage. All arrangements and all
"ork connected with the parade are be-
ing performed gratis.
me parade VIII be led by Mr. Ra
cnofsky assisted by Charles Leonard
Fletcher, Of the Parade Committee
mere #1li be four mounted aids~-Tur
ley Dillon, Frank Hughes, Nils Gran
lund and Neil Kingsley.
Among the marcncrs will be a num-
/ Der Of elephants from the circus.
A plan for the organization Of
"Shabby Gentccl Clubs" members Of
which would wear old clothes properly
cleaned and pressed, with neat shoes,
shirts, collars, etc, was offered yes
terday by X. G. Morris Of 1870 Liberty
Street. These clNbs Mr. Morris be.
licves, would accomplish Il great deal
toward the reduction Of high prices Of
clothing Members Of the club would
weaf bnttone indicating their connoc.
ION With The increment.
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