The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-23
Officers Furnish Squad of
Drill SergeantS for To-Mor-
rows Old Clothes Parade.
CLOTHING PRICES DROP.
Spread of "PatcteS" Move
ment Overshadowing Cam
paign for All to Wear
OverallS.

Gov. Smith this afternoon sent his
congratulations to the Cheese Club on
it's efforts 70 bring down the prohIbl-
/. tive prices which are the Inspiration
Of to-morrow's parade. The telegram
said: Congratulations TO the mem-
bers OF the Cheese Club in their ef-
fort to promote economy and THRIFT"
Assistance in organizing the parade
was offered this afternoon by four
officers OF the army. Majors II. b.
Clark and Samuel T. Stewart, and
IlAeuts. ]. r. Cooper and L. T. Riley,
Who went to organisation headquart-
(. erB in n great army motor truck
filIed with army seTgeants and an
assortment OF machine guns which
were olnfered for tho parade. Major
Clark said that tomorrow he would
have twenty-five expert drill scr
geants at Eighth Avenue and 5sth
Street TO get the paraders in order
: and keep them 80. He has called
upon all ex-servioe men to report
there At 10 o'clock to assist and also
70 act as platoon commanders.
In order to bring out municipal em-
ployees. Charles Baumsarten. OF the
Board Of Estimate, this afternoon
sent notices TO the municipal Offices
In all borOughs asking the bureau
chiefs 10 get their men into Hne.
=. Oyeralls win not be necessary II
prices continue to slump. and thou
: sands OF persons who have had old
clothes brushed up" for another
wearing turn" were giAddened by
the apparent erect the economy drive
has 80 far created.
That the parade In Broadway to-
morrow morning is not an overalls
but an old clothes or economy dem
Onbtration was reiterated to-day by
those behind II, who contend that the
success OF the drive will be greater
If old clothes are worn in preference
10 oYeralls. thus saving the cost Of
the latter garments.
Scores OF new applications for
places in the parade poured in upon
the organizers to-day. Men and
women both win march. A girls
high school will send 1000 students in
MILDLY blouses and a boys high
school !. 200 IN Overalls or khaki. There
viii be units Of college students,
, poets. artists, actors and actresses
and movie felix. Unorganized men
4. and women are asked to walk en-
maAse. IH addition. circus and theat-
rlcal features will make the parade
a good show, as well as q domOnstra-
tion against the high cost OF living.
Organizer RachofSlSy announced that
those who will march in the parade
are 10 gather in the side streets west
OF Eighth Avenue at Columbus Circle
q half hour or an hour before the
zero" hour, IL A. M. Bands will
wait In 55th Street. men and women
belongingsto no organizations In Seth
street, theatrical organizations In
S7th Street and schools and colleges
In 6Sth Street.
old Clothes and Overalls Clubs are
rapidly being formed In towns In West
chester County. at schools as well as
among commuters. At katonah. stu
dents, boys and girls. have formed an
overaIls Club and all who fail to ap-
pear from next Monday in overalls will
be fined twenty-five cents a day. The
senior class Of White Plains High
School stole a march on the juniors
who were planning to blossom forth In
overalIs next Monday by appearing to-
day In old Clothes. Amy one wearing \
new suit win be fined.