Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-19
PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW
WILL Be BIG AFFAIR
Parade Route Mapped Out
Bands Engaged. Arrange
ments About Complete.

Final arrangements are being per-
fected for the safety departments
big parade, review and exhibition
which IL 20 be staged next Thursday
afternoon, and the plans as mapped
out indicate 1t In going to be the big
gest thing OF the kind ever witnessed
i'm this city. An these annual reviews
are feature In many cities. efforts
probably will be made to make II
yearly occurrence in wilmington MS
Il 4. felt tho residents Of tho city will
give their hearty approval to such n
move after they see the turnout next
week.
Superintendent az Police George
Black and Fire Chief William j. butz
are I'm charge OF all the details and
they have agreed that the parade. the
FIRST number on tho program. will be-
gin Mt 2 o'clock and that II will move
promptly Mt the time fixed. The line
will form Mt Eleventh and French
streets. with the right resting on Flew
enth. Tho route will be down French
to Front, TO Market. to Tenth. to
King. to Eleventh. to Delaware ave-
nue., to Madison, 70 Fourth.
At Fourth and Madison the f'remen
will disband but the police will return
TO City Hall In q body and dismiss
there. Infront of City Hall review
! ing stand will be erected and from this
the governor. mayor, city, county, and
state officials and the many prominent
guests who have been invited to be
present will review tho marchers.
The First Infantry Hand and the
lPennsylvenia Railroad hand have
been engaged for the oocasion. Efforts
probably will be made TO make the
day a half holiday in tho city, at least
to have the public and parochial
schools closed for tho afternoon ec
tho children can gee tho parade. IL II
estimated there will bc thousands OF
working mon and women who will be
anxious to sec tho demonstration and
consequently those In charge arc
anxious that all have this opportunity
After the frcmcn dismiss nj Fourth
and Madison streets they will give
their exhibition OF fire work, rcscu.
work and hose work at Fourth ant
Monroe streets Mt tho building Of the
Standard Kid Company. This In H.
self Will be something wcn worth SEQ
ing and, no doubt. will attract thous
ands OF people.
, In tho police section OF the parade
, they will head the limo OF march, witt
Superintendent Black in command, a.
, the rolling stock of tho department
, viii appear. All the uniformed OF
, ficers. except enough 20 pIoperl
guard the city. will DO in line, includ
ing tho plain clothes men with 10,
exceptions. II the weather ia RICH
the cratic squad members will ap
pear In their new summer uniforms G
khaki. similar 10 army outfits.
4 All the motorcycle police will b
, seen with their machines On III
!. ambulance will be Or. G. w. Il
. Forrest. police surgeon, IN whit
uniform. One of the police matron
g attired as a nurse will also ride o
, the ambulance. The patrols, depart
mental service cars, supply truck
:, and other machines will be include
In tho parade. The department
machine gun win be mounted on
also he in line.
= AS every apparatus In the fire d.
;. partment is TO be on review, the fir.
men are busy shining up the numel
Gus machines as they are all anxio,
TO make as impressive a showing q
. possible. Only three combinatic
+, engines will be missing and they wi
be held in quarters for an emergenc
!. A motorcycle officer will be on har
at all times to summon the ambulan,
= If needed or any of the fire compani,
- in case of an outbreak during Il
= afternoon.
= Chief Lutz and his deputy and a
sistants will meet tomorrow night ;
the house of Engine Company No.
to complete the details for their pa
a. in the big display.
Superintendent Black has extend,
= Invitations to number OF high poll
N officials in Philadelphia and sever
!, other neighboring cities to be here az
,s review the men of the safety depar
ment. Many fire officials from els
10 where are expected also.
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