The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-01
Boy Parade
to Move at
2::30 Today
Loyalty Day Climax TO Weeks
Observance; $4,000
Youths 10 Pass
in Review.
Prizes for Best Work

Boys Loyalty day today. the fiffh
of Omaha Boys week, will be fea'
tured By a parade OF $4,000 youths. the
greatest demonstration OF boyhood IN
the history of Omaha.
The parade will start promptly at
2:3O from sixteenth and Dodge
streets, and will march 15 blocks
through the downtown streets. A re-
viewing and erandstand erected In
front OF the city hall will seat city,
county and state officials. and the
Judges who will award prizes for the
best delegations.
Boys who will participate include
all above the fourth grade. They viii
be dismissed at noon TO go home for
luncheon. then return 10 their school
to board special street cars for the
places where they viii assemble for
the parade.
John Rogers. II. son Of Arthur
r. Rogers, 1910 South Thirtyfourth
street, student at Field Club school,
ls 10 be boy marshal Of the day.
We selected John because he can
ride horse safely. as much AZ for
anything else" said Charles X. Gard
ner. chairman Of the Boys Loyalty
day committee.
Safety Measures Taken
Every precsution hiss been taken 10
avoid accidents and csre for boys who
may become III while marching.
School nurses. accompanied by doc
tors. viii be stationed A. every street
intersection sfons the parade route.
They viii wear badses marked SAFE
ty.s
Police will begin ~ noon clearing
the parade streets Of automobiles. Au'
tofnobils drivers have been asked 10
refrain from parking their cars along
the parade route after noon.
Clifford Ryberr. boy mayor. and
his associates on the city commission.
will ride ~ the head Of the parade.
As the boys arrive at the end Of the
parade there will be street cars wait
Ing 70 return them 10 their schools.
from which they will go TO their
homes.
The schools sre trying 10 outdo
each other in banners, uniformity of
appearances. discipline in line of
march and spiritedness in carrying
put the purpose Of the event
Prizes Awarded.
Prizes will be awarded for the fol
Iowing:
best float expressing loyalty.
- harft
Orderiiness In formation and march
Ing, Judges. Mai. Gen. George u.
Duncan, Randall X. Brown.
Perfection in marching. judges. II.
e. Buchanan. ~. y. Thomas.
Best slogan. judges ". e. Epsten,
.. A. Younzsrman.
Best banner, Judges. Father Dowd'
e. J. Lyon.
The prizes are banners for the
schools.
The floats IN the parade Will In
-lude the following:
Boy Scouts. Creighton High school.
Tech High school two floats built by
The boys fhernseives,. South High
school. T. VI. e. A.
There will be six bands IN the pa
rade. including Central and Technical
High school bands. Father Fianagan's
boys band, a boys band from Ne
lieh, Neb.; a band of colored boys,
the Seventeenth infantry band and
- grade school drum corps, made up |
n drummers from 7. 10 II.
Army Commanders.
Col. Clifton e. Kinney, commander
n the Seventeenth infantry. viii
have command for the day. with nobi- |
Iizsfion of the parade under MAJ. y.
=. Leonard of the Heyenth corps
area. Zach division 81 the parade
will be commanded by. an officer Of
the seventeenth infantry. and each
will be under noncompts'
stoned officer from the seventeenth
infantry.
Among the delegations In the pa
rsde, aside from the school units VIII
be 800 Boy Scouts in uniform. $50 De.
aoIay boys In uniform. Y. NJ. =. A.
boys. ~ hoy Jockeys riding horses
from the Ak.Esr Ben field.
The boys from the Masonic boys
home will march In = unit with the
school. where they Sitend.