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WILL BE GREAT PROCESSION WITH THOUSANDS t)F FLAGSi OLD GLORY WILL BE MUCH IN EVIDENCE IN, LOYALTY PARADEAll Organizations and Societies In% f ■ y * * . ' b*'.Laredo Are Arranging to ,ParticL pate in Big Event Thursday- ' ■Many .‘of the local ; organizations which will turn out their, entire mem; hersliip to participate'in the Loyalty Day parade' next Thursday afternoon, commemorating the battle, of ; Lesang--ton hnd the-noted Tide:.of. Paul Revere^ will hold special meetings within the next three days tp perfectarrangements for. participation in tto big procession,All the lodges of the 'city, the :SpamshrAmerican war Teteraas, the Confederate' ■ Veterans and . G: A. R., the college and school, societies, • tha Mexican schools, ' . the. convent schools, the public schools, civic societies and other large group3 of persons will assemble at designated places ' on the afternoon ofthe parade and later forra in line- .The rou te of; march which' hasbeen; ;am nounced by the committee, for fs'ome reason or other, eliminates the. greater part of the business district (from Iturbide . to Farragut ‘ along Flores Avenue) fronf the route of the pro* cession, but those who want to see the massive parade can arrange to view it from a point of vantage along the selected route.The military stationed hero will not be in the procession, as this is a demonstration of the loyalty of civilians to the country, while it is an established fact that a soldier is loyal and is wearing the uniform of the man who is to defend his country, but the great procession on Thursday will be reviewed from a designated point by Brigadier General J. W. Ruekman and his staff and other military officers hero.Loyalty Day promises to be a memorable event in old Laredo, andwhen the mass of waving American rtags that will b in lino Is observed by those who view the procession they will bo brought to a full realization and appreciation of the fact that Old 0lory bus thousands of loyal and staunch supporters down here on the Texas-Mexiean border.The parade will bo formed In the following order* according to announcement made today:fl) Grand Marshal and flag bearers, police, hand, city and .county officers . will form op Malamoroa street, facing vnnt toward Jtmres avenue.(2) Spanish American War Veterans, Boy Scouts. Red Cross and Webb County Mexican Society, Immigration, Cu^tux and Post Office Em* ployca, Laredo Vol. Fire D£pLr 'WH form on Santa Marla Avenue facing 'smith toward Mslamoros street,('}) Elks. Masons, Red Men, Knights of Pythias. Woodmen of the World, Knights and Ladies of Honor, Latin American Club, Mooan, Knights of Columbus, United Workmen, wlU form on Juarez avenue facing smith toward Matamoros street.(4) Womans organizations and church societies, trad or unions beaded by Brotherhood of Locomotive! Engineers, Order of Railway Con-! durf.ors, etc., Mexican societies andjunions, will fnrm on Juarez avenue j facing north to MfUamoros street, j15) Laredo Chamber of Com-i rncroe, Rotary Club. Laredo Retail j Merchants Ass’n,v Business houses j and citizens choosing to march Jnj; thi* division, will form on Salinas! a von nr* facing north toward Mata-jnmros afreet. ‘ \0) Public schools and all othnrj educational institutions. will, form on! Salinas svonhc facing Fuiuf.lt toward! Matnmoros street. (School children! note this carefully). jThe aides will be the same as for!j: the Washington parade.
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Laredo Times
Laredo, Texas, US
Sun, Apr 15, 1917
Page 6
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