Show RED CROSS BY A SUCCESS friday all committees worked En enthusiastically thusia and collected considerable coin after hustling all week in a whirlwind campaign for red cross contributions wilford day and those who were associated with him on the various committees appointed brought the campaign to a ohse friday with a big parade in the of at turnouts and a concert and done danca in the evening the gene general at committee cammi atee appointed had malted us d the desert towns during the fre fore part of the week and were successful ee m ful in securing money from all 11 b but ti t one person interviewed that person seeming to think that the occasion occa aion was unimportant the fact act that but one person is reported as aa being lukewarm in the matter shows that the people have the wel fare of the nation at h heart sort and tire are willing at alt all times timea to do their bit for their country parowan carowan responded remarkably well when it la is taken into consideration that the people have been called on frequently within the past few months for contributions for the erection of the L D S chapel a building that wilt will cost in the neighborhood of and the presbyterian anapel costing about everyone who had any money at all gave what they could afford and gladly too the parade of friday afternoon caused many to have serious thoughts about the war we are engaged in and the first float brought those thoughts most borei forcibly bly b before them the float was arranged as aa a hospital with physicians and nurses in charge of wounded soldiers following this float came autos auto decorated with the red cross and national colors as well as the bee hive girls colors each loaded with beautiful girls following these was wait the local relief society float boat containing the officers each wearing the red crow badge and the local relief society colors of gold and blue next came an auto representing a red ked cross hospital ship hip filled with pretty young ladies each wearing the red cross costume following these floats mentioned and others a long line of brighi bright and enthusiastic boys and girls marched in double fily file making a night flight that was inspiring after the children there were a number of autos filled with citizens the route of parade was from the libraty building north along alone main street to north thence west to west thence south to lat south thence east to main and north to place of beginning nearly everybody in town we was out to view the parade and the ex was wait made by many people that it was one that was wait calculated to bring the seriousness of the war home to them |