Leading the way with top hat and long, white beard in patriotic colors was Judge D.C. Jones, representing "Uncle Sam." The two "liberty ladies carrying flags are Mrs. (Edna) Herbert Smith and Miss Mabel Greene.
Trombone Players Identified
If you will notice closely, the two trombone players are Anna Gregory and Dr. R.P. Ball. Ralph Smith and C.R. Shannon are sounding away on the baritones. The other musicians are not identified.
The band was under the direction of Pat O'Bryant. F.D. Perkins was chairman of the Liberty Bond drive.
At the height of World War I every Harlan County citizen was eager to do his part. Every bond drive went over in a big way. There was always a speaker at the "rally" and when the band played everybody turned out. Since there were no broadcasting facilities, people came from far and near to hear patrotic speeches.
In the parade, the women in the rear were workers for the Red Cross and were dressed as nurses. In the old skating rink building on Cumberland Avenue, the workers established headquaters. Some of the women brought sewing machines.
Stay All Day
Mrs. R.E. McNew was in charge of the sewing and Mrs.F.D. Perkins looked after the knitting. As many old timers recall, they stayed all day and made coffee on the heating stove.Some of the women brought sandwiches for lunch.
The younger girls did the ripping.Bits of cloth that couldn't be used for garments was snipped into small pieces for pillows for wounded soldiers. Women from all the churches worked at the RedCross. Mrs. H.F. Whitehead, Mrs. Florence Hedrick, Mrs C.R. Shannon and Laddie Duffield volunteered their service.
W.W. Duffield was the first Boy Scout leader in Harlan County. One of his scouts, E.B. Howard bought the first saving stamp at the old post office Central Street where Hattie Cawood has a dress Shop. Mrs. Margaret Greene was postmaster at the time.
Scout Becomes General
That same little Boy Scout who purchased the first saving stamp in Harlan is the son of the late Turner Howard. He was graduated from Harlan High School and received an appointment to West Point and graduated from there.
He is now, Brig General E.B. Howard, still with the U.S. Army serving in NATO in France.He was listed in Who's Who.
The patriots barber shop on the left of Central Street owned by John Hughes.The shop was on the left that****8The next building was known as the Lee Creech building which housed the City Pressing Club and laundry and Daughtery Grocery Store.
First Pressing Shop
Sunday October 9, 1952
Volume 51 Number 247
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