[Translator's note: The first seven paragraphs of this article are an appeal to the public to co-operate with the German Patriotic Aid Society by attending and purchasing articles at a fair, held for the benefit of wounded German soldiers of their widows and orphans. This part of the article is irrelevant.]

The following committees and salesladies have been appointed by the central committee:

First table

Finance committee: Miss M. Hinrichs, Mrs. G. Pruessing, Mrs. G. Lippmann.

Salesladies: Miss. Emeline Kurth, Mrs. B. Leon, Mrs. O. Horwitz, Miss I. Lackner, Miss Clara Hinrichs.

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Second table

Finance committee: Mrs. E. Juessen, Mrs. P. Campbell, Mrs. C. Mueller.

Salesladies: Miss B. Florsheim, Miss E. Juessen, Mrs. B. Mueller, Mrs. N. Greenbaum.

Third table

Finance committee: Mrs. J. Polatscheck, Mrs. C. Jordan, Mrs. D. Anderson.

Salesladies: Miss M. Polatscheck, Miss A. Richberg, Miss. P. Staab, Mrs. O. Clare, Mrs. C. Reed.

Fourth table

Finance committee: Miss F. Somme, Miss P. Hepp, Mrs. D. Engel.

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Salesladies: Miss H. Assendorf, Mrs. W. Molter, Mrs. O. Stolz, Miss M. Oertel.

Fifth table

Finance committee: Mrs. C. Goodkind, Mrs. P. Reinhold, Mrs. D. Schmidt, Mrs. E. Wothenow.

Salesladies: Mrs. G. Hevermann, Miss R. Mertle, Miss F. Melms, Miss C. Hochbaum, Miss A. Mannheimer, Miss H. Shaberg, Mrs. A. Kirchhoff.

Sixth table

Finance committee: Miss M. Heinrichs, Mrs. D. Bluthardt, Mrs. A. Magnus.

Salesladies: Mrs. P. Knadler, Miss H. Meyer, Miss D. Friedberg, Miss M. Telschow.

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Seventh table

Finance committee: Mrs. F. Hoffmann, Mrs. O. Goldschmidt, Miss C. Kurz.

Salesladies: Miss L. Hartmann, Miss H. Kahl, Mrs. P. Baum, Mrs. A. Loeb, Mrs. M. Meyer.

Eight table

Finance committee: Miss D. Kirchner, Mrs. J. Bertrand, Miss L. Mehrle.

Salesladies: Miss G. Oppenheimer, Miss F. Huschle, Miss M. Hevermann, Miss K. Saum

Ninth table

Finance committee: Mrs. C. Vocke, Mrs. O. Thiele, Mrs. F. Frese.

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Salesladies: Mrs. M. Lichtenhein, Miss A. Unna, Miss L. Manigold, Miss P. Cassel.

Tenth table

Finance committee: Mrs. E. Knipke, Miss E. Metzke, Miss L, Juessen.

Salesladies: Mrs. A. Steiger, Miss E. Suss, Miss C. Hahler, Miss B. Mannheimer, Miss M. Reitler.

The parade in which the local Italian societies will participate promises to be very impressive.

Order of the parade

First division

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Meeting place: Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue.

Order

Police

National Guard

Company B. National Guard

Great Western Light Guard Band

Marshals and Adjutants

Chicago Turngemeinde

Union Turnverein

Aurora Turnverein

Vorwaerts Turnverein

Germaina Turnverein

Chicago Schuetzenverein

West Side Schuetzenverein

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Second division

Meeting place: Michigan Avenue and Washington Street.

Order

Freier Saengerbund

Germania Maennerchor

Concordia Maennerchor

Arion Gesangverein

Orpheus Gesangverein

Frohsinn Gesangverein

Teutonia Gesangverein

Schleswig-Holstein Verein

Hamburger Club

Frohsinn Geselliger Verein

Berliner Humoristischer Club

Union Veteranen Unterstuetzungs Verein

Arbeiter Verein

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Third division

Meeting place: Wabash Avenue and Washington Street.

Order

Order of Hermannssoehnf

All Orders of Chaldaeer

Teutonia Lodge, #96, Harugari

Harmonia Lodge, #130, Harugari

Concordia Lodge, #15

Independent Order of Red Men

Robert Blum Lodge, #6

Goethe Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Northwestern Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Knights of Pythias, Humboldt Lodge, #2

Arbeiter Unterstuetzungs Orden

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Chicago Arbeiterverein

German Employees of Union Hide and Leather Company

German Workmen's Union

Route

South on Wabash Avenue to Van Buren Street, west to Desplaines Street, north to Lake Street, east to Wells Street, north to Ohio Street, east to Clark Street, south to Lake Street, east to Wabash Avenue, south to Madison Street, west to Farwell Hall.

Any other lodges or societies desiring to join in the parade are requested to apply to Mr. Peter Hand, 130 North Clark Street.

All the societies of the North Side will meet at the North Side Turnhalle on North Clark Street, at 8:15 A. M; the Societies of the Northwest Side will meet At Aurora Turnhalle, on Milwaukee Avenue, and the Societies of the South Side 10at the Vorwaerts Turnhalle, on West Twelfth Street; a band will be ready to lead the societies to their respective meeting places.

The following men will act as assistant marshals: Alderman Buehler, Gustav Neuhaus, H. Schmehl, F. Schweinfurth, Ernst Sonntag, and M. Gottfried.

Peter Hand, Marshal.