The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-27
GREAT PAGEANT LONGEST
EVER SEEN IN RICHMOND
Mere Than an Hour and Half Consumed IN Gong over
Route As Formed by Chairman Frank Ferrandm
and Pageant Was Success from One
End TO the Other

snake dance" or what IL better
known az the Yale wobhle.
Close behind came the First VIZ
einta regiment, under command Oh
Mater Price These soldiers we're
also arrayed in peaceful costume
wearing their fatigue uVerc"ats. lhtS
made a splendid appearance anu
drew applause from all along the
| line.
Howitzers Make hit.
Prt n WAC up 10 committeeman
Captain Myers TO pull off another oI-
version. The Howitzers were not az
rayed in lighting dress, nor were
they lined up for dress parade.
i, ssesart.tn,.eN5 Nj eFs' fertile brain had
conceived a notion which placed MIN
in line with all the others who hao
caught the spirit of the occasion. he
had secretly sent an einiSsaTy 10 l"i
eipn e,lirnes and the result was lha'
ne had In l!ne Republican elephant,
much emaciated; a bun moose, Whtch
carried the appearance OF having pteii
chased much and often anu ths
rrewsome caison. which has carried
r,arv uovitzers Ia their last resting,
with an imitation casket. upon the
ION of which gracefully reposed
xsudy rooster.
The significance of this was that the
ReunIblican party was about To be lal"
=. rest and the Democratic rooster
was dooing some tall Growing.
This section of the parade was one
of the features
II created much mirth and many
laughs. and the members of the pat
taIion themselves, all dressed in RED
caused a sensation all along the long
march
Immediately in the rear of the HOW
tiers came the Benedlctlne caucus
They were the only ones carrying guns
In the line Their bearing was com
menaablv military They marched
and countermarched, and evoked APP
plause from start 10 finish. The lit
lie fellow with the drum beat his tat
too without hesitation for -four long
miles. and he deserves premium for
his soldierly fortitude-
Following them came the Boys bri-
gade, They. too. bore themselves
rnanfully, and added much to the at
Effectiveness Of the pageant. They mao
many admirers from one end OF the
march to the other
Loco Works Rig Division.
Then came the Locomotive Works
brigade, seven hundred men strong.
Headed by their own staff on horse
back, and the big Liberty float, they
created some interest. aud much COM
ment by their big showing and their
enthusiasm The Locomotive works
shut down last night. and not only
many Of the day men but all OF the
night men took part in the parade.
They presented the largest body OF
men from any individual club or or
ganization. ana were appiauded all
along the line.
The next division, under command
of Walker Cottrell, assisted by A,
Berne Blair. Slgmund Hutzler and
Harry Huber. embraced the Peters
burg band. the Retail Clerks assoc
citation, Massey's College club. the Old
Dominion Motorcycle club. and Nolde s
Democratic club.
This division. while il presented 10
freak displays. bore one Of ,tbe most
strilngIy digniiied sectior OF all, ex-
cept that the old dominion boys had
Il hand which no one could see. but
which made much noise for the editi-
cation of the crowds along the route.
The next and last division WAS a
most interesting one.
II carried with II the Medical Col
iege Of Virginia, the John Marshall
high school. the University College of
Medicine ANA the citizens.
Roth Of the medical colleges had out
more than two hundred men each and
the high. school,. With, Superintendent
Chandler, and all the rest of them at
the head, had easily three hundred
pupils and officers.
Beautiful Floats.
And last Of all. nut. probably, best
Of all. may be mentioned the floats.
Their" were eight of them Each
represented the various presidents who
had drawn their first breath in the old
Commonwealth of Virginia
These floats were designed by d.
nor f. legnaio1i an eminent Eu-
ropean sculptor and artist. who is
now "a resident of Richmond. and
were built by T. a. Gerhart and OF.
To Moeller, decorators ana artists AL
SO of this city.
Artistically the floats were as nesr
correct rs crude work of this char
aoter may be. Theye were the de-
Hight of the multitude. and were the
real attractions OF the parade
they cost the COMMITTEES something
pke one thousand dollars to place
in line
Mounted upon them were live peo-
pie, men and women, and they added
10 the realism.
These floats We're distributed by
Some master hand along the line ri
proper points. and were. also worth
view OF the parade and worth conn
ing miles 10 see.
ON The float representing Washing
ton. was G, e. fiebhardt. arrayed in
All the colonial glory of the original
\ George O. w Wr~n represented
Thomas Jefferson; George Mullen held
his own nicely rs Madison; A. S.
l .Boatwright took part Of Monroe, J.
Stevens essayed tho role of Harrison.
Howard Carter showed the multitude
what Tyler looked like. ard if.