The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-27

All Richmond WAS on its feet ias'
night.
thousands Of Democratic patriotS
walked four miles for wilson "h''e
the other thousands stood on the SIDE
walks and applauded them as they
marched by in all the glory 81 reo
lights, sizzlers and Roman candles.
While some of the sections were
little late In getting INTO postt' .,',
they ala not delay the starting or the
parade ,..
The East End Citizens association,
under the marshaIship az president
es.sFyTT1y Adams lTeadeti by sSt-sshsesa =
hand, gave the people Of Church Hili
a fine parade on their way TO thelf
position.
rhief Aide Morgan r. Mills had ar
ranged for this. He had as his stan
Mr., Adams President Peters. Of the
z eananan council. and Field Wilhan. lie
$50 Mr. Adama to Church Hin and
3 Air peters TO south Richmond. TO take
charge Of the two sections of his dlVl-
etan which came from those TWO
notnts. They performed their duties
well. Mr.. Wilbon was kept In reserve
for local work. and he, 900. performed
his duties we'll
The first division which embraced
the city committee and guests. me
southslde brigade the East End Cth-
,e,s, association. the Italian American
cluh ana the East End Progressives,
proved an elongated one,
The Sonthsiders sprung n surprise
on the whole city. and gave one Oh
the most unique displays in the long
line.
Happy Carter Jones
President Carter 6. Jones' arfayeu III
piug hat and frock coat, headed the
line Behind him came all of old Man
chester. Al least all who could walk
without trutches He was as PROUD
as game cock He was received with
annlausa whenever the crowd conlu
stop applauding anything that hao
preceded the Seuthsders,
In this division were many comic
ms well az patriotic references. Ihe
patriots from the Southside were OUT
unanimously, and they were arfaytd
In every costume between Uncle sam
and the statue Of liberty. Hats which
had been worn by the forefathers had
been raked up. and even Lacey Red
ford the owner of Washington square
Iaake ed like a follower of George
Washington when he crossed the
Delaware.
Headed by the Petersburg band, the
So,Ithsiders. after giving the people or
that section of the city fine pafade'
headed ny the lndefatigahIe Peters
made their way over the free bridge
and inst as the town clock was about
!. to strike eight, the hour at which chief
Terrandini said the parade wvlo
start the line headed by Carter Jones,
got into position, and the great parade
started from Eighth and Broad,
Hardly had the Southsiders lined
M. when the bunch from church
SIN. headed by MIR. Peters. hove IN
sight. and the formation Of the hrst
division was complete. ana 1hlei
Marshal Mills was happy.
Close behind the East End ssso-
I. citation came the East End Progress
sives headed by Dick Brophg. HIS
men were assembled largely in cara
vans. with the Brophy band. They
displayed transparencies bearing hui
morous Inscriptions bearing upon
the Democratic victory and the con-
sternation If the Republican and Bull
Moose parties.
The italian Americans marched
Ike regular soldiers. and had about
hundred men In line.
Mayor Anstie Walks,
The second division, under com
mand of Colonel Henry NJ. Boykin,
aided and abetted by Gilbert X. Pol
lock, L. r. Christian and II. G. OFla-
herty, embraced the mayor and his
~ II Followers In rfTt. city government,
And the mayor headed the line on
foot He footed If for the four long
miles. Just behind him were the
other city officials, and in the rear
came up the employees of the vari-
ops DEPARTMENTS. ali marching Ike
Tfosans
Superintendent Cohn, Of the street
cleaning DEPARTMENT. presented an
attractive float in the shape Of
street sweeper. with II number of his
aides mounted thereon, showing how
\ not TO keep the streets clean unless
d you have enough spraratus to do ii.
or words 10 that effect.
-. The FIRE Hena rtnent had out a
handsome lire ~ good marchers, Who
kept tire with the band just like
4 LOT If real soldiers.
The third division. that of the mill
tary mlen. was the real thing. after
counting all the other real things
q tfas Rad passed.
There were so many diversions
h that the great mass Of people gath
cred on the sidewalks. in the door
ways and at the windows were kept
xtss9eing ali the time as "a what
would happen next.
So. ii may be said after the great
y things offered bs' the tirst aud second
a. divisions had delighted the multitude
Il <Atre the military, under command
4 ~ Major G. o. saviiie. with Blaneh-
Il MvA FORBES. A. q Hartman and j. r,
Wilson and his nainions.
Heading this line came the Riaes'
8 bard. Then the Blues battalion, In
4 ~irllian dress, with white sashes and
rosvsses marched gust liRe they
MdFaid have had they beer READ uni
u &he pArade th~lhappy Blues gave the
ssA l<s4AA 1otaI{ft1rdA nxHmuass or the