The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-15
PATRIOTIC PARADE
WITNESSED BY MANY
senator swanson and Mayor AinsIie
March With Boys From Capitol
To Auditorium.
DEMOCRATIC CROWD IN LINE.
No Slackers, But All Hurrah For Sue
cess of Second Liberty Loan
Unique Devices and Floats.

From every section OF the city yes
tsrdsy afternoon came felix's to either
take part In the monster liberty bond
parade or TO witness the parade Men,
won en- and children of all ages and all
stages of society scrambled for desir-
able places along the curb. from Capt.
tol square to the City Auditorium And
b4aminE with enthusiasm came men,
women end boys ready to take part In
the parade AID show their earnest de-
sire to do what they can in helping win
the great war against the imperial
government oil Germany.
IL the outpouring. both as TO march
era and spectators, counts for anything.
the local committee will have little
trouble thfs week in getting the $4,000.
900 required TO complete Richmond's
apporttonment toward the liberty loan.
Chief Marshall Carl Boschen had his
assistant carefully coached as to their
duties. and SO well did he attend to
his part of the program that bitches
ware, few and tar. heswHsn.
Promptly at 3 o'clock sas procession
started, with motorcyclist in the van
clearing the way. followed by bicycle
officers. the chief OF police and the
mounted squad. all presenting q most
attractive scene. Then came Thomas
r. MeAdams heading a fine body OF
men. embracing Rotarians, bankers and
business men of all classes, among
them being tiie r. r A. and the Real
Estate exchange The Home leaguers
while the newly organized Richmond
Light Infantry Blues marched as of
yore.
The Shrine band headed ahe parade.
keSsnich's band had the Blues in tow.
and the Boy Scouts and the John Mar
shall High school drum corps per.
formed service with their respective
commands The colored contingent was
conducted BY the eoiored municipal
band.
senator Swanson Walks.
Senator Claude A. Swanson. march
ing along with thu men afoot, was sew
erai times recognized and applauded.
He fept his eyes straight ahead. step
ping with hriskness and frmness. He
dec{inesi the offer OF an automobile TO
the City Auditorium. saying that Viz
Einta WAS calling an her sons to do
their fun duty. and that he was a
Nirginlan and was ready to take his
place in the ranks with the rest of
them. This he declared to be his
was a patriotic duty which he welcomed.
Mayor Ainsiie also marched with the
City Hall contingent.
The line Of march was about two
miles or more. and from the ca pitol
square to Laurel street the marchers
kept on, looking neither to the right
nor to the left. They marched with
the cadence of the drums of the music,
and there were few in the great con-
course which filled the streets that did
not lend a hand and applaud them as
they filed past.
Binford Junior High school had a
| most unique representation in the
food conservation class, There were
about forty of the students OF that
school fitted out In the uniform of the
| cooking classes. They presented q neat
| attractive appearance in their white
/ dresses and white caps This class is
| declared to be a very good one, the
girls learning rapidly and being taught
| to save everything In the line OF food
| TO waste nothing and to do their bit
| by practicing in their homes the les
sons which they learn in the school.