Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-16
GLASS WILL SPEAK
ON RED CROSS WORK
Lynchburg Congressman to Be
Orator at To-Morrow's
Big Mass-Meeting.
PLANS FOR HUGE PARADE
Pageant Will Precedc Monster
Gathering at the City
Auditorium.

torium tomorrow afternoon, having
accepted an invitation extended by
Henry w. Anderson, president of the
Richmond branch Of the American Red
Cross, TO deliver an address in behalf
OF the campaign now being waEed to
encourage interest in the national re-
lief organization. Mr.. Glass has two
sons in the service of their country
and he showed the great interest he
has in Red Cross work by cancclinS
several engagements to come TO Rich
mond.
According to plans that are rapidly
being perfected. the parade. which will
precede the auditorium meeting will
consist Of more than $4,000 people,
while floats. picturinG different phases
Of the wor. being done by the Red
Cross at the front in Europe. will be
in the line.
The campaign for funds during the
week set aside by the President of the
United States and ending June % will
be vigorously launched with to-mor-
rows meeting. when the principal fea-
lures Of 'he campaign will be an
nounced. The meeting will open at 4
o'clock. while an overflow meeting will
where all who are unable TO get into
the auditorium may hear the speakers.
strong effort is being made TO
make the floats both artistic and realis-
tic, showing the people Of Richmond
exactly how the Red Cross will help
the lads who are being sent abroad.
and some original ideas are promised d.
NEW INSTRUCTIONS on
FORMATION OF PARADE
The line of march will be from Fifth
and Franklin Streets. out Franklin to
Laurel and south OF Laurel Street to
Monroe Park. then west on Park
Avenue to Linden Street and so. on
Linden Street to the City Auditorium.
The following instructions have been
issued by the committee in charge OF
the parade. and 1t is requested that al
who are to take part follow closely the
text of the instructions:
The revised-form of the parade fol-
lows:
First division-Second Street. south
side OF Franklin: military aid, mounted
police. band. Governor. Adjutant
General, army officers. Mayor Red
Cross nurses. general committee
Second division-Third Street. south
side OF Franklin; military aid float.
Howitzers Band. all military units,
Rcd Cross nurses.
Third division-Fourth Street. south
side OF Franklin; military aid. float,
band. members Of the Red Cross.
Fourth division-Fifth Street. south
side of Franklin: military aid. Boy
Scout Drum Corps. Volunteer StenoS-
raphers' Association.
Fifth division-Thrd Street. north
side Of Franklin; band. hoat, school
children.
Sixth division-Fourth Street. north
side OF Franklin: school children
Seventh division-Fifth Street north
side OF Franklin; school children.
Eighth division-Sccond Street. north
side OF Grace; military aid. colored
members Of the Red Cross
The nurses will report TO their com
panics At 2:30 o'clock. as the parade
moves promptly at $40. The first COM
pany of nurses will assemble on Sec
ond Street. south OF Franklin. The
second company will assemble on
Third Street. south of Franklin. The
third company will assemble on Fourth
Street. south of Franklin. Each COM
pany will consist OF five lines OF
nurses. divided into lines of eight,
marching abreast Military aids will
march on the side of each company.
The aids attached to each company
Will be: first company, l.. l.. Bass and
William Laughton; second company,
Thomas Mcdowell and T. G. Meade:
third company. Cliff Blakely and Her
bert RaGland. The aids will be at
their stations at 2:l5 o'clock
TEACHERS WILL HEAD
COMPANIES OF STUDENTS
The children of the public schools
will be headed by DR.. J.J a. c. Chandler
and w. IL. Schwarzschild, and the mill
tary aid will be Captain Ayrcs. as
sisted by the cadet corps OF John Mar
shall High School The division will
be divided into three columns, and the
company will consist of four lines.
each having sixteen pupils, and com
mandcd by teacher. The guide viii
be on the right. and the commands
will be given by the aids The girls
have been asked to dress i'm white;
tho first company is to wear red hair
ribbons. the second white, and the
third blue. this to prevail through the
entire column. Detailed instructions
have been issued to all the teachers
ana pupils who will take part in the
parade.
ihp lpGdl DTHnCn is DuSy collecting
it's quota OF 500 comfort-kits which
are to be sent TO New York, where
they will be distributed to the troops
about to be sent abroad The com
fort kit" is filled with toilet articles
and little odds and ends that are not
supplied in the regular equipment of
the soldier. 1t is strongly recon-
mcnded by General Pcrshing. and the
members of the Red Cross have under
taken the task of making these kits
and giving them to every soldier in
the army.
Local headquarters, Tenth and Main
Streets. presents scene of great ac-
tivity. Richmond has been asked to
give $250.000 to the Red Cross, and
tho manager, David Brown. hopes to
exceed these figures. Ho is being as
sisted in organizing his campaign by
a volunteer party OF stenographers
from the Stenographers' Association,