The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-05
Chief Executive $ Example Fol-
lowed by Cabinet Members
and Other Officials
VETERAN SENATOR'S IN
CIVIL WAR UNIFORMS
Speaker Clark and ex-Speaker
Cannon Walk Side by Side.
Thousands Crowd Streets.
Rookie Officers in Line


son today stole few hours from
the grave cares of state and marched.
and little Violet French. who Ia four
and directs only the destiny of farm
ilv of big dolls, toddIed, and the house
and senate took an afternoon of and
marched. and the cabinet marched.
ami the army was there. and tina
navy, and the marine corps; and all
the government departments closed
early and the employees marched: and
there were uniforms. and silk hats and
flags and bands and whistles and sing
ing and floats, and the whole town
turned out on the side lines, all to
say goodbye to the boys.
And the boys themselves-1.i6o OF
them, the fellows who are going out
to the mobilization camp in a little
while to train as freedoms soldiers
were in the heart of 1t ali, and all
the marching and cheering and the
flag waving was the nations tribute
end the capitals goodbye. good luck"
/ 20 them.
President Leads
The president led them. stridfng
with military tread up historic Penn
eylvania avenue. from the Capitol to
| the White House. Then for two hours
and a half he stood and sat in the
reviewing stand In front of the execu-
| tive mansion. saluting and smiling a.
the hosts marched by. Surrounding
| him were his family. and the fami-
| lies of his cabinet members, and the
entire allied diplomatic corps and the
Japanese mission and the other mil.
| itary and diplomatic missions which
| are visiting the capital And they all
| stood at salute, eyes forward. hands to
| cap. as the boys marched by.
| The suffragists were there. mild ana
militant The mild ones thrilled a
whole lot and smiled little, and some
| of them wept a little. because boys are
| going from the homes of the suffra-
gists. too. And the militant ones tried
| to break through the police lines and
| plant flags before the presidents stand.
| Thirteen OF them were arrested, quiet
| iy and without disturbance, and all
they knew OF the parade was the tread
] Of marching feet. which reached diniy
| to the police station where they were
| held awaiting bail
/ Farewell Widely Observed.
Everywhere IN the country. pretty
nearly. there were parades and fare
wells and send-offs to the men who
go to camp tomorrow. In Washing
ton It was a national thing. Presi-
| daHt Wilson and All the chiefs Of sep--
| eminent marched three miles to hon.
| or the men drafted, but 1t was as II
| IRE was marching a. the head of every
| parade the country over. Washing
toms demonstration was typical. The
| drafted men honored here were in
spirit their fellows of every town and
village and hamlet from the lakes to
| the gulf and the Atlantic to the Pa
! eifie,
, There were $4,000 persons IN line.
Banked across the sidewalks for the
entire distance from the Capitol past
the White House was cheering.
shouting crowd of 100000. There was
no disorder. Every precautton had
been taken.
| Promptly at o'clock President
Wilson stepped out In front of the
| parade from the Peace monument.
at the foot OF Pennsylvania avenue
just below the Capitol. He wore a
dark coat. white flannel trousers and
white shoes. with a straw sailor hat
Across his left shoulder he carried
a big silk flag. William r. GUIDE and
Alexander Wolf, heads OF the citizens
! committee which organized the pa
rade, walked on either side OF him.
Hedged around was a double guard
of secret service men,
Blue and Gray Lead Senate
Then came the senate. Striking in
the van with all the vigor of the SOS
were Bankhead, OF Alabama, and Nell
son. of Montana. Bankhead wore the
grey OF the Confederacy. Nelson the
1 Union ntue- 6Oth naQ IOugnL through
the Civil war. The entire senate with
the exception of La Toilette, pactnst,
and several members who were COM
fined 70 their homes by Illness. was
In the line OF march. VardamAn.
another pacihst, was there. his long
locks flowing from beneath q bat
tered old campaign hat, vardanan
was a major In the Spanish war.
Jim Ham. Lewis was there.
torially peachahle. he saluted the
reviewing stand with a sweeping ges-
ture. correct TO the fraction Of an
inch. He acquired 1t as captain n
the Spanish -American war. BalAno.
ing him at the other end OF the rank
was Senator Phelan. of California.
Then came the house. Side By eides
leading, marched Champ Clark. speAk-
err, and Uncle Joe" Cannon. former
! speakers past eighty, .ut ~ sprfght1y
j as n youth. The big. black cigar
I stuck out OF corner OF his mouth.
white felt hat gave him = raktsh
II air.
There was Union veteran saA =
Confederate with thu h0usa. 4po-Ca4
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