Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-03
BLUES GIVE BRILLIANT
PARADE AND REVIEW
First Squadron, Virginia Cavalry,
Bids Formal Farewell to Rich
mond People.
LEAVE FOR CAMP WEDNESDAY
Led by Major Z. w. Bowles, Squad
ron Is Reviewed by Colonel jan
nicky, of Forty-Seventh New York
Regiment on Guard Here.
LEAVE FOR CAMP wEDNEsDA,

The Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
transformed into the First Squadron.
First Virginia Cavalry, bade formal
farewell to the city at a mounted dress
parade and review at 4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
The site selected for the farewell.
with sentiment truly historic. was in
the field overlooked by the statue OF
A. p. Hill. the general who gave his
life In 1855 for Virginia and for the
Confederacy. And one could not but
wonder IL the general, whose body was
brought from Hollywood and is buried
beneath tho statue. could hear the
strains of the bands. the piercing COM
mands of the bugles and the thunder
of the hoofs as again the flower Of the
youth of Richmond paraded and
charged over the turf. preparatory to
leaving to fight for their country
Never could the Blues-for Richmond
| will always call them the Blues, de-
spite the edict from Washington con-
verting them into the First Virginia
Cavalry-have a more brilliant setting
for their farewell. Wives. mothers. sis
! ters sweethcarts, fathers and brothers
to the number of thousands lined
three sides of the parade grounds
| GREAT CROWD PRESENT
TO WITNESS REVIEW
In tiers four, five and six deep they
stood. the well-trimmed lockwood hedge
forming An effective base for the white.
pink. blue and more somber-colored
gowns OF the women. the background
being furnished by the darker clothes
of the men. and the hundreds OF motor
cars. from the polished sides and tops
of which the sun was reflected daz-
zlingly.
Though the parade was not schod-
| uled TO start until o'clock. as early
as . O'clock in the afternoon the few
cars which the railway company put
on the tracks to carry the thousands
to the field were crowded And from
that time on the admirers of the Blues
arrived in droves afoot, by street and
motor cars and on horseback. until
there was scarce room to move.
Dismounted cavalry patroled the
hedges. keeping the too eager from tho
parade grounds.
The first disappointment came when
word spread among the waiting thous-
ands that neither Governor Stuart nor
odle COuIo oo present
to review the mounted part of Ric.
mond's gift to the country. But this
was soon forgotten in the announce
ment that Colonel Ianniclty. of the
Forty-seventh New York Infantry.
which has been sent to replace the
1000 virginians ordered to Camp Nc
Clellan at Admission. and his staff would
be the reviewing officers.
BLUEs RIDE on FIELD
LED BY MAJOR f. w. BOwLEs
Unmindful OF the fierce heat from
the sun. the gayly clad thousands
waited. Finally shout from the
southern end of the field proclaimed
the coming of the troopers. and soon
the red and white guidon OF Troop
hove in sight, and the men rode onto
the parade ground.
Quickly Troops C, d and A followed
and took the places assigned to them.
Captain NJ. F. James was at the head
of B; Captain H. S. Hewitt. OF G;
Captain John a. Cutchins. of d, and
Captain James B. Fuller, of a.
Into the center of the field rode
Major L. w. Bowles. attended by
Lieutenant Ernest and their orderlies.
Then came the band. and after 1t the
ambulance. Ine Dand played and the
crowd of admirers surged toward tho
hedges only to be warned back by the
patrol.
Just before 4 Colonel Jannicky. his
staff and orderlies cantered onto the
parade ground and rode to their re-
viewing station.
Promptly on tho hour the bugle
sounded, the troopers, who had been at
rest. mounted, and tho review began
with the time-honored march OF the
band up and down the parade ground.
On its return to Its station, the COM
mand, Draw sabers," rang out. and
with all the cavalry and the review
ing officers at attention. the glorious
strains of ''The star-Spangled Banner"
noated over the field. the civilians un-
covering as the music reached them.
And hush fell upon the thousands as
they seemed to realize that they were
looking at tho Blues. recruited to the
full war strength. ,sp!ck and spr n upon
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