The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
AMBULANCE COMPANY
RECEIVES BIG GIFT

Field equipment valued AT $4,000
was delivered by the Richmond chap
ter of the Red Cross, TO Ambulance
company, No. 3Ia, now stationed at
lamp Lee with impressive eeremon~
les Yesterday afternoon. and the
parade that followed ths presentation
Of This huge gift was as impressive
rs the ceremony despite the fact thar
the weather was at its worst.
The Gift TO the Ambulance company
was composed OF twelve United States
standard arnbuiaftces made by the
General Motor company, three two
ton trucks by this same concern, ana
three Harlev-Davidson motorcycles.
These ears were secured from the
Kaehfer Motor company under the
,.upersigion of MIR. Richard Gwathney,
ry,Ircha sing agent for the Richmond
chapter OF the Red Cross.
The ambulance corps receiving the
Gift was organized in Richmond as
Ambulance company. Nc. as. but after
II was mustered into the federal ser
vice its number was changed and IL
is now n part OF Sanitary train so5.
Eightieth division. DR.. Stuart Nc
CURE In its director and Lieutenant
Howard C. Lewis its commander.
Tn addition 10 the a7nbufances ard
trucks. given yesterday by the Rich
rnond chapter, they have also TURN
ished supplies including uniforms, oil
together more than s+o,o0o i16 men
practically all OF Richmond form TINS
unit. and their entire equipment rhs
been furnished by the local Red Cross
association.
,rbe presentation yesterday was
r,dn NJ .he corner of Ryiand and
BROAD streets. ana was presided over
nv Msyor Ainslie, Governor Stuart
was introduced. and made an appro-
priate speech that was received with
enthusiastic applause by the large
crowd that had collected The mayor
then presented Coleman Workman,
the ncting secretary OF the Richmand
chapter. who made the presenta ton
speech TO the ambulance corps. Lieu
@enant Lewis accepted the GIT
One feature of the affair was the
SLIT of number OF sweaters 10 tne
snempers Of the corps by Mrs. r. B.
f;rabowskii, chairman OF the knitting
committee of Richmond, assisted BY
uYs Fred Presents and Mrs. r. w.
Vincent. Pictures OF the entire pro-
gram were taken by a representative
Of the Path Exchange.
The parade started from Ryland
ma Broad streets shortly after )
o'clock and came down Franklin to
7e1vedere, to Broad, to Nintn. 10 MAIN,
m Fourteenth where it disbanded.
Heading the procession was the
mounted police. and then came the
tsth regimentaI hand OF Camp Leo
-~oramanded by Captain b. F. Court
rirhts DR.. Mcclure and the enlisted
nersor,ell OF the Richmond base hcep'-
al No. IS, John Marshall fife and
srum corps were in the line.
Several Red Cross nurses enrcute
- can1n Lee each wearing a huge
..,rsare ar flowers completed the par
"a. The flowers were contributed by
,ne following floral firms: Mann and
Rrown, Ratcliff and Tanner. ]. l. Rat
YIN Hanmond and Frank Mosmiller.
rhe ambulance and trucks were
aariveS~to Petersburg where they will
+. stationed until further orders from
the government. After the parade
had dtsbandets the Camp lee band
came back to Broad street, and gave
short conrert In front of Murphy's
hotel. ana the selections offered were
Tareivea with enthusiastic acclaim by
tho large crowd that quickly gather
Cd.