Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-28
WILL PRESENT EQUIPMENT
TO AMBULANCE UNIT
Parade OF Richmond Men Stationed
at Camp Lee Takes Place
This Afternoon.
GIVEN BY LOCAL RED CROSS
Equipment Consists of Twelve Stand
ard Motor Ambulanccs, Three
IWo-Ton Trucks and Three Motor
rycles--Swcaters for Every Man.

Practical patriotism viii! be thor
oughly cXcmpliiied in Richmond this
afternoon. when the equipment OF the
Richmond Red Cross Chapter will be
of1cially presented to Ambulance Com
pany 3l9. stationed at Camp Lee and
commanded by Lieutenant c. Howard
Lewis. the outstanding feature Of this
formal presentation being an imposing
Red Cross parade.
This company was first mustered into
Federal service as Ambulan e Company.
No. 46. After ii was transferred to
camp Lee il was made part of SAM
tary Train No. 3O5. Eightieth Division.
OF which DR.. Stuart Mcclure is dircc-
tor. Most Of the ZIG men of Ambulance
Company $40 are Richmond boys. and
there Will be an added feature in the
presentation Of this equipment.
AS Richmond has always led in the
ala OF all war aims: il subscriptions to
the Liberty loans. in subscriptions to
the Red Cross funds. in aiding the
work of the Y. NJ. {. y. War Work
Council. Richmond is now doing its
part in fully cuuippins it's boys FOR
their mission In France. where they
viii save and ease the Suffcrincs of
American youths at the devastated
battle front. Wherever the ire is the
hottest ana the lighting the fierccst
the ambulance companies will always
be present to fulfill their God given
duty in saving lives while all else is
ocnt on destruction. Richmond people
VIII thus be given practical example
OIL what purpose and in what depart
mcnt their money and time is going
EQUIPMENT GIVEN
by Local RED CROSS
II has been estimated that this new
equipment that has been bought by
the Richmond Eed Cross Chapter for
the Ambulance Company 81? has cost
that Will be presented this afternoon
comprises twelve United states stand
ara ambulanccs. three two-ton truck 5;
and three motorcycles. All Of the men
nave already been furnished with uni
forms and blankets. and this afternoon
each or the ZIG in the command Will
be given sweater. These sweaters
nave been made under the supervision
OF Mrs. Bessie Grabuwskii. head Of the
Knitting departments of the local Rcd
Cross chapter
Ambulance Company No. 3l9 Will
leave Petersburg by train at 10 o'clock
this morning. and proceed TO Ryland
and Broad Streets. where the parade
VIII be formed at 2:30 o'clock
At 2:iJ o'clock Coleman Wortham
president Of tho Richmond Red Cross
Chapter. will present the equipment 10
the company.
The line Of parade will be escorted
ny inc mounted police. and com toSed
OF the Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Resimental Band. commanded hy Can
tain Is. +. COPYRIGHT: Governor Stuart
Mayor Ainslic. Judge Christian. John
G. Easley. Lieutenant Lewis and the
enlisted men who will head the newly
furnished equipment. DIR. Stuart Nc
CURE and the personnel Of tho Medical
college of Virginia base hospital unit.
and the heads of tho various depart
ments Of the Red Cross chapter They
VIII march to Franklin street, around
the Ice Monument, down Franklin TO
Bclridcre street, thence 10 Broad. To
Ninth. to Main, to Fourteenth and to
Mayo's Bridge. where the parade will,
disband. and the company move to
camp Lee with it's new equipment.
The Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Ecgmental Band will be entertained
by the Red Cross chapter for Thanks
giving dinner On Thank sSivinC even
ing the band will give a conccr; a, tho
city Auditorium for the benefit Of tho
band and for the athletic fund and to
aid i'll fully euuippinE tho boys OF tho
Three Hundred and Eighteenth Rcri-
mcnt before they cross the sea for the
battle fields of France