The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-05
CELEBRATION
HERE IS MOST
SUCCESSFUL
EVER STAGED
Entire County is Represented
in Mammoth Parade, With
Spirit Of '76 Leading the
Way for Marchers.
OVER $4,000 At PARK

Ls by the spirit OF '76" Rich
mond's Fourth Of July parade march
ed through Main street from the court
house to Glen Miller park Thursday
morning. thousands of people crowdins
the street along the line Of march to
witness the elaborate spectacle. The
celebration was one OF the largest
Richmond ever has experienced.
Seven thousand persons participated
in the parade, according to actual
count
The gray bearded veteran, the
standard bearer and the drummer
boy. in replica of the famous paint
ing. spirit Of '76". were followed by
the gray haired veterans Of the Civil
War and the Spanish American wal
veterans. most of whom rode in dec
GRATED automobiles.
Bruce Peters Of Cambridge City, a
wounded soldier Of the Rainbow divi
sion, who sa W many months Of service
on the western front, rode in an auto
mobile at the head Of the parade. He
was cheered and applauded by the
thousands Of people along the line OF
march.
Flags Fly Everywhere.
Everywhere along the line Of march
"Old Glory" waved to the breeze. II
flew from every business house and
residence along the line, and decorat
ed the trolley wires every half block
beneath which the parade moved
Hundreds OF red, white and blue
flags. as well as many Of the flags OF
the allied nations. were carried by
the marchers.
In the first division of the parade
following the veterans. marched the
Indiana State Militia companies from
Richmond and Cambridge City. War
Mothers and War Fathers, headed by
the Liberty Guards. completed the
first division.
The Wayne county service flag, bear
ing more than 1000 blue stars. was
carried by the war mothers and faith
ers. and many nickels. dimes and
qua rters were dropped into the flag as
II passed. the money to be used for
war sufferers and homeless children
Of France. The Boy Scouts marched
with the first division. heads held
high in pride of the khaki uniforms
they wore.
The Goddess Of Liberty.
Friends of German democracy made
up the second division of the parade
They were lead by beautiful float
in which the Goddess of Liberty roa
enthroned carrying the banner OF
freedom above the more important
nations allied with the United States
France, England, Belgium, Italy and
smaller nations, each represented by
little girl clad in the costume of that
nation
Members of St. Johns parish fol
lowed carrying service flag of the
church with 30 blue stars in its white
background. representing boys of the
church and Sunday school in the ser
vice. Children Of the Wernle Orph.
ans home rode in two floats decorat
cd with the red, while and blue They
sang patriotic songs along the way
st. Andrews Catholic church, ST
Pauls church and Trinity Lutheran
church were in the first division
Youthful GARDENERS March
Sunday school children carried a
placard which announced $50 war gar.
dens to their credit in Richmond, and
other placards showing an investment
Of S25, 900 in Liberty bonds and $1,000
in War Savings stamps. .
The third division was made up OF
foreign born citizens and those of
foreign parentage There were Ital
ians. English, French, Greeks. Irish
Turks. Chinese. Polish. Swedish, Afri
can. Hungarians and Jews.
The Italians carried three large
fags-the stars and stripes, the Ital-
ian emblem, and a service flag repre-.
senting Italian boys in the service
They were led by float upon both
sides OF which was inscribed viva
President Wilson" A large banner in
memory of William Fishietti, the first
Wayne county boy killed In action on
the western front, was carried in the
italian section. Fishietti was OF Ital-
ian birth.
There were about 25 representative
Englishmen in the foreign section
The French carried a banner stating
that Richmond had adopted 10C
French war orphans. The Chinese
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