The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-11-15
VICTORY PARADE
MAGNIFICENT
DEMONSTRATION
PROCESSION MORE THAN A MILE
LONG LEAD BY C. M. A. EAND
AND CADETS. t
NOTABLE FIGURES REPRESENTED
Floats and Marches Make Stirring
Scene as They Wound Through the
Crowd of Thouaa,'ds Thas Came
From All parts Of the County.

Colum5ia's celebration OF the end
Ct the war was magnificent. The pa
lade of victory WAS marvellous, consla-
efin.s the few hours in which arrange.
nents for il were made. There was
none OF the righteousness that char
ncteri2ed Thursdays demonstration
while the parade, which was nose
than a mile lolg, proceeded eastward
Gin Seventh street TO the corner OF
Garden where II turned north and then
wound through the uptown streets.
But the splenaor OF the parade itself
held spell bound the crowd thai
thronged the sidewalks and streets.
There was every mark OF rejoicing
with "a deepness that subdued voices
and caused the throng to break oat
only In spaamodic cheering.
Led by DR.. Geo. O. Watts cestlm
ed as Uncle Sam and Miss AlbertineI
Page as America the parade began
its march promptly at three O'Clock
from the Institute and passed through
all Of the uptown streets 1t was more
than mile long and was composed OF
marching school children, fraternal or
deIs, clubs, war organizations, floats,
and persons costumed to represent
sJ- E
notable characters.
Every school in the city participated
in the parade Cadets from Columbia
Military Academy, led by their splen,
did band, headed the procession. They
carried their service flag with scores
CT stars on it and bore Old Glory with
on armed color guard They put the
military touch to tho procession and
appropriately set the pace for the long
line of marchers and floats that fol-
lowed. Fer this meagre report of the
parade it is impossible to describe and
designate each of the notable features
The Institute girls carried banners
and remnants of victory. The High
School boys and girls made an inspir-
ing section Of the procession and the
Andrews and Mcdowell school chill
dren with banners and streamers and
flags were the admiration of the thous-
ands. One of the floats was provided
by the musical comedy company OF
Bringing Up. Father" and carried an
exact replica Of the Liberty Bell guard
ed by Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia.
A hearse had painted on its sides
Done Up Just Right The Red
Cross members were prominent with
their insignia and banners. A carica-
ture of the kaiser had painted on the
back of his coat, ITO hell with the
kaiser!" One man with a black goat
skin on his back had it branded, the
kaiser's skin. H. S. illus in silk hat
represented President Wilson as he
bowed from an open carriage. Mount
ed marshals rode at intervals in the
procession and the city fire depart
ment motor engine sounded its bell
and siren on every block. The col
ored schools had a place in the pro-
c.ssion and made it a fitting demon
stration of democratic unity. There
were other features, and to mention
all of them would be impossible at
this hour.
The celebration was all that it
could be and it was just the beginning
of the demonstration that will contin-
ne tonight until every throat is tired
and the body of every person is worn
to a FRAGILE.
With the spreading of the news that
the armistice terms had been signed,
the people of Maury county began to
pour into the city from hill and vale
and village. They came in immense
numbers that soon crowded the
streets as never before to witness and
take part in the parade and to have
hand in the celebration of Americas
yirtory. The crowd numbered thous-
ands and 1t was still growing this aft
ernoon.