The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-19
ARRANGEMENTS EAOE:
FOR THRIFT PARADE
VIII he Feature Of Big Drive Satur-
day 20 Boost Sale OF
Stamps
LINE OF MARCH FIXED.
Men From Camp Lee, Home Guards
and Otlaer Organizations and Well
known Military Bands VIII All
Lend Their Aid.

Elaborate plans are being com pleted
by the local war savings stamps COM
mittee tor the big drive Saturd&s to
% cost the sale of war savings stamps
This day has been designated as
Thrift Day" and mern bers OF the wo-
mems committee under the direction
OF Mrs. John q. Hayes will be ois-
trihutsd at the ] 90 stations in different
parts OF the city. which viii sell thrift
stamps. Lieutenant La Posts. special
representative OF Ma jor General Adel-
bert Cronkh4le. commanding officer : I
Camp Lee. yesterday completed ar
rang snents with the parade commit
Tee for the participation of ths two
Richmond drafted troops, consisttn q
OF one battalion OF white and one OF
colored men These two Dattalions
VIII be accompanied by four bands
The naval troops from Hampton
Roads VIII also be accompanied bv
its band. ana besides arrangements
have been made with altogether ten
bands Others will be- secured before
Saturday and Richmond will on
Thrift Day" hear more music than
| it has IL. recent years During the
morning these bands Will give street
concerts in different parts OF the city
and encourage the sale o. thrift
stamps
| Colonel ". NJ Myers. chairman OF
the parade committee. announced the
line of march as follows yesterday:
| Forming on Grace street. between
Fifth and Ninth streets. the column
will move at S;30 o'clock through
Fifth TO Franklin street and proceed
west on Franklin to Monument avenue,
Going west on the north side of Mon
umsnt avenue, thare will be counter
mar ching at the Davis monument and
return 20 Lombardy street by the
south side of Monument avenue, BY
I.omhardy street Park avenue will he
reached and the parade win go down
Park to Cherry and thcnce to the City
Auditorium Here the great mass
meeting will be held. which occasion
will close Thrift Day
| The following organizations have
accepted invitations to form part
of the parade. or their presence has
been arranged for: A full battalion
| of 1000 men from Camp Lee erich
mond boys) J with three bands, bat
TALON OF marines and tackies. with
the marine band. from the naval base
at Jamestown: a committee of zoe
| prominent business mon and city and
state officials. General Adaipert Cronk-
hite with the general officers and the
members of the staff. acting as a. spe-
cial escort TO Governor Davis and
James H. Pou. the speakers OF the
f, day; the Th!rty-fifth aviation supply
squadron OF the signal corps, United
States army: all of the local military,
comprising the headquarters company
and Companies A. B. G and d. Rich
mond Blues: the Richmond Grays and
the Richmond Howitxsrs: twelve com
panies OF the Home Defense league;
| the Richmond schools. with $1,000
children of the public schools. the
boys OF MoGuire's University school
OF the Cham berlayne School for Boys;
the Medical College of Virginia; there
will be the Acca Temple band and
patrol. the police department. the nre
department with apparatusl, the
Richmond Bar association, the Boy
Scouts. the Red Cross. represented b,