Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-19
RED CROSS PARADE
OPENS CAMP A|GN
All Patriotic Citizens Invited to
Join in Pageant This
Afternoon.
BIG MEETING AT AUDITORIUM
Addresses to Be Made by John
K. Branch, Coleman Wortham
and DR.. Douglas Freeman.

Thir,y-fvc thousand people are e1-
Cross parade. which will feature the
opening of The campaign tor ;his ci.ys
share of the second sl0o.0o1.oOo Red
Cross war fund. The solicitation OF
funds begins tomorrow, and will con-
tnue for week
Although Richmonds quota in the
drive has not been announced as yet.
it will be, perhaps. At The monster
mass-mceting. which begins in the
city Auditorium as soon as the "a
rade reaches there this afternoon. The
principal speakers at the mass-meet-
ing will be John Kerr Branch, chair
man OF the finance committee of the
Richmond Rcd Cross Chantcr; Cole
man Wortham. chairman OF the chap
ter. and DR. Douglas s. Freeman. En-
thusiasm is expected to run high at
the meeting, which will undoubt edly
attract n crowd that will quickly fill
tho building to It's capacity.
II. Carl Eoschcn. chief marshal. and
l.. milford Crutchfcld. chief Of staff
who are in charge or tho parade. have
planned what promises TO be one OF
the most impressive demonstrations ot
the kind ever staged in Richmond It
viii far surpass tho Ped Cross parade
given last year. At that time the Rich
mond chapter had comparativcly
handful OF members. To-day more than
$4,000 belong 20 the Organization. and
interest IN tho work and success of
the Fed Cross IS Infinitely greater In
this city than twelve months ago.
Thousands will give an outward mani
festation of their belief IN the asSer-
tion that the Rcd Cross is "thc largest
organization Of any kind in the world
and the greatest force for good" by
participating In the demonstration
planned for this afternoon.
WILL PRESENT CoI.ORFUL
AND PICTURESQUE SCENE
The pageant Will present colorful
and picturesque appearance. being
made UP OF numerous military organi-
cations. handsomely decorated floats
and uniformed Red Cross representa-
tivcs. in addition 10 thousands OF
marchers. in the civic divisions. Music
viii be furnished by several bands.
and thousands Of school children. who
VIII be in line. Will sing as the parade
passes through the streets.
Forming at o'clock. the parade will
leave Capitol Square at $3.50. Follow
ing is the route that viii! be taken
to the Auditorium: west from Capt.
tol Square in Grace Street to Fifth
Street, TO Franklin Street, TO Laurel
street, 10 Floyd Avenue, TO, Linden
Street The necessity of those who will
take part in the parade TO report
promptly at O'Clock at their respec-
tive formation stations has been
strongly emphasized by Chief Marshal
Boschcn. The marchers will be in
structed to march in lines OF eight.
the preceding line.
Conspicuous among those in line will
be hundreds of mothers and fathers of
men who are in the service OF their
country. Business men Will be largely
represented and from Camp Lee will
come Major Stuart Mcclure and his
base hospital unr. There Will be ten
divisions.
PARADE DIVIDED INTO
TEN DIVISIONS
Division No. l Will include n police
escort. band, allied flag bearers. allied
army representatives from Camp Lee.
the Governor, Mayor. committee of 100.
float and 1000 Red Cross nurses.
The division Will be commanded bv
r. NJ. Crutchfcld and forms in Capitol
Street, east OF Ninth Street. Mrs A.
III. Christian. Jr.. Will command division
No. .. which will include the mothers
of soldiers and sailors and floats. The
division forms in Capitol Street. cast
of Eleventh Street.
Commanding the third division will
be Adjutant- General 10 Lane Stern and
Major Lawrence r. Price. 4 hand and
a detachment of military will he found
IN TINS division. which forms in Twelfth
street. north of. Capitol street The
fourth division will he made up Of
Boy Scouts. Scout drum corrs and
floats. 1t will form in Twelfth street.
north of Broad Street. and will be
commanded by Charles L. Weaver. Ir
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