The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-04-05

like looking organization. There was
no foolishness, and the men showed
IN their faces that they realized that
they had mighty serious job ahead.
The regiment will not be at Camp
Upton long and is already designated
as one of the units OF the 9Th Divis-
ion of Negro troops which will be
commanded when organized by Major
Gen. Charles ]. Ballou, U. S. A.
oFFICERED BY NEGROES.
! With the exception of the field Of
ficers the regiment is differed entire
ly by Negroes, many of them vet
Grams Of the four famous regular
army regiments Of Negro fighters.
Colonel Moss, who is from New Or
leans, a West Point graduate, and the
best writer Of military textbooks in
this country, walked alone at the
head Of the regiment. For eighteen
years Colonel Moss, who is still in
his forties, has served as a command
er OF Negro troops, and he maintains
that better fighters do not live.
This regiment" he said to Gov
ernor Whitman, will live up to the
best traditions of the Negro soldier.
1t will be an honor to the $4,000, 900
Negroes who are part of our citizen
ry, and 1t will come back with its
colors unstained. OF that there is
no shadow of doubt"
AS the head of the command passed
the Waldorf throngs from the win
dows Of the hotel cheered, and others
in the streets below Joined in the ova-
ton. 1t was the same all along the
line. The windows of every store
and every dwelling were filled, while
the people in the streets were massed
six and seven deep on the sidewalks
The reviewing stand was in front
OF the Union League Club at Thirty
ninth Street and Fifth Avenue, and
Governor Whitman was the review
ing officer. Those on the stand with
him included Major Gen. William A.
Mann, commanding the Eastern De-
partment of the Army; Brig. Gen.
Evan M. Johnson, until the return of
Gen. Bell acting commander at Camp
Upton; Adjt. Gen. Chorles H. Sher-
rill, Major Schuyler Colfax and Major
Gen. Daniel Appleton, N. G., NJ
The head of the regiment halted
just north of the clubhouse. The
tother platoons halted at the same
time and Colonel Moss and his regi-
mental staff officers took their places
in the middle of the street facing the
fag-draped reviewing stand.
Gov. Whitman, General Sheriff.,
General Johnson and the members of
the Governors staff left the stand
and grouped themselves in the mid
die of the street facing the officers of
the 367th.
The colors that were to be pre-
sented to the regiment were carried
by General Sheriff. and Major Colfax.
They too positions just behind the
Governor. Silence fell over the
great crowd as the Governor began
to speak in voice that was heard for
a block in each direction.
GOVERNOR WHITMAN's ADDRESS
Colonel Coss, officers and men of
the 367th Infantry of the National
Army, gentlemen of the Union
League Club, and my other fellow
Americans" said the Governor, "four
times have colors been presented by
this famed club to colored soldiers
upon the very ground where you
soldiers stand today. Four times
have those colors come back to this
historic spot, sometimes tattered and
torn, 1t may be, but always honored
and glorified.
"On behalf of the Union League
Club, | commit to your keeping the
most sacred trust ever committed to
man-the flag of the United States OF
America. charge you by all that
is sacred to defend this banner with
all the strength and power that God
has given you; but in doing so feel
and know already that you will never
permit 1t to be dishonored, to shame
yourselves or shame those who have
given 1T to you today. Your country
Will trust you to be true to your
selves, true to the land of your birth
true to the record of those other SOL
dlers of your race whose valorous
deeds have brought glory to these
. Stars and Stripes
Go forth and fight for the cause
of humanity as those other colored
patriots have done, but when you re-
turn from the forts, the trenches, the
comps, the march, the battle line
bring this flag back without one
stripe dishonored, one star obscure.
Bring it back victorious" cried
the Governor.
They'll do 1t; hurrah for the
Bufialoes," was shouted from the
crowd.
May God bless you and keep you,"
the Governor added, wherever your
duty may call you, and bring you
baQk to us to share with all your fell
low-soldiers, white or black, who
fight under this same old flag of free
dom, the abundant measure of praise
and pride which your country will
then feel for you"
| COLONEL MOSES RESPONSE.
| Colonel Moss advanced toward
| Governor Whitman and took from his
hand the new colors.
Your Excellency, gentlemen Of
the Union League Club, and fellow
American citizens" he said, Gin &C
cepting this stand of colorrs / wish
to say on behalf Of the seth Regi-
ment of Infantry which it is my
pleasant duty to command, that we
prize this banner more than we can
express. But we prize even more the
spirit which actuated the givers.
Not only does the presentation indi-
cate the delicate respect these giyers