Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-08
CELEBRATION HERE
INSPIRING EVENT
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can hags. and at one time when the
schools halted ON the counter march.
The four blocks on King street from
Queen to Raleigh, we're mass Of
children, .fIuttering nags and ban
ners Photographer Smith caught
several fine views Of this spectacle
which will so down in the history Of
the local schools as one of the great.
est events in its annals. These chill
dren were not only from the public
schools, but included those Of the ST.
Joseph's parochial schools. as well
| While many Of the children appear,
ed as Red Css nurses. soldiers.
sailors and other characters. the
chief float was lat in advance Of
the High School, representing schol.
ars making clothes for the Relgians
The county schools were included
with the Mason School.
Many colored People
The colored schools and large
delegation Of colofed citizens car
RED banners indicating the part they
! are playing in the great war and The
Liberty Loan. They were headed by
the colored band. which played with
great spirit.
The City Fremen
Another element Of local parades
that would have been greatly missed
had the usual showing failed were
the fire companies. In addition to the
FIRE apparatus, the various compan-
les were present in large numbers
in uniform and it was treat FOL
witness the drilling by Hose Co. No.
| 5 Although the call OF war had tax,
en- quite number of the best drill
/ ed men from this company, Captain
JAMES Johnson put them through
some evoIutions that won high
/ praise.
The Red Cross
Naturally the Red Cross predomin-
lated Not only were the city chapter,
/ county auxiliary and colored auxlli. /
cry out in great numbers. attired as
rurses, but the Red Gross nurse was
present everywhere In the procession
Both the City Hospital and Kings
Daughters Hospitala ambulances,
with nurses from each institution
were also in the line of march.
( Women's Societies
The local chapter of the Daugh- !,
tiers of the American Revolution was
| represented by small company of |
ladies wearing gowns Of the colon
ial dame. with powdered curls Other
women's organizations included the
! United Daughters of the Confeder.
4 acy, Hooge st, Chapter Good Neigh
bors. Pythan Sisters. Daughters, OF
America. Young Women's Christian
League. conductors engineers and
trainmens auxiliaries, Liberty Loan
committee. etc.
Dunn Wooden Mill
The Dunn Wooden Company noat
was another especially attractive
one On II were bolts Of army cloth
and a big Did sheep, indicative OF thel
process of manufacture from the
time wool leaves the sleeps back
Until it energies ready to be made
into uniforms for the soldiers. Lieut.
Ralph Beall, home from Bat
tie Creek Mich. and Mr.. Howard
Bowel, who is home from south
ern camp because Of his health, all
So rode on the float Employees OF the
company walked behind the float /
Berkeley Wooden Mills
Keenly disappointed by the failure
OF a large truck to arrive from the
\ city the Berkeley Wooden Mills
managed to make very creditable
impression with their float. using a
covered truck for this purpose. In
addition 10 displaying army cloth as
il came from boiting machines there
were three historic characterS, Liz.
den Ritter as Uncle Sam, Lewis Get
tie as soldier and William Turner
as a sailor 1t had been the intention
TO use a large open truck for the dis
play. including several other figures,
one OF them with Mrs. Wiggington
as the goddess of liberty. Several
hundred employees.
Boy Scouts
The parade would not have been
complete without the Boy Scout
Scout Master A. NJ Staubly was as
sisted by Boys Secretary stansbury
of the Y. NJ. C. A. and the Scouts
drilling was one Of the features
Secret Societies
Washington Lodge, No. ], X. of p.
had a good turnout. Mr. G. D. Burns