The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-07


CREDIT TO GENERAL CLARK
Gen. Louis v. Clark and his staff de-
serve unlimited credit for the beauty,
ordiliness, snap and military aspect OF
the grand line of humanity that was in
line to win this war for democracy at
home just as strong as the boys over
there are trying to get chance at the
damnable Hun.
The Boy Scouts. as usual, did their
part like the little men that they are.
and handled the crowds like a battery
of cops imported fresh from the Emerald
Isle. There were seven divisions of the
parade, and it was some task to hold the
enthusiastic crowds back, but they did
it manfully
The heart of Birmingham melted and
ran out TO NEE the GLORY" division
the m others of our fighting men, the
sweethearts, the wives and sisters. They
marched afoot with smiles of good cheer
to the men who stood by or walked in
! line as if to bring them a message oil
confidence from the boys over there ana
every smile was an appeal to the citi-
zens of the nation to do as much as they
are doing giving their men for theml'
and dig down and furnish the money to
IeQulP lHtiH ~ lHdi thcN may II 49,
struggle that means protection to Amer
lean womanhood.
/ The parade broke into view with line
! of the military police in front, followed
! by Con. Louis v. Clark, field marshal
and his staff. Then in order came the
divisions, seven in all, in regular order
| Each made splendid showing, and vo-
ciferous applause greeted them as they
passed along Twentieth street en- route
To nj M pl< w 6iGhanG ed
4 COUNTY SCHOOL CHILDREN
1 The school children from the county
i were especially commended by the SPEC
tators for their participation in the pa
rade, and superintendent Baker is con
graduated upon the splendid showni
they made, as many of them live out il
the country and in the adjacent suburb
to Birmingham.
The large flag carried at the head o
one of the divisions by Mrs. Henr.
Swope was her own handiYork, AM
caused much favorable comment. Th
womans division Of the parade, tn
GLORY division. was led by Mrs.
Rivers Carter This division very likel
attracted more attention than any othe
division IN the parade.
OFFICERS IN CHARGE
The soldiers from Admission, Camp Nc
fClellan, under command OF MAI JOhn I
| Taylor, were wildly cheered as the
passed in review. and made wonderfl
ss owinS. The regimental officers unde
Major Taylor were: Capts. Leonard
Coyle, Harry Doremus and Warren
| Coon; first lieutenants. George Gifel
| Ralph e. Shoemaker, Frank Fisher an
John Halnan, and second lieutenant
William A. Packard and George Nelson
| / While the big parade was in progress
an avalanche of Liberty Bond literatur
was cut loose from the clouds, and ami
1 the strains of "Over There which tn
bands were playing, and the parader
L singing, the crowd could hear the motto
L in the big war plane engine as Lietlter
ant Thompson and Lieut. J. D. KirkpaI
Il rick, Jr, ca Birmingham boy who Wen
| IN with Lieutenant Thompson instead {
I Sergeant Chapman sailed over the lin
Il iof the parade some 900 feet above tn
\ Tutwiler hotel. The aviators of Uncl
Il Sam were showing their marksmanshi
i and they hit their marks with thei
Il printed messages easily.
DAREDEVIL FEATS
The most daring flight that has eve
been made in Birmingham was witnesse