Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-05-28
Opening Of The Red Cross Campaign
In Jefferson County.

lures OF the demonstration were a
monster parade wherein Red Cross
workers, cadets, firemen, veterans
from the war zone in France, school
children, Boy Scouts, the Wice-P resi-
dent Of the United States, the Cover
nor OF West Virginia participated;
flights by an airplane and speeches by
distinguished visitors in front of the
grandstand at the Horse Show
grounds.
The forenoon was enlivened by the
presence of two companies of cadets
from the Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester, who arrived at 8 o'clock
in charge Of the school commandments.
They marched from the B. & o. sta
ton to the Court House whbre an ex-
hibition drill was given. The cadets
then. stacked arms in the engine room
of tke Independent Fire Company,
their headquarters for the day.
Vice-PresIdent Marshall with Sena-
tor Howard Sutherland. and Congress
man Geo. M. Bowers arrived from
Washington in private car attached
to regular B. & o. train about 1870
o'clock. Governor Cernwell came from
Winchester, where he had spent the
preceding night. A reception for the
distinguished visitors was held at the
residence of r. w. Alexander for an
hour after the arrival q the Vice
President, many of our people availing
themselves of the opportunity of
greeting them.
Early in the afternoon, decorated
automobiles, floats, military organiza-
tons, and horsemen began to assem-
BILE about the Norfolk & Western sta
ton for the parade scheduled for 1:30
o'clock. The number of machines pre-
sented for the demonstration almost
overwhelmed the managers, and de-
lay of half hour or more resulted
in getting the procession started.
The parade was arranged in the fol-
lowing order:
Mounted Police.
Marshalls.
Car No. 1, with Vice-President Mar
shall and Governor John j. CoTnwell
Car No. 2, Senator Howard Suther-
land, Congressman Geo. M. Bowers, r.
w. Alexander, and Van Lear Black.
Car No. 8, Winslow Williams, A. w
Geiske, VIM. G. Baker, Jr., E. l.. Nor
ton, and Forrest w. Brown.
Car No. A, Mark Thistlewaite, A. w
Geiske, Jr., J. F. Davis, Frank Kent
and Charles B. Alexander.
Car No. 5, A. w. Lawson, Fred Els
sary, and Dudley Shumaker.
U. S. Military Band from Camp
Meade.
Shenandoah Valley Academy Cadets
French car decorated with the Ma
tional color of France, General Vigna
and Mrs. William Neill.
English car, Capt. Agnus Mcintosh
of the English army and Miss Flor
ence Murphy.
Italian Car, Lieut.. A. Barberini am
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Beethoven, Jr.
American car, Pay Director John r
Martin, Lieut.. Leaby, and Miss Lii;
Willis.
Three cars: One uniformed member
of Bed Cross in each and visiting
ladies' in tonneaux.
Official Red Cross Car.
Eleven cars for surgical dressing de
partment.
Red Cross Float.
Cobred Auxiliary Red Cross Asso
citation.
Powhatan Band.
st. Hilda's School.
Public School children on foot.
Public School Floats.
S. V. A. Drum Corps.
| Boy Scouts.
Decorated Automobiles.
Fire Trucks.
The procession moved from the ives
end of town through Washington
street to the Horse Show grounds
where addresses were delivered by thu
Vice-President and Governor Cornwell
A stand attractively DECORATED hat
been erected in front of the CRANE
stand for the purpose. Col Forres
w. Brown presided.
The theme of Vice-Presdent Mar
tslalPs address was the Philosophy O.
Giving, opening with a facetious ref
erence to the fate of the first Hoosiel
who came to Charles Town, meaning
Cook, an accomplice of John Brown
who was hanged here with Brown il
| 1859. The speaker promised to be
have better than the first Hoosier will
the hope of getting out of town alive.
Your life" he said, "is not what
you keep for yourself but what vol
give to others who need it more. You
may call the gifts that yoa have giver
and that you will give to the Rec
Cross, a sacrifice. | call it an oppor-
tunity-an opportunity to show what
sort Of a man and what sort of WON
an you are-an opportunity to prove
that you are not a miserable, shrivel.
led soul bat a citizen of this great
country, worthy of it and its tradi-
tons. Count net your lives by the
length of your days. This war is go
ing to cost blood and treasure untold;
it is going to mean Suffering and sor-
row, but every man and every wonray
worthy of the name is going to do his
and her share, and the way to do il
now is to embrace this opportunity to
give Of ysur substance to the Red
Cross"
Governor Gornwell made a brief adj
dress preceding the Vis- President, to
welcome the latter to West Virginia.
At the conclusion of the Vice Presi-
dents address, the Governor gave a
more extended talk, reviewing West
Vlrginia's part in the war, and com
plimenting the work of the County
Exemption Boards Both speakers
made earnest pleas in behalf of the
Red Cross.
An airplane supplied for the demon
stration by the. Poole Engineering
Company, of Baltimore, was an attrace
ton that interested the thousands of
people on the Horse Shsw grounds.
1t was the first machine that ever
came to Charles Town, and the first
that many had seen. Two fights were
made IN it by Mr.. Ballanca, an tia
liam aviator.
General Vignal, the French officer
present, came over to this country
with General Joffre and few weeks
ago returned to Washington. He has
been decorated by the King of Eng
land, the King of Belgium, the King
OF Seryla and the President of France
for distinguished service at the battle
OF the Marine, and is one of Frances
most distinguished soldiers.
Captain Angus Mcintosh is Military
Washington, and his wife is the Duch-
ess of Devonshire.