Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13
Brig. Gen. Oliver Edwards
Leads Great Parade at Head
of $500 Soldiers in Augusta.
Five Military Bands Play
Stirring Music
Various Organizations With
Appropriate Floats in Line of
Parade. All War Work Or
CARNATIONS Represented al

Led by Brig Gen Oliver Edwards,
$500 soldiers from Camp Hancock
marched in the great victory parade
down Broad Street, Augusta, Monday
night.
Thousands of civilians were in line
but it was the martial tramp of the
soldiers as they swung down the main
thoroughfare with the snap and pre-
cision Of the machine gun click which
will linger long in the memory of the
persons who witnessed the historic
procession.
In colmn of platoons the soldiers
swung past through a gauntlet OF
cheering thousands. Proud of the vic
tory gained by their brothers in arms
over seas. the soldiers swept through
the city i'll long stream of khaki
bringing to Augustans the spirit and
| strength of the American forces which
had routed the enemy.
Long will Augustans cherish pic
| ture OF that marching host, parading
in honor of Americas triumph. AS
the 3 30 soldiers swung steadily mast
| the ryiewing stand, The crowd vera
tff4Fara ssef BY tl'~ 49,
my y fou
United 7tates had
vice, and of which these men we're
only small part.
Forty soldiers wearing service
stripes telling of their recent stay
overseas, formed part of the mounted
guard whcih headed the long parade.
Brig. Gen. Edwards bearing a weather
worn Old Glory. The flag was the
one presented by Admiral G. u. Mel
vile to B. c. Johns of Augusta, and
was the one which fluttered in the
breeze all during the Sapnish -Ameri-
can war.
Accompanying Brig Gen. Edwards
was his staff. and following came the
men of the Machine Gun Center. Five
military bands playing stirring martial
tunes led the various detachnents.
The staff consisted Of the following
officers: Lieut.. Col Alfred Brandt.
chief Of staff; Lieut.. Col E. P. Pierson.
acting chief OF operat ions section; Mai,
Harry S, Barton. camp adjutant; Mai,
James L. Scott assistant camp adju-
tant; Maj. Horace Chamberlain, camp
judge advocate; Maj Lewis N. Com
ger Camp Inspector Mai. Peter Tulip
camp personnel officer, Mai. Alexandee
Fitz- Hugh, Maj C. s. Warshauer,
camp sub depot quartermaster. and Nj.
P. OConnell, the camp censor and
Lieuts. F, w. Ernest, C. j. Ancker, H.
F. Peto, G. Il. c. Garnett. c. A. Bror-
strum, r. 3. Seymour, r. B. Roberts,
p. w. Glass and James A. Davis.
Following the general and his staff
were the Main Training Depot soldiers.
commanded by Colonel Frank Wick
ham, Commanding officer of the Main
Training Depot. Lieut. Stanley r.
Brewster the adiutant, Captain G.
- lie
onstrator; Lieut.. Karl Griffith, the
personnel adjutant; Lieut. John Nor
ris, officver in charge of operations,
and Lieut. Edward F. Rodriguez the
officer of Headquarters
Company, NJ. T. D.
The men were formed in pIa-
toons. The following is the forma-
ton:
Band from First Group, Major r. M.
Douglas, commanding 1000 men.
Band from Second Group, Major
WILEY L. Dixon. commanding 1000
men
Band from Third Graup, Major H.
G. FIXED commanding 1000 men.
Band from Seventh Group, Major Je-
rome r. Johnston commanding 500,
men.
Fife and Drum Corps.
Headquarters Co, mounted detach-
ment and the Headquarters Co, NJ. G.
T. c. Band.
a small band Of Confederate Veter-
ans led by Sergeant Berry Benson was
next in line Sergeant Benson in adj
dition to the Stars and Stripes carried
a battle SCARED Confederate banner.
Various Red Cross organizations,
Girl Scouts the Council of National
students of Richmond Acad-
envy and Tubman High School, Wo-
mems Club, Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution and Daughters Of the
followed.
Floats Of the seven organizations
united in the War Fund Drive also
were in the parade. representing the
Y M. c. A, K. of c., J. w. B., Y. w.
C. A. w c. c. s.. and the Salvation
Army.