The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-22
Over 10000 Women and Girls Wearing White Uni forms and Red Cross
 Insignia in Line
MARCH PROUDLY TO M ARTIAL STRAIN $ AND RECEIVE OVATION
Thousands of School Chil- dren Add Much to Pageant.
 Colored Contingent Makes Good Showing

One of the largest, most beautiful and
 spectacular patriotic demonstrations ever
 witnessed in Birmingham was the great
 Red Cross parade which took place yes
 terday afternoon, when more than 10000
 women and children, in Red Cross uni forms, marched through the streets of
 Birmingham up to Capitol park, where a
 number of patriotic songs were rendered
 by the vast army, accompanied by the three military bands from Camp McClel- Ian, and led by Director Robert Law renee of the Community sing. At the conclusion of the programme the flag was lowered as the bands played the ''Star-Spang1ed Banner"
 Long before the appointed hour the streets and office buildings were packed with interested spectators. All along the
 route of the parade the Boy Scouts were kept busy keeping the large crowds back
 and as each division passed loud were the cheers and the applause. Governor Charles Henderson, who was to have viewed the parade, was detained at the last minute and unable to come to Bir- | mingham.
 NhADt "A IL IN U RSES One of the many interesting features Of the great parade were the large num- 1 Der of graduate nurses and nurses in training that were in line, practically every hospital in Birmingham being rep resented in this division. These women are caring for the people at home while | the Red Cross nurses are caring for l the sick wounded and dying lover | there. Many of these have already ot- fered tron services to the government | and will probably be sent to the battle
 fields of France. This division was en- Enthusiastically received and loudly | cheered
 PLATOON OF POLICE The parade was led by platoon of po- lice led by Chief Tom Shirley. They
 were followed by Col T. O. Smith, grand marshal, and his staff, Major Waterman, Maj. c. A. Jones, Capt. Dick Brown, Capt.
 Ernest Redd. Lieut.. Henry Porter, Lieut.. Frank Gafford, Jr., and his aides, Miss
 Augusta Clark, Miss Susie Haskell, Miss
 Dixie Jackson, Miss Judith Jones, Mrs. Porter Ledbetter, Miss Martha Bradshaw, Mrs. W. V. M. Robertson, Mrs. Lise Courtney Shropshire, Miss Mary Alice
 Eastwood Miss Dorothy Ransom, Miss Josephine Johnson, Miss Eula Glines and Miss Margaret Nelson, al mounted. The first division came next, with Maj.
 Gen. Mrs E. H. Cabiness commanding Her aides were Col Hughes B. Kennedy, pr. Wyatt Heflin, Col. c. l.. Ledbetter, and this division was composed of Red Cross nurses, the executive board, the home service, women of the teaching cen ter, supervisors, supply department and
 office force, knitting department, packing committee and chairmen and head in
 structors of the central work rooms at
 Loveman, Joseph Loeb's store. DVDNINTCu Nr CIJ A DrUID
 The second division was commanded
 by Brig. Gen. Mrs. J. Rivers Carter,
 whose aides were Gen. Louis V. Clark
 Col Crawford Johnson, Captain A. M
 Throckmorton, Capt. w. M Walker and
 Capt. Tom Anglin, and was composed
 Of the women of the 163 units of the Bir-
 mingham chapter of the American Red
 Cross, who are giving their time and
 energy for the comfort of the soldiers
 The third division was commanded by
 Brig. Gen, Miss Mildred Darby. who had
 as her aides Col. Tom Pounds, Capt. H.
 T. Dean, Capt. George Watkins, Capt
 J. G. Johns. capt. II. w. W. Browne,
 Capt. J. Mcdonald Conner and Capt. A
 F. DeFunian This division was the
 volunteer army, composed of women un-
 able to take an active part in the work
 of the Red Cross on account of business
 activities and home duties and the large
 number composing this army demon-
 strate1 the love and appreciation Of
 these women for the splendid work be-
 ing done py the Red Cross workers for
 suffering humanity.
 JUNIOR RED CROSS
 The fourth division was commanded
 by Brig. Gen. Mrs. Thomas D. Parke,
 who had as her aides Capt. Henry Do-
 zier, Capt. J. c. Rowe. Maj. John War
 ren, Maj J. Q. Smith. Maj. John T. Yeat- man and Maj J. l.. Daniel. This divi- sion was composed of school children
 who maKe up the 120 Junior Red Cross auxiliaries and was most beautiful sight. It was led by eight girls carrying d large Red Cross, and the children were arranged in the Red Cross jewel effect, which was most beautiful and was loudly cheered and applauded.
 The 10th field artillery band, led by Bandmasrer Dennis ORoller; the ll4th regimental band, led by Bandmaster c. McNiece, and the u6th regimental band. led by Bandmaster Rittenbush, all from Camp Mcclellan, dropped out of the parade at Fifth avenue and were sta tioned in front of the Tutwiler hotel, where they played as the women marched to Capitol park.
 FLAG CONTRIBUTIONS These, IF addition to the 10 other bands, kept the air filled with martial music and the large flags being carried by the bevy of young girls that coins might be dropped Tn them from the spectators were practically filled, nearly 5000 being received in them.
 The fifth division was commanded by Brig Gen. Mrs. Mary Parker and was composed of the members of the colored Red Cross units and the school children making up the Junior Red Cross auxilraries or the coIored schools of the city, the Industrial High, Tug gle Institute and the T. c. l. schools.
 This division was led by a band. a very small boy playing the triangle, and was enthusiastically received. Tne marching of this division was splen- did and all along the route they were cheered, and on all sides were highly commended TOT the splendid part be- | ing taken in this patriotic work. FIRST RED CROSS BANNER | An interesting feature of the pa- rade was the banner carried by Mrs. Young, in Mrs. J. c. Carmichaefs unit,
 as it was the first Red Cross banner
 to be taken to Europe by Americans. It
 was made and belongs to Mrs Stroup | who was one of the two nurses in the Harvard field unit sent to Europe in i1915 Mrs Stroup accompanied her aus- band to Europe and they have recent fly returned to the United States and while her husband is stationed at Camp Sheridan. Mrs StrouD is making