The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-08-02
ARE YOU FROM dixie? Yes. I'M
From dixie" PLAYED BY BANDS
Six Hundred and Four Draees March to This Tune Played
By Three Colored Brass Bands Monday.
Nashvis COod Sons Go To CmpComO Kits Distributed
BY Ladies' Council Of Deense--mposng Parade-Knght Tenn
plars and Uniform Rank X. OF 2. Escort to StatiOn-Pa
triolic Address Delivered OF Capitol Boulevard.

sor Davis walking up and down the
line as Band Master and as Musician
was playing with might and main.
This band is composed of men from
sixty down to boys of ten. 1t was
an inspiring sight. Following the
band was the First Battalion of the
Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias
the First Battalion of the Knights
Templar under the command of Cen
eral Preston Taylor assisted by his
staff. the next division was composed
of military escort of the employees
at the Union Station who volunteered
their services in the parade. Then
came the Ladies Military Band in a
magnificent float. They played "Over
There" Star Spangled Banner" and
'DiXie," with other airs equally as
patriotic.
The next division was headed by
representatives of the Woman's Coun-
Gil of Defense. There were two great
banners reading: Help the Negro
Soldier" and "Colored Council of De-
fense." A great sheet was held at
each corner by Misses Ruth Crosth-
wait, Alberta Watkins, Ruth Upshaw,
Katie Boyd, assisted by little Misses
Mary Landers Lula Landers and
Edwina Randals. In this sheet which
took up about half the street people
tossed money from one penny in de-
nomination up to five dollars. They
also threw in cigarettes and cigars
1t was a moving collection table. Be
fore they had gotten half of the way
the sheet became so heavy that three
men volunteered to help hold it up as
they marched. The young ladies
carrying banners were Misses Queenie
Arterberry, Rosie White and Ruby
Lawrence. Then came the Council Of
Defense with Dr.. M. E. Coleman
President, Mrs. A. N Johnson, Chair
man of Finance Committee and Mrs
F. Pierce, Mrs. F. E. Dawson members
of the committee. They had a full
attendance and the women marched
in the parade. The next division wa!
the 604 drafted men, many of then
had hanging to each arm either {
mother and sister, awife or a sweet
heart. AS they passed out of Cedar
Street into Fourth Avenue, south OF
Fourth Avenue to Church street, wes
on Church street to Eighth Avenue
south on Eighth Avenue to Broadway
and west on Broadway to the UnioI
Station, they were cheered every stel
of the way by white and colored, whit
were elaborate in their cheers an(
clapping, and their good byes'
Bring Home Success" Out of thu
windows of the sky-scraper build
ings, the stores, the office buildings
and the other places were thousand
of head looking and waving handker
chiefs, dropping their contribution
into the sheet and cheering tn
Eighth Avenue around toward tn,
crowd became more dense, They wer
into Eighth Avenue from Church, tn
all Americans both in parade and O
! into Broadway from the corner G
the line of march. When they turne
marchers. Business suspended a
the restaurants where meals wer
| being served. Everything was brough
/ to astand still. Traffic stopped, wnil
on they marched. AS they swun
| Union Station, one of the spectator
3 remarked, "This must be the numbe
g that John was trying to describe
r Such inspiration as was given by thi
( demonstration was said to put Nasl
: vile far above any other city in tn
4 United States as the center frol
S which terminates the spirit of Amer
1 canism that must win the World
l. War for Democracy. At the static