Evening journal., 1918-06-15

DIR. CONMELL BANTON.
Who was chief marshal OF the parade
/ OF cOlored residents.
/ What will go down in local history as
/ one OF the grsndest patriotic demon
/ stratlOns ever held will be the line OF
over GOO cOlored people, men, women
and children, who marched through the
principal streets OF this city last eeFn-
ing TO the music OF eight bands and the
applause and admiration OF thousands
/ OF spectators who lined both sides Of
the streets over which tho, parade
passed. Manifestations OF loyalty and
devotion 70 the country was obvious
throughout the procession. Such in
scriptlons as Three Hundred Years IN
America made US 100 per cent. Amerl-
can" 1900 black men fought with
Perry at Lake Erie" I'VE made good at
san Juan" 10000 black men fought
with Jackson at New Orleans" and nu-
merous other inscriptions bore testi-
mOny TO the loyalty Of the colored
marchers who formod as pretty and
uniform a line as was cvef seen an
parade.
At the reviewing stand, opposite the
City and County Building, the process
sion was reviewed by Emmett J. Scott,
assistant Secretary OF War. who was
the guest OF the Wilmington Negroes
Mayor John w Lawson. Former Gov
ernOr Charles r. Miller. Henry p. Scott.
George B. Miller. president OF the Board
OF Education; Dr.. Clifford Scott, Samuel
II. Baynsrd. L. Scott Townsend and
others.
As the marchers passed the stand
they changed their formation 40 as TO
be nearer TO the opposite side OF the
stand, and the change was performc1
with such perfection that an outburss
OF applause greeted every group Of
marchers.
Headed by a squad OF police under
Sergeant CrOzier and the chief marshal
OF the parade, Or. COnwell C. Banton.
every Negro organization in this city
and vicinity, religious, social, Industrial
and patriotic was represented in the
procession. But what proved 90 be the
most popular and appealing was the pa
triOtic and military element OF the
marching line. When three veterans OF
the Civil War passed the stand keep
ing time with the younger set OF Sons
OF Veterans, and the quickening tunes
Of the band. there was an almost spOn-
taneOus outburst OF applause from the
host OF spectators who filled the re-
viewing stand.
And there was plenty OF music in
the line. Not one OF the eight bands
failed In that respect and as they play
ed The Star Spangled Banner" and
"Americe" while passing the stand. the
scene was both pretty and impressive.
The Union Association, a musical Or
ganization, sec-.d on a large truck, sup
plemented the band music with patriot
10 airs.
started from Twelfth and Walnut
streets.
The parade then proceeded to French
90 Third, TO Market. TO Tenth, TO King,
the reviewing stand, Eleventh to
Orange 10 Delaware avenue. TO Jeffer-
son, to Ninth. TO Shipley and dismissed
As II by fate, the threatening weather
did not let loose until the parade was
over and the entire parade went
through without a drop Of the rain
falling. Just as the last parader went
home the clouds. broke loose in a re-
freshing shower.
Mrs. Edwina B. Kruse, principal OF the
Howard High School. in an automo-
bile, was lively cheered by the specta-
tors, as she passed in the parade. In
front OF the automobile was the sign,
"Shc Trains Our Youth for Uncle
Sam" Following her came a service
nag with a great service star, within
which was the number 400, showing
the number OF Howard School gradu-
ates who answered the call Schools
Nos. &c. is. u, % and 20 followed each
performing some pretty stunt as they
passed the reviewing stand.
THE first blood that was shed for
American Independence was that Of a
Negro" read another inscription, relat-
ing TO Crispus Attucks, the first man
slain at Bunker Hill. "Our Boys are
over There, Others are Ready TO Fol- /
low" was another Of the inscriptions |
that was expressive Of the optimistic |
patriotism of the cOlored people.
Among the organizations represented |
were the knights Templar, the Monday /
Club, the Elks, the Odd Fellows lodges !
and the various industrial organiza- |
tions. Among them were workers at |
the munition plants. the foundry de- /
partment Of the Hilles d Jones Com |
pany, the Joseph Bancroft & Sons Com |
pany, the New Castle Leather Com
pany and a numberof other organiza-
tons where numerous colored people /
are employed.
That the proportional participation /
OF the colored people OF this city in
the Liberty Loan funds and the War
Savings Stamps was credltable was evil
dent from the inscriptions showing the
large amounts of savings stamps and
bonds held by the colored citizens,
''We have more than 5000 worth of /
read a sign carried by one Of
The divisions OF children. Another in |
scrlption showed the largest number
Of Liberty Bonds held.
What may be considered the most /