Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-07
liberty PAGEANT GREAT
FEATURE At RADFORD
independence Day Celebrated in
Manner Which Visualizes Amer
ica's War Work.
sfBEHIND THE LINES" ENACTED
students ut Radford State Normal
Summer School Give One OF Most
Elaborate Patriotic Dcmonstra-
lions act Seen in Virginia Schools.
Ispecia, to me Tlmes-pispa,ch.J

iNs morning. on the anniversary OF Amer
laGsfcan independence. was enacted at the
Radford State Normal School one OF
ESs the most elaborate paEcants ever pre-
81 sented by n Virginia institution. lie
G5was entitled behind tho Lines" The
u program had been arranged by n steer
H. ing committee composed of Professor
INV. z. Gilbert Cchairmah), Misses Bier
81 bower. Pamplin. Baird. Nindc. Morctt
SIS Fitzgerald and Professor c. c. Ca!d-
ssswell, Of the faculty.
~ Before the program was begun.
livery able address was delivered to the
& student body by Or. Hunt, OF the De
M partment of State, n Washington. lie
EFhad previously delivered two other
h addresses this week before the stu
Y dent body.
The program, as enacted, was fol-
Flows:
First-"Financins the War
This was very imprcssively present
Sed in two scenes. In the first. UnCJc
Ks Sam opened the campaign for Liberty
bonds. American citizens come in anc
purchase these bonds and fill his COT
e fers with money. Out Of his bounty
fhe supplies the needs Of his allies and
gets ready for war himself, taking
#his stand alongside them. In the see
FOND scene Uncle Sam offers Peace. Ger
many rushes In and strikes Peace to
95tho ground. in the midst Of the horro,
{ Of all the world. Uncle Sam wraps
[sspaign for the salo of war-savings
stamps. The people rush in and pur-
chase his stamps and again fiji hi>
Il Golfers with the sinewS of war. He
calls upon America 10 arise. y naval
r. officer springs into immediate view aru
the strains of the "Star-SpanGlcd Ban
ner" arc heard, and all rise in patrl-
otto demonstration.
This was enacted by the grammar
grade professional students. under the
| - DO,
SERVICE OF RED CUoSS
s. SPIENDIDL& tIIUAI.IZED
Second-A Red Cross scene.
~ In this, on the stage. at the same
3timc, were enacted the various Red
tsaCross activities. canteen service, nurs-
Is ing. attending the sick and wounded,
( Knitting, etc. This was very impress
L sIvcly enacted because number or
soldiers were mingled in with
k.>the students with effect This was
enacted by one section OF the review
students, whose names began with ~
n to NJ. under the supervision of Miss
III Bierbcwcr.
rs Third-This scene was entitled IN
Il side the Camp"
\ In this. various camp activities were
nErepresented. Among them were the
of the hostess house. includ-
HS5inE the marriage OF a soldier TO his
ii sw eetheart. who had come to visit him
|;XThe president and various faculty
Remembers assisted In the different &C
|isSttvities as we'll the students. In
particular scene, President Nc
Ss8Conncll acted the part OF the brides
iEffnther.
A second division of this scene was
|sSs entitled Setting Up Exercises. in
i which the soldiers were put through
the several kinds OF physical cxer-
II cises TO which they arc subjected.
r. A third division OF this scene was
II entitled 1.-The Liberty Theater." In
|I&which motion pictures, acted by stu
| dents. were presented showing different
II scenes in American history Among
[ them were the Rescue of Captain John
n Smith, Making the First American
fSFlag. Liberty Bell, Wilson Addressing
| Congress. the Response OF America to
1.-The Presidents Call, and also the Re-
E%sponso Of Mutt and JEFF.
ItSS3 These several activities were under
Ilsthe Immediate supervision OF Miss
ii&Baird, and were acted BY the primary
students.
E$ Fourth-Food conservation.
OF FOOD SAVING
BEAUTIFULLY DEMONSTRATED
This was exce"SifiElTt. pretty
III scene. 1t represcnted.-An"ric asleep.
Gin the midst of her bourtifu' cro9s OF
BsErain. The calls come from across the
Esea to send food 10 starving Belgium,
a&France and Italy. America awakes RS
Ii@if in a bad dream and drops back 10
sleep Again. the call comes. A1neri-
8iSca says send but The prohtcers come
I'm and object because there's an op-
sportunity TO enrich themselves; the
.Ehousewife comes in and declines TO
save. and others Finally others come
I'm and agree TO save, each one saving
gonly a slice az bread and contributing
at makes a great heap which America
Friends across the seas and thus feeds
the hungry. America then directs that
Sthe wheat be sent and so she gathers
Eup her wheat and sends t across TO
feed the allies and others who are
hungry. and directs that the corn be
kept at home with which TO feed our
selves. Other things being done make
HIT an exceedingly impressive scene
SI,his scene was enacted by the regular
ABNORMAL students, under the supervision
sEof Miss Moffctt.
IsVAHIOUS RELIEF WORK
PHASES ARE PRESENTED
Fifth: Relief Work;
Sss This scene was enacted by the re-
aview groups from NJ 10 Il. under the
oEsupervision OF Professor G. G. Caldwell
isands presented the Red Cross units o.
SSFrance, Belgium, Great Britain. Italy
Z and of the United states. AS these
isReyeral units marched forward and
sandwiched together. bearing the NaGz
H!aof the appropriate nations. and the
ISmusic playing Represented each OF the
ItSsoveral nations, il made another i'm
act
Ne Sixth: This was entitled, The Re-
syiew Of the Allies"
The review OF the allies was made by
IAN autrocratic court. when the cur.
stain was pulled. there was shown the
4gKaiser's court. surrounded by his nat
HSsterers. He proclaimed himself the ally
o. 8 OF God. his people better than all other
3A;people, his government better than al
fotfler governments, and proclaimed
%death to Democracy and Liberty. II
rs he who reviews the allies. Weep.
N 3ng Belgium comes in and hcgs him Il
remove his armies. III hau%h,iness. hc
fsSirives Belgium away. Then come!
8PRrance and asks for some consideration
q which autocracy refuses. and thor
Frapce proclaims war against Germany
to the last Frcnchman. Then comes IL
E1taly, and the Kaiser speaks TO Itai,
AS a faithleas ally. Italy admits tina
she was once allied with Germany bu
she refused 10 be bound by such al
alliance, when Germany diaregarded al
iyhe principles Of right and Justice