Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-15
5000 WILMINGTON
NEGROES PARADE
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bv their presence in the line injected that
hit of realism TO the parade which made
IL q memorable occasion for the Negroes
rs well rs AT who witnessed the process
sion
That the proportional participation
81 the colorcd people Of this city IN
the Liberty Loan funds and the War
Savings Stamps was credItable WaS
evident from the inscriptions showing
the large amounts Ut savings stamps
and bonds held by the colored citizens.
we have more than $1,000 worth OF
stamps read sign carried by ono Of
the divisions Of children Another IN
scription showed the large number Of
Liberty bonds held
What NAV De considered the most
appealing part Of the demonstration
was the group Of three veterans Of the
Civil War who were on hand and kept
up the step to the tune Of the patriotic
airs The Camp Fire girls from Coates
Vile Pa who were visiting tins CITY,
made a fine showing and their drill IN
| front of the stand Was heartily applauded
Following the parade reception
| and dance was held N the National
| Theatre through the courtesy Of Or :. 6.
! Ebert who had offered his theatre for
e
| dcred Hon Eumet j Scott. assistant
| secretary az war AT the home Of Miss
| Edwina g. krIse and was attended by
| a large number Of prominent citizens.
The entire affair Was managed and
/ financed by a committee of colored people
/ Of this city without receiving any outside
! aid in I be undertaking. In order to make
/ II an affair representative Of all the colored
/ people of this city committees were APP
/ pointed by every organization to work
/ with the general committee for the demon
| stTation.
| The procession passed down French
! street. along Third 10 Market, mp Market
10 Tenth. to King then passing the re-
| viewing stand, ont Eleventh 10 Orange
10 Ninth. where it dismissed The RAIN
| held Of until the parade was over
| MANY ORGANIZATIONS HELPED.
To make the demonstration the Sue
! cess that il was the colored people worked
under the following organizations
/ Mis- Alice Dunbar-Nelson, chairman,
/ secretary, Miss Alice 6. Baldwin.
/ Finance Committee Chairman the
/ Rev II y Arnett; the Rev B 7 Moore
/ Charles II Colburn, John Brown, DIR.
/ John Hopkins.
/ Music Charles Scott, chairman; Ar
| thur Harmon, Isaac Scott
| Officials DR. s q Ebert, chairman,
| Charles IT, Colburn, Or Conwell Banton
I Charles Scott
! Chief Marshal Or Banton
| Service Division Committee Henry
| Robinson, chairman; Ernest Jones,
Caleb Laws, Mrs Joseph Cork, Mrs.
| Bessie Armstrong
Statistics Mrs, Lewis Redding, chair
| man; Preston Burres, Miss Nellie b
Nicholson, Miss Arleon G Bowser, Miss
Boa tricc Mayo
Publicity -Dr King, chairman; Pro-
fessor Smith, the Rev Mr. Corbeth,
Miss Anna f. Broadnax, Miss Sophia
James.
Signs Raymond Smith
Art-Miss Agatha Jones.
Flags The Rev Mr. Mckissick,
chairman.
Business DR.. Sykes, chairman.
Committee on Boys Out Of School
| Edward Chippey, chairman; DIR. Pipes,
( George r. Written.
Editing and Censoring Miss Anna
+. Broadnax chairman
Professional Men DR.. Jamison
Munition Workers Patrick Harris.
( chairman; John Hamilton Delaney
+, Hamilton Frank Ashton
In addition to these committees a
! representive was chosen TO represent
each organization 10 the city.
Laurence Theodore Young was elected
assistant secretary.