Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-03-30

War Savings Stamps and known as
thezThrift Day Parade. The line was
to move at $3.50 p. NJ. and 1t moved
on schedule tine. Col. William Nj.
Myers was Chief Marshal and he
handled the mammoth parade in
most proficient and mastery manner.
The line was about two hours in pass
ing. All part cipants were required
to march on foot.
The military division, 335th Aero
Squadron, Signal Corps, u. S. A.,
Battalion 31Sth Infantry, U. S. N.
A.. Battalion Sailors, u. S. NJ, the
Richmond Blues Battalion. Richmond
Grays, Richmond Howitzers, Home
Defense League. Civic Division, Pub
lie School Div sion and then last, tho
Colored Division, with John Mitchell,
Jr., Marshal in charge.
The right Of the Colorcd Division
rested at Fifth and Grace streets and
when the last Of the white school
children had filed past, the Marshal
wheeled into the line and marched
ahead. On his right was First Aide,
Roscoe G.. Mitchell, wearing the uni
form of a colonel in the Uniform
Rank, knights Of Pythias and on his
left was Rev. DR.. WI II. Johnson,
Chairman of the Colored War Say
ings Stamp Committee for Richmond.
In the certer following was Mr.. w.
A. Jordan.
The parade was success as a re-
suit of the leadership Of Messrs.
Johnson, Jordan and the corps or
faithful assistants as follows: Law
yer ]. II. Hewin, Rev. nj. e. Davis,
Rev. A. A. Hector, Rev. r.. b. Tay.
Tor, w. jG. Singleton, Itev. Dr.. Clark
Joh
Mangrum, John e. Mabrey, Mrs. y.
b. Williams, A. c. Clarke, w. S.
Morgan, Edward Lewis, Benjamin X.
Adams, w. T. Hopkins, Mrs w. Y.
johnson, j. w. Rutledge. w. b. Da-
venport S. J. Gilp'n, John II. Tay-
lor, William A. Hawkins, Thomas
Beverly, A. G.. Jackson, Peyton
Blunt, Thomas Day, G. p. Randolph,
William Christian, Harrison Deane,
Mrs Hannah Johnson, G. c. Wright,
Ralph Johnson, Alex Jordan, Mrs.
Hattie Boiling, S. Marshall, James
w. Poe, J. II. McGrow. State Y. NJ.
G. A. Secretary.
A battalion Of colored infantrymen
and hand from Camp Lee. with white
officers headed the Colored Division.
This battalion was without question,
the feature of the parade. From the
time this Division moved off until
tho end Of tho parade there was one
continuous outburst OF applause from
white and colored.
No soldiers have ever made more
favorable impression on n community
than that set Of manly and tr M col
orcd soldiers from Camp Lee. AS
this was the first time in nearly
twcnty years that colored men with
rifles have paradcd the streets of
Richmond it is but natural that the
colored people should have shown
such JOY and approval.
Then followed the Spanish War
Veterans. Uniform Rank, *. Of p.
Colorcd Branch Red Cross, Women's
Service Division, Capital City Lodge
OF Elks and Band, American Benc-
fetal Office Force, Shepherds and
Daughters Of Bethlehem, st. John
Watchmcn, National Ideals, Seven
Buzzards, East End Clubs, Queen
Esther Temple, Odd Fellows and the
pupils Of the Colored Public Schools,
headed by the Armstrong High
School.
The parade was West on Franklin
and Monument avenue to Jefferson
Davis Statue, then to City Auditor
ium, Linden and Cary streets, with
an overflow meeting in Monroe Park.
The Colored Division returned to
.Johnson's Auditorium on Leigh
street, where Caterer James Frayser
had prepared bounteous repast for
the Chief Marshal staff and Camp
Lee soldiers. The latter made a
frontal attack on the tables and
seemed to have had great pleasure
in dispensing the accumulations Of
food and other good things placed
thereon.
Many remarkable features were
NOTED in the parade, chief of which
J was the entire absence Of any dis
border. Everybody seemed to have
\ been imbued with spirit of true
i friendsh p and patriotism. The play
Ting Of the Camp Lee Band, both at
headquarters and in line Of march
was very favorably commented upon.
Sales OF stamps were boosted ire
aanendously Hundreds who never
KNEW the meaning Of Thrift or had
lo interest in the stamp sale were
reused to the need of the hour, to
i have and support the government.
Col. Giles b. Jackson's actions
Fere the cause Of much merrimcnt,
mlong the colorcd people. When
Shief Marshal Mitchell dispatched
NUMBER or n AIDES to accompany
he Camp Lee Band to the station to
\ ,eet the colored soldiers they passed
&olonel Giles at Fourth and Leigh
reets. He was then seated in his
uggy with that old vide brim hat
zu!led down over his fat and slick
Mead.
i He Immediately chased the horse
s. pine and jumped into his swallow
l coat and silk hat, snatched a
aldge of the age of 177G and hied
mself down town, overlook the
bntingent in time to be the first one
W meet and greet Colonel Myers and
hers at the station.
The Colonel's we'll known attitude
obtruding himself into the lime
Eht, at the expense Of the feelings
81 the public-spirited citizens of col
Is generally known and therefore
2X&ey bore with patience his irresist-