The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-06

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II 40 not know what the future hal
tnstote for No. .
.If Ii be war, we must and shall
eustain our honor and our reputation
" living eur best to complete tbs
salvation OF sur country,
.sIf II he peace. VIC must and shall
maintain our reputation and the
honor Of our division and the army,
as soldiers Of the great country on
earth, and AS right-mindej. scif-re-
specting men.
The Eightieth. division only moves
I forward
"A. CRoNKHITE.
Major General.
Bids Farewell.
my period OF stewardship. as com
mander of your division, Is about to
cease No like duty could have been
performed under more satisfactory
conditions. no body OF mon could
have given their commander more
loyal support leave those here as
sembled. M we'll az their absent com
rades in arms. Wit ha feeling of kind
illness. almost akin to affection, which
time can never lessen
IT pray that only good may come
10 them and to theirs.
For them thank the noble
women and men. of the Red Cross.
the Y, NJ. c. A.. the Jewish Welfare
board. the knights OF Columbus, and
the Salvation Army, who at all times
and under all circumstances so
earnestly and so successfully labored
for their welfare,
Likewise I thank the equally noble
and patriotic women and men OF
America whose sacrifice and generos-
ity made these efforts possible
And more than all. | wish 10 thank
the good people of Richmond. who
have always Displayed the greatest in
terest in the welfare of the T,iRhtieth
division and pride OF which we have
always been conscious~-not only for
their great Kindness OF the past. hut
for their constant efforts on behalf Of
the men since their return from over
seas. ] can assure you that these e.
forts have been appreciated In the
most wholehearted way. and that any
and every element of the division
which has paraded in Richmond, has
been happy to do SO. and as the years
pass, these celebrations in their honor
~ cf'ls nv tHe dedTef memories as
the hnnnred com letinn Of their mil
itary careers
The sword presented to Maior-Gen-
eral Cronkhite bears the following in
scfiption: "Prese to Mator-G Cen
eral AdeTbert Cronkhite by the peo-
pie Of Virginia in grateful recognition
nf his services in command Of tho
Eirhtieth division. Artois--St Mihiel
Nous e--Argonne." On the reverse
side is the date OF the presentation:
June :, 1919"
Three special designs were submit
ted from which the sword was Sc
lected. II Is beautifully hand
chased and engraved sterling silver.
scabbard, with solid gold ornaments
and an ornamental steel blade. and set
with diamonds and rubies
The design was worked OUT by
Schwartzschild brothers who declare
1t tn be- the mnst1 handsome aVar pre-
sented in Virginia. The movement
to present the sword TO Major General
Cronkhite WAS begun some time ago
Colors Presented state.
Colonel Keller presented the colors
OF the regim ent to the governor in the
following words.
{ ION behalf of the 3l7th. take
pleasure In presenting to you the reg
mental colors They are our colors
and they are your colors. They have
been honored and decorated by Cen
eral Pershing and have four times
been cited for participation We ask
that you convey to the citizens of vir-
glnia the glad tidings that not one Of
the 1000 sons OF the Old Dominion
has been unworthy Of following tho
siiken folds of this banner
Governor Davis received the colors
and handed them to Adjutant Gen
eral 10 Lane Stern. The governor
said:
Colonel Keller and men OF the
sl7th infantry. I stand here uncov-
cred. as the governor of Virginia, and
commend you for your unparalleled
courage. YOU upheld the best tradi-
tons of your Mother State and Of your
country. Virginia Is proud of you,
and she has right to be proud. We
are grateful for your return. You
went overseas to destroy militarisn.
We want no militarism here: we want
no big navy, no big army~~we want
peace.
You fought for liberty. I want you
now To make good the principles for
which you fought. Help me build
VIZ t'ih NHSlH3s. WHICH L Know YOU
had in mind when you swept the foe
before you. Help me build better
schools. The chief business of de-
tnocracy is education. There is no
opportunity without education. II
there Is no opportunity, then democ-
racy has failed want to inculcate
in the people of Virginia the ideals for
which you fought.
My heart goes out to you In the
name Of Virginia. thank you for
the magnificent service Wherever YOU
go, you will carry the thanks OF this
commonwealth. thank you, God
bless you. Good bye
Two bands, stationed on either side
III the south portico OF the capitol. al
ternated In playing 'rhe Star Spangled
Banner" and Dixie"
wagon cover belonging To the
3lsth infantry. bearing the slogan
"oid Virginia Never Tires" which
saw service throughout the Meuse
Argonne struggles. and made up OF
eight sections each commemorating
Il conflict In which the sons OF Vir-
Ginia have fought and bled and died,
was presented TO the state museum.
THF SHAKESPEARE