The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-12
JACKSON'S NAME AND FAME ARE
.APPLAUDED BY ; GENERATIONS.
Military Parade
Proves Feature
of jackson Day

Although yesterday was a hnrnid
thro~-back to the suttry days Il
August. thousands OF people sacs =
feed personal comfor for the priv
lege of paying homage to the
South's great military strategist an /.
incidentally, viewing the splendid
military parade which preceded the
unveiling exercises.
The parade started with Startlir
promptness from Fifth and Graz
streets and the swelterinE spectators
occupied every inch Of Sidewa
from that corner to the Common
wealth club. Here the lines thiu0o1
somewhat only to be smalied "a j
thickened tn the streets capacity -
the great yelled equestrian Static
was approached
The large space formed hy tie
intersection Of Monument avenue
and the Boulevard was packed
sufoca ton, BOY Scouts with their
inevitable boy-and-stick barrier had
a large contract in pres5e rvtng the
hollow center o. the human ma IS
for the speaker and guests of honor
' eterans from the Lee Camp Home
were escorted to a grand stand
erected on the vacant lot at IL
northeast corner NJ the square.
General Charles j. Anderson.
parade marshal, occupied the first
autorible with Captain James
Power Smith, Colonel Robert II.
Lee. Mrs Robert F. Leo and Mrs
W II f. Lee. The parade was pr
coded ny the usual police escort
cons sting Of automobiles caring
the chief and hts lieutenants and
SQUAD Of mounted officers. Stein a
hand furnished martial rnrsic fer
the horses and automobiles
V. NJ. I. CADETS.
Next came General r w &fcnoaz.
comman dart of V. NJ l.. and hrs
star. All mounted. The V. Nj.
band took up where Stein left CT
and kept the cadets, a battalion
strong, stridiug with military prv-
cision MP the long avenue. a com
pan- Of state troops was sandwich . d
IT at this point between the last
cadet and the band of the Peters
burg Grays
The CirayS band led tina rs tingfssf |
guard contingent ard was greeted
with bursts of cheering throughout
the march. The reason was ohvious
they specia tixed On Dixie Thsy
g,layed Dixie and played II e1ceTs-
tionajly we'll They started of vita
Dixie and finished UP with Dixie
Now and then they wousd switch 10
sarse other popular marching SON -
hur always they ended by h,artng
pixin. Their idea Of a good rnarrh--
ing song met with tf,e voctferc-'s
approval Of spectators from one end
Of The long march to the other
Following the band came the Torr
COMPANIES OF nstfon1f grSsSSFfSarr'srs-
led bv the Petersburg GraysA TIE
rrrardsrnen marched not duite SO
we'll. perhaps. Ak their youthfta
leaders in the parade. hxEt goodAy
number NJ them do not have tn
march At an 10 wtu the spontaneous
rlaudits and yeils of any throng
they pass.
sfte+rt, yosYss,fuS s~ss'sszsss ssecrtffs-
ant marched at th@ read of one
company. He carried no sword or
side arm. The only en- bellishment
10 his Uniform was in the form d
gold stripes. placed in the shape of
.sE~s- on his two cuffs. lie walked
with a SLIGHT limp and a stigtt stocF n
and he made no great effort 10 strike
the pavement smart1y with to
rr,,r,.sr foot at tflc proper tirrr~- Cold
strfpers were sT,rtuglei all through
the four companies. and the vtgtiant
watchers djscCrned them.
RTCuNiDND'S PRIDE
The John Marshall cadet battalion
hand took up the musical hurden
at this point n the procession, fot-
lowed by the cadets themselves,
Bichmonders have become so fami-
Her with this very well drilled body
Of boys as 30 endang@r their being
overlooked for newer and moro
striking sights. But AS long as the
battalion continues to present such
a splendid appearance AS ii did yes
te~dav,. the fathers mothers and
friends of the boys win have coed
basis for the proud boasts.
II would he flying in the face "f
providence to- say the cadets Out
drilled the lads from v. NJ. l.. yes
tnvday, SO admirers Of the local
boys rrrrst content themselves with
saving that nobody outdriiled them.
In this they will be entirely Within
the bounds of reason The hisn
school lads carried themselves