Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-13
MEN FROM ARGONNE
FOREST MARCH HERE
First Parade Is Staged in In
tcrest of Fifth Loan
Drive.
CADETS MAKE FINE SHOWING
Camouflaged Guns and Wagons
Arouse Curiosity of I'M
mense Crowd.
CADETS MAKE FINE SHOWING

Escorting machines and guns camou-
naScd 10 resemble .hs late autumn
foliage OF Argonnc forest, rs officers
and men. direct from service overseas
marched through the streets yestcr-
day in the first parade staged in the
interest Of the forthcoming Victory
Liberty loan campaign. Accompany
ihg the men and their imposing equip
ment were mounted and foot police
and the cadet corpst band.
tnS ilpe Of march G.r through Broad.
nanked the curbs. The cadet band led
tne marchers, giving a zip 10 it's airs
maj earned the applause it did not get
corps, TO be followed BY the special
military band brought along by the
ar ,ii.ietyymen: Each member of this or
as were the lighters who followed in
their wake. "a
Fail to Cheer Fighting Men.
hell of war and who we're giving
ra,aIs0n its first sight Of paradins
there would be much cheering and
shouting. But there was not. Hardiv
q =; chtrp was heard along The whole
Ihere was some comment on this
nnt those familiar with Richmond
crowds pointed out that it was not
an evidence tina: Richmond did not
appreciate the part these men had
piayed i'll uphoiding che honor of the
Visitors Royalty Entertained.
WndI was lackin in this instance
en2g y. W. was made made up By different or
.hcsc organizations entertained the
men and officers all. day They were
a and sds In anto'nobiles over Richmond
,erest and were dined at the Jeffer-
son and At the Business Mems CUB.
:. -fter ne parade the soldiers gave
ton on the Ford lot and at nisht
eays u searchiight drill.
Old ne pd lgrce e, same to Richmond from
ing on special artillery train Colo
i ne. Meade Ma C. M!!drick. originator Of
Travel in Special Cars.
pc sp einht Ia, composed Of three
lnent is composed OF one spare tractor
H insh u bo y; r. l56-mm. gun, one eight
af fe ffpw EH5 one one ,hree,ineh anti
Tar. one eight-inch seif-propelled
noWitzer. one searchlight. with bower
pant and automobile repair shop, ami
Friday afternoon, before. the de.
pa tute VI the tram, there was parade
az tortress Monroe. one feature of
,;nn;ti vas the presentation OF the Dis
tingulshed Service Cross to CAPTAIN
:: L. Holland. a member of the party.
Wh,ch was awarded after a perilous
ana important mission. He served
overseas with the First Army obserya
ZION group, and his cross was awarded
lor nying at low altitude paralleI md
three kilometers behind the Germau
INES. covering the entire army sector
Tor distance OF about twenty miles
Fighting Parson in the Line.
another member of the party was
Lieutenant p. L. Bingham, the .fghc-
ms parson, who was under fire the
iourth day he Was in France. and who
commanded company at Scissors
was at Chateau Thierry, at Verdun. in
the Argonne and at foul. His work
as chaplain was short, for while he
could both fight and pray, he found
he could not do both well, and became
a line officer. He wears the Croix d.
Guerrc, with palm and star, indicarinr
eight citations.
The special which came to Richmond
was one OF three that pulled OUT OF
GA Poihl yesterday morning to omen
their drive for the sale of Victory
notes. The War Department, Treasury
department and railroad administra-
ZION co-operated in planning for their
services The second train was sent
70 chicago and the third to Washing
ION. from which points they will work
the adjacent territory. stopping one
day in each city. The trains will
continue on the road until the close
OF the victory loan drive on May 10,