The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-31
Many Bands and Floats
Gave 1t Variety and
Color
BIG feature
Warrington Delegation
and School Children
Pleasing
BY uHLER n. DUNLAP.

By uHLER H. DUNLAP.
Fully 5000 people participated in.
Fairmont's most memorable parade
held yesterday afternoon In con.
nection with Memorial Day aud
the dedicatory exercises OF the new
Monongahela river bridge. The
day witnessed a renewal Of enthu.
siasm and devotion for the dead
American soldiers whether they
fell In the late world war or In
earlier wars.
1t required fully twenty-five min.
utes for the parade to pass a given
point 1t was almost a mile long
and was made up Of seven diyi.
sions. Five bands, two drum
corps and an orchestra made up
the musical organizations of the
parade. More than twenty frater.
nal and social organizations Of
Fairmont and the school children,
participated.
Tens Of thousands Of people lined
the curbs of the city streets and
especially the down town section.
All along the line of march on
Adams street there was a vast con.
course of humanity and at places
the crowds were SO dense that
pedestrians had difficulty in uiali.
ing their may through.
Not since the parades and assem-.
bltes Of Fairmont's citizenry dur.
ing the days when the boys were
called to the colors has there been
anything 10 approach yesterdays
demonstration for lmpressiveness.
Yesterdays parade was perhaps
larger than the notable parades,
tthatswere held after the armistice.
was signed,
It was an idea; day. The wealth
er was brisk and cool and threaten.
ing In the morning, but by after.
noon the sun was red hot and in
fact it was a slight bit too warm
for comfort. With the sun hover.
ing with the SO mark IN the shade
the marchers remained faithfully
lin line until the column was dis
missed, no organization boiling be-
fore tho route had been completed.
Parade arrangements were &C.
cording to Hoyle and Major E. H.
Smith, the chief, marshal, had his
column moving at the stroke Of q.
He rode Teddy" a charger, owned.
By ]. N. Hartley, who Is said to
have led OF nearly every parade In
this section for the past eighteen
years. TEDDY" Is no dead one by
any means as Major Smith attests,
who said, "the old boy almost
threw me yesterday"
On Major Smiths stan were
as follows: A%djutant, w. n. Nor.
gan; Aides, Pat Mcdonald, Army:
Mike Barry, Marine Corps; Kenna
Clark, Navy; Chaplain, Captain A.
o. Pickering; Mounted orderlies,
Wayne Haller. George Henderson,
John B. Stewart, William Lemley
and okey L. Hawkins; Mounted
bugler, Lorraine Gainor: Medical
officers. Doctors Byrne. Carr, Gin.
ton, Causey, Fleming, Leahy, Keis.
ter, offner, Peters and Yost; Vet
Urinary, DR.. Clarence S. Thomas;
Aides to assistant marshals, James
Watson, Charles F. knight, Fritz
Coniey, Bert G. Linn Paul Petty:
Inspectors to form military com.
panies in First street and inspect
same before parade. U. A. Knapp
in command, E. B. Carskadon. Try.
ing Huntington, orville Nay, Law.
renee Cunningham, Jay Straight,
Greed Bolyard.
The Greater Fairmont Band fol-
lowed. It was augmented for the
occasion, turning out 40 strong,
The soldier boys were next In
line. These included the sailors
also and all ex-service men. The
representation was very creditable
and probably as many as 400 were
In line. Capt. Ward Lanham,
who rode the first horse OF the
American forces into the Rhine,
mobili1ed the servicemen. The
Warrington soldier boys were In
line and turned cut 100 strong,
headed by the Warrington band.
The soldier boys were given a great
ovation all along the route Of pa.
rade and many hats were dotted as
the boys went by" American Lee
gion banners were conspicuously
displayed.
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