? OTH YEAR. RICHMOND, VA.. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER -12, 1920. ?FOURTEEN PAGES. 1""?? ?FAIR PRICE. THREE CENTS
MARCHING VETERANS FIRE RICHMOND HEARTS
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Divisions in the Armistice Day Line of March Through the City in Notable Parade
TWKNTV-MXTIl DIVISION
WILDCAT DIVISION
M.ACKIKS" ON I'MIADK
Photo hy \\ .
I AUNG OFFERS
PEACE TO WORLD,
BUT WITH U. S. FREE
'resident-Elect Proposes
Foreign Policy Directed
Toward Friendship.
UT DEMANDS PROTECTION
OF AMERICAN NATIONALITY
akes First Public Utterance
? Since His Election to
Presidency.
tUIIIS LKAfllli: OK NATIONS
Mrr?-sr> t'rtmd in Which Are
Inny Moxican <itl/.etis and Some
OIVm ials of That Government.
; 11y Asfoi'iafd I'r.-.--- |
IIUOW .NHVII.I.K, i I..V., .Nov II -
?me .? border i ro\v?l, hi whirli
; i nii:.j ? ItU- > "f .Mfxu ii and
,r:.i o'lic.als <?! t Mexican k^v
itoi nt. I're.Mdcnt-IIIect Harding
i|?scil here today :i f".r
n policy ilirw!' ?! toward peac*
'1 1 riendship. but demanding a 1 -
fill! iirnii'cllon of Amfl'iian na
nality and of American citizens
r< v.-r th?*y may go.
riK! iihlrofJ. which was h;s first
pared public utteranc* since his
-Mion to the presidency. >vas de
cred from a Hand on tlw l-'ort
twn pai'a<1 ?? grounds, within a few
vired yards of the international
iii!*.*'. Tlio i .ivairy ; ab'-rs of the
rt Hrowii ganisort rattled about
i. hut nt .? place <?f honor on his
t was also a part of the Mexican
iM>ii of Mal.imoros. paying a visit
?ornplimeut and courtesy to the
A morion ii President
th. course 4.j |ii?? jidrirr?.*. d <_? -
I Jointly to the significance of
Armistice I'ay annivorsarj and
lie country's foreign relations,
id not mention Mexico hy name
'lid if refer directly to the lea Rile
nat ions.
<"rn?e I'rntrrnicy.
'I\\ (r crave t'rat?.-rntty," he said, "we
ii amicable relations every where,
offer peace and choose to promote
hut we demand our freedom and
own America, t believe an Amer
eminejit on the seas, respected
i\ery avenue of trade, will he
r at home and greater in infin
ite throughout the world. I liU-e to
'.J ill or an America whose citizens
ever seeking the greater dc
ipment and enlarged resources
widened influences of the re
lic. an<l I like to think of a gov
inent which protects its citizens
rover they go on a lawful tnis
i. anywhere under the shining
. Harding also suggested that
nation learn a lesson of pre
cdncss from the experience of the
Id war, and spoke a word for
crway development. Me praised
efforts of Te\as citizens toward
development of adequate port
lilies nt' the mouth of the Itio
tide, declaring his vacation visit
Point Isalicl had brought a new
ization of the economic posel
ios of the State.
Wclcomo lo l'rc?ldcnt-Klci'l.
(though ' primarily an Armistice
celebration, the program of ad
ses and parade which preceded it
e rflso planned as a welconte to
President-elect, and as a boost
the Kio Cirande deep waterways
etnent. The crowd came by
isands from many of the Kio
ido valley cities and from across
bordc^, and there were in the
s events many elements to em
size both national unity and in
ational friendship.
the parade, which included an
orate pageant representing hia
tal epochs and demonstrating
.active possibilities or the val
if'ontlnucfi on 'T'hptc TClnrht.)
. DON'T SAY .
Paper; ?ay. Dispatch.
SAILORS HELP FIGHT
$100,000 BLAZE AT
FURNITURE STORE
High-Priced Stock in Lon
don Company's Place Is
Damaged by Flames.
MAY HAVE BEEN STARTED
BY AN OVERHEATED STOVE
More Than Twoscorc Jack Tars
Render Firemen Invalu
able Assistance.
CROWDS GHKAT1A" KXCiTEl)
SireiM I'ars on Main Slrw't Kmpticd
Tongues of Finnic
Shoot Up.
A y .i^s.sted i>v more than i. a o
* from fix- l'nited Statef
N.> .' Training Stni :<??r:ioab .Vorfoik.
1 w,. . v ere tn she city for the Artnis
! 1> ;:>i..>!.?. Slip. ?? dow.otow it Jl r
i ia stubborn b!a;-. ? r.
i, ;m| i'mi of tho J.oiulor: Ku.-V.
: i i" -Mil' r.y'.-' stoto. HIS Ka?t Ma'n
J ' < f:> 1.1 7 in :? o'clock '.jM n;g? :.
The as.I ?.f the jack tars was invnl
iuai.!<- to ihe tiremoii in getting ?~
: i-ddeis and linos of 'uos-e quickly t.i
, the top of the I.ondon etore nn'l the
, roof." of tlu' two buildings adjoining
'?:t oiliir! side. The blaze was conflner
t" t!ic third Moor, hut de;:troyod t'.i<
I r?>or en!iroly. Neither* neighborirg
store was damaged except 'ny w:.tor.
I.on* >1 aT Itr 9I00.04HI.
S. .1. London, COS Chnmbcrlayao
Avenue. proprietor of the store. is in
1 '.al t .more, but his son. Abraham, iva;*
*t : tin- :%:;?* l -M ?"lii?-1 .1 r.yncs J ha*.
?? t fiyniT- ,~>:i ??.?! or inrcirance '.voul?l
i-f (.Main:.r* ? ? lore Ji|? father
turnc ! today io open t he safe. A larso
amount of 1 ?; ?-;>i Iced furniture was
r'oie.l on tl.e third tloor and wa.; <
: ' loss. \"11? .. other stork on the
fir*.! floor?- was ruined by
water, aftd the foil estimat?d tha
total loss nsUijit easily run to the
SlOO.OO-> ir.aik.
Reports Riven Chief Joynes 1 n ?1 i -
(Continued on J.?ast Page.)
NO REORGANIZATION
IS NEEDED BY PARTY,
SAYS PAT HARRISON
; ^Democrats W ho Knifed ItPre
fumpluoun " in Surges 'ion.
i Declare Leaders.
| By Associated Press.]
MONTGOMKUY, ALA., Xov. II.?
? Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi.
\ and I'ornier Senator Tom Taggart. of
| Indiana, in' brief statements, issued
hero this afternoon, declared '.ha: at
\ this time, any talk of the reorganiza
i lion of the Democratic party was out
ol place.
"The party." tiiey said. "has al
ready selected its leader for the. next
four years. That leader is James >1.
Cox. The party needs no reorgani
sation. It only needs to oust those
Democrats who sulked and refused
to help the party. It is pre&untptu
i ous on tlio part of anybody to siy
i that Democrats who knifed the
I parly should try to reorganize it. The
| party is all right and .lames M. Cox
1 is its leader."
Governor Cox. who was accompa
nied bore by Mrs. Cox. his secretary
! and Senator Taggart. was met by
! Senator Harrison, who arrived last
I night, and a rousing reception was
tendered the party en route to a local
hotel. The Governor's" party. Colonel
Kd. T.sskie and prominent Macon
County citizens left for Tuskegee,
where a week's Iftinting trip will be
held. \
In the reception party hero today
were several Alabamlans who had
formerly served in Congress with the
Governor, anionn them Judge Henry
1). Clayton and Congressman Hugh
[.Dent,:. ? , ; , ...
'BUNDLE DAY' GIFT
GATHERING BEGINS:
r AT9 A. M. TODAY
Times-Dispatch Trucks to
M a k c Rounds of Fire
Stations This Morning:.
COLLECT PACKAGES: TAKE
THEM "TO SORTING ROOM
(Will Be Sold to Poor for Neg-,
ligible Consideration by As
sociated Charities.
i i
i
If you would bo a contributor to
J the annual "Bundle I>ay" of tho Aa
' aodatcd Charities and The Times
| Dispatch. .1 n*l have not as yet got
ten you- liuriUlc of old clothing: wrap- !
]n d ;? and deposited in the flro sta- ]
tion nearest your home, where this
paper's trucks will call early this i
forenoon, you may .still bp in time
to catch them if yon leave the
bundle before 0 o'clock.
If the (Ire houses report any
1 bundles received after that time, ar
rangements will.be made to get them
? to tl.e Associated Charities head
quarter.", 221 Governor Street, or
! tluy may bo carried there by private
1 automobile.
Itocin I'rore** of SnrtinK.
The process of sorting the Rar
ments will commence this afternoon
lifter school hours when the advance
guard of volunteers from John Mar
shall High School, under the direc
tion of .Miss 1 >n Uois. of the V. \V.
? C. a., will make an attack on tho
large and varied assortment of gar
ments which trie Rood housewives of
? the city annually pour out of their
closets to he'p the less fortunate
with their winter clothing; problems.
The needs of tlv babies of ltlch
moud's poorer families are being es
pecially attended to this year, for
the demand for infant clothing has
been Urger than usual.
I After the clothes have been sorted.
) those which need cleaning will lie
| sent out for thai purpose, while those
(Continued on l.ast Paste.)
WILSON MAY BE OFFERED
HIGH PLACE. IN-LEAGUE
W hlie Hoiimo noj-s. However, Prrnl
, ?|rnt Hun lteeeive?l \o Word
of PrnpOKnl.
[By I'nlversal Service 1
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1 (..?Officials
| high in the executive council of the
. league of nations are seriously con
; sidering offering President Wilson on
' eminent post, possibly that of titular
head of the organization, upon his
retirement from office, according to
j information that reached Washing
ton from London today.
When asked about this report fo
j day. Secretary of State Colby said he
'.knew nothing about it and that any
j way it is a matter entirely for the
| White House. Officials at the White
House stated no word of the move
ment has* as jet reached the. Presi
dent.
The league an now organized, it
was pointed out here today, is without
An official head, the nearest approach'
to such an officer being Sir Eric
Drummond, I lie secretary, who has of
fice's in London.
N. Y.. N. H. & H. VOTES FOR
BOND ISSUE OF $80,000,000
To lie Seen rc?l by General Mortgage.
Stockholder* Ileneind Former
Action.
1 By Associated Press. I
NEW HAVEN. CONN.. Nov. 11.?
Stockholders of the New York, Now
Haven and Hartford Hailroad, in a
meeting adjourned from October 11,
today rescinded the vote of that meet
ing approving a bond Issue to be ae
scured by a general mortgage on the
entire system, to refund Indebtedness
and to obtain a loan from tho United
States government, and then voted
for a hond Issuo secured by a general
mortgane with tho amount increased
;to not exceed .180,000,000.
WALL STREET BLAST
LAID TO LABOR PLOT
BY NEW YORK WORLD
Kvening Paper Links Kxplosion Willi "Building Trusl"
i (irafl I'nder Investigation by Legislative Committee.
I louse Wrecker I" 11 ion Leader Scouts Charge.
NliW YOKK. Nov 11.?Htupon- |
sibility lor tup di:-a.-trous Wall !
Stree', explo.-ion in .Seplt-mhiT wa.i ;
charged today in individual laboring j
men or labor sympathizers by tne (
New York Kvenlng Worlil. The j
paper, however, admitted It could not
explain presence of threat- signed
"anarchist fighters" fountl hi a mail
I box near the scene of the explosion.
1 In ?? t hrce-pago- Mory. tljo paper
j announced tbot the mystery of the
blajt that hilled nearly foriy per
| sons and Injured 1">0 more. had been
j '"solved." The theory advanced was |
j that the death ni'S^n in which (lie j
! bomb had exploded had not been sent ;
i into 111 ? tinuncl?! district to It
I rorizn "tiie capitalist class." bul that
it hod been intended u* a reprisal
against Uobert P. l'rindell. president
of the ltuilding Trader Council, and !
eighty-five ' "flrindell workers" em
ployed in demolishing the Stock Kx
chitnge building annex. Held up on
tiie way. Sue ho nib was believed by :
the paper to have exploded before .
i1 reached lis designated destination.
>eekins !<? lin;< the explosion with 1
the "building trust" sraft now being j
Investigated by a joint legislative j
committee, the paper, naming n j
house wreckers' union, said:
"The Kv.ning World here presents!
proof i ha* 1,900 men, nearly all j
j foreign horn, sober, industrious, ef- j
j fteient and well disciplined, have j
j within a space of eighteen months !
I been subjected to an amazing con- \
I spiracy of greed and injustice, arid
: tiie explosion was the culmination of I
this tyranny. The building trades
graft wa? responsible for the < rime. [
The. Kveninc World does not charge
the union, af? a union, with respon
sibility. It war the work of in- I
'dividual?, possibly inside the union,'
possibly the work of sympathizers.
l-"?irtticr Proofs Prmrnlrd.
"Further proofs are presented that ;
the wrath and resentment of these
workingmen ami their fellows who j
i knew of their tragic losing light to j
1 avert. vagrancy and starvation in
days of overflowing labor oppor- !
; tunity was centered not only '"'n '
their arch oppressor. Kobert 1*. IJrin- I
, doll, dictator of tiie IJuildins Trades '
, Council, but upon house wrecker j
j contractors."
i The? police and agents of tiie De- ;
| paitm> :.t of .lustice, the paper as-;
serts. today are "busy looking
through Ihe membership lolls of j
House Wreckers" Union No. f'.'i. to;
llnd men who might have been so
false to modern -labor union prlnoi- j
pies and the teachings of (iompers
?and Krayne. and their own outspoken '
!advocate of law and order, William!
Znninlio. 3.1 lo blacken ilu.i organi
zation'.-: good name by a crime of pri
vate v<:?:;eancc as horrible and
wicked as the Wall Street explosion.'
District Attorney Swann this af
ternoon announced he had invited
every person mentioned in tlie news
paper story to be at his otVicc tomor
row afternoon. He added that if
they .bad any informatlou likely to
result In Indictment of guilty par
ties, he would immediately place It
before, tlio September grand jury,
which has already investigated the
disaster.
Zaranko. who ha.' appeared as a
witness in the building: trust Inves
tigation. this afternoon denounced
the newspaper story.
Addressing newspapermen *n City
Hall during a recess of joint com
mittee's investigation of the "alleged
tru-?i." in which he. has appeared as
a witness. Znranko declared the
theory advanced by the newspaper
was "false and absolutely absurd."
'To begin with, in showing how
ridiculous such suggestion is." he
said, "workmen of the House Wreck
err-' I"nion never use dynamite. Our
men had access to none of the ex
plosives and none was being em
ployed on the Wall Street job.
"Furthermore, our men fight clean,
arid we're willing to prove this by
testifying either before the T^ock
v.ood committee or any properly con
stituted court."
CAort to Withhold Kiiilrncr.
The story stressed a charge that
efforts had been made by unnamed
person? to prevent evidence relating
to the catastrophe from coming to
light.
It was brought out thai a man who
was alleged to have claimed owner
ship of the horse which drew the
d'Rth wagon immediately after t.re
blast, and who spoke of the "boss"
who hud directed him t" drive the
conveyance to Wail and llroad
Streets, had disappeared. One of the
rr.cn lo whom he told his story and
v. persisted in repeating it. was
the victim of an attempted assassi
nation within a month, according to
the story, de.*pitc the fact that lie
had "gone dumb."
This man. at whom three sltoi*
were fired one night ill October, the
story declared, was Raymond Clark,
chief foreman of a cane of house
wreckers who were tearing down the
Stock Kxchange annex. Clark, it con
tinue?, is a "I'rindell lieutenant,
though employed liy a tirni of build
ing contractors.
? Within the present we$k." lite
story continued, 'the Kveuing World
(Continued "n Page Klght.)
"VIRGINIANA" STJSSIAW"
HISTORY OF TIIE OLD DOMINION
IN THE SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH
UONCURE DANIEL CONWAY. Fly Nancy 1! Winaton?One of
Virginia',". Worthy Sons Whose Views Proved Unpopular at.
Homo in the Troublous Days of 18Gl-'fi3.
THE STORY OF AN'ORPHANS' HOME. Covering More Thun
a Century, By Vera Palmer?Being a Brief Sketch of the
Female Humane Association Recently Become the Memoriul
Home for 1 Girls.
ROADSIDE TAVERNS IN BY-GONE DAYS. By Dr. C. A. Bryce?
In Which He Tells of the Joys of Travel Before the Advent
of Railroads. ,
GLIMPSES OF A MITCH LOVED HUMORIST. By G. Watson
James, Jr.?Recounting Moments in the Lifo of the Late
Dr. George W. Bagby.
IN THE SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH
ORDER FROM YOUR NEWS DEALER TODAY!
RAILROADS THRIVE
IN OWNERS' RANDS,
HUNTON DECLARES
Have Surplus of Freight
Cars Now Instead of
a Deficiency.
MILLER DEFENDS CREDIT
POLICY OF RESERVE BOARD
Replies to Criticism by Gover-;
nor Davis in Address Be- !
fore Officials.
Itj:lroo<l.) of the Ignited .Slate.* have
n.ade remarkable progress >-incft their j
tettiMi to prlvnIf ownership, de-f
olurp,| riupu Hunton, Jr.. president
"f the Kichmond. Fredericksburg .,:ul
1 citonuc Flailroad, vcstcrdiH' at the
s.r.r.un: convention of the Society of
Railway Financial Officer?. which '
i? now in session a i the Jefferson
IIoto\ Mr. Iimi-oii told ihe' i.ii!:'oi'd
t.w n bow the speeding lip of freight
traffic had increased the 11ansportii-!
tioa nielli ties of th.; railroads and
,notv. in Mead of having a (lejlcicncy
of freight cars there i? a ?<irplu'. lie
?l.?o pointed out to the officers that
tiie ?? pe.ding up of the service.* whicti
in ;he past had been slow ami con
Bested. has saved life ?ompanlos!
over $2.00(1,000.
In reply to the criticism by Gov-J
ernor Davis of the Federal lieservo
P.oard's policy of attempting to re
store normal economic conditions
by the limitation of credit to agrl- J
? ulture and industry, John A!. Mil
ler.. Jr.. president of the Kirs: Na- j
tlonal llunk, defended the action of,
the bo.ird. declaring it should not. bo;
expected to attempt too rapid d. tin. i
? ion of values in its efforts to re-!
stoic the nation to "norrn.'tley."
I'rniNrn Itpurrvr Sjrwtrni.
Mr. Miller paid high tribute to the
efficiency of the reserve system and i
asserted that the board is now di
leeting its efforts lo place tho coun
try on a normal basis- through an or- |
der!y process of deflation. He naked
(Continued on Page Three.")
WEALTHY DISLOYALIST
GOES TO PENITENTIARY!
K?prr?*ed Hnji#- l-llnm Would sinfe
Ship Soldier Hon U'h on. ICn
?tome lo Front.
I Uy Associated Press. ]
Oil A TTANOOiT A. TUN.V., Nov 11. }
A. P. f^ockhart. .wealthy f'hotta-t
i.oog.in, convicted of violation of the!
espionage laws and sentenced to a
year in the Federal penitentiary at
Atlanta, was today ordered taken into I
custody by Judge Kdward T. .Sanford, j
in United {-'tales District Court here, j
and held in the county jail until the ;
present term of court ends, when he j
will be removed to Atlanta.
URGE NAMING 0F TAFT
AS U. S. CHIEF JUSTICE!
Hepuhlicaa I.rudrrN Would Hate I".\? ,
President ns Sftccrs.Hor i
lo While.
AS ASHIXOTON, Nov. II.?The most'
earnest cfTorts are being made bv
Kepublicafis high in the iffirty coun
cll3 to Induce Presiilcnt-IOIoct Hard-1
Ing to appoint former President W'il- '
llam II. Taft to the Supreme Court!
bench in succession of Chief Justice |
White, who will shortly retire, fori
the purpose of safely disposing of;
him without damage to the organ!-1
zation. Tho change. is expected early |
ill the Harding administration.
AuHlrnlla I.nbor Member l-Jxpellcri.
MRMtOURNK. Nov. II.-Mr. Mason. I
labor member of tho house of Hep- I
resfntatives and former Postmaster
General of Australia, has been ex
pelled from tho House, op motion of
(he Premier, who charged disloyal
utterances at a demonstration in be
lli'If of I he Into Lord Mayor Mac
Swlney of Cork. The Vote was SI to
*
THRONGS HAIL
HEROES OF 3
WARSINMARCH
OBSERVANCE OF ARMISTICE DAY IS
ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATED WITH
IS COUNTRY-IDE; HIGH ENTHUSIASM
Pittsburgh Veterans Re
fuse to Pass in Review
Before Mayor.
PERSHING LEADS FAMOUS
FIRST IN CAMP DIX MARCH
Pageant Signalizes Great Of
fensives in Which It Parti
cipated in France.
I MTTSHl.'IM all. PA.. Nov. 1 l. ? T'.ie
Armistice l>av celebration in Pi*.'
bt.rgh, featured l?y a para fie a' about
30,000 persons. \v ;> s rr.i rknl hy the
refusal of of overseas veU>r<t,i.<
to march past treviewing statu!
us a protest again. < tpresence ?it
Mayor Itahcock. The vetcrin-i re
i.ynlly lodged a protest a Rain.*', t'ao
granting" ?>v th? >.:y of a peri ;it tvr
? hat was i.Trueu .. "pro-Gerir.:?.n iig
day." The Mayor refused to cancel
tne permit. and leaders of soldier o.
ganiza tions said thai the soldiers
(Continued,.on I'aire Three.)
BLESSINGS SURPASS
MISFORTUNES, SAYS
GOVERNOR C00LIDGE
l ice - Prcsidcn >. - Elect V?rues
Thursday, Movent her 2~3.
Day for Thanksgiving.
IJOSTON. MASS.. Nov. 1 I.?Tin? sc.
eurity of the government in the sup
port of i ho people. tli'' soundness of
the country's economic position and
the deepening of i!u< people's relig
ious convictions are mentioned as
reasons for gratitude in ;)w* Thanks
giving Day prodamation issued to
day liy Oovernof t'oolidge, the Vice
President -elect.
"From time immemorial." says the
proclamation, "the people of the. Com
monweal! h of Massachusetts, acting:
through their magistrates after the
gathering of t'.ie bounties of the
yearly harvest. out of recognition of
their dependence on Divine Provi
dence. have set apart a day of
thanksgiving and praise. During all
these generations there has been no
time when the misfortune with which
the people have had to contend lias
not been surpassed by an abundance
ol' blessings. Out of savagery has
come civilization. Out of war has
come peace. Cut of adversity has
cotne prosperity. The progress of the
years has brought great obligations,
but with them great resources and an
inspired people.
"It is a time to give thanks for our
duties which there .:i a power to moot
?and for our hopes which have been !
fulfilled. Our government stands se
cure in the support of the people, our
economic condition is sound, the op
portuulty for education Is open to all.]
th<> religious convictions of the peo
ple have, been broadened and deep
ened.
"In consideration of these worthy
accomplishments anil most hopeful
prospects," fJovernor Coolldgo named
Thursday. (November -5, as a day of
thanksgiving and praise to the (liver ?
of every good and perfect gift. i
|Survivors of Nation's Big
gest Conflicts Partici
pate in Program.
TREMENDOUS OVATIONS
GREET FORMEh FIGHTERS
Governor Davis Reads Personal
Greeting From Pershing
and Menoher.
' VU"I'Ollv mkdals .\\yaiiih:i?
Sailors From Nuvnl Training Srl?o?d
Furnish Pleasing Feature
by Drilling.
!?*:i ed with all the patriot; ?">
| tlitiii'aant of war days. but reverent.
? in memory of the Host of gallant
\ Virginians who g.ivo their .lives ;n
' Frnnee that the American ideal of
? freedom and liberty should prevail for
| peoples everywhere. Uichmond s
! heroes of the worbl war. wit i t';e
! same swinging tread that oh:iv.n-: er
izotl them when they went !?>
meet the hosts of the Kaiser, mar t
attain yesterday through ,wi 11" ?
1 . he.cring throngs, the men and >\o
j men of ^the c'ty who nvtde tir? t";1
1 wonderful army behind the. in
j observance of the .second an;> ver
; sary of the great struggle's <
With these bronzed veteran? of
j 1917 were remnants of other . 1
?gray^-haireri men. who left moti-.rr*,
, sisters and sweethearts to follow 'ho
fortunes of the Confederate army .?
a memorable period of the republic's
I history, and tneu younger than they,
I their sons and grandsons, who fough:
' under* the Stars and Stripe.s in tlm
! Spanish-American War. In the 'in.*
! with them* were hundreds of Ilioli
I mond's women, workers with the
' M. C. A., the Salvation Army, the
i Motor Corps, the Ited Cross and other
(organizations whoso service was ;n
!-valuable in winning the struggle.
Crowd 1'nnilndful of llnin.
Despite the mist and lowering
| clouds which threatened a down.
1 pour o.' rain at any minute, the iir
niense crowds that lined the para.l.,
I route from Capitol Square to lJoui- ?
j yard Field, the 1 patriotic enthusiasm,
; rivaling in intensity any that w?>
! displayed when Richmond's sons
? were marshaling for the big ftgh: 1.
! France; the thousands of veterans,
! some still bearing the wound* 01*
j war. that turned out for the parade
I a gre.u line that threaded almo.'t
1 the length of the route, all conspired
| to make Armistice Day, 1920, on.- of
: the most memorable events in all tin
annals of historic Richmond
' Xot even the return from Fran ??
of the Twenty-ninth and Eightieth
Divisions, units that received a t :
mendous ovation when they c:?m?
back In 1919 from a war in which
they had 'played a part that reflect i?
glory for all timo on American arm*,
tired the city to any greater pitta
of enthusiasm than the moving spec
tacle that thousands witnessed- >r?.
terday under a sky whose darkness
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