The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-01
4 STREET PARADE.

| civ anu lHc HicH WIZ llrcD NlSibiS-ltI li'l
breakfast, having previously engaged meals
at Ford'> Hotel.
A STREET PARADE.
At 10 O'Clock 4. NJ. the compinie; coHl-
posing the First regiment Of virginia
Volunteers assembled on Broad street,
| in front Of the City Hall, for a parade in
honor OF the visiting military, in accordance
| with general orders, No. -. published yes
| terday. Mono OF the companies were as full
| rs usual, owing to Il misrepresentation ns to
| the object Of the parade, rlIny of the men
| fearing that the regiment Woi'd be marched
| 10 the Fair Grounds notwithstanding The OIL
noXiOIlS action Of The EXrcu!iy" Committee
of tie Agricultural SGcic,l in relation to the
military. There WAS great j!lGignai0a aniun.
| civilians, rs well ~ soldiers, in view Of the
| fact that after treating the military colnpa-
MES is petitioners for :" Geid-llold y priv
lcscs ut the fair. the Executive Committee
| had advertised 4 military display as Il part OF
the show Of the d.y. Colonel sloan and his
officers had 10 idea. however, Of falling into
Tie requirements oi The programme, ana t!ic
officer, Of the Washington company, in Il
spirit which does them @rcat credit on learn
| inw OF the circumstances, also declined 10 go
to the fair in body, although al escort had
been provided for them.
The line was formed in the following
order: Drum Corps Of First regiment, Drum.
Major Pullen, commanding; NcCann's Band
of sixteen pieces; Richmond UoWiizcr>,
Lieutenant Elicit. commanding; Company
b, Lieutenant Bland commanding; Company
G, Cap!an K.llln: Company c. Captain
Anderson; Company 7, Captain Clarke :
| Company II, Captain Imboden ; Company L,
| Captain EosSicuX, Company y, Captain TaF-
lOr; Drum Corps Of the Washington Light
Infantry Battalion; Marine Baud Of the
| Washington nlyy-yard; S;ait o; Governor
| Cooke, Of Tie District of Columbia; Field
| and staff of the Washington Li.ilt Infantry
Battalion; Company y, Washington Light
Iufhntrv, Colonel MOo!r, commanding !;
| WILLIAMSBURG" Light infantry, Captain Il. y.
Wise. commanding. The field officers Of the
| First regiment on the ground were Colonel
| John 4. Sioan, iicutcnant-Coloncl }. ID.
| Whitehead, and Adiutant john L. Laughton.
REVIEW By THE GOVERNOR.
Marching up Broad street to Ninth, and
| thence into the Capitol Square and through
the grounds of the Executive mansion, the
troops were reviewed by his ENccllency
| Governor Walker. who stood with his aid de
camp, Colonel Owens, OH the front portico OF
| the mansion. The troops then marched
| through the principal streets, attracting
| mean while great deal Of attention. The
visiting military were particularly COM
| mended for their fine appearance and sol
dicrlv bearing. Returning to Broad street
ut half-iNst l., cOurtcSes were exchanged
| between hosts and guests, and the parade
was dismissed.
THE VISITING VIRGINIA COMPANIES.
The Williamsburg company, under escort
| of company c. Of Richmond, then proceeded
| to the fair, and the Westinghouse were
taken in hand by their military friends OF
this city, and went about at pleasure. or
| course nearly all visited the fair during the
dag, but it was in fatigue uniform and with
| out the promised "military display"
The Norfolk City Guard, Captain Nat
Eurrliss, enc of the finest companies that hats
| ever visited Richmond, did not take part III
| the general parade because they were under
engagement TO return to Norfolk at = O'Clock.
| They therefore went out to the Fair Grounds
in the morning under the escort Of Company
A. On Wednesday night, by the way, the
Norfolk company was pleasantly entertained
by the boys of Company 4 ut Schad's, on
Broad street Speeches were made by Cap
t,ins Burruss and Taylor, Colonel I. +.
cNpD-, itut ptItis, aiiSi sSNNA'Si ii'oA" w -
most agreeabIy whilcd away.
BANQUET AT THE BLUES ARMoEY.
At6 O'Clock p. N. the Washington Light
Infantry were the recipients Of banquet
given by tie Richmond Light Infantry
Blues OF this city. The entertainment took
place at the armory Of the Blues, on the cor
ner of Ninth and Broad streets.
AS soon as the company and their invited
guests were seated, Captain lmboden, OF the
Blues, arose and extended hearty welcome
TO the visiting company. Said he: ''Permit
me to extend to you, Company AZ hearty
and cordial welcome TO our armory, and TO
the refreshments spread before you. After
the tatiguing exercises Of the day you will
NO doubt enjoy them. The company have
the honor to represent, in days gone by, was
wont 10 meet from time TO time in friendly
union their feIlow-citizen gold.ery from be-