Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-01-08
THE INAUGURATION.

MILITARY AND CIVIC HoNoRs TO THF
NEW GOVERNOR GRAND pRoCES SION
THROUGH TIE sTREETs-THE EN-
THUsIAsNI OF THE PEoPLE-HE IS RE
CEIEvED BY sATvc ~ ARTILLERY
-TA--Es TIL. ,.TH o. oRFIcE-Is IN
TRODUCED TO THE PEOPLE BY GOV
KEMPER-HIs INAUGURAL ADDRESS
SOLEMN DECLARATIONS ON~rHE PAY
MENT OF THE DEBT.
The military companies were ordered
to rendezvous attheir respective armories
at 8 O'Clock, so by that hour the air was
resonant with the "rat a. PLAN! music OF
the drums. and soldier "hoys" were seer
hurrying along the streets with musket
and military paraphernalia.
Gen. r. Lindsay Walker, the chief
marshal of the day, and his assistants
and aids had their hands full in arrang-
ing the preliminaries.f The marshaIs
who took part in the exercises of the day
were Messrs. James b Pace, Thomas A.
Brander, George Poindexter, DIR James
B. McCaw, James Stratton Bryant
Gen. Cooke; aids Percy Pickrell and
LiIhorne Myers.
Main street. from Fourteenth to Fifth
was packed with people. and all of the
store windows were filled with ladies
and children.
The grand procession escorting the
Governor elect, the Lieutenant-G Govern
or elect, and the Attorney General from
the hotel to the Capitol was advertised
to start at 10 o'clock, but so extensive
were the preparations that 1t was after
IL before the line was formed.
Around the Exchange Hotel there was
a great crowd gathered early to see the
distinguished men come forth, and the
movement of detachments and com
nanes frst taking up this POSITION and
then that, in that vicinity, made stirring
and picturesque SCENES. :
THE PROCESSION MOVES.
1t was a quarter past eleven o'clock
when the grand processif n moved. The
head of the column rested on Ninth
street. The line was formed in the fol
lowing order:
Chief Marshal r. Lindsay Walker
with detachmGnt of aids; Rolice, in
command of Chief John Roe. Ir.. assist
ed by Capt. P1easants and Sergeant
Howard; Kessnich's First Virginia
Regiment baud, John Kessnich leader !;
Gen. 3. r. johnson, colonel of the First
Virginia regiment and staff: First Vir
ginia regiment; Danville Grays; Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues; carriage
drawn by four white horses, containing
Governor elect F. w. M. Holiday. Gen
w. Fl. F. Lee, Judge Lay, and Judge
Christian; carriage containing Lieuten
ant Goyern9r-e James a, Walker
Lie. t;:.fsnAhf,GoxsEh'o7r Henry ", .Tho
mas, Attorney 9 eli erai- elect 1dines G
Field. and Councilman Scott; carriage
lntaining Rev. Melville Jackson, Judge
Fitzhugn, Judge Wexford, and Judge
Minor; then came other carriages, in
| which were seated committees of the
| Council and commercial exchanges; and
closing up the line of carriages were two
containing ladies. In one were Mrs
Mason, sister of Governor Holiday
Mrs. Baker, friend of Governor Holli
day. escorted by Mr.. Alexander and Mr.
G. w. Gibson iI the other were Mrs
G. S. Meem, Mrs John e. Meem, ano
Mrs. Peachy, escorted by Capt. Mile
Cary. Following the carriages came th'
| Stonewall Brigade band, fifteen pieces
Prof A. J. Turner. leader; Harrison
burg band, seven pieces, James 0. A
| Clary, leader; Winchester brass band
thirteen pieces, Daniel G. Willis, leader
Winchester Light Infantry drum corps
seven drums, two flies; West Augusta
Guards, so men. Capt. Bumgardner
Winchester Light Infantry, 90 men
Capt J. B. BURGESS; Harrisonhurs
Guard. 45 men, Capt. O. b. Roller
Richmond HowitZars, Staunton Artll
lery, apparatuses Of the Richmond Fir
Department (fve engines, ave horse
reels, and one hook and ladder truck,
in command ofChief George a; A., Ainsli
and Capt. Fpqqa, Of Company g:
The processlonmoyed in the followin
order. From the hotel to Main stree'
up Main street to Fifth. along Fifth t
Franklin, Franklin to Fonshee, theme
to Broad, down Broad to Fifth, theme
to Grace, Grace street down tothe Cap
tol.
The streets along the line of marc
were crowded with ladies and gentleme
and children,
AT THE CAPITOL.
About 12 O'Clock the booming of. cal
non proclaimed the approach of the p
geant toward the Capitol. A few m
nutes afterwards the procession entert
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