The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-03
THE PARADE.

hiblts are In place, and the art and music
halls are ready for visitors
THE PARADE.
General Charles J. Anderson, chief
marshal OF the grand street parade, has
issued the following order Of arrange
ments
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
RICHMOND, October 1, 1888.
Organizations having accerted the in
vltalions Of the Chamber of Commerce
to participate in the parade in honor of
the opening of the Virginia Exposition
at Richmond on October Sd will be as
signed, all facing east, and formed on
the streets north Of and right resting on
Broad, as follows.
On First street-W heelmen's Club,
Mounted Police, Marshal and Assistants.
On Second street-First Regiment
Virginia Volunteers, Richmond Light
Infantry Blues, Travellers Protective
Association.
On Third street-Stuart Horse Guards,
Battery A tHowItzers), First Battalion
Artillery, First Battalion colored infan-
try.
On Fourth street-Colonel Cody's Wild
West.
On Fifth street-Mayor, city officers,
Aldermen and CounciImen, and Rich
mond Fire Department.
And will sll be in position ready to
move at $50 o'clock. The right OF The
procession will move from First street at
10 o'clock. and will be successively Joined
by the detachments from each street as
the left Of that preceding passes them.
The procession will move along Broad
TO Twelfth, down Twelfth to Governor,
to Main, to Fifth, to Franklin, to Han
cock and into the Exposition grounds.
Each organization will preserve an in
teryal OF forty yards from that preceding
II; will keep we'll closed, and command.
ers will be careful TO alternate their band
music with that OF other commands, so
as not to disturb the cadence step.
At the city limits the Fire Department
will be dismissed.
On entering the Exposition grounds
mountel bodies will march TO the rear of
the main building and be dismissed.
Other commands will march so as to
halt opposite to and facing the front of
the Exposition building, and then be dis
missed. CHARLES J. ANDERSON,
Chief Marshal
OPENING EXERCISES.
After the parade is dismissed the formal
opening ceremonies will take place ac-
cording TO the following programme
PRAYER by Rev. DR.. Hoge music by
Cappa's New York band, aud addresses
by Governor Lee, Mayor Ellyson, ana
President Ashton Stsrke. A: the con-
clusion Of these exercises, which will be
about 10 O'clock, the Exposition will be
declared open
THE WILD WEST SHOW.
Colonel Cody's famous Wild West
show will give their first performance
this afternoon and the second to night.
They will give two daily thereafter as
long as they remain, which will depend
upon the patronage they receive. Yes. |
ierday they held grand rehearsal In the !
area within the race-track. The per.
formance consists Of exhibitions OF rid |
ing, such as is done on the plains and by
the Indians, including an attack By In
dlans on wagon train and on
THE DEADwoOD COACH
In this the original Deadwood coach
will be used. 1t is a regular rattle-trap
of vehicle In appearance, but Colonel
Cody says he would not take S25. 900 for
1t. While in England, he said that on
the occasion OF the Queens jubilee four
Kings and the Prince OF Wales rode in
1t, and IS they alIghted they remarked,
"You never had four kings before"
Cody replied, "Oh, yes. have often had
four fings, but never before had the roy.
al joker among them"
Major John NJ. Burke. the general
OF the Wild West, entertained !
the representatives of the press band. |
somely yesterday, giving them regular
camp dinner. II was delightfully."- cooked, |
and very much enjoyed. He gave very
account of bis experience 10 !
England, and said that tie expenses con- |
nected with the present camp were
81 900 day. This show will be one of /
the most attractive features Of the entire
Exposition.
LATEST ORDERS FROM PRESIDENT
sTARKE.
Yesterday President Starke issued the
following orders TO life members, press
men, and Others holding passes, and
% owners of vehicles:
PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
VIRGINIA EXPOSITION.
Life members will have a separate gate
through which TO enter and il will be
by sign.
They will be admitted through this
gate upon presentation of their life mem
oership certificates, or a photograph pass
which they can get on application TO the
Director-General. Their wives and chill
iren, as contemplated under their mem
oership privileges, will be admitted either
IN a photograph pass or a certificate
which the life member can issue. For
he protection Of the Society the photo
.raph is the readiest means of identitica-
ion as it Is absolutely essential that the
yate-keeper should know that the holders
II these entrance privileges are the real
,ersons, and therefore may in some cases
demand identification.
The crowded conditions Of the grounds
enders it both dangerous and inconven- !