The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-20
A GLORIOUS CELEBRATION.
OBSERVANCE or GENERAL Lee
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

military Of ,he CitJ r~r"de-sa'"'e ''''"
-, The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Srowd'" -
r,,huSsstic People General An"e''""
presented with sword.
vh.r the glorious orb Of day rose from
10 horizon Yesterday, il was destined D.
fore !, rolled down its track to witness "
.oene that filed with pleasure all hi'H-
,nond residents and Virginians with love
and yeuera,ion for Robert Edward Lee
The day was the natal anniversary OF
Ice and the heartiaess ana enthusiasm
,- -, forcibly to mind the grand scene
:. NJ 9oih. when the whole scuthlanG
v, out 10 DO honor 70 their entertain.
Yestereay people lined the streets as 'nes
did an that GAY, the windows aud loiche9
900 nlll. and men, women. ana chiiu',h |
NJ sSere ready 10 do honor 90 him VINO
,senty.fVe wears ago under the shaVes ~
Anponatt0x made surrender tna' has
alone made him famous. All classes were
represented. and many a heslt sNv,iN"
with enthusiasm as line alter line OF imam
go nassed and saiuted the monument.
IL was "A glorious day. grand Gay, ana
,hronghout there WAS that uniNef Sal acuon
and enthusiasm that tells better than WORDS
or books that. though AppomaiioN closed
the curtain on the fray, there H. sun even !"
the children Of Richmond that love .ior Les
thai will ever bo pleasure 70 men VINO i"'-
The weather could not have been more
aa,i,h,hil although the rain OF saturday
made The ground unc0miOrtabiy wet nnn
In some places impeded progress ana lV 100
hold. nj the monument were SOFT anu siVi"-
iog bu,. with these exceptions, the ga!
was perfect. The shining sun ieht Vi.'-
Iancv 10 the flash Of sabres ana 'ne pOinlS
Of muskets, aud when the forces VET
drawn ND west Of the mohuihen'
.ha. ,rescpfod "A picture that made
every KicbmOmdcr proud OF his mlil-
tary. Looking at the day from announcer
standpoint, 10 was "a htting ovation 10 the
celebration in the future Of Lees birthday
and as the years roll on the l9lh Of January
will ever be a day on which The whole SOuln
will rise and pay homage 10 their glorious
leader, Robert Edward Lee.
The Parade.
II WAS about O'Clock when the different
military organizations left their respective
armoriea 10 repair 10 the rendt zyous on
Rroad between sixth and Ninth streets,
from where the parade was 10 start. Ire
orders were changed 10 some extent, mas
much as the fine weather permitted 10 lay
aside the heavy winter uniform. The first
Regimen, appeared m the neat. gray UNI
form, and made "A crediiabie appearance as
IN their numbers. more Than one-hai a
the enrolled men turning out. The parade
was opened by squad OF mounted ponce.
General Charles j. Anderson. commander
of the First Brigade, was chief marshal.
and his staff officers acted as AIDS. IheN
All were mounted, and 80 were Colonel
Jones, Of the First Regiment, and his stan.
The regiment mad the right OF line. ana was
headed by the Roeimental Band. The
10. f0ff IA lrim
not being on hand at the time The process
sion started, they had TO bring up the rear
az the volunteers. The second position
WAS held by the Richmond Light In
fantrv Blues. Captain Sol. Cutcbins COM
manding. That organization had forty
eight men present. out Of slXty-iOur, besides
their band The Hanover Troop, Chester
field Troop and the STUART Horse Guards rep
resented the First Cavalry Regiment oil me
STATE. They were followed by The howlt.
zers' who made a very good showing. lhe}
had their four guns out and also four
cannons. The boys made a splendid ap'
pearabce. aud deserve credit for the iarg.
number which they turned out
PROCESSION LINE.
The PROCESSION started down Broad stree
about l:3OP. NJ. o, the time set for The moYin,
OF the column. The marching oil the fcHl
ment was ragged at first. However lhcI
ing continued. The mud iy condition oi th
streets seemed to worry some Of the bole
and the alignments were occasionally az
turbed on that account
The military marched down broau u
Nintcenth street, then wheeled into ihe Tar
ter, and from there into Main Up man
street they marched as far as Fi:th stree
and through the latter 10 Fran lin. Az tn
corner of Fifth and franklin Lee Camp WA
drawn up in line. with several hundfe'
veterans. They fell into line as soon as tA'
Volunteers had passed by, and were ioJ
lowed by the Sons of Veterans, who ha'
turned out in full force.
All along the line large numbers of spec
tators lined the sidewalks, and 1t was din
cult In many places b keep the road clea
for the military. At the crossing OF Harrison
and Franklin streets an obstacle aWaitt'
the soldier boys in the shape Of laig
ditch The members OF the regiment seeme'
puzzled. as they marched up IN c0mpan.
front with The mud pool before them, ant
they were greatly relieved when the com
mand, Fright forward, fours right wa
given. relieving them of the necessity %
marching through II.
CAPTAIN Cutchins. when noticing ih
change Of front. asked Lieutenant lieinrlc'
for an explanation. When informed ina
the mud was in the way Of the regiment, b'
remarked that the Blues could not be Us
turbed by such a little thing. over M
Blues wen m sixteen file front, throu-l
the mud, with proper alignments, as II the.
were march, ~ on the floor Of their afmofS
The Blues upheld their old reputation al
TO good marching. which brought them suci
an immense applause while marching II
the Centennial procession at New 4 ork wv
years ago.
AT THE MONUMENT.
When the Lee monument was reached th
military passed it on the len at Ca J.
arms The infantry went into the iiah
north Of the monument and was GraWn vi
in battalion front with The ], glment ON IN
right, while the cavalry and artillery to"'
nosition in southwestern direction
There was considerable delay. how
ever, and good deal of marchlni
back and forth in the sticky clay before ih
line was formed. After some man9uNtrinl
the column managed to get IN line, ana.
Colopel Jones gave the command. "Baitul
ion, fire by dlCs." For several minutes }
sounded as if lot OF firecrackers had herl
act of. This part OF the ceremonies Dem,
completed, the regiment and the bluSs J..
turned 10 the monument, where the hesl
mental aud the Blues bands entcriaine,
the immense crowd alternately with well
executed music.
The cavalry then made charge ON IN
artillery and offered very exciting specta
Gle. and the programme at the monumen
was brought TO a close by the firing Of a ma
tionai salute by the llOwiizers. 1t was az
ter 5 O'Clock when the column heade'
homeward. The line of march from IN
monument was 20 L0mbardy' through ih
latter 10 Grac down Grace to First
through First to Broad. down Broad to Sew
entb. Al Seventh and Broad the First Reg
iment drew up in line at Present arms
and saluted the rest Of the procession "a
they passed by. la front of the Regimeuta
Armory the blues returned the c0mplimrn
ment, aud soon after all met Ia the iars
hall OF the Armory.
Governor Mckinney and Mayor El,ySn ,l
were standing on the porch OF Mrs. X. W
Povers's residence, on west Grace street
during the parade AID reviewed the troops
THE DAYS INCIDENTS
Many Little sights Picked up worthy
Mention.