The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-29

A Rr0hU uoal Oh WOrk mas Doen Q0n0
and great deal yet remains to be DONE
Everything now is fast assuming shape
and all the details will be speedily ar
ranged. The magnitude of the pageant,
which ought to be great epoch in the
history of the Magic City, and the
amount of good to be derived from it,
will depend altogether upon the public
spirit and liberality that the business
men OF the citv show in responding to
the solicitations of the finance commit
tee.
Hon. M. G. Thomas. the chairman,
and his able 3rps of assistants are
working hard to raise the requisite
amount to place the success Of this
movement beyond the shadow of
doubt, and IL their overtures are met
with literally this great birthday fes-
tival will unquestionably be the biggest
fete ever held in Virginia. The mill
tary committee have accomplished their
part Of the work with rapidity and skill.
having arranged for magnificent sham
battle and competitive drill, besides
the very prominent part the soldiery
will take In the parade.
The Roanoke Light Infantry, which
organization is now in fine trim, will be
in the procession. followed by the ca
diets from Blacksburg, the Virginia Mil
itary Institute and the Hagerstown COM
pany. Besides those companies the
Second Virginia Regiment, one of the
finest in the State, will be in encamp-
ment here for week and will be in the
parade. The Volunteers of Lynchburg
and Danvillo and the First Virginia
Regiment will also be on hand The
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cured the best possible rates on the Nor
folk and Western and other roads which
will give low rates to all organized bod
les attending the celebration. Excur-
sions will be run on all the roads to
Roanoke Tor the accommodation of Wis.
itors.
The committee of reception, under
the leadership of Hon. VIM. G.. Evans.
have made all the necessary arrange.
ments for the proper reception OF all
invited guests and organizations The
committee on music have accomplished
great deal and have labored hard to
make this popular feature of the cele-
bration complete success.
There will BIO present some of the
best bands in the State, among them tho
famous Stonewall Band of Staunton and
the Soldiers Homo Band of Norfolk.
Besides this, the great concert which
will be given at night in the Sam Jones
tabernacle will offer as one of it's at
fractions vocal music by choir of $50
trained voices under the skillful direc-
torship of Prof. p. G. Leary, will be al
attraction in Itself to warrant large
mum Der of visitors to cone to Roanoke.
This will be one of the most interesting
musical fetes ever given in Virginia.
The committee on accommodations,
of which James A. Mcconnell is chair
man, has been quite successful in its
efforts to secure ample sleeping room
for the thousands of visitors who will
come to see for themselves the wonder,
full things Roanoke has accomplished
in the last ten years and the still more
wonderful things she proposes to do in
the next decade. Provision will be
made at the various hotels and restau-
rants for meals for the accom- modation
Of the public.
The advertising committee, Ed.
Stone, chairman, has thoroughly dis
cussed the situation and is ready to
widely advertise the celebration which
will be done just as soon as the details
are sufficiently arranged to allow pro.
gramme to be prepared. Capt. II. Kyd
Douglass, Of Maryland, will be one of
several distinguished citizens of the
country who will address the people.
An address will also DO made by citi-
zen of this city who will yet be selected.
Inc committee on amusements has as
yet arranged no details. but has been in
correspondence with dealers in fire.
works, with several baseball clubs, nd
stands ready to complete its programme
as soon as it learns what it can expect
from the finance committee.
The sixteen different committees on
parade have all been holding meetings
and, without exception, have made
splendid progress in arranging 10 have
their different departments we'll repre-
sented in the parade, which will be
without doubt the greatest pageant
ever seen in this section of the State.
The committee of the Norfolk and
western offices, under the CHARM anship
OF Col. f. HuRer. has perfected arrange
ments to have all the employees in the
Offices in the procession. The railroad
company will give general holiday on
the 18th, so that all the men in the gen.
eral offices may enjoy and participate in
the celebration.
chairmen of the various sub committees
met in conference at the rooms of the
Commercial Association last night, with
the chairman, JAS. s. Simmons, in the
chair. The finance committee reported
thatit had secured something over 81, 900
in subscriptions, from the citizens of
the city. Geo. w. Ramsey reported
that the Norfolk e Western would give a
rate of one cent mile to the troops and
bands coming to the celebration.
He did not think the railroad could
make an actual cash subscription, but If
approached properly might give con-
siderable amount in transportation,
which would otherwise have 70 be paid
in cash by the committee.
Prof. p. Q. Leary reported the pro-