The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-11-30
TO HONOR THE CHIEF.
There Will be Grand Parade of Military
and Civic Societies Many Visiting


and Civic societies-M Many Visiting
Commands Expected.
A number of Colonel Charles 7. OFFER
rails friends and supporters met at the
Regimental Armory for the purpose OF
discussing in an informal way the plans
for his Inauguration. Those present
were Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, General
Charles J. Anderson, Colonel q. Percy
Halves, Colonel Fl. G. Jones, Mayor h.
NJ. Boykin, Major w. E. Simons, Captain
George Wayne Anderson, Messrs. Charles
E. Wingo, Cunningham Hall, Jones s..
Harwood, Evan Snead, and three rep
resentatives eff the Cleveland Scouts.
Colonel Jones called the meeting to
order and Mayor, Ellyson was elected
chairman of the body. Mr.. Cunning
ham Hall was selected to perform the
duties of secretary.
The Chair stated the object of the
gathering, and expressed the wish that
the demonstration might be a fine one
and consistent with the dignity OF the
occasion.
MILITARY AND CIVIL PARADE.
Those present freely exchanged their
views and suggestions. 1t was practi-
cally agreeded, without any official ac-
ton, that the feature of the lnaugura>
ton should be a parade in which both
military and civic organizations should
take part.
General Anderson. Colonel Jones, and
mittee to appear before the Passenger
Agents Association, which meets next
Thusrday, and ask special rates for
visiting organizations.
| Upon motion of Captain Anderson a
committee was appointed to secure
special rates with the caterers here for
the purpose of furnishing the visiting
military with meals.
The Chair appointed Colonel Halves
and Captain Anderson as the commit
! tee.
The secretary was instructed to COM
municate with the Presidents of the
various political organizations with the
request that they send three repre-
sentatives to the next meeting of Colonel
O'Ferralls friends, in order to determine
what part the Clubs will take in the in
au guration. A similar communication
will be sent to the captain of the Rich>
mond Light Infantry Blues.
The Chair was also authorized to in
vite such persons as appear to be inter
ested in the scheme, while the other
members of the committee were instruct
ed to do likewise.
Mr.. Snead, president of the Clay Ward
Actives, stated that the political Clubs,
as far as he knew, were exceedingly
anxious to honor the Governor-elect.
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show their feelings toward the incoming
executive, and suggested that the Clubs
| be given as much time as possible to pre-
| pare for the occasion.
AROUSE THE PUBLIC.
The Chair stated that the public en-
thusiasm should be thoroughly stirred
up on the subject of the demonstration,
and he expressed it as his opinion that
another meeting should be held next
Saturday nigh. He was aware that it
would take some time for the clubs to
make their arrangements, but still moth
ing would be lost by having another
meeting shortly.
Captain Anderson embodied Mr.. Ely
sons suggestions III a resolution that
there should be another session of the
committee next Saturday night, and
that the subcommittee be requested to
report on that occasion if possible.
The committee in charge of transpor-
tation were requested to write to the
military throughout the State and to
invite them to attend the Inauguration.
They were also asked to find how many
members of the commands would come
here.
HAVE A FINE TURNOUT.
Major Simons is confident that he can
parade three batteries of artillery in the
procession, as the commands of Ports
mouth and Lynchburg have both ex-
pressed desire to come here.
The Lynchburg troop of cavalry are
also anxious to do honor to the in
coming Governor, and the Harrisonburg
company will escort him to this city.
Colonel Jones is of the opinion that
most, if not all, of the visiting military
unless they number over Thousand.
could be fed at the Regimental Armory
by the commissary department. The
cooking utensils, ETC.. are all in the
building, and the men could be supplied
with fQ0d at very little expense.
"Uncle Billy" Cullingworth's Scouts
will turn out nearly seventy men in the
procession, and some of the other politi-
cal organizations will make equally as
good a showing Richmond Dispatch.
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