Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-31
VIEW THE COMING TROOPS.
People Crowd About the Park TO See the
Procession Enter.

People Crowd About the Park TO See the
Procession Enter.
Although the lowering clouds. which
were growing more omlnous every mo.
mcnt, caused many persons, thousands,
perhaps, 70 return to their homes after
viewing the parade on either Broad or
Main street. there was no lack OF peo.
on Libby Hill when the head OF the pro-
cesston reached that beautiful spot.
There were not many people on tho
grand stand, a majority Of The ticket,
for which were held by those in tbo
procession, but the streets. the park
walkways the porches, windows. and
yards or the residence fronting on tho
park were crowded Tho decorations iu
the neshborhood wer" quite elaborate
and the community was u ful sympa.hy
with the spirit OF the occasion. Every
body was light.helrtcJ, buyyant, and en-
thuslastic.
Refreshments were being served at the
old Darlington House and on several og
the street corners near by, thourhtf,I
citizens had placed barrels OF lce-wat.r r
on the pavement with plenty OK dlpy.Ts
and cups from which to drink and tho
doors Of most OF those li PA. an the
streets bordering the park v'se THROWN
open to their friends. See -. ..
Richardson, W. r. llaProc6, aai O hers
literally kept open-hou7c. sai their
hospItablo homes were continually
througCd.
DETAILS WELL ARRANGED.
Richmond never had bs celebration
for which the preparations were more
complete Every detait seemed To have
been carefully arranged.
The plan upon which the Grand stand
was constructed was AS near perfect as
possible. There was u special section In
front for the exclusive us. OF representa-
lives OF the press. Next 10 this was tho
speakers stand. decorated and covered
with bunting, flags, shields and other
Confederate emblcms, and back Of this
was the largo space for special guests.
There were several broad entrances "a
this and each was Guarjed by police aEi
members 0f the committee to See that
there was no r,.sh aal that only those
who held tiCh-,s we're admitted.
The stand did not MI up rapidly Peo'
pie were ANXIOUS 90 get on there az nr5t,.
but when rain begun t. fail rather
steadily the press for admittalce ceased.
General Lee and stafR, Governor O'Ferrali
and staff, the officers OK the Monument
Association, and others connected win
the unveiling occupied seats In AMI near
the speakers division of the Platform.
The other front roWS OF seats were SET
apart for the ladies' OF the memorial ba-
zaar and the memorial associations. Du1
when their carriages arrived there was
such steady downpour that most OK
them remained IN tho vehicles IL was
well that they did. as very few pefsouS
back Of those who participated IN ths
exercises could hear anything that "ls
said.
Among those on the stand were Gene-
raj Eitz lee. General william II. Payne,
General Thomas l.. Rosser, General Nc
Comb General j.. l.. Lane. General
George Ii. Stcuart, General james IL.
walker, Governor Charles II. OfeTrah
and staff, ColOnels CowardlH, Boykll'
Pleasants, WingO, Harwood, Colonel j.
X. Edwards, Of Lexington, who COM
manded the old Twenty-8cyenth Infantry
In the Stonewall Brigade; Captain John
Cussons, who was one or "3lar5 BoDs
most valued scouts; Judge George j.
Christian; Professor Edmund Harrison.
OF Richmond College; Rev. c. I. Gray,
OF Blacksburg, chaplain OF the cadeg
corps OF that place; Major ]. W. stan, ot
Blacksburg; Lieutenant J. Il. George, oe
the Fourth Virginia Cavalry; Captain
John II. Parker, who was In command
OF the nayy-yard az Richmond during the
war; Colonel l.. -. Starke, who CONF
manded at one time the Third North Caro-
lima Infantry: Captain A. h. Bagby.
OF King and Queen, VINO had charge OF
a battery at the battle OK the Crater;
Colonel Dudley Evaas, who COMMANDED
the Twentieth Virginia Cavalry, and his
wife; william Taylor, Esq, one OK Rich
rnond's Oldest citizens. who has passed
four score and four; Colonel B. Holt %
Sussex. who entered the war as captain
OF the Memphis Southern Guards: Rev.
.Tabez Hall, pastor OF the Seventh-Strect
Christian church; Rev. ). G. Hiden. pas
tor OF Groye-Ayenue Baptist church; COl-
onel John B. Cary, Hon. ]. Taylor Elly-
son. DIR. William II. Shields. OF VII
liansburg, and others. Among the ladies'
we're Mrs. Charles T. O'Ferrall. Mrs.
charles Il. Wingo. Mrs. II. u. Boykiu.
NIss Nellie Parker, Mrs. G. OBJ. Cowar-
din. Mrs. Z. w. Burton. Miss Hancock;
Mrs. A. +. Bagby, OF King and queen;
Mas Lizzie Jones, Miss Bette Broaddus.
Mrs. Vaughan Webster. Miss Mary Ellett.
Mrs. O. Percy Hawes. Mrs. John D klieu'
MIss Lee Robinson, Mrs. II. X. koDlh-
son. Mrs. David A. Brown, MISS Wits
Thomas. Miss May Williams Mira WIZ
liam II. williams. Mrs. David a. BEo"a.
and others. ,,.-,..,s,.
THE following members OF ths Monumsns
Association had charge OF the stano' y"
II westwood, T. Wiley Davis. fhemas
O'Neil, u. f. Cook. r. ID. Elliott. ~ ~
Saunders, A. ]. Vaughan. r. I. Peinpei.
tom. payid Wilson. Il. Il. Roberts. Jaines
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