Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-25
DAY OF SIGHTSEEING.
THE VIRGINIASs TAKE ~ TIE
FEATURES OF THE EXPOSITION.


ATLANTA. GA, October 2L-tSpecial)
This was a day of sightseeing at the eX-
position grounds with Governor O'Fer-
rail- anf party. and nearly all of the
ladies and gentlemen who accompanied
his Excellency on his Atlanta trip went
out TO the park early. and spent a greater
part of the day making tours or the great
buildings and admiring the lin" displays
made In all branches OF business, art.
and science. II vas the first time that
Nirginilns. who have been shOwered
with attentions eyer since their arrival,
Monday evening. had been given a good
opportunity to see from careful and prac-
teal observation what a wonderful ex-
hibition the people of the South. led by
Atlanta. have been able to gst up.
While those who came here expected
to find a creditanle exhibition. few am
ticipated anything 80 enormous and COM
plcte as El.' been undertaken AMI accom-
plishcd.
THE ILLUMINATION.
Some few Of the Nirginians remained
out at tn grounds this evening TO 500
the grand Illumination. and thereby Wit
messed a fairylAnd scene. such as only
those who visited the Worlds FAR can
appr' ciate. The artistic arrangement OF
cOiored lights and japanese lanterns all
over the grand plaza produced an effect
that WIS dazzling in it, brlliancy.
Mrs. Tyler who j. well remembered in
Richmond as Miss Relle Webb. gave
delightful entertainment to the Cover
nOrs party tonight. The rec ption WIS
truly an OH Dominion affair. for Nir-
f.srftnfffN
and the company. was composed almost
entirely OF Nirsinians. either pa, 1r
present There Wer- also one or two box
PARTIES given Al the Grand Opera House
tonight. i'm honor of the visitors from
the Mother state. The opera presented
was "Ric@s. l4l2"
Governor . 'Ferral and party viii start
FOR h0me tomorrow night at il.lJ O'Clock
after attending another reception given In
their honor. and the Virginia Military
Institute Cadets who have won IN,
hearts OF the Atlanta people. will accom-
pany them a. far as DaHvIle
THE FOURTH REGIMENT.
Tie Fourth Regiment. Colonel G.. \
Nash left for Norfolk between \ ana .
O'Clock tonight. on their special train
over the Seaboaarl Air-Line They were.
escorted to the depot by local troops ana
We're given a hearty ovation when about
10 depart The Grimes Battery leaves
tomorrow for Portsmouth, so that by
Saturday night all those who came 10
Atlanta To attend Vugina-Day will have
returned.
Hon j. E. Booker. of the Suffolk
Herald. viii attend the meeting to-nor-
row OF the Nationa, Press Association.
of whose Executive Committee ne is a
member he is also ore ~ the Nireiuil
commissioners. The other comml ssiontrs
from the old Dominion who were here
TUESDAY were Judge y. :. Turnhuu.
judge : Brown Evans, Frank :. Dur
rect. Ph,L =. Brown. judge J. T.. Rich-
mond. ana Mr. Spencer. IF Martiusv!lls.
The condition OF General Charles J.
Anderson was greatly improved this cyr-
ming an. n VIII return with ;hr Govern
ors parry to-morroW night. That he I'D
no, meet with serious injury is almost mi-
rtcuiJus The spur on nis lett foot was
twisted ~ like a cork screw. and ~.
heel of his boot was cut of ~ II 10y an
axe
Just as The Fourth Regiment were cu-
barking on IN. train tonight an anus
ing episode was witnessed when - body
of some twenty Virginia Military InSti-
tutc cadets marched down. single lilc,
blowing q charming syin2aouy of discord
ON sluidunk horns.
PAINTED THE EXPOSITION.
Some If tho cadets painted the cxposi-
lion last night. They PAID especial at
tcntion 10 the ostrich farm. and when on
OF the boys played football with an
ostrich ma ie Of tar and feathers. "a show
man demonstrated with a stick. which
the cadet felt painfully on his head. Th-
cadets rallied 10 the All Of their com
rade IN fun force. and came very near
d,molishing the aforesaid farm. The
Snowman fed. and warrant was ~
search of him This morning. The boys
vow vengeance tonight upon the ostrich
farm i'm Cairo