Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-04-10

,itizen. to whom it is but pleasure to
serve his fatherland, there is likely
TO be much thought and emotion OF
the ante-bellum days stirred up when
the First Battalion Band plays this
piece of music ae they march in to the
city of New York, Monday morning,
2eth inst. Just about the break OF day,
1t was presented to themby Mr.. Chiles
for this occasion.
Bring the good cid bugle boys
Wen sing another song,
Sing with q spirit that will
Start the world along,
Sing As we used TO sing it
Fifty thousand strong,
While we were marching through
Georgia.
Chorus
Hurrah hurrah we bring the ju-
bilee,
HurrahI / hurrahl the flag that
makes you free;
So we sang the chorus from Allan
ta, to the sea,
While we were marching through
Georgia.
For sometime the men of the various
companies of the Battalion have been
hard at work soliciting funds to aid
the companies in this cause.
Another great help to the soldiers,
was 3 bazaar which ran ten successful
nights under the management of the
ladies. While each company of the
Battalion have been issuing cards and
circulars asking for aid, there have
been many inquiries as to the inten-
tions of the State Guards, Company G.,
not knowing wether they had decided
/ to take q part in the exercises or not.
The State Guards will not only parti-
cipate in the exercises of the unveiling
of the Grant Tomb, but they are like
ly to make q more handsome showing
than any military organization from
the State of Virginia with the excep-
tion of the 4th Battalion-Blues.
During the exercises they will be at
tired in their magnificentblue fulldress
uniform and march under the COM
mand Of Captain Walter 8. Cowan.
They had intended to 60 on their mer-
lrits, but the members of the Athenian
Social Club thought it rather severe
lon the company to bear their expenses
independently, they gave aIball Thurs
IdAy and Friday night for the benefit OF
Company Co 1t was largely attended
by some Of Richmond's most beautiful
lyoung women and prominent men.
As the State Guards are very much
admired by the social circles, so there
is likely to be another event given
among the society circle for the bene-
fit OF their worthy cause.
WHAT Ii SAYS OF 1T.
Ii Hung Chapg's high commenda-
tiOn of the Grant Tomb at New York
Ibid much to bring that solemn pile Of
NOR tuary architecture to the atten.
Ition Of those accidental critics who
had not studied it before. The Chi
lnese viceroy declared it was superior
to anything of its kind in the Western
world, surL assing even the pile to the
memory of Peter, the Great, at st
Petersburg and the monument to Ger
man William.
The Grant Tomb, after many years
of delay and labor, is now complete.
The building occupies q square of
about 100 feet and is constructed of
Maine granite as near white as possi-
bic.
HORSES FOR MAJOR JoHNsoN's STAFF.
The Battalion expects to carry at
least 150 men and % pieces in the band
! A Quarter master from each Battalion
I will be sent to New York soon TO Sc
cure Ia horses for the use Of the stat
. officers of the two Battalions. Should
. they fail it is expected Of the staffs Il
carry horses with them.
I'll Major Johnson and staff of the 2nC
\ Battalion OF Petersburg. Va, arrived
, here last week with the intention O
g holding q conference with Major j. B
Johnson.