Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-23
FROM COLE NIRGINNY."
Gov. O'FerrnII and Party In
x,,Ie-Fourth Regiment Par"oe'
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Nashville American. lo'hj
vireinia's distinguished Governor was
honored in many ways yesterday.
Tirst nv Vireinias SWEETEST military Or
e,onization the Fourth Regiment; secohu'
Nv banquet at the West-Slde DilNiIie
Ciuh nv the Centennial Company anu
th,ra nv a reception at night in the sea
hoord Airline ca. with small attentions
eandwiched between these events.
serving as an escort to the GoVe'hoi
Yesterday morning, the Fourth Reslmeh'
90 virginia nut up one of the finest pa
,ades ever seen in Nashville. IheIe IRE
heen parades where the cos Greater
more dazzling and the numbers ssa,irnent
~, No narade of the Fourth Kesllisi.'
,,eeterdav though small. was inc ~,
test that has yet tralicd us way
the city TO the Gentleman. 49,, an the
THE regiment came IN toNn - tbo
,,eshviila and Chattanooga rodd from - ~
ancomnment within the NehtI ~,
Grounds. and. forming iirst Az ,no v,nere
Stetion. marched TO the Duncan. 49,
co,,eynor O'Ferrall and his stan are s.op
80 1sbere the commissioned officers met
NJ Governor and escorted MN 70 M
front Of the hotel where he mouiHIt - .
bandsome steed and, with Adlutah,- cerioc
- Anderson riding beside MN, uca"~
~ nrocession. which took up the Inc VI
,norch and went out 10 Spruce street 90 90
tben 10 Broad. and out Broad 10 ~, e.c,ra
tennial grounds. Inc maIcn hoat hut
10 because of the excessive hea. En-
,yynatever the necessity that niaoe ne
etan slog. IL detracted nothing from s ~.
,soyement but rather added to the uis
nifed appearance of the troops. Inc poy .
wore fatigue coats oil Dlue, w enIendidiy-
Sruled body of men. and their INT &c T.,
cearance created comment Of an Unusually
favorable character.
AT THE CENTENNIAL.
At the entrance to the Centennial e,e
regiment was met by GORDON oi noade a
Iii guards. and from that point inaae a a
taur of the grounds, with the resirien NJ
hand playing lively airs and the na ana
some drum major. IN rtd coat INV a,,oI,,-
hraid executing most marVeiiV,us revta
,,nns ~ gold-tipped baton. Ihe rVu.e
49,, the entrance was past the huui'o
rir,o around the Parthcnon, ahu va.
The Commerce building. returning VIZ t, ne,
par,henon. and thence around the s,li i',
- and Forestry building, down 10 Iupi,
toll avenue. anu o"' w ''N
NJ sront Of the Commerce building Gov
ernor O'Ferrall and his stan drew tn Si
horses In line and reVieMeu u, M mo
II was a very pretty sight al 'ha' '''o
ment t,,orso II fair
,v sizzled on the helmets ana caps OF inc
men. and glittered IKE nasncS lfeim a
srrnaee on the swords OF the omcers'
ca.eral members OF the regiment sue,
cnmbed 10 the heat. and were carried 10
heaaouarters In the Emergency Hospitai
ambulance. - .s,o sav WAS a
Upon the programme OF me cay was 81 q
,'at,,re 10 Governor OFerrall at the West,
siae Driving Club. which was scheduled
10 too come on directly following the parade e,,
and 4 wss held az sd tnas sou was able to
renyesent the Virginia troops. The men
ana ofi,cers were In such wilted condi.
tan from the torrid temperature tnat
further exertion, after reaching the camp.