Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-04
THELAMBS' WELCOME
CONFEDERATE AND UNION vETE-
RAMS TO RECEIVE THEM.
1 HEARTY RECEPTION ARRANGED.
Imposing Parade, and Address of
Welcome by Mayor TnyIor-visitors
Visit BattIe-FieIds TO-Morrow.

The reception to be accorded the Lambs
Club, OF Philadelphia, when they arrive
here to-day may not be ali the visitors
expect but It Will assured,y be as cordial
as the Confederate veterans of Lee and
Pickett camps and the Union veterans of
Phil. Kearny and Edgar Allan posts can
make II.
The committees from these organiza-
lions held their final meeting last night
and arranged all the details. Everything
indicates that the visitors will be re-
ceiyed and entertained in the finest style.
A FINE PARADE.
The veterans will meet at their respec-
tive halls this afternoon, in uniform, and
march to the City Hall by 4 o'clock.
The column will then be formed and will
march TO the Chesapeake and Ohio station
in order TO meet the Lambs train when
1t comes In at o'clock. The order in
which the column will be follows:
Detachment of police; Drum Corps OF
the First Virginia Regiment; Companies
ID, Il, and G., of the First Regiment, Cap
tain Crawford In command; Richmond
Howitzers, Captain Williams; veterans OF
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, COM
mander j. T.. Laughton, Jr., in command
veterans of Phil. Kearny Post, Grand
Army Of the Republic, Commander Magic
in command; veterans or Pickett camp
Confederate Veterans, under Commander
Maury; r.. e. Lee Camp Sons of Veterans,
under Commander Walden, and General
Edgar Allan Post, Sons of Veterans. Col
onel Charles T. Loehr, Of Pickett Camp
Confederate Veterans, will be chief mar
shall Of the parade
ADDRESS BY MAYOR TAYLOR.
The visitors will be escorted to the CITY
Hall where Mayor Taylor Will deliver an
address of welcome. 10 which PresldehI
Jere Fluck. of the Lambs club, VIII re-
spond. Everybody will march to MUIR
phv's after the formalties Of welcoming
the club are over. A number or adles
will come from Philadelphia with the
visitors, and these will be met at the
depot by the following ladies, represent
ing their husbands or fathers OF the Nete-
rams organizations: Mrs. ID. Smith heu-
ford. Miss Ellen Vanhorne, Mrs. T.. L.
Chestley, Mrs. l.. Il. Lynch, MIS-. w. H.
Russell, Mrs. Chalkley, Miss Alice Loehr'
Mrs, NJ. Northen, Miss Mamie LeahE
and Miss Margaret Leahy. The ladies
will be driven from the station to Muir
phys.
The visitors and their hosts have been
asked 10 attend service at the Second
Baptist church tonight and 1t Is eX-
pected that many of them Will do So
The pastor, Rev. w. r. l.. Smith, VIII de-
liver a special sermon.
WILL KEEP OPEN HOUSE.
The halls of all the organizations OF
veterans will be kept open Monday, ana
at each bountiful refreshments Will be
served. During the day many oil the
visitors will be taken to the Seven Pines
battlefield and TO other points of interest
while a portion of them will visit the
scenes Of some of the many battles around
Petersburg.
The visitors will leave for Cincinnati
Monday night to attend the national en-
campment of the Grand Army OF the Ke-
public. The veterans of Richmond are
determined that everything shall be done
TO make their brief stay in this city as
pleasant as It can be made.