Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-24
SEE THE PRESIDENT.
COMMITTEE TO INVITE MIR. MhiN-
LEY WILL LEAVE TODAY.
ASSURANCES THAT HE WILL ACCEPT.
Interest Being Manifested I'm the
Launching I'm Richmond and Else
Grand Pageant.

Tho committees from the City Council
and the various business organizations
appointed to invite President Mckinley
TO the launching of the torpedo-boat Shu-
brick. will leave for Washington to-day
at noon, and on Wednesday the hand
somely- engrossed invitation will be for
mally delivered to the Chief Magistrate.
The delegation will travel in a special car
rendered them by Major L. T. ID. Myers
and will be met in Washington by Sena
tor Martin, Congressman Lamb, and
Judge Edmund Waddill
Assurances were received by the Civic
Carnival Committee that Mr. Mckinley
would come to Richmond. A prominent
gentlemen from this city, who is on IN
innate relations with Secretary of the
Navy Long. WAS in Washington Satur-
day. and the Secretary told him that the
President had made his plans 10 cone,
and only awaited an invitation.
Acting on this information, the Trans
pOriation Committee Of the carnival on
Yesterday arranged with the Pullman
Palace Car Company for special private
car for the Presidents use. The car will
be IN It1UlUtSS lUt i44o A+NNfANAiNs ~ -
Tuesday morning at the Baltimore and
Potomac depot. A special train of Pull
man coaches will make up the presi-
dental train, and the Cabinet members
Will occupy these.
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED.
There is great interest being manifest
ed I'm the carnival and launching. and
reports from all over the State show that
large crowds will attend. DR.. J. I. Shu-
brick and his daughter, Miss Carrie, who
will christen the boat, Will come from
North Carolina with a party Of thirty
five. and VIII be at the jefferson as the
guests of the w. X. Trigg Company.
The railroads centering here and those
with connections have all arranged for
one fare for the round trip, with cou
pom attached that admits TO the tourna-
ment, the ball, and the races.
Each OF these events Will be worth the
trip to Richmond aside from the colos-
sal carnival parade and the. launching
Of the "Shubrick."
The city will be decorated profusely.
Not only the business houses, but the
private residence all over will give some
evidence Of the manner in which the ciu-
zens look upon the present era OF Rich
mond's commercial progress. some OF
the decorations will be most unique.
The parade will show 10 the visitors
what Richmond already has. and series
OF floats VIII represent its rapid progress
during the past three decades. In refer
ence TO the parade Chairman Hawkins
has issued an address setting forth the
magnifcenoe OF the display TO be given,
and urging those who contemplate having
floats in the parade to communicate win
him at once at No 1907 east Cary street
THE RESERVES COMING.
Mr. Hawking on yesterday received a
letter from Commander Harry l.. Can
non. of the First Battalion, Virginia
Naval Reserves. stating that his COM
mand will be here on the Siren. The
men-seventy strong-will parade as In
fantry. They will dress ship and fire a
salute as the Shubrick takes the water.
A movement is on foot to have the line
Of march changed so that the parade may
pass I'm front of the grandstand on DOCK
street. where the President Will reVie" il.
Additions TO the list already announced
as taking part in the parade are as lol-
lows: Richmond Coffee and Spice-Milis
H. w. Rountree Trunk and Bag Com
pany. Richmond Broom Works, II. Metz
ger & Son. Larus * Brother, j. Buch-
anan. II. II. Finke. Cameron * Cameron,
William Reinheimer. Richmond Biscuit
Company. Julius Sycle son, Tragic
Medicine Company. J. 5. Moore d sons,
Binswanger q Co.
The citizens of Richmond are taking
Great deal OF interest in the launching
All day Sunday the people wended theli
wav 10 Dock street. and the crowd at ~
time during the day was less than 1000
II grew to its greatest PROPORTIONS about
4 o'clock. when there were many thousand
assembled about the ship-yards.