The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-12
ASHbRLDGE AND
PARTY ARRIVE
Party Of Distinguished PhiIadeIphians
Reach This City, But
Leave To-Day.

Mayor Samuel H Ashbridse, of Phlia-
delphia, and the select Council Committee
on Soldiers Monument, are in HicAmOnQ
they reached the city over the chesapeake
and Ohio railroad from Basic City last
night, in a special Pullman, the loianthe
Some Of the gentlemen went TO the jefferson
Hotel, and others spent the night in the
n vate car at the Seventeenth Street
Deoot.
The party came to Richmond on trip
| of recreation. The Council Committee was
appointed to visit the Philadelphia Asso-
clation's plot at Antetam, upon which
monument TO the soldiers of the Civil war
IS being erected, to consider the advisa-
bility Of accepting the plot on behalf OF
the city of Philadelphia, and after going
over the srclnd thoroughly, the committee
decided to take the plot and care for 1t
for the future.
Besides the mayor of Philadelphia, who
IS a guest Of the Council Committee, there
are IN the party Mr.. Abraham l.. English,
director of public safety for the city, and
the following councinen: Meesrs. s. b.
Gipin. chairman: Henry Clay. josiah
Linton, John II. Woodhead, Franklin NJ
Harrie, Jacob ]. Seeds. Thos. Wiithank,
Samuel 7, Towns Chas. Hall. Joseph L.
Miles. Wilson Up2erman. Mr. Hall is the
serseant-at-arnas of the council.
The distinguished visitors were met at
he depot b.. Mr.. Joseph 3. Welsh. Cap
tain ". w. Woody Captain Redwood Of
The Pastnfica Department, and Captain
John a Curtis
Mayor Ashbridse and Messrs. a. L. Eng
ish James l.. Miles. ]. ]. Seeds and c. 3.
Hall went to the Jefferson The Others
slept IN The special car.
The visitors will be driven about the
city and vicinity at 10 O'clock this morning,
starting from the jefferson, ard at $40
o.cic"k this afternoon the party will go
n Old Point. whe"e they will remain until
ro-T11o-rcw afternoon when they will return
10 Richmond and proceed 20 Phiaielch5a
wsr the r. F. and P. and the Pennsyl-
vafe:a reaching that city on Sunday morn
I'VE came on y business trln as far as
tntietam-' said Mayor Aehbriace, as he
elighted from the train last night I'VE
tsd Pleasant trip AL through. and are
y,aw simply taking little recreation before
returning home. The committee VIII
recommend that the city take the old
r2lsiiegs plot at Antetam and care for
II,
Chairman Gilpin said chat the COMMITTEES
fell that rs the Old soldiers were thinning
nut he i!lereh: The Council wonlf not
hesitate 10 take the monument and plot
eff: their hands,
This has been solely a business trim.
asia Cc:.ncilman Henry Clay There is
NC pnlttiosi i=;noven1e~t IN he mater pnt
lies n FltlaGeInhia and iosnasvi,,a9is aro5
N a nor;n4' stFta, The leeGl Senatorial.
differences will have no effect in e,la
rational election. The c:,as- a.ll anti-oeqv
recple areall tosetfa. in the genera. fisl,t.
PENNSYLVANIA will give Sso,o50 majority fo.
Mckinley.
The party left Philadelphia on Tuesaay
morning. and asare scheduled TO return Sun
dav morning.
The visitors We're shown The sights las.
night by Messrs. Welsh. Redwood. Woody
and Capt. Curtis. and Mayor Ashbridge
and several members Of the Council visited
ts,s> zBitou.