The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
PARTY ! ! OF; |:
FOR LOUIS [. s
Governor Montague and Ills
Staff Escorted BY the 81
r =. I. SB Ines.
HAD A SPECIAL ) I.
TRAIN.
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Hundreds Of Friends Greet
Them. With Loud
Cheers.

Amid the wild cheering OF S vast
throng Of friends who went to the Main
Street station to sec them off, Governor
Montague and his party and staff escort
ed by tho Richmond Light Infantry
Blues, ono hundred and twenty-five
strong, left in a special train over the
Chesa peake and Ohio railroad last night
shortly after II o'clock to be present at
the St. Louis Exposition on Friday next.
which is set apart as Virginia day.
s The special is scheduled to arrive in
the Exposition city at o. clock Monday
morning, and the Virglnians will have
several days TO see the great show be-
4 fore they go on dress parade for their
State. They will return here about next
Monday. t
It was %. happy sight Witnessed as tho
party gathered at the station and were
greeted by hundreds who came to say
good-by and 10 wish them u safe and
pleasant journey 1t was with great diff
Guilty that the gatenlen could keep back
the crowd, and when the train finally
pulled out there was vociferous cheering,
+ On several other occa slons there We're
enthusiastic demonstrations. Ono was
when. His EHcellency U walked h brisNly
through tho gate to the train and then
when later on The tramp Of the happy
soldiers boys WIS heard on the street.
and when they filed down TO enter their
coaches. 4. slisE5
A Young Colonel.
4 Tho Governors secretary, % Mr., D. IA.
jRitchie. In the full5uniforms tho Blues.
4 OF which he Is an officer. was III the
party and tho Governors little son, In
tame, dressed In the fatigue uniform OF
Z his fathers aides. was tho object Of
much attention, I'll iE
Z Tho tlnin,was made up of five sleepers
and one baggage car, aud another sleeper
With the StoneWall Band of tllirty-five
morning.
& Tho rear car was occupied by Governor
Montague. AIrs Montague. Miss Gay and
the Governors two younger children,
SLntanc and little Janet With Them we're
Mr. and Mrs. FtLlrfuX Montague, Of this
city,
The next coach WAS set apart for the
staff officers and members ef their fanli-
lies, and the next for others travelling
out on t het special train. IA
Among these were MI, W.S. Copeland,
Miss Kate Copeland and Miss Nell SUIT
stnn, of Richmond, and Miss Cirlzzalle
Mullen OF Petersburg and Mr., Edward \,
Evans, division director of the Weather
Bureau here 645i
sTlle two forward cars were occupied by
the Blues, one hundred and twen.v-five
strong, commander by Major y, +, Cheat
wood y
Colonel Sol Cutchlns was acting chief
OF staff In place of Colonel John s.. lIair
wool Who Is detained here by illness III
his family, Colonel Bt',,tchips was rnc''Np'-
anied by Mrs. Cutohins, Tho following
ing other staff officers ailG.g lnenibers of
their fnmily we've aboard: TX
Colonel IL. II. Baker, Winchester; Mrs
Baker and two children; Colonel g. ~.
$Isulkerson, Ablngda,l. and Mrs. Fnlkerson;
Colonel, Mann s. Valentine and Miss Cary
Valentine; Colonel and Mrs, r. n. Harper
or Lolloull. ololel and Mrs a. i, Car
3rington, DanYilo md 4 Cploncl Jp Lane
Stern. Richmond, 4, &.