The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-25
.AL|. RICHMOND
" !. D HOLIDAY [: |. ! |: A.
Manufacturing Plants Closed and.
People iii Glad
Rags b
BRING THOUSANDS.
TRAINS.
Parks and Places Of Amusement
Were Crowded All Day
III. Long.

Easter Sunday. and Monday in Rlcli-,
,nond were all that could have been de-
sired In point of bright sunny weather.
The temperature was n trifle lower Sun
day than on an ideal Easter, but 1t was
very pleasant to those who spent the
day out OF doors.
Attendance Mt all the churches Sunday
vas far above tho average, and at the
larger churches attended by tho more
fashionable element, there wero great
outpourngs OF tile people. The services
generally were marked by special musical
programmes which were generally well
rendered and much enjoyed. AL the scr.
mons, too, were appropriate to the great
event In Christian history. Most of the
!cdifices were decorated with EnslErS ll3es
and other flowers and many Of the 5fair
worshippers wore spring blossoms vlo-
let's lilies OF the valley, roses and fya-
Icinths, their fragrance permcating the
churches AS usual the daySnfford ed& q
brilliant spectacle OF beauty and fine mp
parel. Thousands Of bright now gowns.
and hats were in evidence and almost
every one wore new garb of some sort.
Greens ard blues and tans were. cunspicu-
Gus among the ladies' gowns and nan y or
them were exceedingly handsome. silks
sprcdominating In tho great pageant OF
we'll dressed women. M 5
Yesterday was an even prettier day
than Sunday, and was more generally or.
served, perhaps, than4}us,.al as q holt
day. While the Federal, State and city.
officials were 8at their desks. 1T was a
dull day in business everywhere. Broad
Street. the great thoroughfare OF the
shopping throng, appeared evenm more quiet
In tho early afternoon than usual. and
most Of those seen on athe&street were
visitors from other cities and counties.
Thousands Were Here.
The celebration Of the day consisted
largely IN a suspension of business by.
many large plants in the city. and by the
presence OF thousands In the parks, OH:
.picnics and on the streets. The cars were
crowded almost al day. West t End Elec-.
trio Park opened its season nusplciously,
the place being visited BY thousands of
people, many Of them strangers. The
various arnusements there attracted and
held many Of the visitors. In the after
noon two games % ( base -ball were PLAYED
mt Broad Street Park by the Twin-City'
League, and both were witnessed by re-
markably large crowds, even for q holiday,
so early In the season. i,$3
The public and private schools generally
were closed yesterday ard the children
enjoyed the day in outings and picnfcs
and in8outdoor sports and amusements.
The smaller children INDUCED III e.S
hunts and other Easter amusemgnts, the
various parks being made bright and
merry by their presence. The Capitol
Square and Monroe t9n Park were ,fayorito
places for the smaller children, both be-
Ing we'll filled during the forenoon and
early Iafternoon. #
TO add to the holiday crowd, probably.
five thousand people from other Fpor-
lions OF the State were in the city, sight
seeing, trolley riding and visiting the
parks. while many seized the opportu-
nifty to do shopping. The Norfolk and
Western Railway brought In two special
trains one from Norfolk and points east
.or5this city. the other from F'armvllio
and intermediate stations. The Norfolk
train had nearly thousand persons
aboard, and that from Farmville and the
west had more than eight hundred What
the regular trains brought would swell
the number to more than two thousand
5s All Trains Filled.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad also
brought in two big tralnloads, one from
Norfolk and Newport News. the other
from the James River division and tho
Buckingham branch Each train brought
in nearly a thousand people, according TO
the statement Of 4 Excursion Manager
West. Regular trains were also we'll
filled. The other railways did not operate
special trains, but reduced rates were Of
fcrcd and many came from every dtrec-
ton. In all five or. six thousand strangers
spent the day IN Richmond. 55 t8I
"A specially conducted tourist party u
about thirty persons coming over the
Pennsylvania and Richmond Washington
lines arrived last night early, and Anie
at The jefferson. They will remain until
after noon to-day, and will spend the
-- 1900