Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
PLANS IN RICHMOND
MILITARY PAGEANT TO HONOR
DEAD vIRGINIAN.

RICHMOND. Va, May 1.-The body OF
General Lee is expected to reach here at )
o'clock. The funeral is not expected TO
take place until Thursday morning The
change in the time has been made neces-
sary in order to allow his children to reach
the city before the body is laid to rest
They cannot reach here until Wednesday
night.
Today the city hall is being draped with
black, and life-size bust of General Lee
in the state library has been draped with
black.
All state and city offices are to be closed
the day of the funeral: the schools are TO
suspend, and the business houses of the
city will be closed for several hours while
the services are being conducted and the
burial made.
A meeting is to be he'd here this after
| noon for the purpose of having all the milf
tary in the state ordered here to attend the
funeral The lieutenant governor will rAp-
resent the governor at the meeting, the
governor being confined to his home by
reason of abcess forming in his ear max
ing him unable to attend to any public
duties.
The general committee to arrange the
details OF the funeral of Genrela Lee, COM
posed of representatives from all the state
city and civic organizations, met in the
reception room of the mayor at the city
hall at 10 o'clock this morning
Major William A. Anderson presided with
j. Taylor Stratton as secretary. The fol-
lowing Is list of those in attendance and
the organizations represented:
Maj. William A. Anderson and D. O Egg
gleston, the state.
Veteran Cavalry Association-W. Ben Pal
mer, James r. Werth and M. j. Dimmick.
Sons OF Confederate Veterans-E. H.
Spence and A. w. Bennett
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Northen.
Lee Camp-W. B. Freeman Greer III.
Baughman and J. Taylor Stratton.
The Howitzers-Capt. William NJ Myers.
The Ladies Confederate Memorial Asso-
citation, Mrs Norman V. Randolph and Mss
Minnie Baughman.
Col. Charles T. OFerrall was selected
chief marshal of the parade. and Gen. A.
l.. Phillips was made chief of staff. and
represented Col O'FerraIl at the meeting,
ready to receive the details and carry out
orders
| Mrs. Randolph and Miss Baughman were
| designated to take charge of all the floral
| decorations and all flowers are to be sent
| direct to the city hall, where they will be
received.
| Albert B. Williams, Egbert G Leigh tn.
| seph E. Willard. John Cussons w Gordon
| McCabe and Charles Tucker =
Ladies-Mrs. Joseph Bryan, president OF
Hollywood Memorial Association and the
| Confederate Memorial Literary Society:
| Mrs. j. Taylor Ellison and Mrs. Stephen
| Putney.
Hebrew Memorial Association-Miss ESQ.,
| lene Moses
| lakewood Memorial Association-Mrs
| Virginia Peasants.
| Daughters of the Confederacy-Mrs. Nor
| man V. Randolph.
| lakewood Junior Memorial Association
| Mrs. c. w. Massie.
Hollywood Junior Memorial Association
| Miss Elizabeth Townes.
1 Hebrew Junior Memorial Association-(Te
| be desgnated).
1 The following is the list of active pail
bearers:
| From the board of aldermen-w. T. Dab
| ney, Barton III. Grundy and Robest Whittet
| From the common council-Robert L. Ma
surfer. Gilbert K. Pollock and John J
Lynch.
From the Howitzers-J. B. Poindexter and
G. s. Wray.
From the Blues-Lewis Brander and Tyler
Brock
From Some OF Confederate veterans-Ed-
| win P. Cox and John A. Lamb.
First Virginia Infantry-Sergeant Norfork
Company C.; Sergeant Spence. Company b.
Governor Montague has issued a procla-
nation reviewing the distinguished services
| of General Lee, and ordering all state Of
| fees to be closed on the day Of the funeral.
The committee will meet again this after
noon at $50 o'clock In the reception room
at the city hall, or Immediately after the
arrival of the body. and the committee is
expected to meet again tomorrow morning
The meeting this afternoon Is to take somo
! action looking to bringing the military