The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-27
Richmond Committee is
Arranging for a Cor C,,['lr
dial Welcome.
5HOWlTZERS. WILL ACT
AS SPEClAL ESCORT
Elaborate Luncheon to Be Served
at Masonic Temple and Speak
ing in Capitol Square Will
Hold No Public Re
ception-Arrive
at Noon.

q Elaborate preparations have been made
for receiving and entertaining President
Roosevclt By the special Joint commit
tee OF tie Council, OF which Captain
William II: Curtis. Of Marshall Ward,
met frequently within &the past ten
days, holding executive sessions and the
programme Is now about complete,. and
fthe President will arrive. here n on the
~ :G5 r. NJ. Seaboard Air Line train or
October 1S; and will remain until Z
O'Clock p. NJ when he will proceed on
his Southern tour, over the same line.
The programme will embrace a splen-
did luncheon at the Masonic Temple; 2
speech BY the President in The Capitol
Square and a drive to the points of In
Bterest about the city. Secretary Loeb
has charge Of the matter on behalf OF
his distinguished chief. and all cores
5pondence on the subject Is carried y on
by the committee with him. One Of the
most popular and we'll equipped caterers
at the National Capitol has been en-
gagged to serve the luncheon, and ne
will arrive here a day ahead OF the
Presidential party. NJ
Howitzers AS Escort.
# The Presidents train is expected here
promptly at :o6 p. NJ. on October lSt =,
and the party will be met at the g. g. q q; !;
%. Station by His Honor. the Mayor ana am
the committee on receptions. 3$
The police arrangements Will be IN
cha ruc Of Captain Morgan r. Mills, VINO
aa a. military man has had much ex-
Sncrlrnce in the handling OF men on PUB.
$iic occasions. and twenty mounted
Howitzers under Captain William NJ
Myers. will act as special escort, anu a. ~
the most experienced carriage drivers ~
the city will be engaged to handle the %li'
vehicles bearing the party. 4. /.
,Thn exact route from the station TO 3the
Jefferson Hotel, where President Roose-
2velt and party will be 8quartered during
their. brief stay here. has not rt'een y aeI
ciiIad mpon. but upon reaching Nlnth
$strnet 1 Grace will, likely be fol-
t,owed to some point near the JEFFERSON
when Franklin will be used.
+ No Public Reception.
There Will be no public reception.. the
president having communicated his wishes
IL the committed on this point. saying
5fbnt his stay here Will he too brief to per-
rnit such a course. When the President
shall have rested for while at the
Jefferson he will be taken TO the Ma
sonic Temple, where luncheon VIII DC
served. The luncheon VIII be an ela po-
ratio affair. Covers will be laid for three
hundred, anu -
contract was awarded to the Washington "
caterer at 50, 900. "a !, /.
Among those who will be invited 70
the luncheon are the president and past
snresIdcnts OF the Chamber of Commerce,
and the secretary and directors OF that
'hody. the State officials, city officials ana
q few prominent Republican leaders from
this city. In the latter class VIII pc
Judge T.. l.. Lewis, the nominee OF ms
party for Governor. and personal friend
OF the President
After luncheon the party will be driven
to the Capitol Square, where the Pres'-
dent will make a brief address 70 the hle
people. 5 5
On Historic Ground.
"a stand Will be erected for this pur-
nose near the washington monument,
and II Will be decorated with flags of5the
state and nation. 5E
prominent men will occupy seats on
the stand, and If the. weather conditions
are favorable 1t Is certain that great
crowd will gather to greet the chief ex-
ecutiye Of the nation. i
After the exercises In the Square, the
President will be driven about the city
and shownSthe points of interest, and,
returning, will rest at thcsJefferson until
called for by the committee to go to
the station
The gentlemen composing the commit
tee are taking deep interest IN the mat
ter, and are determined to make the
Presidents visit great occasion.
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