The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
LARGE CROWDS
VISIT THE CITY.
Many Conc on Excursions From.
Charlottesville, Norfolk and
Nearby Country.
SIGHT sEERs IN THE CAPITOL
Hundreds Take Advantage Of EN-
cursion Rates to Visit This
City.

AS the Mecca OF the holiday crowds after
the lore OF ancient Richmond yesterday
stood ont In bold relief. for there were
Hundreds Of The cagcred eyed who had
come to join in the celebration OF the 3rea
religious holiday. The city was filled W..
tourists from all the countryside and
from ncighboring cities. There were
large excursions from Charlottesville and
Norfolk and all the Intervening points;
and byrnoon tile city was hlAI with the
days immigrants. They wandered from
one Point Of historic intcrcstto another,
paying especial interest to the City Hal
and the capitol buildings, and to the Gov
crnors mansion.
For the monday lunch the most OF the
brown checked assies and lads and the
rubtc,ind farmers and their notherly
housewives gathered In the Capitol Square,
where they alternately fed themselves and
the playful squirrels who seemed fully
alive TO the Importance OF the occasion
from he internal point Of view and ac-
cordingly RECALLED themselves With lnuclf
speed and pleasure.
10 the rust!cs. some OF whom had
visited the capital for the first time the
day was one Of nnalloyed pleasure and
< OF unsurpassed delights. The street cars
we're throngcd on every trip; for the
visitors wished to see as much OF the
city as could possibly tie accomplished In
enc days journey; and there was hardly
spot in all the city that had not been
8trod during the course OF the day by
sc me foot more used to3the clods than the
}unyieding pavement;
Was agJolly Crowd.
III was a, happy. jolly crowd.
E5s,rile r;stics had come toSNisit their
Knowing relatives OF the city, who APP
pcarcd only too glad to show them the
sights 81 tic town and tho subtle. al
Turing attractions OF the theatres. The
Bijou gave special Easter matinee, and
many wondering countryman gathered
TO witness the performance Of those
who wore the boskIns and the sock. Quite
a number jouineyed TO the baseball park.
where the bleachers were crowded with
the city's denizens seated by the side
Of their visiting cousins, who were thus
initiated into the real secrets Of the art
OF baseball. IS ~ II {.F +.
The stores took advantage Of. the large
number or tourists and did a thriving
business. for the spring supplies Of. nome
~ fabrics were laid in and Easter bon
nets passed from seller to purchaser by
the dozen.
The crowds were not due wholly By
any means TO the large number OF,
tourists, for many business houses gave,
4holldayito their employees. whose numbers
swclled the throngs to unusual propor-
tons Though many spent the day In
the city, there were likewise many who,
made excursions into the countryside
nearby, where early spring picnics We're
arranged for those who love the green
and tho song Of birds more than the
noise ana hum OF city life.
Besides the nearby excursions. there
was large excursion TO Washington
over the Richmond fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad OH the train popularity
known as 3"Cupids Limited" There were
fully five hundred who took this easy
and cheap means OF visiting the United
States capital. Though this was the
ostensibc reason, many went as mem
beers OF, that grand army, who journey
annually TO plight thcr,troth in the ma,
tons Gretnn Green