The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-18
RECEPTION TO THE
GOVERNORS PARTY
Connecticut Executive and Fa-
nous Foot Guards Arrive
To-Day. \
BRILLIANT AFFAIR AT MANSION
After Reception There Ball Wilt
Be rendered by Richmond
Blues.

Arriving hero At daylight this morn
Ing over the Norfolk and western
Railroad from the Jamestown Exposi-
ton. Governor Woodruff. stan and par.
~. Of Connecticut will see the sights
.of Richmond. and be entertained By
Governor and Mrs. Swanson and the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues The
Governors party Ia being escorted on
the trip by The Connecticut Bbot
Guards,y which 10 the crack military
organisation Of Tbs Nutmeg State.
The entire party Will stop At the JEFF
ferson Hotel, and elaborate arrange
ing them, The Governor and Mrs.
swanson will sivesa reception At the
mansion In their honor tonight and
later the Bluaa will rendered the Wis
ting military bali at the Masonic
Temple.
There Will be street parade OF. the
Foot Guards and the Blues, beginning
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. and they
are expected ito: present An imposing
appearances.
The party viii leave here at II
for . day in Washington on their re-
turn to Hartford.
Guests Of the Rlues.
The Foot Guards will be the guests
OF tho Blues throughout the day. The
local committee--Major =. w. Bowles,
Captains r. r. Burwell.s r. H. Palmore
and j. r. Tucker--h24 made. ali possi-
BILE arrangements for the pleasure and
entertainment OF the guests.
The Connecticut Foot Guards Is COM
posed OF two companies. one organized
av. a.. A.1 L.
r. Cheney: the other organized In 1775,
is commanded by Major Smith q, Weed.
It seems specially appropriate that this
famous New England social and mil-
itary organization should be enter
tanned here by the equally famous and
representative Richmond companies.
A reception and ball at the Masonic
Temple. from 8 to II this evening. will
fifty crown the other events OF the day.
The Connecticut Foot Guards Will 90
from the reception at the Executive
Mansion to the temple, which Will be
decorated in pa,rns and Connecticut and
Virginia colors and flags. and present
q brilliant and beautiful scene, Pa,
tronesses Of the evening invited to he
present will include leading society ma
irons OF the city-Mrs. G. A. Swanson.
Mrs. William Runnn Cox. Mrs, w. G.
Mayo. Mrs. w. s. P. Mayo. Mrs. e. W.
oVMtSc, 1lIS. ou1 well, viz.
Russell Palmore. Mrs. Henry BONNER.
Mrs William L. Royal, Mrs. Cunning
ham Hall. Mrs. c. c. Walker. Mrs. C.
OBJ. Cowardtn. Mrs. Clarence Wyatt.
Mrs. c. ". P. Brock. Mrs. B. H. Grundy.
Mrs. ". Gordon McCabe, Mrs. A. ].
Mrs Joseph Bryan. Mrs. John
Lamb. Mrs. T. G. Cornell. Mrs. Jennie
NcPhaiI WEIGH. Mrs. H. ST. George
Tucker. Mrs. Alsten cabell. Mrs. R. T.
Wilson and Mrs. n. v. Randolph.
Reception ut Mansion.
Governor and Mrs. Swanson will
receive at the Executive Mansion
this evening from to 10 O'clock, in
honor OF Governor Woodrun and his
party.
The reception will be very hand
some affair, the only regret being that
to avoid an unfortunate crush, invita-.
tons in Richmond have been neees-
sarily limited. The mansion will be
decorated in palms. roses and In Vfr-
GINA and Connecticut colors.
As guests will go from the recep-
ton at the mansion to the ball at tina
Masonic Temple. 1t Is probable that
the toilets will be unusually elegant.
Mrs. Swanson returned. yesterday
with the Governor from Jamestown|
who're Connecticut and
New Jersey days have been celebrated
this week.