The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16


made a statement to the compttee ask
~ siiy that, Ia syisw % sGtsR f,atttt Is Hs1s
bration of the city, all employers DC
II urged to let their men OF for the uaN;
T. was pointed out by the cornmander
fhAt ,hc mon have been on one camp
4 inE trip this summer and might teei
hi some hesi;anty In asking OF agalns
~ 'Tha Committee request that Tie at, eii-
~ ton of all employers be GATED " W.. LIZ
1 matter go that all members OF she
Richmond militia may be nermi'leu 70
make the trip on THURSDAY
Eorn,,tton OF raTadr
NE The committee, decided upon pau
of formation and rarnue Tor the hlGh-
lnonders in celebration OF the guy ~
follows: The Bltes Battalion ON lana-
ing Mt tho exposition pier Will march
"a the main gates to meet and welcome
4he CITY Council ana in COMPANY WIN
,be other military who Will be on the
Council train. will escort the menlpe =,
Of the city government TO, me i ;, ~
Inn, where ample n,'oSision VIII ps
made for resting and reifeshihs s'is
Visitors aiter t1eir trip
The com,nittee then determined upon
the following order Of the day: AZ
III I,Ichr,onders whether previously on
the grounds or by whatever route theS
come are requested to assemble az t,,e
Inside Ifn at IL a. NJ, witere u hle,i-
f1,nnd Day parade formation VIII enp
made, the formation being under Wy
direetion of Major C. Gray BosstenN'
X tbe ranking military officer OF the
Richmond contingent The parade VIII
move promptly at 1880, the formation
being as follows:
Band.
military. seventeen Regiment.
Blues Battalion. commanded bS
Major Bowcs.
Hn,yitHcr Battalion, commanded
by Captnin Myers.
Band.
Hon. Harry ST. George Tucker,
president of the Jamestown EXPO
eitior Company; Hon. Claude a.
Swanson. Governor Of Virginia.
Hon Carlton Mccarthy, Mayor
OF Richmond, aud Hen. John Skcl-
ton Williams, orntor of the day.
Board Of Aldermen. Common
Council, city officials.
Band.
Chamber OF Commerce, Travel
erS' Protective Association, and
other commercial and civic or
Ganizations.
Band.
Citizens wearing Richmond
The line of march Will be from the
inside Inn by the Virginia Building.
across the grounds to the reviewing
stand on Lee Parade The military will
be drawn up in front of this stand. and
on Richmond Day there will be abso-
1 lute1y no charge on the stand to those
wearing Richmond Day badges
Formal Exercises.
Here the formal exercises will take
Place, the welcoming address being de-
+ livered by President Tucker, and the
+ response by Governor Swanson. Mayor
Mccarthy will introduce Hon. John
Shelton Williams, who Will be the ora
tor of the day. At the conclusion of
4 the Speaking. which will be short and
interesting. the formal exercises Will
be suspended, and an opportunity Will
be given to Rchmonders to view the
exposition, visit the Richmond and VII
z gtnia Buildings. and to get their lunct
At the request of General Grant. the
great military parade announced for
1890 o'clock has been moved up to
P. NJ, when Richmonders Will again
have the free use of the great re-
viewing stand on Lee Parade. which
seats four thousand people and is we'll
shaded In this parade Will be all the
United States troops on the grounds.
With attachments of marines, visiting
State troops and all of the Virginia
h militia.
4 Throughout the day the following
a reception committee will divide thei
Y time between the Richmond Buiidin,
Us and the Virginia Building, where al
ID Richmonders will receive hearty wei
8s come. Representing the city govern
81 ment, Mr.. o. II. Spence, II. r. Pollard
Julius A. Hobson. Graham Il. Eiohsor
8 Barton II. Grundy. j. 3. Wood. w. 7
Al DabneN and Marx Gunst Representing
IN the Chamber of Commerce: Mr. Jane
saa r. Gordon. John Stewart Bryan, r. /
# Peters, Q. II. Berry. b. d. Williams
N0l r,.tl how, II
Eg NJ, 4. Chambers.
1t is evidently the purpose Of man.
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