The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19

union Of States. and again in the six
ties. It was the centre of a struggle at
sfi iat meSed 30 had Whsn
rounded the city. with 100000 on the
Rappahannock. under Mcdowell with
$4,000 more Union troops in the Valley,
to fight in her. defense. the Cenfederacy
gave up In despair. President Davis
had made ready for the evacuation.
But at that moment. the Council met.
declared that Richmond must be de-
Tended SO long as a single stone was in
the street.
The people in rnass-meeting. deGid-
Cd; too. that they must tght for her
there new spirit enthused the people.
| to greater than that which had thrilled
the people Of Rome. and glemor and
pperIsshabie to-day and for ali time,
! of the citizens, Governor Swanson de.
Manne that ad ney Vrg bsHn d d9Hna
no matter what is the demand."
The, women were not forgotten. AS
"Richmond is famous for its beauti-
Iful women. and there are more of them
there than in. any other city OF the
But " While thu these Women know now
| TO rule. want to say to you young
men that they know how to firt. That
| Is their one weakness.
days, for reigning. belle at that time
men at once: duel followed and one
man = ,aI, was killed. SO strong was this
providing that when a woman was en-
gagged to. more than one man she had
to be, publicly ducked. 1t was left to
q delegate from Richmond in the
House of Burgesses to stand for re-
peal of the law, for unless that was
done, he saidait would not be long
be drowned. They were 50 good iook:
ing that the men had to propose, and
e thnY were yer ra So good hearted that they
| Richmond was the first city to use gas
/ and an electric car system, and he sX.
'Ipected to see the day when it woult
in the East. 'i'''u44''ufins cen'''
MIR. Williams Makes Fine Speech an,
4 Wins Much Applause.
4 While the other speakers touched tn
: ground lightly, but eloquently, IT wa
4 left for Mr.. John Shelton Williams t,
I he did SO with eminent credit to him
self and to tho people whom he ha,
the honor to represent. His speech wa
an spi teanae eSposition Of the greatnes
liams, however, was likewise eloquen
at times. and occasionally facetious
When he declared, for instance, y tina
) while Richmond, like Pittsburg, was
great centre, It did not produce q
mnch steel, but It's citizens did not e
into the divorce and chorus girl indus
, Try, there was a round of applause, II
brought more laughter, in comparinj
san Francisco and Richmond, BY say
ms that the head or, former head q
the San Francisco government was {,
jail, while the jail in Richmond coul
hardly mold brace OF baggage thieye,
!, Mr.. Williams traced the progress o
; me city over period of many years
t calling particular attention to III
: growth and development Of to -da,
AFTER the Williams speech, the Mexi
, cans beat out the rhythm OF 'Dixic,
!, the air rang With cheers, and the crow
3 moved IN many directions. At the Rich
: mond building an informal receptio
WAS held, and few light refreshment
y We're served. @ I IN
y Mrs, Swanson, in a rolling chair, wa
? escorted to the Virginia Building IS
Q Commissioner General Kohlsaat; tn
c Governor went elsewhere, and tn
0 formal ceremony was over.
n President Tucker entertained sma
I. party OF distin guished persons at
e luncheon in the Swiss Village this al
Parker of New YORK pa nitIoh 1t1 ribnt
8 TO the exposition no less eloquent tina
i delegation. Tho luncheon was an Tir
II formal affair Mr.. Tucker Introduce
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