The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13
Come by Special Train on Way
to the jamestown
Exposition.
sEvENTY-FIvE ON BOARD
Visitors Will Drive Over City il
Afternoon and Attend Church
at Night.

Seventy-five distinguished citizens of
Brooklyn, VINO left Jersey City in a
special train at . o'clock last night
will arrive in Richmond this afternoon
at o'clock, to remain until midnight.
The party is en- route to the Jamestown
Ign Day on Tuesday. William J. Cay
nor. who was in Richmond several day.;
ago, will deliver the patriotic address
of the occasion.
At o'clock this morning the Brook
lynites will stop at Fredericksburg
to drive over the battlefelds, leaving
there at IL o'clock. There will be no
formal ceremony in this city. There
Will be carriage drive around the
town. and tonight the visitors will
attend church.
Plans for the trip, which will last
one week, have been under way for
some time, and every detail was ar
ranged for delightful journey. The
special train consists of five stateroom
cars, two dining cars, an observation
car and a club ana baggage car. 1t
Will be handled on a regular schedule.
From here 1t VIII go to williamsburg
then to Old Point. and after the cxerr
cises Tuesday at jamestown will go to
Petersburg, reaching there Wednesday
morning. The travellers viii live
aboard the train
st. Clair MeKelway. editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle. which has boosted the
trip. delivered an address at the Uni
versity of North Carolina yesterday,
and h els expected to join his fellow
citizens ut jamestown, ii not before.
Stop at Fredericksburg.
Colonel Il. D. Cole, president of the
City Council of fredericksburg. has
sent word to the committee on trans
portation of the Brooklyn Day trip that
arrangements have been completed for
the reception of tile brooklyn delega-
tion on October 18th. A distinguished
COMMITTEES, composed of representatives
of the City Council and citizens. has
been appointed, of which Colonel Cole
is chairman, and the following program
las been arranged:
l. Leave station in carriages and
visit the two points at which pontoon
bridges We're laid across the Kappa
hammock River by General Burnside.
December II and IL, 1859.
2. Visit the Rising Sun Hotel, where
General Washington and General La
fayette attended ball at the close Of
the Revolutionary War and danced the
Virginia reel.
8. Visit the home Of Mary. the mother
of Washington.
i. Visit the home OF Betty Washing
ton Lewis, the sister of General Wash.
ington and the wife of General Lewis
b. visit the statue of General ..upn
Mercer. who fell at tile battle OF
Princeton, recently erected by Con.
gress.
8. Visit the monument TO Mary. the
mother of Washington, erected by the
National Mary Washington Monument
Association, the cornerstone of which
was laid by President Andrew jack
son In May. 1898. and the present mon
.ament unveiled by President Grover
Cleveland on May 10. 1894.
Z. Visit Marye's Heights. the stone
wall and National Cemetery.
s. Visit Salem Church.
Q. Visit Masonic Lodge where Cen
cral Washington was made MASON.
Committee Of Reception APPOINTED by
the City Counci'--E. w. Mills. W. S.
Embrev, j. W. Masters Committee of
of City Council; w. s. Embrey. H. e.
Lane. Finance Coo,,nftses ~ 49,
Henry Warden, Captatn S. j. Quinn,
Grand Master of Masons in Virginia;
General D. y. Wheeler. of U. S. A.;
Major r. L. Morris, of G. a. r.. Can
tain NJ. g. Rowe Henry Dannehl. st.
George r. Fitzhrgh, Judge John T,
Goolrick. "A. =, Rowe.
Where Party VIII Go.
The itinerary decided upon by the
transportation committee follows:
Saturday, October l2th--Lcave Jersey
city. PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, 8 p. NJ;
S:45 Brooklyn Annex.
Sunday October 13thr-.Arrive at Fred
ericksburg Va. G A. NJ. Drive over the
battlefield and visit points OF interest.
Leave fredericksburg; Va, IL A. NJ.
Arrive Richmond z. NJ Spend after
noon and evening in Richmond. Visit
points Of interest; carriage to Holly
wood and National Cemetery Confed-
crate Museum site of Libby Prison
etc. Leave Richmond IL p NJ
Monday, October lltll--Arrivc at
Williamsburg u a. NJ. Drive to James
town Island In the afternoon visit
} William and Mary College and other
/ historic points Leave williamsburg
10 + NJ. Arrive at Old Point Comfort
L $40 7, NJ, Leave Old Point II r. NJ
7 for parking cars at Phpebus.
! Tuesday, October l5th--By trolley at
10 a, NJ, to dock at Old Point Boat 10
4 exposition, Spend day ut exposition
Address by the Hon, William j, Gaynor.
Luncheon al Marine Restaurant. Leave
e exposition on 6:45 +. NJ, boat for old
] ioint Leave Old Point g p. M
4 Wednesday, October 16th--Arrive a,
Z Petersburg 6 A. NJ. Drive to the Crater
4 Leave Petersburg IL noon,
Thuraday, October lyth-Arrive at
4 Charlottesville 6 a. NJ. Visit Monticello
4 home OF JEFFERSON and University OF
virginia Leave Charlottesville AT 4
4 4 NJ Arrive at iMray I r. NJ. Visit IA
K Savefns, Leave LuraN 10 p. NJ
Frlday October lSth--Arrlye at EIar.
ners Ferry a. Nj. Leave at II noon
ArfiN' al Antietam r. Al, Leave An.
\ tieMsn 8 T. Al,
! saturday October lsth-Arrlye at