The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-14

INVITATION SENT, HOWEVER
No One Knows Whether or Not
This Was Reason for Not
Decorating City Hail.

Tho failure OF tho Common Council
to receive an invitation to the Con-
lederatc Reunion was duo to tho ub-
sehce OF President Peters OF that body,
who was In Philadelphia attending Il
mcetln2 or master pnintcrs whom tho
invitation came. When ho returned he
found tho invitation among his nccu-
amulated mail. President Turpin, of tho
Hoard of Aldermen, ulso received an
invitation, which will be communi-
Gated to that body tomorrow night.
The invitation comes from the general
reunion committees.
ut tho last meeting OF the Common
Council the body received coinnu-
nicut1on from the committee asking
that tho Council forego the pleasure OF
riding in carriages in order that those
ongdEcd might be utilized by tho visit
ing veterans. sponsors, maids OF honor,
etc. 1t developed thcn that an invita-
ton had not been received. Somebody
asked what the Council had to do with
the reunion securing carriages when
1t had not boon determined that the
Council would attend. Then it be-
camo known that the enterprising SER
gcant-at-arms had secured option or
fourteen or fifteen carriages In advance
for tho occupancy of tho Councilman,
IL lney ucSlrGu to attend.
At the Same meeting of tho Council
the body declined to make an appro-
priation for decorating tho City Hail.
If tho action OF tho body is in any wav
duo to the failure to receive invita-
tions to the reunion no member limited
1t as a reason for his action in voting
against tho proposition to decorate.
Some member jocularly suggested that
the Council rcscind the action voting
$4,000 for the entertainment Of veLer-
ans, but this was the only outward
manifestation that the bod yfelt any
slight.
Tho ordinance recently adopted by
the Council aud approved by the Mayor,
increasing salaries Of police officers ten
per cent. was offered by Councilman
Cliff We'll, ind NOT by Mr.. Dabncy, as
enormously published. Mr.. Dabney did
advocate favorable action on the prop.
osirion in tho committees and on the
floor Of the Board, but Mr.. We'll was
the patron of the resolution.
The police officers Of the city have
requested Tho Times Dispatch to eX-
press through its columns the appre-
citation Of the men Of the action of the
Council in passing the ordinance, and
to thank tho members of both branches
for their favorable action In tho mat
ter. They are especially grateful to
Mr.. Well and those who advocated and
urged tho ordinance to Its passage.
Tho police force Of the city will DO
inspected about the end Of this week
or early next week by the Chief and
the Mayor and Board of Police Com
smissioncrs This inspection will bring
the mounted squad, tho bicycle corps
and the patrolmen and officers all in
review in their handsome new uniforms
which are expected to arrive in a Tow
days. The summer uniform Will in
clude a light helmet.
Major Louis Werner, Chief Of Police,
has just received a very handsome
baton and holster or hanger for it.
The baton, which Will be worn on spc-
cial occasions by tho mounted chief
has heavy yellow cord attached, the
color Of the cavalry branch OF tho
service. The chief and the mounted
mon represent the cavalry branch OF
tho Police Department.
Tho new police station on Broad
near Eighteenth Street, is to be opened
in few days.