The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-22
'R|CAMOND0DAY
At EXPOSITION. 0 4 |! :
Conference Held In May
Or's Office and June
18th Selected.
WILL ASK $50, 900
FOR ARRANGEMENTS
City Will Be Brilliantly Lighted
and Hand Book Showing Ad-
vantages Of Capital Will
Be Issued-Mer-
s# chants Much III
Interested. Il.
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Richmond. with her historic momo-
ries and varied commercial and manu-
featuring advantages, Is not to be
overlooked at the coming Jamestown
Il Exposition. A day will be set apart
Tor tic suitable exploitation OF tho In
2,erests OF tho capital city. and tho en-
tire population is expected to unite In
rendering II the occasion ono OF great
SUCCESS and lasting benefit.
# Plans we're set ION foot at an im-3
.pcrtunt conference held In the Mayors
office last night, and promise to result
Sin making June II til, which was $se-B
klcctcd as Richmond day. Il. a q brilliant
{ success. and IN adding greatly to- the
comfort and convenience o { yisl tors.
hero during II he year, s3,3
The city government, the Travellers
Protective 4associat tion, the Chamber Of
Commerce he wholesale grocers. the!
" Retail Merchants 5Asso ella tIon, Il and the
Business Mems Club OF RIchmond were
Represented at the conference. tho fol-
lowing gentlemen bein g present form.
\ tho several organizations :s5 Mayor Nc
e. Cnrthy.S Hon. II. I'll r. H re lizard, Mcssrs.E
W. G. Noland. WA. Clarke ] +, Moses
Thalhinler. Thomas Poindcxter, Fred
/ $Jrrgens, T. a. Miller, NJ. A. Chambers
and Co! lionel II. II. Pollard. IA 81 ia.
Wrote Manager Letter.
n Not long ago the board OF governors
Is OF tho exposition wrote tho Mayor a.
letter, inviting the city to ss.ects and
celehra ter a day. to Sbe known as Rich-i
4 rnond lay at the exposition. iss$i
T he Mayor referred this le tier to the
III Council and from Y hat bo d. II went
s toS the Ordinance Commit ttee. The pat
f4ron fers VA iii T. the Mayor On NJ he sub
IN f
Captain Nc carthy calIe tho conf
ence. w h cn wa 8 held IA n his office last
night wi tn reference to the mat ter. md
AL those prescn t. entered heartily into
y .lin spirit Of 81 the meet Ing. and dis
4 russed plans at great length
Friday June Il TIL was cllo sen, pro-
/ vided tile Council sslall endorse this
Il. date, and provided further 1T is sSapprov-
I'd by he board Of governors Of the
exposition. Il n s5fS$ 5ss l.s 53l$
This date was selected mainly for
#8t tho reason that the Virginia militia
II will be In camp on the grounds from
n June 6thSto June 18th, inclusive. and
.s8Bs t was thought well TO have the Rich
Mond people there some time during
n hat week. u
a....s For Brilliant Lights. $55s
Sj55 Tho conference decided TO ask the
Council 2t to mako provision for ad-
# dItlonal lights$all along Broad Stree,
sz during the entire period OF the cxpoBl-
iS5 5tion and TO have the City Hall brill
@ liantlY lighted and kept open $until8ie
O'clock each night i5SI 3s5l 3Se
# S$Ssf An effort will also be made to have
many more lights put in the 4capito
II Square, and to keep the Capitol building
Il open and lighted 8nll night. II steam
5js boats are run regularly on the river til.
At approach to the #wharYesi will be lighted
and this viii also be true OF theSyariou.
4 railway stations, II Is the purpose q
5$s those who attended the conference t,
iave all the principal parks Brilliant:
lighted and In short, to make the cit.
as attractive and beautiful by night q
possible he si.i H {s3
THE Council will be asked q get on
Me- a handsome and comprehensive hand
book, showing not only the commercin
& and industrial advantages Of RlchmonG
8 but dealing with the his torical and socla
" eide 81 the city as well. " 37
This book Is to be given away q
55E James own. and 81 to visitors who \, com com
4 here. gs 5ss t5I Ii5 $@s
VIII Ask $Io, 900.
4. The conference decided 10 Vocal
II an appropriation Of $4,000 by tn
Council for these purposes, and In or
$5 dor TO get the fanlpaig gn,5 In sh are q &
meeting OF representatives of az IN
ORGANIZATIONS named will bo held In
y few days at the Chamber of Commerce
The Council Will be + asked to- max
& Richmond Day a holiday, as far35ai
city employees are con cerned, and I !
dcsignate in like manner other lmpo' mo
tant and prominent days, such 6as y
opening day, Virginia Day, ctc
sl Though Richmond may have ar
"A Speared d little slow in this matter, he
business men have q great way ylts &
doing things promptly, and now thf llif
they have ken tho questi ion4np, the
gs;s arc not going to let the capita u q !
y be for got ten at tho sconlng expositio