The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-12
Complete Plans An
n0unCedforD DemOnStra-
tion on Thursday.
..'Y,ANKEE' SENDS
I'M SUBSCRIPTION.
Keeper Of National Cemetery at
Seven Pines Contributes to
Fund-Entire Program for
Reunion Will Be Made
Public in a Short.
Time.

Complete arrangements for the cere-
monies incident to tho removal OF the
Jefferson Davis Monument to It's per-
mnncnt location in the far West End
were announced yesterday, the plan
contemplating a program that in spite
OF Its simplicity will call for Il pOpu-
lar demonstration ofimposlng proper
tions.
The bronze figure of the President
will be drawn up Franklin Street by
thousands OF the school children OF
Richmond on the afternoon OF Thurs
day, April 18th. The parade will form
Order Of Parade.
at 80 o'clock ut Fifth and Franklin
Streets, to which point the bronzes
will be conveyed by horses.
Il. Il. Lee Camp, No. /, will be the
guard OF honor. and the officers of
the camp Will be in charge OF oil the
arrangements for tho parade, COM.
inander W. y. Freeman acting as chief
marshal. Lee Camp will turn out In
full uniform, and has invited Geo L.
Pickett Camp and all the Confederate
veterans of the city to join with them
) in tribute to the President OF tho
Confcdcracy. s
A permit has been granted by Mayor
a Mccarthy to haul the heavy bronze
figures up Franklin Street, and police
arrangements will be made for clear.
Ing that thoroughfare during the time
OF the parade. Tho order OF the pa
rade will be:
Squad of mounted police.
Coycnnnter Fife and Drum
Corps.
II. Il. Lee Camp, No. !. G. v
George Z Pickett Camp G.
Other yeternn organizations.
The female figure {"Vlndicatrix" d
of the monument Group, drawn . , 5
thousands of the schocl-Eirls OF
tlic city In white, and cnrryinE
Confederate flags.
The bronze figure OF Mr. Dnyi.
drawn by he boys OF the city, also
carrying Confederate flags.
The parade will move from f1fth ana
Franklin directly up Franklin Street
fo the head Of Monument Avenue.
where the organizations and school
children will be dismissed without
any formal exercises or speaking.
i squad of competent picked men
.vill he In charge OF each wagon TO
apply the brakes when necessary. as
sist on the upgrades, and generally
serve to prevent any accident
Will Be Informal.
81 It will be unnecessary to ask the
school authorities to close for. this
occasion, as the parade will not move
until 4:3O p. NJ. The committee nave
made it point to have this parade
an informal affair, which Will entail!
m eSpense. and necessitate no special
holiday. in view. OF the cost and time
needed for the proper celebration OF
the coming Confederate Reunion.
The parade Of school children fol-
lowing the gray-headed veterans. VIII
recall to many theg similar occasions
IN HRichmond's hist%ry when the Lee
statue and the Sc Tiers and sailors,
Monuments were 4.AWn to their nnai
nedestals. The committee In charge es-
necially request that there pc nc ',
attempt to cut rope souvenirs M untli
tho exercises are concluded. There
viii bc several hundred yards of rope,
sufIicient indeed, for every man, Wo-
man and child In the city to have a
souvenir and the police VIII pc eS-
necially instructed to see that there Is
no premature ropecutting, or inter
fering with the progress OF '9e
parade.
Cornerstone Laid.
rho cornerstone of tho Davis Monu'
ment, which was taken from undcr tht
fountain in Monroe Park several dass
apo was placed in position on the
Granite pedestal yesterday morning q
$40 o'clock. Members of the Davis
Monument committee, Architects No
land & Baskervill Artist Valentine
and a number OF veterans from tht
B soldiers Home were present at tht
ncremony, which was of an ginfor1na
character
This cornerstone. which was laid
uith Impressive Masonic ceremonies
shout ten years ago, consists of {
copper box, about sixteen inches long
and contains number of records o
tho old Davis Monument Association
Confederate and other papers. To th
IA original contents OF the box, Whicl
H.ere found to bo in excellent order
considering their damp location, a his
tory Of tho present Davis Monumen
Association, written by Mrs. Georg
8. Holmes, of Charleston S. G., presi
y dent Of the association, was added
ton report Of the Confederate AS
socintion Of New Orleans, and plan
Of tho monument, drawn by Noland
Baskervill. Among other relics dc
posted ware the first and last ten
cent pieces taktE in at the baZaa
given for tho benefit of tho monu.ner
fund in the Masonic Temple sevenl
years ago.
Can Take Care Of All,
Apprehension has been expressed !
Folne quarters that Richmond will b
unable to accommodate all the old sol
diers who come to tho city during tn
five days OF the reunion. Captain Davi
A. Brown, chairman Of the entertainer
committee does not share in this view
saying that there Is absolutely no fea
& In this direction.
Veterans will be allowed to choose be
tween life in the big camp on Yves
Broad Street and life in some OF the bi
downtown warehouses, which will be cor
yerted Into temporary quarters. The ,s
OF the halls Of the University College I
Medicine, the old Davis TT ouse and sewers
other large buildings have already bee