The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-22
WILL PAY HONOR
TO WASHINGTON
Anniversary Of Birth Of Great
Virginian Will Be Celebrated
To-Day.
OFFICES 10 Be CLOSED
General Cox to Deliver Address.
Before Woman's Club.
Salute to Be Fired.
OFFICES TO BE CLOSED

To- day Is the ono hundred and scv.
enty-five anniversary of the birth OF
George Washington, one OF virginiaa
two greatest sons, and first President
Of the United States. It is legal
holiday In every state Of the Union.
Virginia. Besides tho usual national
holiday observance OF the day, the
anniversary will be marked by thu
meeting OF patriotic and historical or.
CARNATIONS all over the country.
In this city all official business will
serve the holiday. Tho Richmond
Howitzers Will fire n salute of twenty
one guns In the Capitol Square in this
afternoon, but the other contemplated
military celebrations OF the day had to
be called of.
Woman's Club by General William Ruf.
fin Cox. distinguished North CAROLYN,
ian ana Revolutionary descendant. Ths
Daughters OF the American Revolution
and the Sons of the Revolution, the So
cicty OF the Cincinnati and other patrl,
otto organizations will have their several
Commemorative exercises, and numerous
teas and other functions will be given.
Socially, the day will be a noteworthy
one.
Post-Office Schedule.
The State Capitol and library officials
will enjoy respite from the routine OF
their work, II they SO desire; the city
offices will be similarly on holiday basis
and the Federal buildings will suspend
business, save the post office branch In
the postal department Postmaster Royal
r. Cabcll has announced the following
schedule of mall collections and delive-
ries and other phases OF the work:
Money order division Will he open from
a. NJ. to 1l.30 A. 81.
Registry division Will be open from 0 A.
n. TO IL noon.
Executive division and scashicr's Office
VIII be open from a. NJ. to 1870 a. NJ.
Stamp window will be open for sale of
stamps from A. NJ, to II noon, and from
$3.50 r. NJ. to 6:3o p. NJ.
General delivery will be open from 8 A.
NJ. to ] l a. NJ. and from p. ~. to Z p. N. J
Carriers window Will be open from 9 A,
NJ. to IL noon.
Carriers Will make deliveries as follows:
TWo-trip men, one delivery ats a. NJ; three,
four and .hve-trip men. two deliveries. mt
s and 10 A. NJ. Hotel delivery will be
made by collectors ut p. NJ Carriers Will
: report Ms directed by their respective super
lntendents:
COLLECTIONS wlllsbc made as follows: Car.
riers viii collect boxes on their routes, Reg
ular collectors will make three collections:
at g A. M,.1 g. noon Don, and nd 8 7, !, NJ
hours as main Office. except that stations
Will not be open In afternoon or evening.
Dispatch OF mails to stations as follows:
+ . -
"B"--S A. NJ, $3.50 a. NJ and 11:30 a. M,
ROYAL E. CADELL.
Postmaster
To Fire Salute.
The only military or other public ceebra-
ton of Washington's birthday this year will
! he the firing of n salute of twenty-one guns
in the Capitol Square this afternoon shortly
before o'clock by a detachment OF the
Richmond HowitZers, Battery A, First Ar
tilIary Virginia Volunteers. Captain Myers
has directed the assembling at the armory
| at 4 P NJ or a detail under command OF
Liutenant Reese. which detail with ono Of
the new brcecll- loading rifle guns viii pro-
coed to the Capitol Square. whSre the firing
will be done
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues usual-
w commemorate the WASHINGTON anniversary
With street parade and other ceremonies,
but this year the battalion. owing to q re-
cent fire which destroyed the armory and
effects, Is without uniforms, save the khaki,
which is hardly suited to this season and
weather: Hcnce the parade will be omitted
| this year. setG
| Company a, soventeth Regiment. contcm-
plated a trip to Drewrys Bluff and target
practice at the ranges, hut owing To the
Threatened illness of Captain Hardy and the
unfnvorable conditions otherwise. tho shoot
will be deferred until,a later date. @s
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