The Washington herald., 1909-05-18

sDsczl % TEs Washington Herald
Petersburg. Va. May 17.-"Ship cargo
Of sunshine. bslmy and clear weather for
Nay 1s. c O. D.. no aarebacks, under dire
penalty Petersburg.
Willis Moore. chief Of the Weather Bu-
reau in Washington. to-day received this
telegram from the city OF Petersburg.
This Is all the city now needs TO make
the festivities in honor Of President
TAFT an unqualified success. and Peters
burg is hoping the custodian Of the
weather can "see MS way clear" to make
the shipment
With a view Of protecting the thou
sands Of visitors who are expected here
on Wednesday from the enterprising deft-
ness Of the WHY. Iight-fngered gentry.
Chief Of Police Ragland has summoned
q large squad Of Pinkerton detectives
TO assist in patroHing the city on that
day.
Many Adonises 20 Greet Taft.
Sherin Boisseau. OF Prince George Coun-
~, where the Hartranft monument Is 70
be unveiled. in the presence OF Presi-
dent Taft, Gov. Swanson. Gov. Stuart
and many other nOtables. threatens
10 drive Adonis into the underbrush
weeping and envious when ne escorts the
President TO the monument with rs
Handsome men" all mounted on their
own thorOughbreds-
Visitors from far and near are begin
ming TO troop into Petersburg, and By
Wednesday noon Il IS expected there viii
be more persons here than since the
evacuation By Gen. Lee and the incoming
OF Gen Grants thousands OF warriors in
April 1855
Center Hill Ready.
The turf-covered.- -6ower-iaden tables or
which luncheon VIII be served the Presi-
dent and 1.e00 other guests on the lawn at
Center HiII'' have been put IN place. and
present 8 most attractive appearance
The historic mansion whezsin Presi-
dent Taft VIII hold a reception on
Wednesday evening has been outlined
with variegated electric bulbs. The spa
cious lawn. were fete win be given and
where AmbaSsadc- Jusserand and Ad-
r4iraI Sigsbee viii speak, viii also be
riot OF color. thousands Of bulbs having
heen strung among the branches Of the
slees there
President Taft and his party VIII leave
vas 1ingteH 20 come 10 Petersburg Al 80
click on the morning OF May lS
10 stop viii be made n Petersburg
tHe morning. tie President. Gov
start ard the veterans going i'm
-lediately TO Fort Ssedman. Gov. and
3.rs. Swanson a-d tire governors stan
III 60 10 Fort Stedman either on the
--ain with the Presidential party OF viii
greeede l.
Arriving at For Stedman. the Penn
ssIyalians viii dedicate 4 tablet which
zands on the spot where the Third d.
vs.Cn Of the Ninth Army Corps. com
ma-ded b. Gen john F Hartranft. later
ecvernor o. Pennsylvania recaptured the
works on March >, 1875, after they had
been taken by Gen. John 2. Gordon and
20 picked men wit out the discharge OF a
gun before daybreak OF the same day.
Embick 10 speak.
5Iiiton A Emtick. secretary of the bat
tlefeld commission. viii deliver an ad-
dress. in which he viii review the events
Of that historic March morning. The
veterans viii then form IN .lne and march
10 Fort Malone. President Taft and his
party riding IN carriages over the mile
and a half Of battlehelds-
At Fort Malone. where the sc O00 nlonr-
ment 20 the memory Of Gen Ha7tranft
and the Tenth division IS erected, Mai.
A c. HuidekOper. OF MeadvIHe. Pa. chief
marshal Of the military organizations
taking part in the exercises, viii call his
command 10 order and the ceremonies
will begin.
A large grand stand has been erected
IN the clover hsId to accommodate Presl-
dent Taft. Cows, Swanson and Stuart and
their STATS. and the other distinguished
guests
Col r H l. Goddard OF Providence.
p /. viii preside at the unveillng Mai
Isaac 3. Brown, president Of the Penn
sylvania battlefield commission. viii de-
liver an Grafton. President Taft viii then
make sn address on the friendly relations
existing between the once severed sections
OF the country, and viii speak on The
vslus OF a united country
At the conclusion Of the Presidents az
dress Gov Edwin s. Stuart. Of Pennsyl-
vania, VIII turn the monument over 10 the
State Of Virginia Gov Claude A Swan
son VIII make a speech OF acceptance
PesIdent the City's Guest.
The ceremonies at Fort Malone ended,
the President and his party viii De
turned over 20 the city OF Petersburg.
after riding through the principal streets
or the city. Nj Taft viii be taken 10
Center Hi Mansion where two func-
ticns viii be given in his homer at an
expense OF $4,000 20 the city
After a typical Virginia luncheon has
been partaken OF, Gov. Swanson viii in
trcduce Gov. Stuart who responds TO the
toast Pennsylvania" Dr.. Edwin Alder
man. president Of the University Of vlr-
ginia, viii respond 20 Virginia" For
Tner State Senator William B. McIIwaine
viii respond TO Petersburg"
After Mr McIlwalne's speech, the Presi-
cent and the luncheon guests viii ad-
jclIrn 10 the north lawn o. the mansion.
Here Mr.. Taft viii make the address OF
the day The lawn viii accommodate
many thonsand persons, and overlooks q
street where thousands OF others NAV
hear the President distinctly L IS esti-
mated that 20.000 persons can be accom-
r-.o~z-raS IN the Lawn nd street