The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10

Reception to guests at Armory
at \. NJ. III
All efsice. and men In full dress
uniform with full dress hats or
helmets, will form I'm main cwrra- n
dor OF Armory on second floor Of s
building promptly at Sw1 r. NJ, 10
take part In grand march.
Dedication of the Armory
Csrcuses may come and circusea
may go. but 1t LIZ not often that tn
Governors of Connecticut and RhDdS
Island and the cream of their cift&
zen soldier--ancient and honorahlm
and spectacularly uniformed--ara seeM
In Richmond. and consequently thn$
entirely city Is turning out to VIII
ness the pageant of pomp and beauty
which begins at o'clock Tuesday -
ternoon. sT8Es
Many receptions, banauets. press i.
tation and dedication ceremonies 60
sightseeing tours were planned by IT,
Biaes as mere Incidents to the opeE~
Ing or their new armory, but the or.
all important, all absorbing event
from the publtc's viewpoint, il tho -
rade through the streets, and eyoFx~a
one was talking 1t at breakfast. a4
iuncn and during business hours.
Parade Most Unique.
The parade will doubtless be one ~
49,
has ever threaded It's way through thM
streets OF this historic city. 1t win ~
absolutely unique. for on no formex
occasion have the people had oppof-
tunity TO see three different Commando
in colonial uniforms In yariegated co.'s.
-ors and three Governors IN the SSn1s
pageant. $500
With fiuttering flags bearing 49,
seas OF three great States. with tl1{
a. ts<t 49, -.
volunteer military servfce--1vr 1ai5ff5'
the air with the national Il aastI
southern melodies and popular n i2
with each and every one Of fhA
men dressed to kill" the paxS
starts from Fifth and Grace ntfeG
at $3.50 O'Clock and goes to the ba1 q
ball park T7.ssTa
Heading the line will be q plato6iE
or mounted police from the RichnnrG &
force. Behind viii ride Adjutna,f.s
General William Wilson sale, 81 IT,
Virginia Militia and chief mAruhai u1
this splendid pageant. -
In Striking Uniforms.
Following in order will CONS th1
Richmond Blues band, tho Blua
battalion. commanded by Major y,
Bowles, the Governors Foot Guax&
band. of New Haven. and tho FtrU9
and Second Companies Of the F00t
Guard. commanded by Majors Wf1cS&
and Hewiette. the First Artillery bnH&
OF Rhode Island. the First Light II
fantry of Rhode Island. commando
by Major Fletcher. and then the thru
governors riding In carriages. I'll
The Blues win wear their shinS u
nering blue uniforms with whifnS
breasts and trimmed with white lAc6ss
and their white shaokos. The E1rS
Company OK Foot Guard will w4aN
long red coats trimmed with hiacIg
lace. white cross belts, bum hreecho
black boots and leggfns, and &0-in6H u
high black bear skin hatA The uni
form of the Second Company VI
be similar in pattern. but the -
will he blue and the hreachas wht1S
fhe Light fnfantrymsn from NroV4
dence. r. +; VIII wear red coatR. HTTfs
blue breeches, black boots and bta&
bear skin hats 40 inches high ssas'
The parade will take history xeqd IA
ers back to colonial days, for the RI i
uniforms of the NortherneSu ~ n
similar to those worn by the Bx1fE
troops during the Revolution. ana O. N
Blues' uniform ia almnst idsatt9
with that OF the American forces 18
those trying days.
Review by Governors.
At the baseball park where Tt
parade will be temporarily tdisband9
by Chief Marshal Sale. the sold1G
will pass In review and executA f9u61
military maneuvers for the delec1a1tq6f
OF Governors Mann. Weeks aS i
Pothier., and some few thousand 0<h6
persons. The grandstand has bean f
served for guests of the Blues heto
Ing cards. The remainder Of tha pa11s
viii be thrown open TO tho Gau4EoN
public. The tickets to t1B gxuN4a7
stand were exhausted q week Aeo, h111S
hundreds OF requests for them pouf&&
In on the Blues Monday and Tu1o
day, giving an indication ~ u
desire on the part Of 6lchm00A
10 see the bcnufaous tahlNaux "a a&
worught on the hAAebAll Geld.
The parade Will doubtless oo1ey4 %
ute material for military hietcrx 4
Richmond. The dedtcatton "
Blues armory ut Sixth ana 1xate
Efreets and the german % follow IN
undoubtedly make social hf4lQEX
the proud capital Of Virgins. s26
German After Dcsllcattnm " sss2
Thousands Of invitations TO the ~
icatory exercises and the 9A&1
have been sent out to Southern n1a
and madames and State dignitn1
Each and every one OF the eiabox@
" and attractiyeiy uniformed nokI1
win be on hand 10 trip tho 11uAt
tastic with the Virginia efrh M
their friends. A large erche6kxa
discourse music a. long n tho aax
are able 10 glide over thA gila
moor. The krmory Tuesday
Hike corner from fAtxymN ls
fsctively had the decoe14nsN
q MAKE Of nagu. hunt1n&
bearing the scaia pf VlEx3ll1
Island ana Cnnuectacu4 - III
stands and the balcony x1aIHl
sssetStted AcHn Nth tue{ Il
palms and other p0ttnd p1Nx