The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10
SOLDIERS MARCH IN
TRIUMPH OVER
CAPTURED CITY

CAPTURED CITY
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yentienai black evening dress Of the
: civilian guests, tho picture shouId pe
most attractive one
Visitors Kept ON Go.
In the battle of the survival OF
the tsftest the New Ehglanders are
holding UP wen. A goodly per cent
have flown the white flag Of truce,
bug she majority OF them seem fresn
and accustomed To strenuosiU. From
The time reveilie sounded Tuesday
morning until they prepared for the
parade. the visitors were kept on the
move and there were no dry moments
Immediately after breakfast the
soldiers and their bends enjoyed
genuine eultShteaing treat at the to-
hacce factories OF the Patterson Com
pany and the Larus COM pany, The
visit OF the soldiers and their bands
was as much n source OF delight ana
Joy TO the humble workers in the
large fume-flIed plants as 10 the
Rhode Islanders and Connecucuters.
A holiday spirit perSadSd the air
at both factories, the managers CIV
ing the employees full reign TO enjoy
themselves, AS one soldier from Con-
necticut remarked. there wouldn't
be bit of work done here In year
IL this band stayed around This
was literally true, for the employees,
particularly the negroes, sang, cheer
ed and danced like Spanish senori-
tas, using hands" OF tobacco FOR cat
- sinetts.
Tobacco and Music
The Rhode Islanders and 1heir
muEIC1Ans Went 10 The Patterson las
tory. There IAey were.sno~n tnrousf
all the various departments anu EN-
lightenSd as 10 how tobacco Wa.
cured, prepared, moulded ant
shipped. The band gave a short con
cert which was enjoyed to the fuI
hy the employees ana the negroes SAM
most beautifully. As the soldier
marched out they were presented wit1
packages containing the choices
branas OF tobacco made 10y the hrm
The same was true at the Laru'
plant The employees seemed al
i aiutier before the soldiers arrived
sang Southern songs anu danced, ant
went fairy distracted When the sec
ond Company Foot Guard plase1
Dixie. In the packing room wher'
several hundred pretty and daint,
looking white girls were busy boxing
tobacco, wrapping II in gilt paper o.
stamping the packages, the maJorlt.
of the soldiers were hard smitten witt
the countenances and COY aamlrtni
mean OF the lassies and fingered ionk
The soldiers were here given I'll
boxes of tho firms best brand OF Gu
i slice smoking tobacco. The BAN
played several classic airs for IN
BENEFIT OF the girls in the. packin
department and won much appiaus
from the appreciatiVe audience.
After their visits to the tohacc
plants the soldiers went to the armor
where they furnished up their uni
forms and physiuqes and Then sa
down to sumptuous luncheon consist
ing Of all the delicacies Of the season
both vegetable and liquid. A spirit o
good fellowship reigned AT tn
luncheon and ever and anon the al
was. rent with loud cheers am
tigers for the Blues.
Tablet Presented.
The luncheon over, the soldiers re
paired to the second floor hall. Their
Major l.. X Cheney, one of the olde'
and most distinguished members {
w the First Company Foot Guard. mad
an eloquent and most complimentaT
speech 10 the Blues and ended IL L
formally presenting them with a MAJ
stve bronze tablet fashioned In tn
and bearing the dates 1907, 1908 an
1910, the years In which the Foo
Guard visited Richmond and the Blue
visited Connecticut The speech wa
greeted with thunderous applause
and an Major Cheney tore down tn
flag which obscured the tablet fror
view II seemed that Bedlam had bee
let loose
After Major Bowles' speech of a,
10 In hkrh
dwelt on the happy fraternal relE
lions between the two organization
and expressed the hope that the
would always remain the same an
grow stronger. If possible. MaJ'
George T. Hewlette. commanding Il
Second Company OF Foot Guard. stel
ped to the center OF the dense Gro"
and presented the Blues with Men
CRY Book"
Major Hewlette made "a speech,
which he said the contents of the hoe
had strong personal association
which he and the members of h
command believed the Blues woul
cherish. The red morocco bound boo
contained several hundred pilot
graphs and snapshots OF the Blu'
while they were in New Haven tW
years ago. together with newspap'
stories and cartoons printed by II
New England papers ~hlie the Blue
were there The book. which bon
the inscription, Some Views OF til
Richmond Blues During Their sta
in New Haven. September 8. 10. j
1908. with Fraternal Greeting F'rol
the Second Company Governors Foo
Guard" was accepted by Majc
- fs-wfes IN an Eloquent speech, wntr
brought forth more cheers.
The presentations OF the day owe
the soldiers laid down to rest befol
DOMINIC their resplendent uniform
calculated to make any susceptib
maids heart beat like a trip hamme