The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-10

With the help OF three of the most
noted military organizations of the
country. the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues are royally celebrating their
long deferred entrance into the SPLEEN
did new armory. Beginning early
yesterday morning. the fun has been
fast and continuous. There will be no
ton of the armory Is over at late
hour tonight.
Including officers, line and staff and
enlisted men. fully 500 of the militia
men OF Connecticut and Rhode Island
are in Richmond. They are returning
rtc visit paid them two years ago by
the Blues. and are seeing that the
formal possession of the new home
of Richmond's crack infantry COM
mand is not accomplished without ap-
propriate ceremonies and celebrations
Events OF Yesterday.
Breakfast at the Jefferson Hotel!
lunch at Lakeside Park. an afternoon
reception at the White House of the
Confederacy, formal greeting at the
Executive Mansion to the Governors
OF the New England States and the
officers of the Connecticut and Rhode
Island troops and the Blues, with ban
quests later on at the Richmond Hotel
and at the BUSINESS Men . Siup, GoNi-
prised the days doings.
To-day comes the full dress parade
of the visitors and the . Richmond
troops, with review by the Governors.
Coinoident with the dedication at the
armory tonight reception-dance will
be given in the big drill hall.
Nothing happened to mar the pleas
ure of yesterdays events. With per-
feet weather, with program which
went off without hitch. with COM
pleted and equipped armory home, with
hearty cooperation from the citizens
of Richmo ond, the Blues had no reason
TO be ashamed of the welcome given
their visitors. From the speech OF
Mayor Richardson in the early morn
ing, heard by men with empty stom-
achs, to the full refreshments of late
last night, all went as merry a $ mar.
riage bell.
Escorted to Armory.
The Blues Battalion got an early
start. 1t assembled at the armory
at o'clock. and marched to the cars
OF the sleeping Northerners on the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto.
mac tracks, The First Company OF
Governors Foot Guard. of Hartford
10 officers and men: the Second Com
pany, of Hartford, LIS officers and men
the First Company OF Rhode Island
Light Infantry, of Providence, $50 Of
| ficers and men, Governor Frank B
Weeks, OF Connecticut. and staff o
twenty men, and Governor Aram ]
Pothier. of Rhode Island, with twelve
men on his staff, composed the ARA,
of visitors.
| Alighting at S o'clock, the march
to the Blues Armory at Sixth ane
Marshall Streets was quickly made
Hundreds of people lined the streets
the march being enltvened by music
from the bands of the visitors. Arriv
ing at the armory. the men Were draw
lip in line in the drill hall. Major II
| w, Bowles, commander of the Blues
Battalion. briefly introduced Mayor Da
/ vid Crockett Richardson.
1--WE are proud" said the Mayor, "tt
welcome you to the capital Of the Oh
| Dominion. You come in tho panonl.
of war, but on a mission of peace,
am here to bid you welcome. We ar
glad to have you.
The Mayors Welcome.
"You come as the representatives o
states which, with Virginia, passe,
through the throes of the Revolution
to the land where, at Yorktown, TIL
drama was enacted which gave to TIL
American nation the full assurapc
Of liberty and freedom. To you, me-
i from Rhode Island and from connec
i ticut. I repeat that you are welcom
/ to the city and to the State. and 1
the name OF the city and by the order
of the Richmond Light Infantry Blue.
4 I hid you a. thousand welcomes an
hope and believe that your stay her
4 will he pleasant, r 4
when 4, with the soldiers of tn
South, surrendered at Appomatto:
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