The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-01

nesday night. the business men
he should be thus honored in death.
Go to Funeral.
Richmond sent to Lynchburg Fri
day morning TO pay a last mark OF
respect to the beloved patriot and
legislator her finest military COM
mand, the Richmond Light infantry
Blues, and all the State officials. In
GLIDING the governor and heads OF
the departments.
The Blues, Battalion, composed OF
Companies A, b and c. numbering
about I20 men, in the attractive full
dress uniform of the organization. left
the capital city from the Byrd street
station shortly after 3 o'clock Friday
morning.
Owing to the inability of Major 4.
w. Bowles TO leave the city on such
short notice as was given him, the
battalion was commanded by Captain
Percy Montague, of Company c. The
three companies were commanded by
First Lieutenants Bowles, Boshen and
McGraw.
The Blues took with them three
rounds of blank ammunition with
which to fire a volley over the mound
under which Senator Daniel will rest.
The organization was accompanied by
it's famous band, which will play
Chopin's funeral march as the fune-
raj cortage winds its way through
the saddened city. A musician from
the band will sound taps over the
grave. and the last tribute win have
been paid the lamented soldier.
Oficials Who Went.
Attached TO the same train on
which the Blues made their trip to
Lynchburg was special car car
rying Governor Mann, Lieutenant
Governor Ellyson. Speaker Byrd. Ad-
jutant- General Sale. Attorney Gem
eral Williams. Judges Rhea and Wing
field, of the Corporation Commission:
Commissioner of Insurance Button.
Auditor Marye, n delegation from Lee
the following members OF the iegis-
iature:
From the State Senate-Edward
Echols. Staunton; FL. A. Edmundston,
Houston; w. A. Garrett. Ridgeway.
Henry county; J. r. Tucker. Bedford
City; John Nj. Hart. Roanoke: ID. L.
Holland. Suffolk; George B. Keezel
keezeltQWn. Rockingham county,
John A. Lesuer. Norfolk: r. s. Parks,
Luray: A. f. Strobe, Amherst: George
T. Rison, Chatham: Charles T. Las
sitter. Petersburg; Saxon w. Holt
Newport News: A. 7. Lincoln. Marion.
George Latham Fletcher. WarTenton:
f. c. Foikes, A. W. Hartman, T. Ash
by Wickham.
From the House of Delegates
Richard E Byrd. w. W. Baker. A. NJ.
Bowman. f. &. Buck, $. r. Clement
NJ. r Cooke, J. A. Curtis T. NJ. Dunn,
w. IL Ewing. ]. A. Glenn. Upton d.
Jennings. s. II. Love. J. NJ. Lucas,
Edmund Parr, J. NJ. Price, It. j. STRAIT
ton. j. n, Stubs. C. C. Taliaferro, j.
T Trolinger. John c. Utz. r. Carter
Wexford. Thomas S. West, George
w. Whitehead, f. RI. Wilson, Charles
f. wingo, j. M Johnston. Martin
Williams. John w. Williams. clerk.
Adtutant General Sale will be chief
marshal Of the funeral procession,
which will be only semi military, due
to the fact that the majority of the
state troops left Thursday night for
the Gettysburg encampment. In addi-
ton 10 the Blues battalion, there will
also be in line three companies of the
Coast Artillery from Norfolk, and
probably several hundred confederate
veterans I'm uniform from various
parts TT State.
From Richmond where Senator
Daniel was not only esteemed and
respected as a soldier. statesman and
orator but loved as friend and iowa
BILE character, scores of large and
handsome floral tributes were sent
by his many admirers. In addition to
these countless other persons teIe-
graphed orders for flowers to Lynch
burg. One hundred of more citizens
who knew and honored Senator DAN
ie1. left Richmond Thursday night
and Friday morning to attend the fun
eral