The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
EXTEND WELCOME
TO SOU I Hs|D {
Keys Of Manchester to
be Presented With
Ceremony.
UNION EFFECTIVE
TOMORROW NOON
Richardson Invites City Officials
and Business Men to Receive
Washington Ward Delega-
ton on Steps Of City Hall.
Visitors Plan Great
Parade.


Parade.
All legal requirements having been
complied with, and no contest made by
the opposition. there is now no doubt
that Judge Frank Christian, of the
Corporation Court OF Lynchburg, who
sat in the annexation proceedings in
place of Judge Wells Of Manchester,
viii declare the two cities one prompt
~ at noon tomorrow. Those oppos :
ing annexation or consolidation, even
II they had any idea of contestins the
election of April 4. have now waited
too long to take any action, and the
matter is now merely a question of
hours Judge Christian. in the Corpor-
alton Court, will receive the count as
certified by Clerk Duval, and then,
without any ceremony, declare Man
chester that was, Washington Ward OF
Richmond city. Though they fought
with all their might during the cam
paign, the antt-anneNationists nave
given UP the contest. and now say that
they will be as patriotic in working
for the advancement of Greater Rich
mond as they were in preserving the
identity OF Manchester. So the two
cities will get together with little Off
ctal ceremony.
Present Key of City.
True to their resolution made on
election day, the annexation people OF
Manchester will invade this city to-
morrow afternoon in celebration of
the occasion. Though the order OF
Judge Christian Will be entered at
noon. II will not be possible to gather
together the crowd until several hours
later. 1t has been arranged therefore
that the key of Manchester be pre-
sen.ed to Mayor Richardson at o'clock
in the afternoon by men who were at
one time officers In the city of Man
chester.
They will arrive at the City Hall IN
long string of motor cars. and Will
be welcomed by the Mayor in fiitting
speech The procession viii be headed
by the big speedwelI car driven b. John
Alsop. and containing Mayor Maurice.
Judge Wells, Judge Christian and
presidents OF the City Assembly and
the Board OF Aldermen of Manchester.
About thirty other cars viii follow
with members of both branches of the
Citv Council and of the Business Mems
Association of Manchester and ches-
terfeld.
Ceremony at City Hall.
the CITY Hail. It will be received by
Mayor Richardson beside whom will
stand the presidents Of the Board of
Aldermen and the Commin Council. sur
rounded by members of both branches.
Mayor Maurice will present him
with the key of Manchester in the
form of a huge floral design. There
will be several brief speeches, and the
automobiles which lately came from
Manchester Will return to Washing
ton Ward, having received the decis-
ion in the most memorable and hard
fought battle in the history of either
city.
The legal ceremonies attending the
merging of cities is one of the simpl-
est that could be imagined II In,
wolves simply the order OF the court
which is entered in minute If all
goes well.
In this case, however. Richmond has
imbibed the spirit of Manchester and
the result will be almost holiday
At the suggestion of the Chamber OF
Commerce, Mayor Richardson yester-
day made special call for Joint
session of the Common Council and
the Board of Aldermen for the recep-
ton of the south side delegation.
Every member of each body Is asked
to be present at the City Hall to well
come the one time city OF Manchester
as the eighth ward of the city OF
Richmond. and there Is but little doubt
that every member will be on the
steps to extend his welcome. There
will also be large delegation Of
members of the Chamber of Commerce
to take part in the rejoicing. The oc-
casion would not be complete with
out them, for everyone knows that
they, working hand In hand with the
Business Mems Association of Man
| chester and Chesterfield, played a
great part In effecting the union. lc
! will be great day for Richmond
| the day when her population will be
| increased by at least $4,000, and she
will become one of the greatest cities
| OF the South.
Represcntatives in Council.
In the fight for annexation the peo-
| pie of Manchester have laid aside po-
| lttical matters except IN 80 far as they
affected the union nhey nave ian w,t Wptara an.
Iparently no thought OF what might
take place after the election. Since
there is no possibility Of It's being de-
/ reated thoughts of the people OF " Wasn-
resentatiyes in the Council, 1t seems
4 10 he pretty certain that old members
Of the Board OF Aldermen and the City
Assembly will be elected to the Rich-
i mond Council, and that they VIII ne
selected by the two branches OF the
4 Richmond Council from the ranks OF
.Ethose who favored consolidation for
i the unexplred term Of the, present
! Council, In the election which Is not
4 far off they will be selected by the
4 people, and present indications are that
there will be some changes Many OF
those who have not offered for office
in Manchester would faln heeomt
! members Of the Richmond Council. II
may be said. though, that these are
4 confined almost entirely to the annex
4 alton faction The8others. Il they have
any political aspirations. will not make