The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19

liant one from a social standpoint
The play Is drama, dealing with
Western life. and is to be presented
by the Benjamin Stock Company.
TOmOrrOw's Program.
TOday's program OF entertainment
Tor the visitors is mere sleep com
pared to what the Connecticut and
Rhode Island boys will be called upon
to do tomorrow
According TO the plans mapped out
they VIII hardly have a minutes rest
after A. NJ, when breakfast is
served at the Jefferson.
The most spectacular feature OF the
DAY, however. will be the dress pa
Tade and final review by the three
Governors in the Broad Street ball
park at Z. NJ. Admission will be
free TO all, though the grandstand will
be reserved for those holding special
cards of invitation.
The uniforms OF the visiting mill
tary' as may be judged by the pic
lures appearing in this paper. are
equally as gorgeous as those OF the
Blues, and the color effect produced
Dy the three organizations in fun
dress Will be most striking.
All the young people of the city
are looking forward with the fondest
anticipatiOns to the ball and reception
at the Blues Armory tomorrow night.
On this occasion the handsome new
structure is to be formally dedicated
Will imposing ceremonies.
Major Cheney, of the First Com
pany Of the Governors Foot Guard
Hartford, is to present the battalion
with magnificent bronze pIacoue
inscribed with the notices of the two
States-"Sic Semper Tyrannis' and
Sustenet Transtulet Qui'-and the
Following text: Virginia Connecticut
First Company, Governors Foot
Guard, of Hartford, to the Richmond
Light infantry Blues, Of Richmond. -
and the dates "19O7-19OS-191O."
which memorable the first visit OF the
root Guard to Virginia, the visit of
the Blues to Connecticut and the
present visit of the Foot Guard here.
Magnificent Street Parade.
The street parade Tuesday began
at p. Nj. and the procession
formed at Fifth and Grace Streets.
The line of march was from Fifth
and Grace to Franklin, out Franklin
10 the Lee Monument, around the Lee
Monument back TO Lombardv. ont
Lombardy to Broad Street. and thence
to the Broad Street Park, where the
troops will be reviewed by the three
Governors. Adjutant General w. w.
Sale was chief marshal OF the pa
The return line of msrch was
East Broad Street, South Ryland
Street to Grace Street. East Grace
Street to Adams Street. North Adams
Street to Broad Street. East Broad
Street to Sixth Street, North Sikh
street to Richmond Light Infantry
Blues Battalion Armory. where the
parade will be dismissed
Full orders concerning the parade
were issued Monday by Chief Mar
shall Sale. The formation will be as
follows: Chief marshal, STAFF OF chief
marshal. squad bicycle police. detail
or mounted police. Richmond Light
infantry, Blues Battalion, Major r.
W. Bowles, commanding: First Com
pany, Governors Foot Guard. Major
Frank l.. Wilcox, commanding: Sec
ond Company, Governors Foot Guard.
Major George It. Hewlette. command
ing; First Light Infantry Regiment Of
Rhode Island. Colonel Joseph F
FLETCHER. commanding.
The organizations were given pre-
cedence in the line of march accord
ing to their respective ages The Foot
Guards were organized in 1871. the
Blues in 1877 and the Rhode Island
erS in 1900.