The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-19
YANKEES TAKE
OLD CAPITAL
March Through the Streets in
Brave Array to the Sound of
Music-Two Days Pro
gram Full of Inter-
esting Events.
vA-specia1-
THE Yankees have come"

They are i'm the city and are walk
ing around just like they were at
nome, and they have been made to
feel thus early that they are to stay
here this week and that they can have
all the fun they want
They came here some four hundred
strong, and when they awoke at Z
O'Clock Monday morning they were in
3he hands or the Richmond Light In
PANTRY Blues, the members of that IA
tnous command surrounding and sur
prlsing the invaders while they silent
IN their train at Elba. The visitors
when the found that they had been
captured, wisely refrained from maxi
ing any resistance, quietly submitting
TO capture, and were marched Off as
prisoners to the new Richmond Light
Infantry Blues Armory.
The enemy" is composed OF the
FIRST Company of the Rhode Island
Light Infantry, 100 men and officers;
First Company of the Governors Foot
Guard, Hartford, 10 officers and
men; the Second Company of the Gov
ernors Foot Guard, 175 officers and
men, and the Governor of Rhode Is
land and staff, composed of twelve
members; the Governor of Connecti-
cut and staff, comprising twenty men.
AND IT is a likely looking outfit at
that-aH the men being large fine
looking, well developed, capable of
strenuous work, and ready for a good
oreakfast-when they arrived at the
There were bands in the parade from
1lba to the armory. and the music was
lively and quick The visitors had some
stout men in the party, and they were
i peTspirin 1 at every pore pore when the
mig and blow ing, while the members OF
the Blues were comparatively fresh
their charges. The bands PLAYED
america" Yankee Doodle Maryland,
up With %DixieMand hVI iond sbe ~GnmD
While the reception was a bit formal,
II was none the less hearty, and some
OF the visitors had before met the local
men, and there were handshakes and
HELLO, old fellow Glad to see you."
Mayor Richardson There.
An enormous crowd lined the march
OF the parade. and the visitors were
1lSde TO feel that they were at home
from the moment that they got or the
train. At the armory the soldiers were
LED up the steps and formed into a hol-
when the men had been stationed Ma MAJ
3or T. w. Bowles. stepping TO the front
ia the balcony. raised his hand am
obeyed. and he briefly presented Mayor
p C. Richardson to welcome the
Soldiers! Defenders of the liberties
OF glorious republic! All hail" be-
gan the Mayor. his voice reaching every
part OF the spacious hall. We are
glad TO welcome you to the proud cap
clad in the panopIy OF war. but on
mission or peace. You come bearing
EaHlanOed
roses, Marching to this place, you came
stepping to the quick, inspiring strains
OF the national anthem intermin q ed
am here to bid you welcome We
are glad to have you.
You come as the representatives of
States which, with Virginia, passed
through the throes OF revolution, to the
%as enacted Which gave To- the the HTama
can States the full assurance OF liberty
and freedom. To the men from Rhode
frnr
repeat that you are welcome to the
city and to the State. and in the name
mond Light Infantry Blues. l bid you
IL thousand welcomes and ihope and
Pelieve that your stay herN VIII be
Il 4 The Mayor concluded by saying that
ne did not propose to try To make a
speech to hungry men. for he had been
2 compelled to listen to long speeches
when he was a hungry soldier and he
that could reach the ears OF hi listen
S Srsa TSgld c be to hear the ped of the
The Mayor was loudly applaGded as
he spoke, and the command was given
I%1t arch any ado ado for the men to
"OrderS IL Orders"
given copy OF the orders for the open
ing day OF twenty five hours. and pri-
%rGers have been promuigat ted f foT
ftrict obedience and not for any dog
Pned robustness.
Were Quick TO Eat.
1t was a pretty hungry bunch OF
soldier boys who struck the Jefferson
Hotel shortly before 10 o'clock. and
happy as were the strangers to be i'm
the Quondam capital OF the COnfed-
eracy. they could not overlook the
fact that they needed food. And so
but little time was lost in going to
breakfast.
The Dri,atas ,,,ara ass;c,,o5 a. A. =.
big auditorium of the hotel. which
they completely filled. while the Off
GERS al! were given seats in the beau
tifut court on the north side OF the
building. The service at the hotel
was excellent and scores of cOlored
walters were kept on the jump at
tending to the needs of the soldiers
The Jefferson was swarming with
people who fiocked there to get a
glimpse OF the Northern visitors, and
everything possible was done to make
them feel at home.
Governor Mann sent a citizens
committee. consisting of Colonel John
S. HARDWOOD, Colonel G. E. Wingo,
James ID. Crump and others, to well
come the strangers at the hotel, while
A. j. Gray, acting chief of staff were
also on hand to act in the same ca
paeity.
Much regret was expressed at the
n.
day is attending a celebration al the
Industrial and Collegiate Institute at
ClaremOnt. Surry county. This
school, of which the Rev. John j.
Smallwood. colored, is the president
is doing a fine work among the ne
grOes. In addition to the Virginia
Executive, the institute today has as
its guest Governor Kitchin, of North
Carolina.
Governor Mann was, OF course,
back in Richmond Monday in time
for the reception at the mansion.
Monday morning he had Adjutant Gen
eral Sale and Colonel A. ]. Gray, at
Z the station with the Blues Battalion
/ to meet the Yankees"
In addition to the men composing
the personnel OF the Connecticut
Foot Guard and the Providence Light
Infantry, there are a score or more of
distinguished civilians, as well as the
stats of the two visiting Executives,
Governor Frank B. Weeks, of Con-
necticut, and A. J. Pothier of Rhode