The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-16
.SOUTHSIDE READY
FOR CELEBRATION
Fratcrnal Orders TO Observe
Special Memorial Day
Early in June.
TEN LODGES 70 TAKE PART
Judge Ingram and Mayor Rich
ardson Invited to Speak
at Cemetery.

In arranging the details of the pro.
gram for the Memorial Day 5f the
Southside fraternaI orders the gen
eral memorial committee has an
nounced that Judge John II. Ingram
Will deliver the address in Maury
Cemetery. Mayor Richardson will In
troduce Judge Ingram. and Judge E,
III. Wells Will preside. The street pa
rade. in which ten lodges OF South
Richmond are to participate in full
regaiia, Will be led by the Blues Band
OF eighteen pieces.
The number OF lodges to take part
In the Memorial Day on June has
narrowed down to ten. the Stonewall
Jackson .herie OF Eagles being the
last TO withdra" from the plan. Two
OF these arc the Daughters OF Liberty
councils. and carriages will be pro-
vIdcd for the women in the parade.
Line of Parade.
The order or march for tho parade
as designated Friday night follows:
The blues. Bard Will meet the swans
ooro lodges at the corner OF Cowar-
din Avenue and Twelfth street at ESQ
q. NJ. from which place they VIII pro-
coed down Hull street. stopping at let
The icdEeB which meet in 'roncy's Han.
Fraternity Han and the odd Fellows
Hall join The column Will then move
down to Seventh street, turning weai
at Seventh. and continuing InoScventh
10 Bainbrluge. Then UP Baindrige
to Twelfth. east on Twelfth to Porter.
up Porter 10 Cowardin Avenue and
up Cowardin Avenue to the cemetery.
il isfcNpcctcd that the parade viii
arrive al the cemetery about I O'CLOCK,
al which time the exercises are SEIZED :
iicd To begin. II, the cemetery there
Will be music by The band. addresf en-
oy Judge Ingram and Mayor Richard
son and finally the unvei!ins OF an
Imposing floral design in memory or
the dead OF the .Southsi,ie lodges buried
In Maury Cemetery. The form OF this
floral Offering has not been selected,
but 1t Is thought that something in
the nature of : pyramid OF flowers.
with the names OF the ten lodges per
iticinatinE worked III will he chosen.
AL. Sampson has been chosen as
chief marshal OF The parade. and Will
have twenty aides. TWO taken from
each OF the lodges. All these marshals
Will he mounted. In case OF unfuvor-
able weather arrangements have been
made by tho committee for holding
che exercises IN some convenient
church The parade will take place
regardless OF the weather
Lodges and Members.
The members OF the general memo
rial committee and the lodges witch
they represent follow: 4. L. Sampson.
Socky Ridge Council. Junior Order of
Gnited American Mechanics W. j..
Morrissette Liberty Council j. o. U.
y. NJ; ". A. Sharp New South Council.
/ o. L. a. MIL. Il; Gill, Davis Coun-
III. j. o. L. \. NJ; j. 4. Egglcston
Fiesta Conclave. Improved Order OF
Hcptasophs; q. S. Wells. lndianola
l'rihc of Red Men; j. G. Saunders.
Stuart Lodge, Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows; w. #. Andrews liender-
son Lodge of Dad Fellows: a. T.. Robb
Progressive Council, Daughters OF Lib
erty; W. I. Laws. Lilly Council, Daugh-
.ors of Liberty Mir. Sampson is chair.
man of the committee.
Z The first Thursday In June has been
selected by the committee as the day
20 be observed by the ssouthside lodges
each year. which day falls this year
on June /. II is the hoped OF those
interested in the plan that the General
Memorial Day Will become n nNcd
custom among the South Richmond
fraternai ORDERS