The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-21
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MAYOR ENDORSES
BUSINESS ARADE
Sends Invitation to Councilmcn
and Heads Of City
Departments.
INTEREST GROWS STEADILY
Large Part Of Program OF Audi
tori,sm Meeting Being
Kept Secret.
INTEREST GROWS STEADILY

"Evcrybody's Movement" designed to
effect closer cooperation between tho
various business organizations Of the
city, received the official Endorsement
OF the city yesterday In the following
letter written by Mayor D. c. Richard
son to President Robert whittet, Jr.,
OF the Board OF Aldermen. similar let
tore being sent to the Common Council
and heads of all municipal Depart
ments:
Dear Sir.-I have been requested by
the Civic Cooperative Association to
extend to you, and. through you. to
the members of the Board OF Aldermen
a cordial invitation to join In the
civic demonstration which Will take
place on Tuesday evening, January g.
1912. The momoers OF tho soven COM
meroial organizations composing the
Civic Cooperative Association and
their employees and other citizens, will
assemble on Broad Street near the
City Hall on the evening mentioned
end march on foot to the City Audi
torium, where appropriate addresses
VIII be delivered and other Interesting
exercises will be held. It is desired
that members of the City Council shall
march in front of the line.
As this movement is specially de-
signed to promote the interest. of the
city and to bring the commercial or
ganfzatons in closer cooperation with
the city government. respectfully re-
quest that you urge every member Of
tho Board OF Aldermen to Join this
parade and to do his part In promoting
the success of the movement"
Everybody Clutches On.
The Mayors letter outlines the
project, and there remains only TO be
added that the spirit of the movement
has Caught" and that business mon
OF evory branch Of industry are en-
thusiastic about 81. 1t is unique IN con-
cepton. and ito originators claim 10
have boon the first in the United States
to gee the possibilities OF such a
demonstration.
More than a thousand members OF
the seven allied business organiza-
tons that are backing the movement,
VIII march IN the parade. which will
be gala affair with bands. drum
corps and banners. The program at
the Auditorium Is being kept aecret. 1t
Is the intention of the program com
mittce to spring a number OF surprises
on the audience. and many novel de-
vices for this purpose have already
been arranged. One OF the big fea-
lures OF the evening will be the sing
ing Of popular songs by a specially
Helectad chorus OF 1000 high school
children. number of those songs
have been written especially for this
happy FORM the spirit OF Richmond. A
prize competition for the best songs
about Richmond. TO be used on this
occasion. brought out sixty contest
ants. from which number the Ave best
Were selected. Tho Philharmonic Or
ohestra viii cooperate with the bands
In furnishing the music.
The speakers of the evening have all
selected subjects in keeping with the
spirit OF the occasion. Fl L. Cabell will
speak on 'Richmond's Commercial I'M
portance and Why" Business Manag-
or ". T. Dabney. OF the Chamber of
Commerce, will follow with an ad :
dress on the subject. "Richmond's
Commercial Future and Development
and How" Former Governor A. j.
Montague Will speak next on The
Homes OF Richmond-the Source of
Her Commercial Integrity and social
Development" Tho last address of
the evening will be delivered by DR..
Edward N. Calisch on the subject, THE
Civic Duty OF Our Citizens