The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-05-16
This Has Been Accomplished
Through the Untiring Eff
forts of the Committee
Named for Task.
HOTELS ARE CROWDED
Hundreds of Citizens Have
Thrown Open their Homes
to Accommodate the Visit
ing Hosts.

With Anal arrangements consum.
mated by the various committees last
night. Richmond. in gala attire. awaits
with pleasure the coming Of the Grand
Army veterans. Sons of Veterans, and
various allied women's organizations.
Tomorrow the glad hand OF welcome
will be extended and the doors of hos.
pitality will be thrown open to thous-
ands Of visitors from all parts Of the
state who will arrive to attend the
thirty-second state cncampment Of the
@. A. r. and the twenty-nfth encamp-
ment Of the Sons of Veterans. A con-
servative estimate places the number
OF visitors between fivc and eight thou
sand and for weeks the entertainment
committee. of which J. A. Spekenhier
II the chairman. has been untiring In
it, efforts to provide for the comfort
Of the city's guests. It was stated to-
day that ample provision has been ar.
ranged for and the veterans will be
well taken care Of Outside of hotel
accommodation lodging has been pro-
vided for fully 1000 veterans. 1t 10
said. II 10 expected that every hotel
and lodging house In the city will be
crowded to capacity during the three
days Of the encampment.
The merchants along Main street
will place chairs inside and in front Of
their places of business 80 the old SOL
diers may not become fatigued. A
rest room will also be provided in the
q. A. r. headquarters In the Leeds
room on Main street. There will be
Information booths at G. A. r. head
quarters. Eighth and Main streets. and
the Pennsylvania depot.
Nothing 10 Overlooked.
Nothing has been overlooked by the
committee In It's efforts to make for
the comfort Of the old soldiers Despite
the fact that the boarding houses. ho-
tells and restaurants have made extra
provision for the encampment the
members of various organizations in
the different churches Of the city.
have como forward with willing hand
In an earnest endeavor to assist. and
will serve meals in the parlors of the
churches.
Everything points to the unqualified
success Of the encampment. Even
the weather 10 in harmony with the
spirit Of the occasion and gives prom
Ice OF being ideal for the next few
days. II 10 the unanimous opinion Of
those who have been instrumental in
making the arrangements that every
thing will transpire without hitch
and the great gathering OF patriotic
organizations will prove to be one Of
the most colossal as well as successful
undertakings ever attempted by any
city of the size OF Richmond.
Many Of the visitors arrived today
fbut the veterans are not expected to
come until early tomorrow morning.
BY that time the entire city will be
beautifully decorated. enveloped in a
,mase OF faEs and bunting. The dec.
Orations In the business district
eclipse anything of the kind ever seen
here. Great white pillars topped by
globes OF starred lights form one of
the pleasing parts Of the decorators
art. The merchants and citizens gen.
orally have responded generously to
the appeal sent out and the business
houses and residences today present
. gaia appearance. The electrical ef.
feet on Main street at night will be
very artistic and hundreds Of incan.
descent lights from beneath the folds