The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-30

| voices the flowers they had for sale.
and stirring UP clouds OF dust as they
ran back and fourth. barefoot. through
the road
Automobiles and vehicles OF every
description depositing their passengers
| at the entrance increased the confus-
I ION and noise bu, once within the
/ gates, all was peace and quiet AS
far as the eye could see. on every hill
and knoiI. stroliIng among the head
stones or beneath the trees STOPPING
| here To arrange a plant. or resting on
the grass In the shade were men, WON
en- and children representing every
strata OF society hut common In their
desire To honor the Confederate dead
Tho morning activity Is merely the
forerunner OF the celebration To be held
/ IN the afternoon when With song and
speech and the pomp Of ceremony.
formal ts3s .s p9 tsss.. Sssss
OF the South. There viii be patriotic
songs and sacred hymns by the choir
of the Second Presbyterian church,
and former Attorney General William
A. Anderson viii deliver an address
euiogizinE the brroes who won their
ciatm to posterity by battling on
bloody fields and sacrificing their lives
for the cause they believed right.
Splendid Parade
Preceding these ceremonies. the
military, veteran and memorial organ
izations of the city will unite In a
parade to the cemetery which probably
will surpass in length and beauty any
similar pageant seen IN Richmond in
years. The parade will start prompt
~ at o'clock from Fifth and Frank
lin Streets in the formation already
outlined by General j. THOMPSON
Brown, chief marshall.
DE spite the fact that the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues Battalion
and the First Battalion, First Regi-
ment. Virginia Volunteers will be seen
in line the First battalion, First
Regiment Boys Brigade OF Virginia
viii probably attract the most atten-
ton and win the greatest applause as
these soldier lads have never before
been seen on parade.
The battalion will be commanded
by Colonel r. /. Fleet who will be
aided BY Major Ellyson. and Rev. II. d.
c. Maclachlan. pastor of the Seventh
Street Christian church There will
be four companies of boys in line. In
GLIDING Company G, under Captain
Walter Duke aid Lieutenant W. Eel
bert from tbs. Seventh Street Chris
tian church: Company D. Captain Vi
Wan Douglas. Lieutenant Taylor lap
uoH ana LleutenhHt Marion Crur1p
from the Seventh Street Christian
church. COMPANY A., Captain Richard
James, Lieutenant Robert Goodwin.
and Lieutenant Ashby Miller from the
First Baptist church and Company b.
Captain Herbert Perkins Lieutenant
William Hummel and Lieutenant Il.
Hall, from nv Fairtnount Avenue. Ran.
list church.
The recently organized Company d
OF the Blues. Battalion viii Also max .
Its first appearance. The men will
appear in fatigue uniforms, the OFF,
GERS having been unable to procure
the dress uniforms in time for the
parade. The battalion officers are
attending the camp OF instruction at
Luray and In their absence the bat
talon will be commanded by COM
pany officers.
Captain Paul Shafer OF Company d.
will command the battalion and his
company will be under the orders OF
Lieutenant Drewry w, Bowies. Lieu
tenant J. Randolph Tucker will com
mand Company c. Captain W. A.
Herbert. who recently returned from
San Antonio, will command tho First
Battalion. First Regiment. in the alb
sence Of Major Lawrence T. Price.
Tho Richmond Howitzers will be Ut.