The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
MAYOR ISSUES
A PROCLAMATION
Calls on City Officers to Attend
Civic Demonstration on
Tuesday Night.
BUSINESS MEN TO PARADE
BUSINESS MEN TO PARADE
Crowd to March to City Audi
torium, Where Addresses Will
BE Delivered.

1SiuoiH III lne history OF the city
! has civic movement enlisted the
support of SO many different classes
OF citizens as the celebration which
VIII take place on Tuesday night.
Within two weeks after the idea was
| launched by the seven major business
clubs of the city temporarily const:.
tutins themselves for the purpose an
organization for civic co-opcratiun.
practically every element OF Richm5a,i
industry rallied to Its support, ai,l
| the city government gavo TO its stamp
OF approval
Following a letter written last ~ ,,x
by Mayor Richards to the various
oticials of tho city government re
qnestinS their cooperation in making
inc movement success, camo an OIL
cia1 proclamation from tho Mayor vns-
terdaE outlining In unqualified terms
his appreciation OF tho Significance ,f
the movement The Mayors procla ana
tlon III full follows:
Richmond. Va, Dec. 80, 1911.
10 the Omccrs and Employees OF the
City and to the People OF Rich
nond.
The principal business orsaniza
lions OF tho city will Join in a etreet
parade and in e macs Meeting in tts
city Auditorium on Tuesday evening,
January 2, 1912, and the city Officers
ana employees and citizens generally
nave been invited to unite with THEM.
AT the auditorium addresses viii he
delivered by we'll known citizens IN
subjects of great Importance to our
| people. and there will be other eSer
cises OF highly entertaining and in
structive character
Inc year of 1911 was enc of great
prosperity to our city. and while the
parade and meeting will be an occasion
ol rejoicing. the main purpose is TO
untte az our people in the effort to
make 1912 more prosperous year than
the one which has just closed,
Notning has contributed more to the
material progress of Richmond during
the last year than the work of these
business organizations. They have ad
vertised the city throughout the coun
Try, encouraged trade, manufacture 5
eho business enterprises, aroused our
people to an interest In municipal az
, tairs. and been active in the promotion
OF all measures for the public good,
seven or more of these ORGANIZATIONS
nave now united in civic co-opera
! i've organization, and the co-operatlon
or these organizations with the city
government. and tho uniting of all our,
pcopie In the EFFORT to promote her
prosperity. will keep Richmond In the
foreground as ono OF the mont pron !.
ressive cities of the country.
earnestly. request that all cIty OF.
hccrs and employees and all citizens
VINO feel -an-thterest in Richmond Will
Join In this parade aud maes.moeting
and make this movement a great sue
| 'ees' D. c. RICHARDSON
Mayor.
ryr
"Ererytody's Movement" the name
6elected by the committee I'm charge
"a tho one most nearly approxImatfn:,
ne sense OF the celebration, only part.
IS Expresses the idea No element of
4 combind effort towards sclf-Klorir-
cation enters into il, 1t, is not a. circus
Iarade of everybody that feels Ike
walking and carrying red torch. for
me fun OF the thing. While the ai,,
las boon TO unite in this movemen,
every individual who Is conscientious
~ interested In Richmand's advance
rlent, the arrangements have bean de-
siRnco 10 eliminate from the cclebru-
ION I'll lnconsequcnt, trivial thunder
which might creep in. in a movcmc,,,
cast upon such broad lines.
coming at tho opening OF proms-
irs year. the movement carries WIN,
II most fitting Opportunity Tor
iilchrnond's business men 10 enter into
firm compact to Co operate with on,
another in making 1912 n year thnt
VIII go down In history. That Il viii
mark new era in business co-opc-.
ton. and will result In more int.
r'atc relationship between the various
Industrial units of the city. and that
l! VIII operate TO spread abroad tie
fame of Richmond. both rs place in
which to live and in which TO huy.
Is the belief expressed on all sides
ny men in every walk of life
Merchants In Parade.
An instance OF the hold that tile
celebration Is taking was given YES.
terday by William a. Clarke, Jr.. nee.
rotary Of the Retail Merchants Asso-
eaton Judging from the enthusiasm
or the members of this association ID
,, regard to the big civic celebration
which Is TO take place Tuesday nigh. y
lie said, the retail merchants will BE
represented in great strength in the
rarade.
One man who has only five en-
floyes, tells mo that all OF his mon.
IS wei as he himsolf, will be In line
in the parade. This is the spirit wbt,n
is evinced by all OF the retail ma.
chants. All arc getting as many en-
ployes Is possible lined up for tho
occasion. and IL the weather is ro,1
Tic success of tho affair is assured
similar statements wero made Nv
oihccrs OF the other business organizn-
ions which Will participate In the pa
rade. With tho delegations from no
richmond Advertisers Club, the Cham
Fer of Commerce. the Rusiness Mems
Club, the Travellers Protective Asp
citation tho United Commercial TRAY.
clers. tho Business Mems Association.
the Southsidc and Chesterfield CIuo,
together with officials from the city
government and other invited guests.
more than 1000 OF Richmond's most
progressive cltizona will line up In
the parade which will start from tho
City Hall promptly at 1855 c'clo,lr
Tuesday evening on It's march to the
Auditorium.
Damon Lodge Elect. onicera,