The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-03

marched IN parade from the City Hail
TO the City Auditorium last night in
the interest oil u Greater ItIcnmonu.
Never before was there such Ii process
SION more. Manufacturers. jobDers, re-
taliefS. lawyers, physicians, cIerSymen,
Aldermen, Counclimen, polICcnen-all
were IN me, more tnan 2,uuu OF them,
SIN ABREAST ana extending eight city
blocks from vanguard TO rear.
Even the most iiocral advance esti
mates of the men who conceived and
engineered the great demonstration
lai.cd TO approximate the numuer tnul
SNarmed around the City Hail waiting
10 IAN III inc, and The outpouring of
citiZenS along The line OF march. i ncy
pt5un pouring III from all parts OF
the city as early as O'Clock. and IL
was not until forty five minutes later
that the last man was in line and the
order given to advance.
Crowd at City Hall.
Long before the business organiza-
ionS began TO gather curious crowds
iormed OH Broau In front oil the Guy
Han. and on rcntn and Eleventh
streets. Every street ear deposited
from score IL hundred. ana others
came in automobiles. in venlcles OF
every description and ON loot. y
ginning nortncustcr blew and blus-
tered IN NaIn--lnc crowd turned up lts
"N"lcoat coIiars ana snivereu on. Moth
!nS snort OF an earthquake would
have arircu it from the scene before
The paraue started.
AT $50 o'clock most of the business
men wer, i'll line aud waiting the oruer
To proceed. The crowd by TINS time
packed every Hrailapic square foot in
the immediate vicinity OF the CITY Han,
ana tratnc cops had their hanus full
keeping a pathway open for the pas
sage oil the Broad Street cnrs.
Mounted Police Iicnd Column.
The hands on the DIG CLOCK IN the
City Han tower pointed to i:iS, when
the march to the Auditorium bcgaa
y cheer broke from the crowd as the
squad OF mounted police in the van
5nard started forward, opening Il wide
pathway through the assembled
inusses. Close behind followed de-
tachnent OF bicycle policemen, and be-
hind them hIs squad OF bluecoaIs
from headquarters. AS the column
bore past the southeast corner oI
Tenth and Broad, inc flank men on
both sides were handed red fire torches,
up the surrounding buildings
with Il ghostly red glow. and bringing
out in broad relief the big banner IN
front with the Inscription, in bold
black letters. business Is Good"
Following close behind the pre-
servers of the peace. camo II company
from tho city Fire Department; next,
members oil the Board OF Aldermen
Common Council and heads OF the city
departments, the whole squad headed
sy Mayor u. G. Richardson. big
banner inscribed City Officers" an
bounced to the few who did not know
Them by sight, that these were the
,ity fathers. Two other banners car
ied by this division, called out con
slant applause all along the line. The
arst bore the legend: "RIchmonds
Growth, Building Uperations-lg07. az
100000; 1911. $1,000, 900" The other
tore tho words: "Richmond's Growth.
seventeen and a Half Millions Invest
ed In building from August i. 1907, 70
January l. 1912"
Other Organizations IN Line
In close formation behind the no
lice and city officers followed the big
delegation from the Richmond Advc--
Users Club, the organization when.
perhaps more than any one other, was
responsible for the success of the
movement. Following them came, in
the order named, all of them bea ring
banners inscribed with the names Of
the organization, the Chamber Of
Commerce. the Business Mems Cluo.
The Retail Merchants Association. the
travellers Protective Association, the
United Commercial Travellers and tho
south Richmond Busincss Mems Club.
Besides the Hanks OF the long lino
marched the military aides, detailed
from the Richmond Light Infantry
blues TO keep the 1000 raw recruits
In step. They performed Trojan ser
vice In organizing and keeping In
good order double regiment Of us
raw soldiers "a ever essayed military
duty without previous drill. The two
bands and drum corps, placed Mt STRAIT
egic points IN the line OF march, help
ed materially to keep the men in step,
and stirred the latent soldier In each
mans heart with patriotic airs.
Ambulance brings Up Rear
One of the happiest touches Of the
whole procession was an ambulance
from tbs City Hospital. which followed
leisurely in the. rear of the column
with a full complement of surgeons
and first idto-the-injured requisites
II furnished laugh at every succeed.
ing street corner; a laugh, however,
which was not without its note of
pride.
LhnS 'ht Intrepid hospital corps
which follows the army through all
its vtc!ssitudes. this representative Of
tile Richmond Health Department
traiied along in the wake OF the in
dustrial army. ready to lend help in
tho event of the accident which hobs
up unlocked for when thousands Of
human beings congrcgntc thickly n
small space.
And behind tho ambulance followed
the inevitable after parade, familiar %
everybody who has craned his nccj,
to catch glimpse of the steam piano
when the circus came 10 town. Large
ly composed of the genus small boy
OF both colors, II contained a number
Of unattached citizens, who. attracted
by the red fire and the music took
the middle OF the road route 10 the
Audit orium tho ensics, and most
convenient.
IInIf-Mile of Red Torches.
! From the City Hal! to "a point well
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