The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-21
Arrangements Completed for Re
ception of Distinguished
Native Son.
PARADE is FEATURE OF DAY
Prcsident-Elect VIII Sleep Fri
day Night in Room in Which
He Was Born.
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stanton. Va, December 2O.-An
preliminary arrangements are now
complete for the entertainment OF
Woodrow Wilson when he comes TO
stanton to spend his next birthday.
and work is rapidly progressing In
carrying out the plans adopted Mr..
Wilson viii arrive on the evening OF
December - over the Chesapeake ana
CATO AT $50 o'clock. and will be ac-
cOmpanied in special car from New
York by a number of Southerners resi-
dent in that city. lie viii on arrival
be escorted b. torchi,ght procession
70 the i.snse Of the First Presbyterian
Church. o. which he was born. ana
will be entertained while here by Rev
A. NJ. Fraser. y. D. successor TO his
father. and will sleep In the room IN
which he was born On arrival at the
manse the procession will move 10
other parts of the city, and leave Mr.
Wilson undisturbed for the night On
the day following ne Will spend the
morning informally At the manse re-
ceiving those who choose TO call.
There VIII also be a parade IN the
morning. which will be reviewed from
a stand in front of Public School
Building No !. on Main street This
Will be participated in by a regiment
OF Virginia troops. the Y. VI J. cadets.
a troop of United States cavalry. the
Fifteenth Regiment United States
Army Band. the StOnewall Brigade
Band. a number OF other bands. and a
number of organizations of various
kinds. At . O'Clock Mr.. Wilson will
hold a reception at the Mary Baldwin
Seminary for young women. and will
be introduced in a short speech by Dr..
Fraser, 10 which he will reply.
This reception will last a couple OF
hours. after which the formal eXer-
c.ses will end.
Incident TO the occasion there will
Ice a ball by the young people, ban
quet and speaking from hotel bal
comics by prominent men present from
the State and outside the State. The
Citizens Committee has invited 200
prominent men. embracing Governor
and other State officials. and others
from outside the state. who will be
entertained by the city. and individual
citizens will entertain a great many
more invited guests. besides the gem
eral public. II the day is a pretty one
the crowd that Will attend is esti-
mated at from 20, 900 to 80, 600 and il
may exceed that number.
Among the interesting features of
the celebration viii i0e bonfres, which
will burn on elevations from AleXan-
dra to Staunton. arrangements having
been made for this at a number of
points along the Southern and the
Chesapeake and Ohio The commi ttee
in charge has recommended that these
bonhres be burned in every section
Of the State as a welcome to the
States son. and the Idea has been
favorably received in many sections
Along the line OF march of the pa
rade from the manse on North CoalteT
Street to the reviewing stand on Main
street have been placed venetian
masts. from which will he strung cleo
trio lighted garlands, making 1t "A
great white way at night.
Almost all citizens will open their
houses to supplement- the hotel facili-
ties. in order to house those who re-
inain 5n the city Yer night, and
ample provision has been made TO see
that no visitor shall go hungry, or
suffer from cold.