The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-13
CRACK COMMAND DEPARTS sATuR-
DAY AFTERNOON ON, IT'S NEW
ENGLAND JUNkET.
TO VISIT FOUR CITIES
HARTFORD NEWSPAPER GIVES
GLOWING ACCOUNT OF THE
RECEPTION AWAITING THE
RICHMOND SOLDIERS.

HloHu LlSnt inidullS DUES 9N"Ns w
morrow afternoon at 4.o9 over the
Chesapeake and ohio railroad Tor
their junket to Providence. Hartford,
New Haven and New york. IN each
of the four cities elaborate prepare
tons have been made for the enter
tainment OF the Virginia soldlefs, ana
especially is this TRUE IN Hartford, inc
headquarters of the Governors FOOT
Guards of Connecticut, when com
mand the Blues have had the pleas
ure or royaiiy entertaining III nn
mond more thah once. IN new ioi n.
where the command Will spend paft
OF DAY. they VIII DC sues.s Oh tn
famous Seventh regiment. to ~hlcn
the Richmond boys nave also piayeu
most Both at providence ana New
Haven, where longer stops VIII NC
made. the Blues will be Toyaiy en-
tertained. The trip VIII occupy
week, the Blues returning nome SUN
day night, September sd
The soldier boys Will make the trip
from Newport News on the Mer-
chants and Miners line steamer, nj
irving IN Providence MONDAY carry
and Fpending the day there. ines
will arrive at HARTFORD Inesaas
night. spending the night and an aay
Wednesday and Wednesday night III
the Connecticut city as the guests OF
their old friends, the root Guaros.
Thursday aHa-h,rldaE- theF'-~ft 42fistl t
with the New H&%en militia ano |
saturday noon they reach New iorA,
being guests of the seventh regiment
in that city until midnight SATURDAY
when they take a steamer for New
mort News. arriving in Richmond on
the return trip next sunday night AZ
10 O'Clock.
Planning Big Time.
The following from Wednesday Is |
sue Of the Hartford ~ourant. will be !
read with interest by the Blues and |
their friends:
When the Richmond Light Infan- |
try Blues come to Hartford as the
guests OF the First company, Cover
uor's Foot Guard. on Tuesday even
ing. September 18th. II Is planned that
they shall receive such a we.come
as can only be extended By their
hosts and no other organization.
! There wifi be 4 peculiar warmth and
/ cordially abuot If which MI be dis
| tinctjve. because If the tie which
| binds the two orga nizations together
| IN an ever-growing friendship. Steak
| ing Of the coming event, Major Frank
! T. wilcox. Of the. Foot Guard said
Yesterday:
".vhile the matter of entertaining
the Blues rests entirely with the
| First company. ana every moment
| will he. devoted to anticipating the
Measure Of our guests. and there
VIII be few idle moments while they
ara with us II wou.d be a graceful
and courten,,s thing. in consideration
| of the manner In which they have
received and ROYALTY entertained the
| First company. Governors Foot
| c.uard at Richmond on previous oc-
casions and on account of their
! being visitors within the city's gates
IL Hartford wauld cause the streets TO
Ia decorated along the line of march
and Il the ,itizens should decorate
their houses. as far as possible, as a
tort Of bright and cheerful, open
welcome ia mr. c-V. or course,
,,har,yisa tbe citv can do nothing.
| ~ the hnnors Of entertaining Will
rsn 10 Tho hosts Of the occasion and
u,a ,vitl eecls ia make II n long to be
r. nembered event in the course OF
tbair Northern visitation
arrival of tho Blues.
81, w.if1 he the second visit of the
command to this city and 1t Is
,lanned that II possible. they shall
d.nart with th. Know ledge that moth
he In th.. v.ay Of courtesy is lacking
m Hartford. The Blues will stay in
| the div from & y. NJ. on Tuesday
t sanfaniT,ci I'm arriving from pr0Vi-
denre uutl the following Thursday
NJ 16,30 O'Clock when they will go
to New Haven. 10 take part in the
| lows ~ Kew Haven Week. Az the
g,ieeta of the second company, Gov
.rror}s Foot Guard. Some form OF
erecting Vet 10 be devised by Major
| Wilrox o,he4 the command arrives
a, +6. I.ntn, statio-.. win be the first
rrtIa ,no,-ro,.ut on the part of the
Eaat~ stu,.ss. Gha xetel Gastlt-~ VIII
ha ths headauarters of the Blues
whiIe in Hartford. although individ-
nails in many cases. VIII be enter
,airsd ~ some of the private homes,
nc friaudshius determine.
uinnap-.,,,a- &a,,aes4lle.--~------
"Tba uaxt event will be dinner at
tho ho,1 tondered in an informal
n,annar ana following which will be
smoke ialk affording an oppor-
tnnit, for tha renewal -.icpl.ain=
tanrcshins and "reminiscences between
the members of the two commands.
Tha a,rner and brief smoke talk over,
- hosts ana Guests Will go to Foot
G en- hail and about O'Clock, the
sociaI features will he further elabor-
ztsstt th, cflTef events taking the form
10 vandeIIIIe entertainment and a
,,.oeL court-nartial
/ - second DAYS program.
.Hospitality will De given fun