The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-02
ONE THOUSAND IN
Tonight ARADE
Business Organizations
Ready for Big Event
at City Auditorium.
EVERY DETAIL
NOW COMPLETE
Marching Bands Will Start From
City Hall Promptly at 1890
o'Clock-"Get Together Move
ment" Arouses Civic
Spirit as Never
Before.

1Hih Is iHchmond Day. In many re-
spccts the exhibition Of Richmond
spirit which will appear In the big
civic parade at 1870 o'clock this eve
ming, and in the mass-mccting at the
City Auditorium later, will be without
parallel in tho annals OF the city. EN-
hibits and celebrations have been many.
They have taken the form at various
times OF displays carried on by spe-
oializcd industries. of public demon
Btrations al the State Fair and Of great
outpourinGs on the occasion OF tho Wis
It's OF distinguished pcrsonages. Neve.
before In the history of the town. how
ever, has there taken place demon
ssration of such scope or such peculiar
Significance as the ono which will be
,hansuratcd tonight, when more than
1000 citizens OF Richmond, represent
ing every phase OF industry which has
inquired in it's rapid growth during the
last decade, will take up tho march TO
+ tho Auditorium
Evcrybody's Movement.
Every detail OF tho complex plan is
complete. the final touches being given
10 1t At meeting of the Joint coxfmIt-
tees held AZ tho Business Mems Club
yesterday morning at u O'Clock. To
eAhb'iifNS IL! iOEaNCc every need OF
hthe giant celebration was 10 mean
ftask. and tho work has been accom-
plishcd at the expense of much time
and labor, unscliishiy devoted TO II b.
"a dozen committees composed OF busy
men. not too busy, however. to glvc
their best for Richmond AS FAR az
human foresight IL enabled 10 guaron-
tee II. .Evcrybody's Movcmcn." with
Its mammoth civic parade and with It's
big meeting at The CITY Auditorium, Ii
already assured.
As in all matters in which no mme-
diotc, tangible reward IS sought the
only standard by which 10 gauge either
the success or failure Of the move
sanient Will ba the ;horouehness OF the
s@responsr with which IL will be met by
tho public: Despite the fact thst only
representatives OF tho seven ausiness
organizations and tho various parts OF
the city government will BE given
places IN the line OF march. the civic
movement. OF which tho parade is only
an incident. Will derive Significance
only from tho attendance of the gen
orai public.
Clergy Invited to Attend.
Special Invitations we're Issued yes
tcrday TO the clergy of the city, who.
through preoept and through constant
speech from the pulpit. have always
been among the chief influences to-
wards better citizenship. Many OF
these have expressed their deep interest
in the movement ana will be present at
the exercises in the Auditorium.
The parade will start promptly at
$50 from the City Hail. and will be
headed by Mayor y. c. Richardson.
who from the first has lent the dignity
OF his high Office to the movement by
personal effort and public proclama-
tion. In the line OF march there Will
he also the Board of Aldermen, the
Common Council and the heads OF the
various divisions OF the city govern
ment. Mounted police headed b.
Chief Werner: two brass bands and a
drum corps will lend martial air.
With banners flying and red torches
lighting up the long limo. the march
TO tho Auditorium will begin promptly
at 1880 o'clock
At the Auditorium seats Will be held
In reserve for every person In the pa
rade. When all of these arc provided
for. the remaining seats will be thrown
open to the public. Tho building has
seating capacity of 1000. and will
provide accommodation for a large
audience. None Of the surplus seats is
reserved, and those who arrive first
will get the most desirable ones. In
view OF the interest expressed on all
sides and the large outpouring OF citi-
zens that Is expected, the committee
on arrangements took under advise
ment yesterday plan for securing
nearby building to be used to take
care of the overflow. The plan was
finally abandoned because of the diff
Guilty that was encountered in adjust
Ing the speaking program
Seven Organizations in Line.
Printed programs containing all OF
:, the songs which will BIO rendered dur.
ins tho evening viii! be distributed. the
plan being to have the audience Join in
singing the Richmond anthems. These
have been composed especially for tho
occasion in q prize contest conducted
for this purpose. and will be worth
preserving. A special chorus of 900
High School voices will assist the two
orchestras in providing the melody OF
the evening
The Civic COOPERATIVE Organization,
the body Of Richmond business men
which conceived and engineered to-
days celebration, comprises the Cham
Der OF Commerce. the Rlchmond Adver-
tisers' Club. the Business Mems Club,
the Travellers Protective Association,
the United Commercial Travellers, the
Retail Merchants Association. the
Soutiside and Chesterfield Business
Mems Association I. NJ. Darlington,
vice -president OF the Chamber of Com.
mercc, is chairman of the general COM
mittee in charge OF all arrangements
e. c. Laird is chair...nn of the ways
and means committee, and Horace +.
Smith, of the committee on program
The musicaI program will be in charge
OF walter c. Mercer.
The speeches will he four In num-
Dor, and Will deal exclusively with
topics Affecting Richmond Its claim
10 eminencc, tho reason for it's great