The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-12
GETTING READY
FOR BIG PARADE
CITY COMMITTEEMAN TO MEET
THIS MORNING To FoRMU-
LATE PLANS.
WILSON WON'T COME
PREsIDENT-E APPRECIATES
INVITATION, But FOR OBVIOUS
REASONS DECLINES-MON-
sTER AFFAIR.
WILSON WON'T COME

A committee from the city Demo-
cratic committee, having charge of
the arrangements pertaining to the
monster torchlight parade here on the
night of the 9th OF this month. will
meet this morning in the office of Ma
jor Miles NJ. Martin in the Mutual
building to go into details and to name
committees to take up the various
phases of the work In hand.
1t is the idea of the committee to
select committees for every portion of
the work. There will be parade com
mittees. invitation committees. fire.
works committees, music committees,
luncheon committees and other COM
mittees galore.
Many Bands of Music.
Bands of music will be secured from
every available nearby place, and mill
tary will be invited from every sec
ton of Virginia. Special invitations
will be extended the city officials of
all the towns and cities in the State,
and civic and political organizations
will be invited from everywhere.
An effort viii be made to get many
of the organizations from Washington,
Alexandria. Fredericksburg. Peters,
burg, Ashland, West Point, Newport
News and every point Of availability.
The railroads viii be asked to offer
reduced rates for tAe day, November
g7th, the day before Thanksgiving
day. On that day the football teams
and fans from Charlottesville and
Chapel Hill will be here to take part
In the big game of the next day, and
~xcursionists from everywhere will
come to see both the torchiight parade
and the game.
DIR. Charles VI Darlington returned
from Trenton yesterday morning. He
went to the New Jersey town to ex-
tend Governor Wilson an invitation to
review the biz parade. The governor
thanked him cordially for the Invita-
ton, but said he was forced to de-
elm for obvious reasons.
Govern~- Wilson Declines.
DIR. Darlington brought back to the
committee this message In a report
10 the committee yesterday through
Chairman Miles NJ Martin, he said:
Hearing that Governor Wilson in
tended to leave shortly for rest,
Major Miles M. Martin requested me
to go To Princeton Saturday night and
extend TO Governor Wilson an invi-
tafion from the city Democratic COM
rniftee to review a parade IN ceiehra-
ton OF the election OF Democratic
president and vice-president.
Il saw Governor Wilson Sunday
morning. and he said: Doctor. am
very clear on this subject ] should not
and will not take part In any political
celebration of any sort or character
before the Inauguration. II would not
be right / am proud of being Viz
ginian and seenly appreciate your IN
vitation, but feeling as clearly as ! Go
on the subject | cannot accept your
invitation. The whole country Is
bound TO understand my going hack
to stanton, my birthplace. That
different, And that Is the only invi-
tation that have felt that I should
accept
Governor Wilson expressed the
highest appreciation of the invitation
extended 10 him. :"
At the meetin~ this morning will be
Chairra Martin. Committeeman
Saunders. Darlington. Myers Duke
and Frank Ferrandini, the author OF
the resolution which brings about the
bt~ celebration.