The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-01
IS PRESENTED WITH
HISTORIC PICK AND Shovel
implements Used by Lucille Pizzini and Young
Ulysses Bland in Breaking Ground for Cty
Hall Foundation to Have Hol. ored
Resting Place

Miss Lucille Pizzini cano downtown
on the morning OF Wednesday. Scptem-
Der j. 1856. wearing q dark navy blue
Mother Hubbard with Tam O'Shanter
cap. She carried bright new SPADE
niue larger than the kind the Kids
use at the scashcrc. but more stoutly
made. When tho clock struck : she
mustered the strength OF her nine years
ana dug the spade deep into the va
cant lot upon which now stands tho
lily Han. while several hundred lead
ing citizens stood b. and ch.ored the
oihcial ground brea king for the foun-
dation.
Miss Lucille of SO grew up. az nttle
sirls nave habit OF doirg and is cow
Mrs Lucille Paul of Cambridge. Mass.
yesterday she appeared in the o:!ice OF
Mavor Ainsiie and presented him vim
inc spade which .ho took with her IN
hcf pilgrimage to New England Like
Llttie Soy Blues TIN soldier, Ii was cd
with rust. otherwice il * sun an err
H"ient spade ard good for many more
digs.
With the spade Mrs Paul presented
~ mo Mayor. also. the slender pick
with which Ulysses Bland aided her II.
breaking ground for the founln,ior'
Ulysses Was the young son Of Ira II
hiand, At that time q prominent mem
Der OF tho city Council
nave saved them all these ya,rs
Mrs. Paul said &c the Muvor. ":,na :
nave brouEh, them back to Ricb,noro
70 give them 10 the city If 4 wants
them
The Mayor accepted the spade ana
PICK With warm thanks and assured
Mrs. Pail that Tie city most de>iJcdI,.
u!n want them, and that If Tho civ
didnt, he wanted them himself uc ba1
practically decided yesterday TO give
an ofder for specially construc,er
kiass case In which he proposes "a
mount the historic implements ro-
preservation 10 tho end or dime IN.
present plan Is 10 place the case i'm
IA" ihrse ante chamber or tho MAYORS
once where IL will hang as an enhI.,,
u industry TO all city servants
Mrs. Paul was acco,nnnnl.d >. -,
Hiavors office by her mother. Mrs Az
drew Pizzini The late Andrew J,tz-
@'nhi was ut the time OF hts young
est daughters debut as a dirrcr nf
iouHaa tlons, chairman OF the Council
oii,.iittee on Finance. According 10
the Mayor Mrs. Paul. although consid :
eraoly taller. Is still = youthful az she
Was on The day sho came downtown IN
y Iother Hubbard and Tam O'Shantcr
Richmond dailies OF tYenty-scyen
FEARS ago describe tho occasion in tbc
"i'h personal manner which n kind
Her race OF city editors permitted n
get by the desk True. tho story i,
buried inside among market quotations
ana iolice Court cases, but the Char
ieston quake was only ii day or two
oid ana crowded everything else or
inc 'front.' page. The Richmond Whlr
or september ., 1856 tens Of the four
year delay In beginning work. and
continues In this strain:
mink OF this. ye carping critics.
i"t IL In Your pipes and smoke it. ana
theh say that Richmond is no longer
progressive. The first thing that some
OF YOU know. you will see a CITY Han
mat VIII make YOU laugh and one that
VIII reflect credit upon the capital city
OF Virginia"
II Is evident that newswriters OF
twenty seven years ago were no prudcs
IN the matter OF slang. The predic-
tion about City Hall which will
make you laugh" appears at least IL