The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-10
TRAVELLING MEN
TAKE THE CAPITAL
CITY BY STORM
Big Parade Which lnaugurates
the Week. One Of Most Unique
Richmond Ever Saw
THOUSANDS CHEER
JOVIAL MARCHER5
III
Nearly Every State in the Union
Represented in the Pageant.
Guests Welcome Formal
Iy and Given Reception
THE C TO-DAY.

THE PROGRAM TO-DAY.
Tuesday, juno 10th.
$500 A. M.
Meeting OF State secrctariea
and national secretary in ccaae
mittee room.
Meeting Of State presidents and
national president In COMMITTEES
room
1000 A. M.
Business session.
Adjournment for official photo
graph by Mr.. Foster on the Sec
ond Baptist church steps
300 p. NJ.
Business session.
Visit to the plants OF b IaruD
Brothers q Company tobacco
factory and the Reed cigarette
plant. Street car I'm front of AUDI
forum.
80 p. M.
Entertainment, roof garden,
Richmond hotel.
Polk Miller and negro quar-.
tette, local and visiting talent.
Badger fight. Richmond hotel
A genuine Wisconsin badger and
Henrico bulldog. Get ticket
from any member OF the com.
mfttee.
Once more Richmond has capftut
lated-this time not to the Yankees
but to the invading hosts Of the Trav~
elers' Protective association. who. de-
scending upon h capital OF the Old
by scores Sunday and meet
ing nothing but q cordial welcome on
avery hand, fairly swarmed in on every
twain xnmtnrNnu ara hx ntDh$%an a-MA1
the city. They come from every 9
ton of the country and they come
to spend the week, and bluo and white
for the current period are Richmondss
colors, no matter what they were be-
fore.
The visitors gave Richmond yes
terday morning the greatest parade Il
has witnessed for a decade; heard
cordial expression OF welcome from
It's hosts and responded In kind: held
a memorial service in the afternoon.
when a requiem was sung to those
members Of the organization who
have departsdLthis life in the past
twelve months. and at night, enjoyed
an informal reception in the Jenereon
hotel auditorium. when hosts and
guests mingled socially and took ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to get
acquainted.
This to be Busy Day.
This morning there will be a meet
ing Of the State secretaries and an
other meeting OF the State presidents
in the committee Dom and two buo~
mess sessions, one at 10 and the other
at 3 r. NJ. At the adjournment OF the
afternoon session the delegates win
be taken on special street cars to the
plant of the Larus Bros. & Co. To.
night the visitors will be rendered m
~~& r 800
the Richmond hotel, with Polk Mill
Ter and his negro quartette al the
features. and a genuine Wisconsin,
bader and a Henrico bulldog win
try conclusions in the rathskellar 81
that hosiery for the entertainment 01
the male delegates later.
While the mere men are discussing
business affairs this morning the la
dies accompanying the delegation will
be given an automobile ride to pointn
OF interest around Richmond. the ma
chimes leaving the Franklin street On.
trance at 10 o'clock, and this after
noon at 3 o'clock they will be guests
at a reception at the c.. F. Sauer plant
at Broad and Meadow streets.
FOR the convenience OF the delegAtak
the local reception committee ha ~
tab1ished permanent headquarters "a
the offices Of the auto club at thu
a4AtO AdAA IA III ~ AK
Here will be found ~postoffice. express
office, parcels post. stenographer and
every other convenience necessary.
Unto midnight last night I've ono
thousand delegates had registered and
with them q few more than n huns
dred wives and daughters.
4 Great Parade.
1t was some parade. Never dfAt
Richmond witness such a unique and
novel daylight pageant. nor did eveFl
a procession receive such an enthu.ss
siastic reception from the thouaando6
of spectators gathered along the lin
OF march. Colored umbrellas, nut
tertng s~pennantss and flowing rtbb0n4p
combined with the hats. busters anAS
suits of various designs, costumes ~
various design designating the 0tata0
from which the visitors came, Ar
each was cheered to the echo.
The column reached for nearly &&
mile. once stretched out. Forming Gu
the Jefferson hotel on all four a44amA
of that hostelry 1t moved pr0Mpt1yE
at 9:45 o'clock at the command
Chief Marshal Robert s. Chrigtia1Sss
with the mounted police under Cas-
tain jam Sowell. followed by KeG(
nich's b~assMseading the way.
national cffcers. with Mayor Arm
and a few invited guests. came n11rtf
and then followed the drum d
which preceded Marshall HI.
Boscher and the Richmond bo0noGG
embracing the members Of roots
and then BurreM n. Marsh. CH1
marshal Of the State divisions.
ed, and followed by the Blues
fvo States on foot. The RichME
Howltxers. in their black helmetas
gray uniforms. made q striking
turo OF the Richmond section ~