The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-06
Famous Cook County March
ing Club Given Round
OF Entertainment
ON PILGRIMAGE TO
TOMB OF JEFFERSON
Silk-Hatted, Frock-Coated Men
of Wealth, Headed by Band,
Make Big Hit With
Richmonders

The Cook County Marching club
three hundred strong---the flower OF
the official and business life Of Chi
cago, marched into Richmond ysster-
day afternoon and marched out again
last night. vanqutshed by Virginia
hospitality and victor in the acqutsi-
ton Of the hearts OF those to whom
fell the pleasure of entertaining the
representative Democrats OF the
Windy city.
An informal reception at the State
capitol: dinner at Murphy's hotel and
a buffet luncheon at the Jefferson au-
ditorium last night, when the distn-
guished guests were formally well
coined by Governor Mann and Mayor
Ainsie, constituted the program AT
midnight the club, the most distln-
Euished political organization in the
world, left on Its special train for
Iynchhurg. whore this morning VIII
he spent. This afternoon the mem
ners make a pilgrimage to the home
Of jefferson. ut Monticello, and from
that point they go direct home,
Reach Richmond Late.
The ChIcagoans, who journeyed
east 10 see the eighth son OF VII
gina lnangurated TUESDAY spent yes
terday morning at Old Point, and
reached Richmond yesterday after
noon at q q Ase+a t'cNfN' @N''EN'N
schedule-on seven-car special
train A special committee from the
city central Democratic committee
i.let the special Mt Williamsburg and
eScorted the visitors TO Richmond.
The committee was composed OF
Julien II. Hi. b. p Owen, Jr., Cap
.@in " NJ Myers Writ Taylor F. G.
ticks. J. r. Ryland John r. Purcell,
Esy. Thomasson. T. p. Sorment and
Dr. G. V Darlington. At the depot
tNe visitors were received by other
members Of the city committee and
w r Dabney. ef the chamber OF com
lnerce.
From the train the Cook County
Democracy headed by it's own hand
az fifty pieces. led by BandmaEter
Charles 8. Cook. ard It's drum corps,
and escorted by the city committee
as host. marched direct to the CAPT
toll In silk hats and frock coats.
with umbrella canes and huge purple
and gold badges. color-bearers sup
porting Old GLORY and the state nag
Of Illinois and stepping with the tread
Of seasoned veterans to the strains OF
old-tirne airs. the procession, which
filed up Main 10 Ninth and thence
Into Capitol Square, had the popn-
iation agog.
Reception by Governor.
The club entered al the west WING
and then Governor Mann. standing
in the shadow of Houdon's statue Of
Washington in the rctunda, held an
informal reception. CITY Prosecutor
James g. NcTnernv, of Chicago, in
PRODUCING the visitors The execu-
tive was then introduced TO the band
and took occasion to shake hands
with each individual member. where
upon the band, appreciative OF the
executives democracy. gave three
rh for ItnffrnaF Mann
and played Dixie. while the visitors
filed out the east wing. Outside they
gave three rousing cheers Tor var
g.nia and serenaded the governor.
who waited on the portico, with rag
time airs City Prosecutor McInerny
took occasion during the fieeung mo-
ments To tender to Governor Mann
the regrets of Mayor Carter II. Har-
rison. of Chicago. who accompanied
the club as far as Washington, ar his
inability 10 be present He was
called to New York on urgent husi-
ness before the club left Washington
Tuesday night. Governor Dunno. who
was also expected 10 visit Richmond,
was detained in Chicago.
Following the reception at the cap
ttol the visitors marched to Muir
phys hotel. where they had dinner,
and at o'clock tramped to the JET
ferson hotel auditorium for the Tor
NAL welcoming exercises and the buff
fet luncheon arranged by the City
Democratic committee, winch was
host for the occasion. Captain w M
Myers. who presided for Chairman
Miles Martin, called out OF town, made
an admirable presiding officer and his
salIies frequently drew applause from
the Chicagoans.
Have Fun Waiting.
Coernor Mann. who was on the
program TO welcome the visitors on
behalf of the State, arrived nearly an
hour late, and the audience stood as
he entered giving him three rousing
cheers In the interval Chairman
Myers introduced the Polk Miller
duartette, and between the singing OF
the negroes and the music of the ex-
cellent band the club carries, which
Waited Fer the Robert f, Lee" the
time passed pleasantly.
The governor was at his Sest, and
made hit In his inimitable humor-
Gus wien he told the visitors that years
ago Virginia used to have a county
named Illinois and. being citizens of
what was once county OF Virginia.
they were grandchildren of the Old
Dominion and had right to be here.
There had been a time, he said. when
YOU people were not SO welcome: the
truth is, the people from your sec
ton gave us a heap OF trouble, but
knowing each other as we do now,
another civil war would be impossi-
bic" The sentiment drew tumultous
applause.
Mayor George Ainslie lived UP to his
reputation for classic brevity, concep-
ton and delivery. He brought down
the house when he declared soiemnly
that he would be brief because the
hour was getting late and he wanted