The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
Supplants Peace Jubilee
as Form of Big
Celebration.
PLAN RECONCILES
WARRING FACTIONS
Proposed as Solution by Business
Mems Club and Endorsed by
Delegates From Commercial,
Military and Veteran Or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Cohen Approves.
Come ye back to old Virginia.


with this as its rallying call. the
city OF Richmond Will, in the year of
grace l915-probably in the month OF
May-hold great home coming cele-
bration To which will be asked to come
everybody residing within the borders
of tho Commonwealth every person OF
virginia birth or. ancestry res idfng In
other States of the Union, and all ex-
pstriated sons and daughters or the
Old Dominion now dwelling in foreign
lands.
And in honor of the big family re-
union. there will be n pageant the
ike Of which has never been seen in
the country. i, will depict in magni-
icent setting tho Virginia vaior and
stamina that has wrought nightly
throughout the history of the state
and which. within the last half cen
tury, has caused her TO rise triumph
ant from the dissolution of war.
In the pageant Viii be shown the
epoch making events OF the States
history, from the landing or John
the commercial prosperity OF the cur
rent year. The Revolution. the Colo
NAL wars, the War Between the
states, the Reconstruction period. and
the recovery, Will all appear in his
torical sequence. appropriately mount
ed and named
suppiants Pence Jubilee.
The project just outlined was adopt
cd last night at the jefferson Hotel by
Il conference OF delegates from the
commercial. military and veterans as
sociations OF the city. called at the in
stance OF the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION. for tho purpose of framing
tentative plans for big celebration
in fichmcnd In 1915.
With its adoption, there died the
mnch discussed suggestion for a So
called peace Jubilee" around which
has ragged ii war OF words since its
tentative proposal ny the Retail Mer-
,hants' Association.
To the Busineas Mems Club goes the
credit for dispensing the war clouds
that have gathered threatcningly
around the celebration idea. 1t pro-
posed the home coming and pageant
plan as one which cmbodies the peace
motif without offensive reminder OF
tho war, and which. at the same time.
provides an opportunity for historical
and commercial display. The various
factions received the plan wiki open
arms. and welcomed 1t as the best So
luton OF a problem which had begun
10 promise trouble.
II am entirely satisfied with the
home coming and pageant plan" said
charm samuel cohen. father or the
celebration idea. AS have repeated
ly said. neither nor the Retail Mer-
chants Association had ever proposed
definite plan. We suggested y peace
Jubilee only as an iiea subject to re-
lection, adoption or modification hy'
this conference. | think the project
adopted tonight is admirable in every
way. II Is what the conference wants.
and it fulhils the idea / had in mind
all along"
Committee 10 Franc PInn.
Upon motion OF j. q. Corlcy, the
conference authorized Mr.. Cohen TO
appoint committee OF ten. with him
self as ex-oficio chairman, to frame
"a comprehe nsive plan embodying the
central pageant and home coming
idea presented by the Business Mems
Club. When completed the plan will
he formally presented to a city vide
convention OF delegates from every
local organization. which will pass
upon its practicability. The chair
man announced that he will take sew
oral days 10 name the plans COM
mittee.
Mr.. Cohen opened the meeting with
a short statement. in which he ex-
pressed regret that the celebration
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