The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
PLANS NEARLY COMPLETE
FOR MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 80
EncrciseS ut Hollywood Cemetery Ex-
pectcd TO lie More Elaborate
Than Usunt.
TO ne LARGE MILITARY DISPLAY
rennsyivania Veteran Corps. Guesta Of
uichn,ond Grays' battalion. to Take
Part In Great Parade.

! Whiio still incomplete. tho arrange
| ncnts FOR the celebration or Memorial
+ Day on next Saturday Indicate that
| he occasion VIII bc one OF the most
! elaborate In recent years. AZ usual
/ he Hollywood Memorial Association
/ has charge Of the exercises Is, tho
cemetery. and II IL expected that all
! Richmond VIII turn out to do homage
/ TO the thousands of Confcdct Stc dead
| who sleep among its green hills.
Plans havo been perfected for ono
! OF tho largest military paradcs In the
I history OF the city. with the exception
/ of those of reunion years. In addition
/ 10 the local commands. It Is expected
I that ut least one large Northern organ
! i@atioD may participate In it. This
+ command. the Pennsylvania Veteran
Corps. with scvcnty-:ivc members. all
dressed in distinctive uniform. will
I be hero rs the guests OF the Rich
mond Grays Battalion.
H. addition to the orEa nizations that
/ have previously participated In the
parade. tho Signal Corps. which has
\ only recently been added to the roster
or tn. Virginia Volunteers. "ill he In
tho line with about ntty men. The
First Regiment Hospital Corps will
i also be augmented by number of
men from the field hospital. which has
been In process Of formation for sew
erai months.
mortal Day parade has not had the
! Hcwitzers and Blues at the same time.
IA one or another has been absent from
the city. This year both win be In
line. the artlilerymeu. In their brilliant
i, gray and rcd uniforms. with about 100
men. and the Blues, IN their handsome
blue and white full dress. with four
I companies and IA band.
I GHifS WILL APPEAR
! IN NEW UNIFORMS
! The Richmond Grays, for the first
! time, viii app.ar on tho streets in the
/ gray. with white and black trimmings.
! The battalion Viii nc accom- panied by
Its band. under tho leadership of Jo-
| seph Kessnich.
| The Signal Corps viii not be in
| position to wear its dress uniform. but
viii appear In olive drab service uni
| forms, with side arms. This organizn-
tion VIII havo It's mounted outfit In
! readiness. however. for the Confcd-
crate reunion next summer.
~ yet, the speaker for tho exer-
cses at Hollywood has not been Sc
iected. but II Is expected that he will
he secured early this week.
| Flowers Will be sent here from oil
parts OF Virginia to lay on the graves
I of the Southern defenders. The rail-
4 roads and the southern Express Com
/ pany have agreed to transport them
| free of charge on Friday. If addressed
! to the Hollywood Memorial Associa
t!on.
! Brigadier-General w. 3. Freeman.
! commander of the First Brigade, United
4 Confederate Veterans, has been APP
pointed chief marshal. and. through his
I adjutapt. Northumberland Thomas j.
! Davis. has issuci the following orders
! for the parade:
( Military organization. participating
/ In the Hollywood Memorial parade VIII
report 10 the chief marshal at Third
and Franklin Streets May 80 at T. NJ.
I and will observe the following forina-
J ton:
4 Mounted police, chief marshal and
! staff and automobile, with Governor OF
Virginia Generals ]. Thompson Brown
and St!th Boiling. VIII assemble on
Franklin Street. between Second and
Third.
Richmond Battalion. Light Infantry
Blues. with band. win take position on
Franklin Street, north side. facing
south. right resting on Third Street
First Virginia Volunteer Infantry
will take position on left Of Blues Bat
talon.
"Richmoud Howitzcrs vii, take post
ton on left OF First Virginia Regiment
Of Infantry
Signal Corps on le.t OF First v.r-
elnia Regiment
Confederate battalion will take post
ton oil Franklin Street. north side
facing south. right resting Ola Adams
, STR ct.
Carriages containing Confederate
Plantations and guests VIII assemble
IN single nic on north side OF Grace
Street, facing west. and viii await or
dc.s from chief marshal.
I The column will move at 4:30 +. NJ
In the order named proceeding via
Franklin, Laurel and Cherry Streets 70
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