The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-23
WILL PARTICIPATE IN
BAL |MORE CELEBRATION
Richmond Grays and Blues Going TO
Join Star Spanglcd Ban
ner Centennial.
LEAVE HERE ON SEPTEMBER 10
Local Military Organizations VIII
Take Part i'm Observing Oue-Hun-
dredth Anniversary Of Writing of
National Anthem.

Following conference with tho
battalion officers. Major Lawrence I.
Price, commandant OF tho Richmond
Grays Battalion. First Infantry, sent
n telegram yesterday to tho committee
on arrang cmcnt3 for the star SpanS led
Banner Centennial, to be held next
month in Baltimore that his command
consisting Of four fun companies. had
decided to participate in the cclebra-
ton OF the onc-hundrcdth anniversary
of the writing Of the national anthem
by Francis Scott Key. The Richmond
Light Infantry Blues Battalion has al
roady notified tho committee that II
would attend tho centennial.
Major Price has had the matter %
accepting the invitation under con
sideration for several weeks II waa
feared that the members of tho bat
TALON would he unable to get away.
from their work for the necessary
time, but a poll was taken. and il vas
round that enough mon to make M
four provisional companies OF four.
squads or more, each. were willing to
incur tho loss OF time from their en-
ptoyinent. as wcll az TO bear tho OK =
pcnsn OF tho trip Members Of tho
Signal Corps. which cannot 60 aa a
body, VIII bc assigned to tho various.
companies TO swell their ranks
GRtfS WILL TRAVEL.
ny 4 SPECIAL TRAIN
~ mas boon decided that tho Crava
Will leave hero on the night Of sen
teHher 10 on special train. which will
probably leave about II o'clock The
battalion VIII travel In olive drab.
sending the full dress uniforms ahead
by express. On arriving at baltimore
arrangements have been made by the
committee there for quarters md tho
miiltiAinen viii be fixed comfortab ly
for their visit
The TWO big days of the centennial
are Friday and Saturday. September I /
and =, and the Grays will arrive early
on Friday morning, and will partici
pate In the military demonstration tina,
afternoon. Another huge parade will
be held on the following afternoon. I'm
which they Will also take part
While tho arrangements for tho re-
turn trip have not been completed
II Ia probable that the Grays will get
back late on SUNDAY night. which
will give tho men time to en,ow me" tGn
sights Of Baltimore The hour for
leaving Baltimore will be determined
by the wishes OF the mon themselves
RICHMOND Will. TAKE
CONSPICUOUS FART
with the Blues Battalion and the
Grays' Battalion. both dressed In their
handsome. distinctive uniforms, In tho
line OF march, thermometers who attend
the centennial will feel proud OF their
homo city. The Blues are known
throughout the East ana South by III cir
numerous trips, but the Grays will
| prove n surprise, It is thought. as il
viii be the first time they have an
peared In their full-dress outside OF
this city. AS indicated by the names.
the two battalions will lend a touch
OF color 10 both parades by the va
riety OF their uniforms.
On the trip both commands will be
| under strict military discipline, but
there will be plenty or time for pleas
ure. There will be no expense to the
militiamcn. other than that of railroa d
fares. the Baltimore committee provid :
ing the quarters and food while there.
In order to be better prepared for
the parades. Captain A. r. Cousins,
Company r, Richmond Grays. has or
dered his company 10 begin drills again
next week. using the regular night for
this purpose. II is expected that the
other companies will do tho same.
On account OF the artillery encamp-
ment At Mt. Tobyhanna. which begins
next week. and continues until Sep
tember 3. tho Richmond Howitzcrs will
DO unable 10 accept the Invitation OF
the Baltimore committee. The How =
tiers on their last appearance In Bal
timore. several years ago. took first
prize among the many well-known
organizations there.