Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-24
GOVERNOR STUART GETS
BACK HOME TONIGHT
Completes Memorable Tour to Pa
cific Coast, Travelling More
Than 5000 Miles.
BLUES TO RETURN TOMORROW
Reception in Chicago Yesterday Fit
ting Climax to Great Trip-Den-
yer Papers Give Humorous Ac-
count Of Visit OF Virginians.

Winding up a trans-contincntal jour
| ney of more than 5000 milcs-pcrhaps
! the most memorable ever taken by a
Governor of acknowledgements Henry
| Carter Stuart will arrive In Richmond
tonight at $3.50 o'clock over the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
| Railroad. Many of the Governors
/ friends, as well as those of members
of his party, who left Richmond with
him on the afternoon of July 3 for
San Francisco will be at Byrd Street
Station to extend hearty welcome to
the Travellers
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
who made the journey to San Fran
cisco with the Governor and acted as
his military escort on Virginia Day,
July s, at the Panama Pacific ExDosi-
ton. Will reach Richmond on a special
train over the Chesapeake and Ohio
from Chicago at Z o'clock Sunday
morning. Friends of the Blues are ar
ranging to secure Il band and give the
military command, which was so fav-
I orapiy received on its itinerary. a rous-
ing reception. The Blues will dctrain
at Main street Station Immediately
after arrival Of their train
Captain James McGraw. Jr, Company
c, Richmond Light Infantry Blues. has
, issued am order directing all members
san francisco trip, to assemble in the
arm"ry on Sunday morning at s:15
o'clock The homo guard will then
march to tho station to meet their re-
turning comrades and escort them hack
To the armory.
STUART AND BLUES IN
CHICAGO YESTERDAY
Since leaving San Francisco. tho
eastward routes OF the Governor AMI
noe l,.,,-.
cities-IIos Angeles and Chicago Tho
TWO parties met in the latter city yes
tcrdaE. The reception there was a fit
ing climax TO their journey.
Governor stuart was joined in Chi
caGo Yesterday by two members Of his
star colonel warren ar Taylor and
Colonel John.R. raschaI1, who we're nm
able to accompany him to san Fran
cisco Colonel Taylor. as uuartcrmas
Yer. LOOK personal charge OF the
Itinerary for tho remainder Of the trim
Alexander Forward. secretary tn tho
Governor. will meet the party in Wash
inSton on their arrival there this ar
tcrnoon At o'clock
FROM Chicago to Washincton. tho
'ioNernor VIII travel over the rcnnsyl-
vania Railroad. having left Chicago ,t
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon They
VII com" by way Of Pittsburgh and
liarriSrur.. Pa. lie leaves Wasbinr
ton al $40 o'clock this afternoon
DENVER PAPER IMPRESSED
Bi VISIT OF VIRtINIANS
TN" of tho most humorous ncwsu.ncr
accounts Of any stop made by the GOV
ernor and the Blues was received Ia.
secretary Forward yesterday It was
printed in the Chicago Reporter of
July Ia. and tells of the imprcssious
mad" by tho Nirginians AT Denver, Col.
during the week. 1t follows:
Denver. Cot, is entertaining many
parties Of tourists this year. vino are
Ell route to and from the California,
cNp"S'ti"n% They como by the train
ioac and generally arrive in the morn
ing ana leave the same evening ono
ui'N last week the Richmond Fines :,
famous military organization of Rich
mona, Va. arrived in a train of Ton
lhlimanS. and the entire company ne
-" men marched to the Albany Hotel
ahd hli"d themselves with food
escorted by this militia comn,nr
was Governor II. c. Stuart of Nircini,,
VINO was declared by Il Dcnvcr scribe
|" hr considerable Of show i'm him
sell. Ihc reporter says: Tho Gov
/ crh"r rs nifty and fat. He wears a two
quart hat as though IL were a crown
an" When he bestoWs a smile upon tho
! cheering pOpulacc ii seems inst like h.,
turns over the keys to the treasury
Nhch the HlucS had satisfied tbcir
munger by devournE Sam Du,ton's
lo"h IKE gentlemen. they filed ont of
the dininS-room in perfect step ana
recovered their muskets where thov
han stacked them in the street i'm from,
~ 'hc motel Then they paraded'"