Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
CONNECTICUT TROOPS
TO Be GUESTS OF BLUES
First Company Governors Foot
Guards Spends Wednesday and
Thursday Here.
TAKE PART IN GRAND PARADE
Many Entertainments Are Planned
for Visitors During Their Stay.
!, Have Twice Before Visited Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues.


Governor Marcus II Holcomh. OF Con
-necticut. and his official stan escorted
by the First Company, Governors Foot
= Guards, the crack Northern command
will arrive in Richmond on Wednesday
!. morning TO attend the Confederate Re
union. During their stay of two days
here. Governor Holcomb and his entire
party will be the official guests OF The
Richmond Light infantry Blues Bat
talon. the mem bersl OF which viii do
: everything possible to make their stay
y q pleasant one.
T. The Foot Guards have a nation wide
Precipitation. being one of the oldest as
ilswell as the best drilled commands in
R3the' North. and their visit Will be n
fsfeature of the reunion They will
Emarch in the parade on Thursday. hav-
:. ing been assigned a place next to Gov
ernor Henry c. stuart and the Blues
i. Battalion, his escort. in the line OF
tfmarch.
VISITS TO NEW ENGLAND
HAVE BEEN MEMORABLE
Written in large letters in the his
tory of the Blues Battalion are the
two memorable occasions of the visits
! Of the battalion to the Connecticut Foot
Guards and other New England COM
mands and of the trips made here by
the latter Major (. w. Bowles, COM
manding, said yesterday that it was
with the greatest pleasure that he and
the, battalion anticipate the opportunity
of reciprocang the many courtcsies and
pleasure shown the Blues OF these oc-
casions and of extending TO their guests
hearty welcome.
An al =.
has been prepared FOR the visitors by
the committee on arrangements, and
every minute of their time will be oc-
cupied
The famous command will arrive at
Byrd Street Station on a special train
at $50 o'clock on Wednesday morning.
II Will be met by the Blues Battalion
in full force and escorted TO the Sixth
Street Armory, where breakfast will be
served and greetings exchanged be-
! tween the members OF the two com
mands
VISITORS WILL TOUR
CITY IN AUTOMOBILES
At 10 o'clock the entire party will
start on an automobile tour. passing
through the principal streets OF the
city. and thence To Seven Pines and the
battle fields in that vicinity, returning
: through the business district and out
to the Country Club OF Virginia. where
lunch will be served The return to
the Armory will be made about 3
o'clock. This trip will include n COM
: prehensive view of the chief points OF
interest about the city, as we'll as the
historic residential. business, manufac-
turing and amusement sections. The
large number of bright ma chimes laden
with uniformed men Will present
striking and inspiring sight.
The remainder of the afternoon will
be devoted 10 individual entertainment
and 10 the renewing OF personal friend
ships between the members OF the two
organizations.
supper Will be served for the Foot
Guards at the Armory al o'clock At
$3.50 o'clock, there will be Cabare;
show, for which a great number OF
Foot Guards Blues" personal stunts
have been arranged as well as the
best acts from local playhouse. This
will he stag party, and Invitations
will he by card only.
TAKE PART IN GRAND
- PARADE OF THE REUNION
After the reunion parade luncheon
will be served al the Armory, the en-
tkytairment for the evening being a
special performance to be given at one
OF the local theaters There will be
supper At the .Armory. and while this
IS in progress. reception and dinner
will he rendered Governor Holcomb and
he officers OF the Foot Guards al the
Commonwealth club by the officers OF
the Blues -t!dttal4nn
The in1l ftlHt viii he the grand hall
on Thursday night at the Blues Arm
DRY. where the Foot Guards and their
hosts Will meet some OF Richnlonds
most attractive women. This ball will
be gorgeous and Spectacular sight.
The entire Armory has been gone over
by decorators and put in gala attire
the GROWING achievement being the
ballroom on the top floor.
The friendship between these two
commands began al the Jamestown EN-
position in 1907. In September, 1905,
the Blues made their first invasion OF
New England. At the dedication OF the
Blues Armory, May 10. 1909 the Foot
Guards were the Official guests OF the
Blues Again. in 1912, during the
State Fair. in October, the Foot Guards
stopped over in Richmond as the guest
Of the Blues en- route from Atlanta In
September. lal2. the Blues Battalion
made a second trip 10 me New England
States. The entertainment afforded the
Blues on this occasion viii always he
fondly remem bcrcd by those who par
= ticipated.