The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-04
Spectacular Feature Of Great
Reunion Carried Out Suc-
cessfully Despite Rain
VETERANS MEETING
REACHES ITS CLOSE
Two Parades and Two Balls
Mark Closing Day-Thr
Days Of RainsIs Great Hand
leap to Enjoyment

leap to Enjoyment
The twenty-hfth annual reunion 81
the United Confederate Veterans and
their allied organizations is over!
Two parades yesterday afternoon and
two balls last evening ended series
of festivities that not even gray skies
and drizzling rains. was laughed "a
which was a success in spite Of the
antagonism Of Mother Nature.
Threat of rain yesterday morning,
following two days of murky weather
and drizzling rains, was laughted tc
scorn by 100000 people. That threat
made good, was Intellectual to drive
any portion OF that mass Of humanity
to shelter. Veterans in gray, militia
In dress uniform. beautiful women In
creations that would make envious
Partisan designer. boy scouts In khaki.
generals In gold braid and citizens
In summer attire marched the length
of the line or stood massed against
the curbing with no thought Of personal
triumphed over delay, over hunger and
thirst. over Oppressive weather. The
grand parade Was success.
Crowd Gathers Early.
The streets of Richmond were alive
with humanity from early In the morn
Ing to late at night Street cars and
jltneys. carriages and automobiles
from the west north and east ends and
from South Richmond moved toward
the heart Of the CITY heavily laden with
human frafght long before the hours
set for the formation of the parade.
Along Robinon Street and Broad Street.
along Main from Ninth to the far West
End. along every street between the
starting point and any point on the
- - H. -. - 80
lest in years. BY scores the passen-
gers alighted and by hundreds they
moved together toward Grace and
Franklin Streets and Monument Ave-
nue..
BY 10 o'clock the lanes on each side
the streets to be traversed by the par
ade began to form and by II o'clock
two long lines made the sidewalks On
Franklin Street from Fifth two miles
out to the west of Jefferson Davis
Monument almost impossible.
A Two Mile Lane.
Packed closely together eight or ten
deep the line stretched out to the west.
while above all green branches and gay
colors waved In the wind to the ac-
compartment of the hum Of thous-
ands Of voices In conversation Clatter
Of horses hoofs as mounted police rode
along the lines, or aides gallopcd ~
from one point Of formation to another.
and shrieks or hundreds Of automobile
horns made quiet, secluded franklin
Street and its extension the throbhino
center Of Richmond life. For hours
the crowd waited patiently. Nm
Anxious eyes turned skyward CaHie
then an automobile with hugs
banner stretched across the front. bear-
Ing the announcements that the start
Of the parade has been postponed ID
/ o'clock. The vast crowd settled ftsalx
for another long wait. Some took eAr6
and journeyed out toward the review
ing stand. making still more dense the
jam around the Court Of Honor. On.
sidewalks for blocks In each diraa@
ton from Lee Monument standing room
was upon other persona feet. AlcuS
the middle OF the avenue the seGkqN
arranged for veterans were packed win
veterans, citixens and visitors Tho ro.sS
viewing stand were soon crowded.
. Indoors and in porches people gath.
cred.
For two hours more there was I watk
and then from the eastward were heard
three faint booms. 1t was 1:iS ana thS
parade had started.
Nears Reviewing Stnna.
Every minute the mass Of spectators
craned necks In the direction frc1n
which the parade was coming. whiI4
far down could be heard the cheers
of those by whom the march had MI~
ready been made Along Grace street.
to Fifth IL came; down Fifth 70 FRANK
lin and then straight west out Franks
lin and Monument to the rsviswtne
stand and beyond. Circling II the
Davis Monument the line Of march wae
continued to the east on the Noy&k4
side Of the avenue, turned again &f
Stuart Monument and conttnuS4
through to the Boulevard whore wsee
- -. - - p
ing of the cornerstone Of the m0NuvS
ment to be erected 20 Stonswa1l JacAss
son. sSzSs
ii was ! little more than IN hcy I
from the time the boom OF cannf
sighaiied thH start % the pArxA1
the time Chetf Marakal j ThapHH
Brown and his aides reached lhe
viewing Sand and dtsmounk<4 4
witness the long procession m0ge n1s
from the distance told the epoce4&~ y
at the Court Of Honor that the sJ6 &
expected parade war nearing -
Iof the line Of march Geettoa NJ n41&
|fipn the crowd t0nk mp TIM nharf
had had ~ incl piencr az Cnr8l
Square. and down ~ broM4 MxS4 a
the PROCESSION sNept heede4 m
chief marshal and ~ -
anal. aides. atate spQxnc4g
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