Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-03

places in the procession. y, Fourth
and Third there were divisions on
either sido Of the street. ana these
fell in their respective places as the
parade moved westward
PROCESSION DISBANDS
HEFORE CITY HALL
The lire Of march was from Fifth
street on Franklin. west TO lie. Monu-
mcnt Here the procession circlcd the
wes, side OF the statue and moved south
on Allen Avenue to Grove and Park
and thence to Laurel Street From here
the line OF march was TO Franklin
again and east TO Bclvidcre Street, GO
down Broad to the City Hall. whore
the procession was d:abanded.
Perhaps the crowd reached it's great
est proportions on Broad Street. The
careless thronrs that nightly move
along Eichmond's Great White Way in
Gucst OF pleasure ana amusement were
arrested in their onward march by
the gorgeous spectacle OF moving .lcc-
.tricity. Thousands OF sighi-scers fol-
lowed in the wake Of the professions
and thousands had taken their stand
on either side OF the thoroughfare
Traffic was practically blocked for thu
hour or moro that it required FOR ;ha
floats TO pass down the street
The floats that moved from tho east
side Of Fifth Street were under the
direction OF Horace T. smith. and were
as foliows: Royal Laundry. Chemi Com
pany. Virginia Raking Company. Engle-
berg & Bear. l.. y. Saunders Sons. H.
w Hountrcc " Eros.. Chesapeake and
Potomac Tclrnhonc Company of Nir-
ginia. Morris Hunter, Sydnor I'ump aud
Well Company, c. +. saucr Co. Tower
l6inford Co, Chamber OF Commerce.
Electra" Sterling Company. Kcssnjch's
Eand and tho police ercori
q. T. Marchmont had charge OF the
floats on the west side OF Fifth street
which wer" as follows: l.. L. Cosby
Electric Company. Rotary Club. Husi-
ness Mems Club. The News Leader. W
:. Forbes & Co. Reliance Electric Com
pany, King & Wright. The Hammond
Co, Advertisers club. Western Elcc-
tric Company. Southern Manufacturing
Company, Fran<in-Caro Co. "Jovians."
Retail Merchants Association and the
Boy Scout Band.
Those on tho east side OF Fourth
street. under the direction Of j. H.
Stribling. were as follows: pis olay
Mems Association. Tower Binford. The
Times Dispatch. w. Fred Richards soil.
Charles NJ. Stiom. J. Il. Caud'c. Mold.
brothers. Sydnur Pump and Wei! Com
pany, Godscy d Frey, Virginia Railway
and Power Company. Mct;raw-Yar-
brough Co. W. T.. Catlct, Electric Co.
and the Virginia Mechanics Institit"
George Tower had charge Of the fol-
lowing floats. stationed on the vest
side OF Fourth street: banner Eroihrrs.
no Name City Electric Department.
Edward NJ. Andrews. Richmond l:lcct.ic
Garage and W. II. jerks.
Four divisions of the Hichmond
Signal Corps and the Electric Eand
under the direction of l.. T.. Walker
occupied the cast side of Third Street.
while four floats, one detachment Of
the Police Department and two OF the
Fire Department.. in charge Of W. c.
Bell. were on the other side OF the
street
GENERAL CELEBRATION
TIIROUGH0uT COUNTRY
The parade was the feature OF Flee
trical Prosperity Week. beginning on
Monday and lasting through to-mor-
row. In practically every large city OF
the country there has .heen the same
general celebration. back ed by tho most
progressive business men Of the COM
munity. whether of electrical or non
electrical interests The only stipula-
ton made for entries in the parade
was that some electrical device must
be displayed
Crowds are attending the exhibition
of electrical appliances in the Cham
her Of Commerce Building, attracted by
the beautiful display of modern inven-
tions, and incidentally, to see also tho
prizes TO be given away o-morrow for
the best floats in the parade.
Tho celebration throughout the coun-
try was conceived and made possible
by the Society for Electrical Develop
ment OF New York.