Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-05
CROWDS BRAVE RAIN To
WATCH GAY, BIC PARADE
Line Streets Along Which Blues and
Commercial Clubs March to
Auditorium.
GOVERNOR STUART IN LINE
Column Is Led by Chief Werner and
Squad of Mounted Police and Blues
Battalion-Three Bands of Music
for Martial Array.

III the face of darkening clouds that
gave promise of another night of rain
ana storm. thousands of Richmonders
turned out last night to see the most
priiilant pageant the city has known
since the survivors of the Confederate
Army, with their sons and the military
: forces OF the States. marched in tri-
/ nmphal procession through it's streets
two months ago
Led by the Governor Of Virginia and
ms STAFF. who were preceded by tho
klchmond Light Infantry Blues, gorge
ously arraycd in their dress parade uni
forms. and detachment of mounted
policemen, under the leadership of Chief
werner, all the civic organizations OF
the city. with banners boating and in
step with the martial music of three
bands, marched from the Capitol square
TO the City Auditorium TO hear accounts
oil the transcontinental trip of Cover
nor Stuart and the Blues.
BROAD STREET CROWDS
APPLAUD BIG PARADE
The throngs that move along Rich
mond's Great White Way at this hour
OF the evening in quest OF pleasure
halted their onward march to the thea
ters or their hurry to find place of
shelter from the threatened rain. and
watched with evident satisfaction the
spectacle Of magniiicence and gay color
presented in the stately march up
Broad Street
The parade began at the Blues
.trmory. Following the detachment OF
mounted policemen with Chief Werner
and Captain Sowell riding 1T their
head. and headed by Kessnich's Munich
pal Band. Major f. w. Bowles, mar
shall of the parade. led his battalion
out to Broad Street. thence TO Ninth
and into the western entrance OF the
Capitol Square. They marched to the
martial strains Of "Tipperary. The
Ie In
the hotel Hobbies. in the cafes, and
along the streets, and they surEea for
ward to look and listen
HAND PLAYS "DINIE"
WHILE ONLooKERs CHEER
AS the Blues swung around the
Washington monument on their way 10
meet the Governor at the mansion, the
hand struck up Dixie and the crowd
that followed in their wake responded
with the yell that 1t never fails TO elicit,
1t was within the shadow of the old
capital of the Southern Confederacy
and il came with peculiar appropriate
ness
The Blues formed on the north side
of the driveway that leads TO the Gov
errors Mansion, and within rev
minutes the Governor and his stan
motored slowly up the driveway and
out near the western entrance, where
they waited for the detachment OF
mounted policemen ana the SH-iiefS
to take the lead The line of march
was then up Ninth Street 10 Broad,
up Broad Street 10 Belvidcre, thence
to Franklin and up to Harrison Street,
along Harrison to Floyd Avenue. up
Floyd Avenue TO Cherry Street, along
Cherry to Cary Street, thence TO the
auditorium.
TEMPLARS AND BUSINESS
MEN JOIN PnOCESSION
At sixth Street, the members of Ac-
ca Temple. Gayly hedccked in the uni
form of their order and with their
own band to lead them: the Richmond
Chamber OF Commerce. the United
Commercial Travellers and the Eusi-
ness Mems Club. fell into line. Still
a little farther up the drum corps of
the Roy Scouts. the Retail Merchants
Association, the Richmond Advertis-
ers' Club and the Central Labor and
Trades Council swellcd the procession.
while at Fourth Street the Richmond
Rotary Club and Post a, Travellers
Protective Association, swung into
line.
Hundreds Of people followed the
procession from the Capitol square TO
the City Auditorium, and automobiles.
carrying those not so fond Of walk
ing. waited At every corner for them.
TO view the inspiring pageant IN pass
ing. The rain came down steadily.
but il did not dampen the spirits OF
Richmond, bent on seeing the spec
tacle.