The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-30
ALL N READINESS
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Military Pageant Will Inciude All
Local Organizations and VIII Be
One of Best Ever.
IN AUDITORIUM IF IT RAINS
Line of March As Indicated In General
Browns Order-Governor and hls
Colonies VIII Add to Attractiveness
OF Occasion.

All is in readiness for the ceieDI
ton in honor of the Confedera.e uoas
which will take place this alternoon'
snd already mowers and wreaths are
decorating the graves of the heroic
soldiers in Hollywood. 49, ,.,a
The memorial exercise to be heio
TODAY at the cemetery VIII pc ~
ceded by q parade. In wnlch i,,1h.s
! and memorial associations VIII par
. ticipate. The program asrns nil, ne
the exercises at the cemetery viii p1
very elaborate, more SO than any Gel
ebrations held before. ~, 49,
The Rev. Dudley Powers Will De
the orator of tho occasion. ana IL mas
been announced that in the event OF
rain his address will be Delivered u,
the Citv Auditorium. The prayer ana
hansdtrtion will be offered by the Rev.
James power Smith. chaplain OF Leo
Camp. 1T.
Governor Henry c. Stuart and ms
staff in full uniform and mounted VIII
be In the parade. which WIN star.
from Fifth and Franklin Streets AZ
S.4s o'clock and proceed along r.ana
ling Street to Monroe Park ana 'he"1'
out to the cemetery. 81
Mrs. Samuel G. Dew, director OF
the grandchildren OF the Confederacy,
Chapter No /, auxiliary to RlchInono
Chapter, United Daughters OF the Con-
federacy, will take part In the eAol
cises in Hollywood. Lee auxiiiary anu
ths chesterfield Juniors have been In
vited to unite with the sFaiuN N
on this occasion:
The presence Of the children at the
EXERCISES will be an added feature
escorted by the John Marshall Hish
School cadets, they will pass tne
speakers stand to place wrea.n on
the tablet 10 the women of the South
The Biues. Grays. John Marshali
Hish school and Benedictine cadets
will furnish the military attractions
OF the occasion.
General Orders of the Day.
The following Is from the general
orders for the memorial parade issued
by Chief Marshal ]. Thompson Brown;
II. The public exercises OF the ho'-
lywood Memorial Association will take
place Tuesday afternoon. May so, al
The Hollywood Cemetery. but in event
of threatening rain. at the City Audi
torium.
III. The parade column will move
promptly at BIAS r. NJ, at which time
all units Of column formation must be
in their designated positions as fol-
lows:
Military Division
"fa) Mounted police, Major Louis
Werner commanding. on south line OF
Franklin Street, right resting on F1rth
Street, facing north.
"(b) Chief marshal. staff on left OF
mounted police. facing north.
"tc) Band, on southwest corner OF
Franklin and Fourth Streets
I'D His excellency, Henry c, stu
art. the Governor Of Virginia, and
conmarder-in-chief OF Virginia mill
tAry, and his staff (mounted). on
resting on Fourth Street. facing north.
"(e) Richmond Light Infantry
Blues battalion. on south line or
Franklin Street. right resting on the
lett OF the Governors stafr. racing
north.
40 Richmond Gravs. First bat
TALON, First Virginia regiment, on the
south line of Franklin Street, right
resting on Third Street, facing north.
"fxl Richmond Hcwitzers, on the
south line OF Franklin Street, right
resting on lef. OF Richmond Grays
battalion.
~fh) John Marshall High School
r. Cadet Corps. Major f. T. Conquest.
commanding. on south line OF Frank
lin Street right resting on Second
Street, facing north. This corps OF
cadets. after the speaking at the
grandstand. cemetery grounds, Will
sc. as escort to the Grandc h!ldren's
Confederate Chapter. No. !. marching
from the grandstand TO the tablet,
dedicated TO the women OF Virginia,
70 place on the tablet wreath of
flowers.
~ Benedictine cadets. on south
line Of Franklin Street. right resting
on First Street, facing north.
Veteran Division.
The Boy Scout drum and f1fe corps
will assemble at southwest corner of
Franklin and Belvidere Streets Mon
roe Park, and report to Captain
John Lamb. commander of r. f, Lee
Camp. No. /.
I'D r. E. Lee Camp, No. /. on
south line of Franklin Street. right
resting on Belvidere Street. facing
north.
"tk) A. p. Hill Camp (Petersburg)
on the left OF r. E. Lee Camp, and
facing north.
"U) George f, Pickett Camp, on
the south line OF Franklin Street, at
the intersection of Pine Street, right
resting on left OF A. P. Hill Camp.
"tm) Joseph E. Johnston Camp
tsouth Richmond). on left OF Pickett
Camp, facing north.
"tn) Sons OF Veterans. on left OF
the veterans.
"Jo9 Veterans OF the Soldiers Home
will assemble at the eastern gate OF
Hollywood Cemetery. following the
seats It the xrandstand have been
provided for the disabled Soldiers
Home veterans. who cannot march.
AaDoc1At4on9 Carriages.
iii. viii assemble on south line
Of Franklin Street, all facing west. and
A-sclose TO the curbing. to prevent OBJ
structing the columns passing in re-
view, as follows:
First carriage. with his honor.
George Ainslte. Mayor OF the city OF
Richmond. and wife, and the Rev.
-Dr. James Power Smith and wife. on
!. sputh line Of Franklin Street, adjacent
20 and east Of Adams Street
= ; Second carriage. with his honor, ].
baylor Ellyson. Leutenant-Govarnor
4 L the State OF Virginia, and wife, and
AZ Rev. Dudley Powers. memorial
,e .ltor. and wife, on south line Of
mi, anklin Street. east OF Adams. in rear
carriage No. !. facing west,
,ns Third carriage, Miss sallie Ander-
o. h, president. and ladies OF the Con-
"a sderate Museum, in rear Of carriage
~ 90 2. facing west
~ t~.sEourth carriage Mrs HuRhes