The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-11
For First Time in Many Years
Big Gun-Firing On Sunday
Will Occur
ARTILLERYMEN WILL
DETRAIN AT NOON
Though Train Will Reach City
Early Demonstration Will
begin After Church Services
Today

t'of the first time in many years.
perhaps since the smoke OF the burn
ing capital Of the Confederacy
assembled, there will be heard today
the booming of cannon on the Sab
bath in Richmond. The big gun fire
will he one Of the features of exercises
incident TO the welcome planned for
the Richmond Howitzers, who shortly
after noon will march through the
heart OF the city on their return home
after several months in Mexican bor-
der service.
While the artilletHmen are parad-
ing from Seventeenth and Broad
streets by roundabout route to their
armory on North Eighth street. eX-
members of the battery. gun squad
under command" of fake RoWsey,
in Capitol square. viii fire at one
minute intervals d salute OF twenty
one guns The gun To- be used is an
old Civil war bowitza. OF brass. which
since 1854 has been an ornament at
the soldiers home.
The Ho~itZ@rs' train which left
Charlottesville shortly af.~,r s o'clock
last night. will arrive here early this
morning. The last }eg OF the run up
TO Richmond iron. Texas is being
made leisurely. Numerous stops have
been made along the route for the
watering and exercising Of the horses.
and the men have been accepting OPP
portunities thus offered 10 see" the
towns through which their train
passed.
Not TO Detrain Until NOON.
Regardless OF how soon the train
arrives this morning the men OF the
battery will not ietrain until noon.
At u 80 the battery will form at
Seventeenth and Broad streets where
She long string OF twenty cars will
top, and wi. begin their march via
Seventeenth street 10 Main, TO Fifth,
to Franklin, to jefferson. 10 Broad.
to Eighth. 70 the armory
The battery will be escorted ~ the
Howitzers' association. made - OF
former members OF the organization.
The music will he by Kessnichs band.
the Howit1ers' band AMI me oy
Scouts fife and drum corps, Boy
Scouts, who have been instructed by
Scout Executive Weaver % assemble
at 1870 at Scout headquarters. Will
aid IN policing the line of march and
in distributing the 10000 ia ~ Ia he
given out. The John Marshall nigh
school cadet battalion will not par
ticipate in the parade. 1t having oeen
decided To not call out that body on
the Sabbath.
ne VI toIfHliEthe OF lbb ara
the Howitzers' association vii meet
at Seventeenth and Broad streets at
1880 TO extend welcome to the
artillerymen.
The gun squad will meet with
Jake" Ro~sey at the HowitzerS' ar
mory at Q O'Clock this moruirg for
final preparation and drill before go
ing TO Capitol square to fire the ~
lutte. The salute Will begin ~ 1890.
or shortly thereafter on the receipt
of signal showing that the column
has begun to move.
Considerable disappointment was
expressed Last night that there had
been SO little effort made to decorate
the business places and residences
along the route over which the artil-
lerymen will march number of
the business places and residences
have raised flags, but most Of them
present plain bare. undetlorated
front OF all places in the cisy. the
one best decorated is the armory of
the Howitzers on North Eighth street.
Here In great array are the national
colors. the colorS Of the artillery and
outside and inside.
On the arrival OF the soldiers at the
armory. the ladies' committee. headed
by Mrs. J. W. Myers, will serve the
dinner that has been prepared under
the direction OF that committee, with
the cooperation OF the Howitzers'
association. Admission to the srmory
will he by badge or card only.