Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-18
BLUES TO ARRIVE
AT NOON TODAY
Latest Plan Calls for Parade
From Main Street Sta
ton to Arnory.
HORSES WILL BE PROVIDED
Mounts Stabbed at Fair Grounds
and Men Quartered at Armory
While Mastering Out.
HORSES WILL BE PROVIDED


the last of her sons to return from
the cactus-lin"d border OF the Rio
Grandc More than 500 ex-membcrs
Of the Blues battalion, some of them
fathers Of the boys sent down to do
duty along tho Southern boundary. and
others men who have but lately been
mustered out Of active service. met in
tho armory las: night to settle upon
the final plans and to engage among
themselves with common fcalty 10
make the reception Of permanent, SEN
timcntal value
Pride OF tho cx-rnombcrs is AS deem
seated AS il is among those who still
wear the rcgalia OF war They will
turn out IN civilian dress and trudEe
through tn" dusty streets as sturdily
As though they still carried arms and
wore the uniform Of the crack bat
talon. And then. when the parade is
don" and tho armory is reached the
civilian members Of the association will
retire TO tho background to let the
hronzcd young warriors from the
front" tell how i, was done
Arrangements made last night will
accommodate themselves TO any plan
that may be evolved through cmerC-
cncy. Every member Of the Blues AS
seen service in the command is a mem
her o. the association-is ordered by
Captain Clarence Wyatt TO report at
the armory this morning AT 1880
O'Clock. This order is TO he followed
out whatever announcements may bc
received. whether from Captain John A.
Cutchins. acting major OF tho FIRST
squadron. or from any other source
AS II they were actually under orders.
members OF the association are cx-
pected to obey this command
LATEST PLAN IS TO
MARCH FROM STATION
Information received BY The Times
Dispatch last night through George
w. Warren. chairman OF the general
committee. was to the effect that the
squadron would reach Richmond this
morning at II o'clock. and that Cap
tain Cutchins. acting major was pre-
pared to parade mounted. Mr. War
rem was in receipt OF wire from H.
t. Eoschcn. one OF the committee sent
to Raleigh to meet tho squadron to
arrange with CAPTAIN Cutchins details
o; arrival and dctrainmcnt. The squad
ron will leave the train at Main Street
Station.
An earlier telegram from Captain
would arrive in Richmond at noon and
would detrain AT the State Fair
Grounds. This was sent however. he.
fore Captain Cutchins had met the
committee sent from Richmond. and
the later information is 10 be regard
ed as official. II thcr. should be any
change in the program news Of it will
be communicated to the Blues Asso-
Z
at 1890 o'clock.
The Blues Association is ex,rcnociv
anxious that the squadron parade
mounted. Captain Percy Montague.
chairman OF the mount committee. re-
ported last night that through the
courtesy Of Carroll Taylor. of tho
Richmond Ice Delivery Cemrau,: tho
signal Corps and the company Of En-
S'neers. ninety horses had been pro-
cured OF this number Mr.. Taylor Of
tcrcd the use OF twenty-tivc
MANY ORGANIZATIONS
TO TAKE PART IN PARADE
Participation in the welcome Of tho
caNairyncn Will lie taken .bv Veterans
of the soldiers Horae. 10 whom such
courtesy is now first extended; bv
the Daughters OF the Confcdcracv.
members OF which have given time AMI
money towards a profuSc decoration Of
tn" arnorv and the Iadius of it's
tables: by the Boy Scouts, who. accord
ing to Scout Executive Charles L..
weaver. will appear from "A sense OF
duty. and ;nc cadets OF the John Mar
shall High School
II arrival and dctra inmcnt he at tho
Main street Station the line OF march
VIII he as follows: west on Min Street
to Fourth, TO Franklin. west on Frank
lin to Madison. TO Broad. and cast on
'iroad TO Sixth. and thence 10 the
armory. III this route il had fire; hner
planned TO carry the line to Eleventh
and Broad; but. OF account of In.
congestion experienced by the How
tiers last Sunday AT Eichth and
''r"aG Streets, it was decided TO change
the program.
me order OF parade. from whatever
point II begins--and organizations ar.
expected to govern themselves accord
'ngiy-will he as follows: mounted no.
lice. krssnichs Band veterans from
the soldiers Home in automobiles
inc Jonn Marshall High School Cadets
the IlowitZars Band the BIucs. Asso-
citation members N civilian dress. tn,
30! scouts rife. Drum ard Ercic
Corps and ;hc First Squadron. vircini;,
Cavalry.
LAST Or VIRGINIA,S
SONS HtCIN FROM RORDER
Richmond and her citizcnry arc pre-
pared for the advent of her last SOL
diers TO return, and there will be n
glad welcome for the borderers when
thcy stretch their arms on home gound
again. They Will come home without
inc gloss set upon them by public fame.
ihey VIII return as soldiers who as
readily learned To take q hurdle will.
free rein on an unoaddlcd mount as
they had learned to carry an unloadcd
rifle.
The armory has been decorated for
them by committee OF 15o women.
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