Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-11
THOUSANDS |NC|N
WILL PAY TRIBUTE
TO HERO OF SOUTH
Parade Of Officials, Cadets
and National Guardsmen
Precedes Ceremony.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
ARRIVE TO PARTICIPATE
Captain James Power Smith, Last
of Famous Staff, to Present
Sketch.
DESCENDANT WILL DRAW VEIL
sword OF Great StratcEist Will Be
Given to Confederate Memorial
Literary Society.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
ARRIVE TO PARTICIPATE
DESCENDANT WILL DRAW VEIL.

Or noble proportions, standing fun
seventeen feet cast in bronze. on a
pedestal OF great stones SO beautifully
cut and put together that they seem
one solid block of magnificent eranite
the equestrian statue of General
Thomas ]. tstonewalD jackson to be
unveiled at o'clock this afternoon
VIII add 10 Richmond permanent
memo mssmoriai Of that incomparable hero
whose brilliant military genius was
world.
1t is regarded as peculiarly appro-
pirate that on an occasion of SO much
,mportance in Richmond as the un-
should be presented TO ~the Confed-
crate Memorial Literary Society at ii
oGiock this morning 10 be added to
or the Confederate Museum. at Twelfth
and Clay Streets. formerly the home
OF President Davis OF the Confederate
States.
Descendant to Give Sword.
The sword will he presented by
Mrs Randolph Preston, granddaugh-
Ter hf OF sGenaral Jackson. for her
Christian. who is unable 10 be present
The sword completes the collection
1l Ths jackson no,Sa relies In the Virginia Room;
!aSksons cap. epaulcttes, spurs. pis-
,ol. field glasses, haversack and other
VIII make an address at the conclusion
Of which the sword will be presented
by Mrs. Randolph Preston
Governor Westmoreiand Davis will
accept the sword for the society
Parade of Troops.
The parade promises to be one of
unusual brilliancy even for Richmond.
from the Virginia Military Institute
,ion, the sight of the gallant young
forms Will recall memories OF that
famous charge at Newmarket on May
IT,, 1851, when when TO the establishment
under General Sigel, 225 youngsters
between fourteen and sixteen years OF
six guns With h the loss Of perhsps SasT
dozen OF their number. In the parade
today will be men who were in that
eerai Charles ]. Anderson. -' marshal Of
the parade, was one OF those boys
Facing south the line of march will
the direction of General Charles ].
Anderson. marshal It will be headed
Sy pS,oen ;,nss % Of a"tomds. m9@n,sd police;
carry Governor Davis and his staff.
members Of the StonewaIl Jackson
Corporation. distinEuished visitors and
jackson. who are in Richmond for the
unyeiling.
Cadets VIII Swell Ranks.
Cadets Of Virginia Military Insti-
tute, Virginia volunteers and mem
hers Of the, National Guard and the
cadet battalion of John Marshall will
swell the ranks Of those in the line
of march to more than 1000 men in
The column will move promptly at
5 o'clock TO and along Franklin Street
and Monument Avenue to the Jackson
| Monument. At Robinson Street the
police. band and automobiles have ar
| rived at the stand and the occupants
assigned seated. The automobiles
will then pass to assigned stations.
The column will then hen oi change tns dires
and march around the statue north
on the Boulevard and be dismissed.
The military units will render the
eral Jackson as they march by. con-
i Iinuing the honor until each has passed
4 the official stand.
Many Prominent Guests.
Guests of the Thomas J. (Stone-
walD Jackson Monument Corporation.
4 members and many distinguished Wis
itors, will be assigned i,,te, to a9tomobiles
W tween Grace and Broad. at 2:3o this
afternoon. H.; s. Hotchkiss and Jud-
5Gsner VIII M be- e' from to
ii inclusive, heading south immcdi-
ately in the rear ,,i. Of STEMS Band; which
nIatoon of mounted police.
The list of occupants of the cars
'So 1-Dr James Power Smith. Colonel
Robert E. Lee. Mrs Robert +. Lee. Mrs.
WI F. Lee. General Charles ]. Anderson.
Nc. 2-Mrs. +. r. Preston. Miss Preston.
Salnh. hsE;h Major William A. Anderson. Mrs.
ceopee ST l.. Christian. Mrs. J. TAYLOR Ely
snn r. D. Hotchkss Colonel w. s. Archer.
eoc M i-Captain John Lamb. Mrs. N. ".
3 nRoykin, Colonel r. NJ. Wortham.
No. 5-General 10 Lane Stern. G: f. Boil
l,nr Mrs C. T.. Boiling. Mrs. G.. T. w.
jKern. Henry S. Hotchkiss. ~
no 10 s.Edwin r . Cox. p..1 Dr. Beverly Ran, AN,
aGGha &aeher THShss JUDGE D s E. ReSsrdson Mrs B.
e; No fT@colonel william NJ. Myers. w. w.
,Ksen. Mrs w. ". Keen. Captain ]. Thomp-
json Brown. #. Peyton Giles. Colonel John
Msonssd Nc. ss:Mdeneral W: W; Sale; Mrs. ". W.
lSiaster sieyers. Miss Sievers:
No s-Miss Sallle Archer Anderson. Mrs.
lIohn Mason; Miss Susie Harrison. Mrs, J.
Ende5s s ss consdsrate Memoria Literary
fNn io.-Mrs. James B. Pace. Mrs. w. w.
Hioi,, and Mrs. J. Sidney Dudley and Jud-
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