Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-16
RICHMOND TO WELCOME
U. S. MOTOR CONVOY
sifcciai Arrangement to Entertain
Officers and Soldiers Upon
Their Arrival Here.

special arrangements for the en-
tcrtainment of the thirty-two officers
ana lG0 soldiers. who Will mako up the
personnel of the United States motor
convoy OF sixty cars. which Will pass
through Richmond June Is, are be-
ih@ made by Mayor George hinBiic
ana other officials. Tho corps will
stop over here for Il few hours on 4
trip from Washington To Los An
seIes. Cal. via the Bankhead Ma
tional Highway.
1t was learned yesterday that Of
Meals OF the now dlsbandcd cantccn
corps here arc preparing to serve the
soldiers hot lunch al the Fair
Grounds. when the train. which VIII
De over two miles In length. arrives
in Richmond. The schedule calls for
the arrival of the train about 3
o'clock on the afternoon OF June Is.
Dances. smoh rs ana motor trips
around The city to the principal
points Of interest arc also on tho
program, which is now being ar
ranged by various organizations
here. After the arrival Of the train.
II Is planned to take All of the SOL
diers. who so desire. in "A sight see
ing trip through the city. AZ night
and IA dance at one OF the arinories
is being planned for the enlisted
mems benefit
Richmond will be the second s,op
for the convoy. which win travel
fully equipped for war and will carry
implements With which to make IL
careful survey OF tho rond between
Washington and Los Angeles.
The train viii be on the road about
eishty-thrcc days. It Is estimated.
and will cover In this time about
$500 miles.
After spending the nigh, In Rich
mond the train viii travel on to
Glarksyilic. John Marshall High
high SCHOOL cadets will escort the
tratn ron The a Grounds to the
mond II tho tentative plan OF enter
ia!nment. as now being considered.
y adopted. The tain Will parade
Avenue from tho Fair Grounds and
turn down Eighth into Haln and
cross Mayo's bridge. From !iul!
street the train viii turn Into tho
~,,crsburS PIKE and keep on i;s des-
Forty trucks and twenty automo-
niles VIII he In tho train. which win
movo with tho same independents. OF
the surrounding territory IA though
IN hostile territory advancing agains;
an enemy.
Motion pictures Will 10 taken o.
the road and a general survey made
= y 49, 80 'h ~ "
1.-THE train passcs.
Northumberland John Franklin
Will be- IN charge Of the CONVOY
across the sentiment, Twenty Com
Ircssrncn or other d"iEtInga!Hhch
men VIII he In the part which
WIFI accompany the convoy.
APPROPRIATE c"rcmonies viii be
held OH the cllipse. near thr Whit.
i!ouse n Washington. on June II,
when the train starta on Its long
Quincy. Speeches Viii b. made hy
secretary OF War iiakcr. Secretary Of
Navy Daniels. General Charles
T.. DRAKE. chief Of the moo; trpN,s-
portatlon corps: Senator oscar IN.
ierwooi. ~ Alabama; ~. p. q. Hard.
ing. governor OF tho Eoderni Ile-
XierNe Board. AMI Uthcr trlpThscnta-
YES OF the various departments OF
thc government.
President Wilson has bccn invited
. review The convoy ms II ;asscs
through the White House, Grounds.
Colonel IcnnchRm Cameron. presl-
lent of the DanlShead National HiGn-
"ay, aud j. =. RruntrScSau nd attoIs
hey w -. CarJw.N. ;Eof Rtchsrvni.
directors OF the Bankhcad Highway,
allied on tho Governor last week.
Governor Davis. however. Mas NIT OF
he city. X Is the purpose 90 the
Metals OF the highway To got the
Governor To welcome the train nj
he boundary line OF the stat" ana
accompany II across the country 10
he North Carolina lire.