Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
PLANS FOR MEMORIAL
SERVICE COMPLETED
military and Other Organizations
i to Be Represented in Parade TO
Hollywood Cemetery Monday.
TWO SPEAKERS ARE SELECTED
Edward Cox Will Speak for tho
(: Confederate Dead, While Rev.
81. d. C.. Maclachlan Will Repre-
sent tho American Legion.

- Plans for Memorial Day parade and
services. in which all of tho Mill
tary organizations in the city. includ-
ing. the American Legion. will take
part are being made under the di-
rection of officials Of tho United
Paughters Of the, Confederacy. Il. Z.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, and
other patriotic societies here.
Every military organization in the
CITY has accented invitation to take
Mrs. Norman V Randolph, Who is
taking an active par, in preparing
for the occasion.
HeR;se viii f s the GraS" ,b snd the
service. which viii be held, as has
been the custom for the past two
score years. At Hollywood Cemetery.
where some $4,000 Confederate dead
This idea will be carried out
throughout the service; and speak
er will represent ths old Confederacy
and another tho american Legion.
Edward Cox to Speak.
.,It was found impossible to secure
a speaker from among the Confed-
re&ate veterans this year. hut vet
Grams son. Edward Cox. has hoen Sc
lected to deliver the first address Of
a Rev. ii. D. c. Maclachlan, D: D..
pastor of the Seventh Street Chris
tian Church. will make the address
LOT tHt TIN-.ll III
Dry of the dead of the War Between
the States.
In case of rain the service will be
held at the City Auditorium. Early
in the afternoon II is planned TO have
the organizations which will parade
gather at Fifth and Franklin Streets
and march from thence to Hollywood.
Camp. Confederate Veterans. will he
in charge of the parade for the camp
and General Omar Bundy. Governor
Westmoreland Davis and Adjutant-
General of Virginia 10 Lane Stern
have accepted invitations TO attend.
Organizations which have siGnified
their Intention of heinE represented
Blues. the Howitzers company. the
Grays. the American Legion. the John
Marshall Cadets. and the Catholic
Military Academy.
cheer leader of the Community Rec,
reation Association, has been placed
in charge of the musical program:
which WI f9nsiS! ,r Of ahf snSahE Of
which wac, favorite OF General Rob
ert E. Lee. and onward Christian
Soldiers"
II has not been decided by the
school authorities whether next Mon
day will be = half holiday in the
schools or not. but this Will be dc;
termined at meeting of the Schooi
Board which is scheduled for next
May BE Hnlf Holiday.
Many hanks and business concerns
here are now considering giving
their employees half holiday and
IL is hoped that the movement Will
spread TO business generally.
Plens for the observance OF Memo :
rial Day have been somewhat upset
by the fact that 1t Will be the third
+ successive holiday. following Satur-
day and Sunday. and many persons
are considering trips TO the SEASIDE
and other cities, which may make
Decorations. as ever before. will
be placed on the graves at HOLLYWOOD
Monday morning before the services.
and Mrs Randolph issued request
TO the public TO brinE all of the flow :
ers possible for grave decoration pur-
poses.
Ali members OF the Hollywood Me-
mortal Association have been re-
duested TO meet next sunday morn
ing at Hollywood Cemetery TO aid in
receiving flowers and decorating the
graves Miss Nellie BarEamin VIII
be in charge of the Gatc at the Gene
terry and will admit members OF the
association.
Mesdames Sidney !. Dudley. Samuel
Dew. T. J. Kernodie. c. r. Robertson.
C, T. Norman and Miss Nellie BarSa-
min are the committee.