Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-15


to play host to tho celebrated French-
man.
Cnt Pacific Const Trip.
His proposed trip to the Pacific
Coast has been cut i'm half. official
adviccs TO the local entertainment
committee last night stated Phila-
dclphia today is TO be honorcd by
a soiourn in that city OF but seven
and onc-half hours by the marshal.
He will he the guest OF Richmond
for twelve hours.
The special train bearing Marshal
Foch and his party will arrive at
Broad Street Union station. 1t will
be met by reception committee,
headed by Mayor Ainslie. probably by
heads of the municipal governmental
bodies and of the business. profess
Sional and civic ciuDs and other or
CARNATIONS OF the city and by other
representative business and profess
sionnl men. Extensive reservations
have been made by the Jefferson IIc-
tel management, at which hosiery
Marshal Foch and his official Marty
will make their headquarters while
guests of tho city. for their enter
tainmcnt.
IIowit1crs To Fire Snlutc.
Immediately upon arrival of Mar
shall Fochs train an artillery salute
VIII be fired by the Richmond How
itzcrs' Battery. The cadet corps of
the Virginia Military Institute, the
stanton Military Academy, John
Marshall High School and Bencdic-
tine College will line up just outside
RI 81 .rot
tention" as the commander OF the
allied armies energies. y dctach-
mcnt from the Richmond Post of the
American Legion, in uniform, vii
| form special guard OF honor
| The marshal and his official party
Will be given positions OF honor In
the parade. which will form ut
| Broad street Station and move into
Monument Avenue, which 1t will ira
verse in an eastcrly direction unit
the Robert l.. Lee Monument Is
| reached. Here the line will pause
while Marshal Foch will place
wreath at the base OF the memorial
The wreath will be provided by the
| United Daughters Of the Confcdcracy
Confederate Veterans Mt "Attcntion"
Veterans Of the War Between tho
| states and delegation from tho
|
| VIII be drawn up alongside the mon.
ument. This ceremony over with. tho
| line Will move down Franklin Street
| 10 Firth, north on Fifth 10 Grace
| thence east on Grace to the Capitol
| Square or City Hall square, where
the city's war medal will be pre-
sented 10 Marshal Foch, probably on
the steps OF the City Hall. by Mayor
Ainslie. Following the presentation,
the marshal Will review n contingent
OF wounded cx-scrvicc ncn.
The marshal and his official party
then will be entertained at
luncheon by Governor and Mrs. West
moreland Davis at the executive
mansion. following which the visitors
! VIII visit nearby battlefield, to
which contingent or Confederate
| Veterans Will have preceded them
and will be drawn up on their ar
rival.
\ Dinner mt Jefferson.
What II is planned TO make one of
the most brilliant dinners ever given
| in honor of Il guest of the city will
| be given TO Marshal Foch and his
| official party, the reception commit
tee and leaders in Richmond business
and social life at the Jefferson Hotel
at G:30 o'clock. Ladies also will at
tend inc dinner.
From the dinner. the French visi-
tors will go 10 ono OF the local ar
| morics--the GrayS' or the Blues
where n ball will be given in honor
of the guests by the Richmond Post
OF the American Legion. The dance.
which is FOR the distinguished visi-
tors. cN-service men and their ladies
only. Will be in charge OF the Wo-
mans Auxiliary OF the American
Legion. the Daughters OF the Amcri-
can Revolution. the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, the Red
Cross and other womcns organiZa-
tons
y feature of the ball will he stag
ing of Il quadrillc. the Virginia reel
and other typical Virginia dances by
several Of the city's debutantes OF
the fail and winter.
Receive Housing Scnd-OT.
| When Marshal Foch and his off,
| cial party are taken to their train
for their departure, they will find n
band and n guard OF eX-service men
there to give them a scnd-off cqualing
/ In enthusiasm. the reception accorded
them when they first put foot on
! Richmond and Virginia soil, twelve
/ hours before
/ All local National Guard and sew
! eral guard units from other parts
/ o! the State have been assigned posi-
tons in the parade. throughout which
Will he scattered upwards of n dozen
bands, including the artillery band
from Fortress Monroe. the navy band
from the naval base. the Camp Lee
band. the Virginia Military Institute
cadet band, the Staun,on Military
Academy cadet band. John Marshall
High school cadet band. the Bcnedic-
tine College cadet band. and n number
OF other local bands.
Guard Units in Parade.
The Staunton Military Academy