Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-04
RICHMOND is READY To
CELEBRATE THE FOURTH
With State, City and Federal
Offices Closed, Observance
Will Be General.
oRATORY on PRoGRAM
Governor VIII Attend Exercise. Mt
Langley FicId-ColoncI Cutcbfn>
md Other Richmondcrs VIII De-
liver Patriotic Addresses.


With all offices and business houses
closed in celebration OF the one hun
dred and forty-six;h anniversary Of
American liberty, Richmond viii pre-
sent Cuie; appearance today. An
exodus II holiday seekers already
has set in. and other hundreds have
planned 10 start this morning.
Although the day will be quiet. it
will not lie dull. Automobile trips
ora,ory. .,,cr'Cs and dances and a
ChautauQua Will he among the
events. Those no; caring tor these
will find diversion at the ball games,
the links OF the Country Club, tho
Hermitage, the Lakeside or the
Seven Fines Clubs.
Practically every section of the city
viii have It's own entertainment,
The big Chautauqus, TO last a week.
will open in Highland Park today at
the rlazc. A varied program is
scheduled. Highland Springs Will
have program Of speakers and mu-
sic. with pyrotechnic display ana
concerts by a ftteen-piece band. A
basket picnic near Rio Vista. at Stop
2l. will be held all day 10y the West
hampton Community League.
Under tho direction OF the ath.
letic department of the IVES; End
Methodist sunday school. basket
picnic and held day will be held
near Franklin school. Two games
Of baseball ana number OF o:har
attractions have been arranged. A
community picnic will be given on
the lawn OF Battery Park Christian
church, Moss Side Avenue and Ess.x
Street tonight from ESQ 10 10
o'clock. Flag raisins exercises and
patriotic singing will be followed by
athletic contests and music.
Colts Meet builders.
In addition 10 number OF smaller
baseball games. tho Richmond (vir-
rinia LeaEuc) team will play New
port News AT Island Park this after
noon at 80 o'clock The state tour
ney Will open at the West End Gun
Club also.
Festivities viii DC in fun sway al
the Masonic Home today. The board
Of governors Of the institution has
arranged for gala day tor the or
phans Starting with program Of
sporting events at 10 o'clock, the
days exercises will close about i
o'clock with I feast OF ice cream
and cake. y typical Fourth OF July
dinner VIII ne served the Riddles. !
All Masons and friends OF the insti- /
Masons especially are asked 10 ,s
out and help cntertain their WARDS Z
Accepting An invitation from the
Colonel Townsend +. Dodd Post !
American Legion. to attend the
Fourth OF July celebration at Lang
ley Field, Governor r. Lee Trinkle
and Mrs. Trinkle will today be the
guests Of the Officers Club at Lang.
ley Field. Winfield Scott Hamlin is
the commander OF the post
Municipal oGiccs Closed.
The city Hall will be closed all
DAY today. None OF tho departments
VIII be open, and all the courts eN-
cept the Police Court will be in re-
cess. The July term OF Hastings
Court began yesterday. The cases
for the term will BE- set tomorrow
and the petit jury VIII be called on
Thursday. Justice John ingram will
Sit rs usual and the docket OF the
Police Court viii be disposed Of
All divisions Of the Richmond post
office and stations in Richmond will
he closed today. and there will lie
no carrier deliveries except OF per
ishable articles.
Speakers on better cooperation
among the nearby counties will b..
heard a, The Fourth or July celebra
tion at Amelia. Two l.seban. games
will he played, and .BruGsw.cx stew
will be served.
Shriners Will have their frs, has
ket picnic Al the!r country club at
Glen Alien. All Kinds Of games and
sports for men, women and children
will be enjoyed.
Independence Day viii ne observed
at Cold Harbor under the auspices
of Big Pine Camp, Modern woodrn.
of America. Baseball games and A
minstrel show are among the d.
versions. Colonel John A Cutchlns
of Richmond. viii deliver the pair
Otto address. al New Market. in tho
exercises planned by Rockingham
Post. while X. g. Hundley. OF Rich
mond. will be heard at Bedford city
In the post celebration. vs.. L. Price.
adjutant OF the Virginia Legion de-
nartmtnt VIII 70 10 Wes; Point for
an aN-dav patriotic celebration.
Nearly every legion post through
out the State viii nold exercises in
its respective community.