Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-12
EXPECT PAGEANT DANCES
To DRAW HUGE CROWDS
Arrangements Now Virtually
Complete for Great Balls
in Richmond.
CAPTAIN MILLS NEAL CHAIRMAN
City of nonnoLc in 'Chrocs az IN
element over Participation In
SpcctncIr--thnrtcr Pullman Sleep
ing tnrs for Trip Here.

Captain Mills Neal. Of tho Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues. AND
chairman Of the committee on ar
rsngements for the four big hail,
to be hold at tho Coliseum durinl
Virginia Historical Pageant W""i *
reported last evening that arrange
ments are now virtually complete
Tor tho greatest dancing parties ever
held in the state. Tickets o: admis-
sion !or tho Colonial Ball ~ Tues
day night. Mav IS. the Revolutiounry
Bal, Wednesday night. Confederate
Ball. Thursday night and the Tour
nament sail, OF Friday night. viii
be available ut pageant ticket and
Information booths beginning next
Monday morning II Is expected that
from 1000 TO 5000 persons. includ-
ing dancers and SPECTATORS, will at
tend each OF the balls.
Captain Neal and the remainder
OF his committee, which includes w.
Conway Saunders. business manager
Of the pageant: W. Is. Cr!dlin. sec
rotary OF the Pageant Association
Archer u. Jones and q G. WUrsham
have their hands fun with countless
details.
Hold Reception TO Queen.
AZ the Colonial Ball on Tuesday
night viii be held the reception 10
Queen Virginia l. tMrs. Scmoncs)
and her ladies' in waiting, maids aud
sponsors Tho Queen is TO lead tho
grand march. IN which only those
in costume may participate. ON the
subject of costumes Mr.. Saunders
announced last night that all pur-
chasers OF tickets for the balls must
appear in either evening dress or
costume. IT Is desired as far as
possible that those who appear in
costume represent some ancestor and
dress IN the same manner as did the
ancestor in his time.
1t Is requested by the committee
that men ana women who are TO APP
rear IN costume ut any OF the four
halls viii send their names and ad-
dresses 20 Captain NILS Neal. at the
Offices o. the Virginia Historical Pa
GeSot Association. No Mutual
Building announcing Whist ancestor
% parsonage they VIII represent
Martens on the central commit
tees <:o7; each @: the ColoniG! So
c.s:-ss have NOW been appointed %
-: as chaperc1s q ,hs young
'-c-s- who 2-e % dance &; the va
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-s-s -st=-EE- ttzt the EicamocI
a.. --.lv@ -zss-rr!z:l-r had donated
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= - -c-r-sc.-1 Es-Et- :o- ne
s;t-s as -.e.- .s.r;s
wi.Ae. Pageant success.
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.a-saa: MA, vitE !:s voting con-
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tz- games :a- raising funds was
- "-r- which arrived y-sterda:
i-17 A4ss Etnel The1tgra Rocswell
assistant director o. The pageant
vap = reaea-.lnE ;h- Roanoke Er7up
rh.s week In a letter 20 Frarc!s J
T!etsor-. assis,au. 70 the president.
Miss Rockwell SAID:
TIE crowd mere, Numbering some
o: the bost-kaowr ?eopIc In Roam
oHe. are cha'tering Pullman sleeping
cars for leg!od o! three days to
60 20 E!cHmJnd for the historlca.
pageant. They Will live ana sl..n
In these cars on railway siding
while In Richmond. as they Intend 10
take no chances on dearth of run,n
accommodations"
Lawyers Challenge Dortors.
MISS Rockwell also said the phygi
ciaNs az Roanoke have been chal.
!enaed by the '.awysyt. Of the ci,,. 10
oAs@HaiI :!-atsh 10 toe plavc,. n.x,
Wefn esGay afternoon. and which co.
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