Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-29
ATLANTIC FLEET MAY
AID VIRGINIA PAGEANT
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO HAVE
FLEET ASSEMBLE AT. YORK
TOWN OR NEWPORT
NEWS.
PRESIDENT HARDING INVITED
Members of His Cabinet and Foreign
Diplomatic Corps May Attend
Pageant at Richmond,
May 22-2s.


Gals of the Virginia Historical Pag-
cant Association and the Secretary OF
the Navy to have the great Atlantic
Fleet assemble at Yorktown or on
Newport News, during the week OF
May 22-28 at which time the Pageant
OF Virginia" will be staged at Rich
mond. II this can be brought about
It will mean that thousands of sailors
will be privileged to visit the great
historical pageant each day, and par
ticipate In some Of the historical set
tings of the wonderful spectacle.
Invitations will be sent to President
and Mrs. Warren G. Harding, to Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge and to
all members OF the Presidents Cabi-
net, members Of the foreign diplo-
matte corps, and to all members OF
the United States Senate and the
House of Representatives. To help
entertain the distinguished guests
Lieutenant-G J. E. West, presi-
dent of the Senate, and Speaker Rich
ard L. Brewer, Jr., of the House, have
named a joint committee from the
membership Of the Virginia General
Assembly to represent the Common
wealth. The joint committee is COM
posed of Senator Julien Gum, of Rich
mond; Senator c. C. Vaughan, Jr., Of
Franklin; Senator G. Walter Mapp, OF
Accomac, and Delegate ]. Fulmer
Brights of Richmond; Delegate Charles
Henry Smith, of Alexandria; Delegate
Thomas B. McCaleb, of Covington;
Delegate Earl H. Wright, of Ports
mouth, and Delegate R. L. Jeffreys,
Of Chase City.
Plans for the housing of the visi-
tors are we'll under way. At joint
meeting Of representatives Of Post
"a" T. P. A. and the local Council of
the United Commercial Travellers on
Saturday afternoon last, arrangements
were made whereby the delegates to
the National T. P A. convention to
be held in Atlantic City early in June,
many of whom will come via Rich.
mond and spend Pageant Week"
will be taken care of in the home OF
the members Of the U. c. T. and the
T. P. A. members.
Private homes are being thrown
open to- the pageant visitors and
many Hservations are being made
each day.
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velous electrical systems ever In,
stalled in the South will be used in
lighting the stage on which, from time
to time, more than 1000 Virginians
will take the parts of men who par
ticipated in the more important cpl.
kodes OF Virginia's history from the
day Captain John Smith landed at
jamestown down to the present date.
With the view that every act in every
scene be historically accurate leading
educators of the State have consent
ed to serve on the Book Committee
the duties being to review the story
OF the pageant as written from data
furnished by many hundreds OF Fir.
ginians, and select the major incidents
or episodes of the Colonial, Rerolu-
tionary and Confederate periods. as
we'll as the part Virginians took in
the Spanish-American and the World
War. The Book Committee" is com.
posed of DR.. Lyon G. Tyler. president
emeritus Of the College Of William and
Mary: William Stannard. secretary Of
the Virginia Historical Society; Ri.
Rev. D. J. O'Connell. Bishop Of the
Diocese Of Richmond; Morgan Rob-
ertson, archivist at the State Library:
DR.. Douglas Freeman. editor OF the
News.Leader Dr.. J. c. Metcalf, of
the faculty OF the University Of Vir-
ginia; Prof. Arthur James. professor
of History. John Marshall High
School; W. B. Cridlin. secretary Of
the Virginia Historical Pageant Asso.
citation. and Dr. j. A. c. Chandler,
president of the College of William
and Mary.
Scenes selected by this committee
will be acted under a maze Of the
electrical system which IS being de-
yised by E. ". Trafford. Morris Hun
ter and Edgar Andrews. three OF the
most expert electrical men in Vir-
gipis.
During each day Of Pageant Week.
May PES, there will be street pa.
rades, the floats each day presenting
scenes of the different periods since
1907. These floats will be entered by
the counties. cities and towns in Viz
ginia. and their construction will be
under the supervision Of an expert.
The Pageant OF Virginia" will bring
several hundred thousand visitors to
the State. and each section is expect.
ed to benefit. for many of these PEG
pie are coming With view of finding
a location in Virginia George ".
Koiner. State Commissioner OF As-t-
culture, in recent interview said
that inquiries for Virginia farms had
increased greatly during the past few
weeks, which is taken TO indicate that
the people who are coming 10 Rich
nond to, view the great historical
nsrsent are also coming with A view