Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-25
DEPICT CONFEDERATE ERA|
IN GREAT PARADE TODAY
Veterans Of Old South to Be
picturesque Figures III
Pageant Procession.
FREEMAN Is GRAND MARSHAL
NORFOLK VIII show McrrImnc. Fn-
nous Tor It's Naval Engagements.
Mnjor Dhllns CoEhilI, ON Charger.
10 impcrsonntc General Lee.


to impcrsonntc General Lee.
The Battle of the Crater" and
othcr sccncs and events of the Con-
tolerate period. il period more close
10 tho present generation than the
scenes previously shown In the pa
rades OF tho Virginia Historical pag-
cant. VIII be depleted by the floats
In the parade today.
General W. IL. Freeman. commander
OF tho Virginia Division, United Com
Tolerate Veterans. viii be the grand
marshal today. and VIII have Colonel
william Nick. Evans as assistant mar
shall and Major Il. II. Courtney as
aid.
Lee I'm Person OF CoShuI.
There VIII be the usual formation
OF the mounted police. followed by
Il band, and the queens float Mex,
VIII come Major Dallas CoghnI, who.
on his charger. Will impcrsona,c Cen
eral Robert l.; Lee. Members OF Cen
"ral Lees staff mounted Will be i'm
personated as foiIows:
Colonel william II. Taylor by Major
VI. VI. Milton. n lineal descendant.
Major Charles Vcnublc By Major
Bernard VcnabIe.
Colonel II. T.. Pcyton by Major Rich.
ard stern.
Colonel Charles Marshall by Major
9. g. Walton. Jr.
Major Jules Cook by lack cop,oiI,.
Major ii. l.. Young by DR.. Garrett
Dclp. Nv
Members OF II. l.. Lee Camp. No. l.
Confederate Veterans. have been re-
qu"sted hy y. .. pcay, adjutant. 10
assemble at Grace Stree, and the
boulevard this morning at 1890
"clock They VIII be guests of the
hichmond Rotary Club. whose mem
hers VIII furnish automobiles for IN.
occasion. 1t is requested that mem
b:rs OF the Rotary Club not prcsen,
AT the meeting Tuesday night send
thc!r cars to boulevard and Grpc.
Ny !p'3V O'Clock th!s morning.
Line ar March for Parade.
INC !!ne OF march today VIII be
from the Boulevard to Belyiderc
street on Bclvidcye TO Broad stree,
on Broad TO Eleventh Street, Eleventh
TO capitol. Capitol to ninth. Ninth to
trace, Grace TO Second Second TO
franki!n and out Franklin and Monu-
ment Avenue 10 the Boulevard,
where the parade VIII d!sbnnd.
The Confederate Memorial Society
VIII have Il foat showing the White
House of the Confcderacy." with pres
ident DAVIS and members of his family
on the porch.
Next vii! come the float OF the vir
gina Division. United Daughters OF
the Contedcracy. II is based on the.
Following lines from James Barron
Hope. which appear on Il panel divld-
lug the float into two parts:
In the future some historian shall
come forth both great and w!se.
win IN. love Of the republic and the
truth before his eyes.
re W!l! hold the scales Of Justice: he
VII! neither praise nor blame.
And the South Will stand the verdict
ana viii stand II without
shame"
VIII Pin Grass Of Honor.
on the front OF the i!oat Mrs. W.
y. Land. OF Blackstone. custodian OF
Tho Nirs!nian Division. viii stand
thinning It cross OF honor on the gray
coat OF COlonc! T!mbcrlakc. OF the
lie" Camp Soldiers Home. thus show
ing that tho Daughters OF the Con-
federa"y are doing all they can 10
honor the men OF the sixties.
The rear Uf tho float shows a tent
AMI campfire with boys Of the John
Marshall High School cadet corps rep
rcscnt!nE the boys OF the Confederate
army, while over them are the fig
urcs OF Truth and Justice drawing
tho veil from tho past. This tableau
is the same on both sides OF the float
The figures Of Truth and Justice"
vi
ard. OF Petersburg: Carrie Daniel Har-
per and Lucy Kirkwo0d Scott. of
l.ynchburg. and Louise Brandcr ITALIA
zero, OF Richmond. The boys will
hc Cadets Strioling. Rountrcc, Mondy
and Farlamb.
Tn. nC.t will be decorated with
Confederate flags. the badge Of the
Virginia division and the emblem OF
the United Daughters OF the Confed-
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rounded by fvc-pointcd star. the
points showing the words Love, Dare.
Think. DO. Pray"
The motto or the Daughters Is
Love Makes Memory Eternal"
Represented by Mcrrimnc.
Norfolk VIII be represented with a'
float showing the Mcrrimac. famous
for it's work in various naval engage
mcnts.
The floats. King Tobacco" Intro
duction OF Tobacco" Early Method of
Drying Tobacco" and EARLY Method
of Transporting Tobacco" will again
be shown.
Following the floats showing the
little blacksmith shop in Rockbridge
County where Mccormick made the
first reaper, and the first reaper itself.
will come the Petersburg float. show
ing Tho Crater"
Lee Chapter, Daughters OF tho Con-
fedcracy. will be represented by
float depicting the "Crowning of Cen
eral Lee"
Arlington County will enter n float
showing General Robert +. Lee leav-
ing Arlington"
Prince Edward County and Farm
VIE VIII have float showing the
first medical institution in that sec
tion of the State.
General Lee Receiving the Com
mission from President jefferson
Davis" will be the title Of the noat
entered by Henrico County.
The old Egyptian building. the
first homo OF the Medical College OF
Virginia. will be shown on the float
entered by that institution. The float
was built by the Aliens in the vocn
tional plant at the State Penitentiary.
The Patriotic Sons of America viii
have float in the parade. II ia
said by artists who have viewed n
to be one OF the most beautiful ~
the many handsome floats seen this
week.
Roanoke Will have a float, "rbo
Service of tho DauGhters," showing
al ,f>l a.