Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-19
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Richmond--With the proverbial
outstretchine of welcoming arms,
Richmond, the center Of all that
true lovers of the South and the
Confederacy hold dear, is ready
and eager to play host to the fast
dwindling remnant of the thin
gray line," the vanguard of which
descended on the one time capitol
of the Confederacy, arrived from
all sections of the South today:
Every train that arrived in Rich
mond today brought representatives
from all sections of Dixie.
While the lanes leading from the
south are lined with the oncomlng
throng, the roads from the west,
and north, too, are bringing a great
gathering of grizzled Confederate
veterans, their sons and daughters,
grandsons and granddaughters, who
have strayed far from the shadow
of the Southland during the last
few decades.
The reunion of 1922, probably the
last that ever will be held in Rich
mond is taking on an unwonted
magnitude because this city was
the heart of the Confederacy, the
Headquarters of its government, IA
| miliar spots made famous by Lee
and jackson, Stuart and Davis,
which native Richmonders pass over
with but scant thought, but which
are hallowed ground to the Confed-
crate veterans who are coming fired
by q return of the old impulses that
made their love for the Southland
and all that it represented, so great
in 1861
Richmond never has and probably
! never again will be host to such a
gathering as will be within its con-
fines this week The city from one
end to the other is in the gala at
tire and holiday spirit is in the air
Broad and Main and other thor
oughfares have been literally and
in some instances lavishly decora-
ted with the familiar and beloved
+ Stars and Bars, the inspiring starry
blue cross on field of red, and the
red, white and blue of old glory.
Observation-Disclosures 5000 and
$500 men and women are expected
to attend the summer quarter of
the University of Virginia which
opens today. About $500 of these
are expected to take courses during
! the first six weeks term, while at
least 1000 will be present for the
second term, which begins July
31st.
Richmond-Bull frogs are the
new arrivals in the fish market,
the hinder legs of which are con-
sidered a delicacy by many people.
A few frogs were on the market
Saturday morning.
Norfolk-Conferences between of
ficials of Norfolk and South Nor
folk, the latter separate city of
1900, relative to consolidation of
the two cities, began Thursday,
and prospects are that the conSoli-
dation will soon be agreed on. This
will add substantially to this city's
population and will give it several
miles Of additional territory. 1t is
expected this action will be taken
along with the annexation of outly-
| ing territory, which will come be-
fore the courts June 10. If both
of these projects carry the result
will be an increase in area of near
ly Is square miles for Norfolk.
Richmond-The "cake eaters" are
in trouble. The general order has
been Issued from police headquar-
tiers for the arrest of all "cake eat
es" and loafers about Broad street.
At headquarters it was said that
about the corners of Seventh and
Eighth and Broad the daily congre.
cation of "bun-dusters" and .'"cake-
eaters" was growing to such pro
portions that complaints as to their
activities in making themselves
generally obnoxious have come in
increasingly Of late. All corners of
the city have been given the "once
over" by the police.