Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-02
BOX SEATS RESERVED
FOR GREAT SPECTACLE
Mrs. Du Pont Writes Secretary Cridlin Her Former
teacher. From Florida Where Family Has
Been Spending the Winter and Spring.

inSFauve or the intcrest through
out the United States In the Virginia
historical PaEcan, to bc presented
IN this city during tho week begin
hinR May 20. arc tho letters being
,''s'''h nj pageant headquarters.
! rom down In Florida. where MIR.
"'!d Mrs. Alfred |. DUPONT. Of VII
ninEton. Del. arc spending tho win
yer ana spring. Secretary ". u. Grid
an mas received n letter from Mrs.
DUPONT. in which sh. states that tho.
ere planning to bring party 10
Hichmond for Pageant week. rh.y
VIII come TO Kichmond in Mr. d,-
Fonts private yacht and rescrva
Tons have been made for q number
81 box seats.
Nra DUPONT was 81 former pupn OF
Secretary Cridlin. ana has ken, in
'os' ,"och with the prcpara,ions for
''c virginia Historical Pageant.
letters from California Iowa
cNas. North Dakota and from n
great number Of Western state. have
"scn received during tho past week
stating that numbers ur pcopI. arc
preparing {" com" 10 Richmond for
the great spectacle
Announcement Of tho railroad r.r.y
.,"n' az sections 81 tho country viii
probably 10 made this wool, ,hn
matter having been placed in no
hahos OF representative railroad m, n
some time ago
HiE "Confrdrrn,c Dny.-
~ 'h'r" 10 AM on" day Of Pageant
week that viii stand on, ,on-a
prominently than any other. {, wjII
y"s' ptooab'y 90 Thursday. May -.
onicd"rdtc DAY" hcc.Isn ,bcra
arc many living ,oday Who na..oI
through thar period ",.o,rcd.r,,.
iay VIII also Tee tho Floral II. -.
g. ihgc"nt We"N. and tn. plan. ,nr
the A"rdi features VIII be II, ,b..rrc
o. the james River Garden CIlh.
Win Mrs. Thomas : Wh.elwright
INC general chairman. I; is
i'hnhcd To max" Nh" floral u.rad.
one % Tho most beautiful and rnn,t
spectacular over show in tn.
southland. iud members % IN. carl
"HS chapters OF In. DAUGHTERS n,
-" t"u'"dcrscy rhroughou, Virsinf.
b '...I '"-"pcrat" TO MAKE tho even, "a
Confederate Day" viii rc followed
ut night 10y tho pageant drama. and
., TIA" close 81 al, spectacle III"
'Confcdora,c Rail" vii! tab. place
mis- promises to 10" one ~ the most
brilliant so"lai affairs Of the week,
though th"rc viii be other function,
~ stellar hrlliauCy and beauty.
From cy-ry section Of Nircini,
.
ins; 10 the putting ON OF the paradcs
occurring tho sis day. Of Pageant
"c"N. and the pagcau; drama each
night. Halifax County has named I,
CoInn!ttc" composed nf Mrs James
- EaSicy. of Iaiifnx Miss Eliza
lheth Wimhish, scottsburG Miss T.
, Gregory clover. Nils, MARY Fore
N.rgtl!u.: Miss sarah 1raIdocn
custer springs; Miss i'lorric Win.
.iah Nathalie. Danuc, Loo. TurDc.
N.ilo. and " r. Shorwcl. Rcpubl!-
cIh Grove. The committee has re.
"-iveh large appropriation from
-" Hoard 81 SUPERVISORS with winch
g. meet tho ,&D.uscs Incident 10 fur
lrl-l.iEG n".i depicting Soiuc hts
ioT.-a tcJtur, of lial!taX county.
Tohnrro ,'i"nt I nIau-.
Besides the historical noa; iial!,
faS County aui Sou,h Boston VIII d,
g. presented n rto Industrial parade
81 SaiurIay ~ noat showing the
..o.utiou o. ih" tobar iudTpry
Ill, rprt c..p'r,e say VIII .,
Lu.tua among Tho many TO H. shown
i#.f JLa.
Naior y. II Uohson o. culreper
,rlGcr 90. the iIuusa OF Delegates
~ the lasi session. and Major J. Il
Ecyrick. az EiNey.ille. Culp"pc:
COUNTY are training a company Of
,ounE men OF that county who vii
represent the "Minutemen OF cu!-
rcpcr" during Pageant Week.. Tie
culpepcr County committee viii pas
all OF the expenses of the men form,
ing tho company. The members are
drilling each week and are looking
forward 10 their experience in thi:
city with n great deal OF pleasure.
The Queen OF the Pageant" Mrs