Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-09
CITY GOVERNMENT. TOO.
WILL ,"SHUT UP SHOP"
Goodly Percentage of Popula-
ton Will Come to Rich.
mond En- Massc.
RUNNING HIGH
railroads Serving Hichmond An.
nounrr On~-nnd-O d-Onc-HnIf Hound
Trip Fnre for Week

Tho city Of Norfolk, II WAS an
nounced last night. has proclaimed
Friday. May 2S. as a municipal holi-
day ia honor of "Sorfolk Night" a,
the Virginia Historical Pageant. All
stores and offices and banks. as well
as the city government departments
and schools. will close for tina, day.
\ goodly percentage Of the popula-
tion Will board trains and come, en-
masse. 10 Richmond 20 spend tho day
Enthusiasm over the pageant, AS
result, is running high in Norfolk
Robert j.. Davis. chairman of the
Norfolk committee on the Virginia
Pageant. visited Richmond Yesterday
and conferred with passenger depart
ment officials OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio here and made a special request
for one -farc-round trip railway
rate also for Monday. MAY 90.
I,G0O Want to Come.
Mr.. Davis declared that at lcay;
1000 Norfolk citizens wanted ia come
10 itichmond to See the coronation on
IN" Capitoi portico of Miss Anne Byrd
Waller. OF Norfolk. as princess. 1t
is arranged that $50 Boy Scouts shall
accompany Miss Waller as an escort
and guard Of honor.
The Chesapeake and Ohio officials
agreed to take up the matter of the
special rate for Monday OF Pageant
Week with the Norfolk and Western
passenger traffic authorities. and
promised TO give prompt answer
TO the request on behalf OF both rail-
roads.
The one-fare rate for tho round
trip from various parts of Virginia
has also been arranged for the bcne-
III OF the Virginia State euards,nen.
who are TO participate in the military
parade.
Announce Special Rates.
The railroads serving Richmond
have notified the board of ,rus,.es
of the pageant that authorization has
been given for the sale OF railway
tickets TO the public for pageant
week on basis of one and one-half
rare for the round trip.
These special reduced rate tickets
VIII be sold from May 81 10 Nav os
inclusive, and for trains scheduled
to arrive in Richmond on the morn
ing Of May 81. with return limit
good until May so. The following
lines will sell tickets, on the basis
outlined above, from territory specl
fed as follows:
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad-from
Wilmington. Pembroke. Maxton and
intermediate points: also from Lum
herton via Y. * C. s. Railway, fIope
Mills and A. c. L.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
from Virginia and West Virginia
points.
Norfolk and Western RAILWAY
from Virginia and West Virginia
points
Carolina. ClinChfeld and Ohio Rail-
way-from Virginia points.
Norfolk Southern Railroad-from
all stations.
Reduced Rates From Washington.
Richmond. Frederick sburg and Po-
tomac Railroad-from Virginia sta
ions and Washington, ID. c. Atten-
tion is called in this connection to
the fact that from Washington only.
these reduced rate tickets will he
sold only May % and rs. with final
limit Of May 30
Seaboard Air Line Railway-from
' - = ''''' ana poihtS IN NOrtn CnrO-
Iina. Ruthcrfordton. Hamlet, Will
minston and intermediate points
southern Railway-from Virginia
and Mort Carolina up to
Asheville. but not west of AsheviIlc.
FirEinian Railway-from Virginia
and. West Virginia stations.
Some of the railroads have an
nounced special reduced rates. on
the basis of one fare for the round
trip, return limit day after date of
sale. tickets to be sold cnl,. from
those cities taking special part
in the pageant. and to be sold only
from these cities on their respective
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