Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-13
ATLANTIC FLEET SOUGHT
BY SLEMP FOR PAGEANT
Urges Secretary DENLY to Or
der 1t Either to Newport
News or Yorktown.
NAVAL BATTLE VETERANS HERE
Captain Higgins and Richard Curtis.
Survivors of MISUNDERSTANDING
Struggle. VIII Bc In Richmond for
the Great Spectacle.

Congressman {. Il. Slemp. Of the
Ninth Virginia District has advised
W. Conway Saunders business man
aGer OF the Virginia Historical
pageant Association, that he is do
ing everything in uis power TO in
ducc Secretary Edwin pcnW. Of the
Navy Department. 20 order The At.
lantic Fleet to The harhor. either of
Newport News or OF Yorktown for
the week OF the pageant
Secretary Denly himself has been
invited TO come 10 Richmond as the
guest OF tn. Pageant Association TO
witness the spectacle. and there are
hopes that he will acoe7; the ipvi-
tation. II tn. Atlantic Fleet is or
dcrci 20 ono OF the Virginia deep
water ports IL Will mean that n
large number Of the sailors and Of
hcers will he granted shore leave.
and that considerable number OF
them will be enabled 10 come 10
Richmond 20 see the bic show
Naval Battle survivors Here.
r y. Davis. OF the Norfolk COM
mittee, handling that cI;ys par;icipa
ton in the Virginia Historical Page
ant. has notified ". 3 Cridlin. score
tary. that two Of the three sole sur
vivcrs OF tho Monitor Merrimac bat
tic during the War Between the
States. are TO be present with the
Norfolk cast of players on Friday.
May IS, Norfolk Day.
These aged Confederate naval vet
Grams are Captain John F Higgins,
Of Cgittendea, Va, who was on board
the Aierrinac Is. :. virginia., on
March S. 1862. lie IS NOW so years
old He was wounded a: Fort Fisher.
y .. on December "a, 1864
Richard Curtis, OF Norfolk. was
also OF board the NerriTac In 1892.
snd he IS 10 come with Captain Hig-
gins - Richmond. quarters having
Seen arranged for the veterans a;
Nu-7h%'s Hotel. NJ. Davis writes
concerning their visit. which may ne
The only opportunity thousands OF
people will ever have q; greeting two
survivors OF one ot the worlds mos;
famous naval encounters
There are no douh, countless VIZ
E!riaas as we'll as great numbers
Of people who vii! vis!: the state %
Virginia during PaEean: Week. who
would i.Ee 20 see and n eeI these two
celebrated Old gentlemen. and 70 hear
szztches o. their thrilling expert
States -hey will be a. Murphy's
Ec:s. q 10Th Friday and Saturday,
MEy g. aid May 81"
! rev feature for Virginia His
:o-ioz! Pageant Week was announced
yesterday ~ ". 2. Crid!in. secretary
G! the Pageant Association, who "a.
arranged an automobile parade con
-sst under the auspices % The Rich
1ond Au,o-o;!ve Association. A
committee, Q: which James =. Kline
G: ;he Kline Car Cooperation. this
city, Is The head. has arranged for
the competitive e0try q flower
Ea-,aoded and otherwise decorated
passenger automobiles II the street
parade o: Thursday, Confederate
Day.
All makes o. automobiles gold n
Richmond have been invited 10 enter
cars and entries already received in
dictate that this parade feature will
b. most attractive feature IN tho
wake OF the floral procession.
Two silver cups are offered by the
COMMITTEE. q : first and second prizes.
respectively. for tho best decorated
cars Further entries may he d.
rected 70 the attention ~ NJ Kline.