Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21


direction OF Henry Schwarzschi,d.
has upwards OF 5000 homes I'm which
visitors may secure rooms. and in
somo rooms ana board. There ia mn
average OF four accomm odations In
each homo. Information booths.
manned by Boy Scouts. have been
established at tho Broad street sta
ZION. the Main Street Station. N,
boulevard and Cary Street. nj Rrook
hiil and at Hull and Seventh
Streets. while hcadaunr,er, ara
opened ut 722 East Main stree,
where telephone Randolph 1895 ba.
teen Installed. There are telephone,
In each OF tho booths, and scoutmas
ters direct tho BOY scouts at each
Tho Scouts are equipped to givd ont
Information relative To rooms in prI-
waite homes. hotels and street routes
Tho idea Of the Virginia Historical
Pageant was suggested In an e.sav
read ut tho John Marshall High
School two years ago by Miss Grid
lin. daughter Of W. r.. Cridlin. who
Of the project The idea wa. taken
up by Post "a" Travclcrs' Protec-
tive Association, and by Professor
Arthur James. and exploited through
the press. Patriotic men and women
OF tho city and State later banded
themselves together In nors,ock
organization known as tho Virginia
Historical Pageant Association. and
oliver j. Sands. president OF tho
American National Bank. Was elected
president. and ". Conway Saunders.
business manager
Brought History 10 Light.
Interest spread throughout tn"
state and in various counties and
cities. NRhispa" societies were
formed. aud IN" history OF tho par
ticular county. city or town vas pre-
pared by abb" historians OF tho com :
munst!cs. The movement caused a
great interest in Virginia history.
aud there was developed "A great deal
OF unpublished history. which was
cleaned from records In the archives
Of the old courthouscs
y book committee. headed by Or
Lyon q. Tyler. president emeritus II
the College OF William and MARY,
WAS formed 20 select the historical
events and incidents FOR the 'iEurk Of
IN" Pageant" prepared 10 dramatic
fotm by Professor Thomas Wood
stevens. o. IN" Carnegie Institute o!
Technology. Pittsburgh. Pa. and d.
rector OF the pageant. THIS commit.
toe Included Dr Douglas Freeman
william 6. Stanard. secretary OF the
virginia Historical Society. lpr. j. G.
Mctcalf. OF IN. faculty OF the TINT
vcrsity OF Virginia. ri Rev. Bishop
D"nis !. O'Conn"Il. Morgan y. Rob
!nson, archivist at the state Library:
Jr. !. y. =. Chandler, president OF the
College OF William and MARY. and
Professor Arthur James. OF the John
Marshall High School faculty.
Features of the Program.
The program in detail Includ
the cast OF characters, Is published
elsewhere in this issue. aud only the
main features Of tho pageant drama
are here mentioned. namely. N. FRO
logGc, scene at the court Of Queen
Elizabeth; tho Landing at James.
town. 1907" Captain John smiths
Adventure. 1905" Tho starving
Time. 1910" THE Marriage az Poca
hontas. 1919" The Firs, Assembly.
1919" Tho Coming OF the Maids.
1919" The Massacre. 1922" "Ha :
cons Rebellion. 1915" The knights
OF tho Horseshoe" Convention OF
lT75;" Convention OF l77s:" Clarke
nj Kaskaskia. l77s.' Yorktown
Secession Convention The Reccp-
ton 10 Jefferson Davis" 'Chanccl-
lorsv!lie." After Appnmattox." and
Tho Epiloguc. 'rn action comprsinG
"Th" Trooping OF the World War
Flags "a Requiem for Virginia $