Show Richmonds Celebration RICHMOND October 27Richmonds big day was ushered in with misty rain Despite this however thousands of people were early on the streets At a few minutes before 31 oclock the procession pro-cession began to move At the head of the line came the Chief Marshal General Gen-eral Wade Hampton riding side by side with Governor Fitz Hugh Lee Then followed the governors staff as sistaut marshals Virginia Confederate veteran camps tho veterans of Mary land volunteer infantry of Virginia and North Carolina artillery and then all the various civic organizations The whole made such a display as has never before been seen in Richmond Dense crowds packed the sidewalks along the whole route of march and the enthusiasm I enthusi-asm of the people was given vent to in almost incessant cheers |