Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-27
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10 Decorate the Jefr. Davis Mansion.
At meeting Of the City School boaadd
last night resolution was ed0pteu
directing the supervisor, Mr.. Z. Z. hausi
to have the JEFF Davis Mansion (Ceh'f"i
SCHOOL, decorated for the 29th.
The board also adopted q resoiu,IsOn I
closing the schools on Thursday ana IL
day next on account OF the cereinaoi.ro
| connected With the unveiling Of the sta'uss
OF General Lee and the celebration VI
Hollywood Memorial-day.
Tickets to the Grand-siand.
The Lee Monument Association had
printed 1000 tickets OF admission 20 me
grand-stand. They have distributed IVvo
Of these. The balance they turned over 70
the Invitation and Reception Committee;
which met last night and apporti9neu
tickets as follows: To the City Couneli ~
to distinguished guests aud their ladies'
100; to the Invitation and Reception Cz COM
mittee for distribution, $50; 10 the Chief
Marshal ard his assistants, 80.
All the rest Of the 1000 tickets were ue,
llvered to the commanders OF Lee alu
Pickett Camps TO he distributed to the
members of those organizations:
After the meeting last night OF the Coinc
mittee on Reception and Entertainment Oh
Veterans. a quorum of Lee Camp members
being present, Commander Smith had
called meeting of that body 70 ascertain
what use should be made of the tickets
given to him for distribution. IL was de-
cided TO return them 10 the Chairman OF
the Committee on Invitation and Recep;,
tion with note stating that as q general
meeting of the Camp will not be held be
fore Thursday the tickets came too lateior
| distribution
Jackson's Army Corps.
rpootino ~ tho mann hpra of Jack sons
old army corps. Army Of Northern VIZ
ginia. was held in the Office of Judge
George p. Hughes last night. DIR. j. A.
Hillsman. of the FOrty-fourth Virginia re-
giment, was appointed chairman, and John
H. Worsham, Of the Twenty-frst Virginia
regiment, was chosen secretary.
On motion it was resolved that the yete-
rams of Jackson's corps, Army of Northern
Virginia. be earnestly requested TO register
their names in a book that will be kept Tor
that purpose on the Capitol Square near the
statue of jackson after =. NJ. for the
2Sth and all day of tho 29th.
This book will be preserved among the
archives Of the Confederate Memorial A.
sociation Of Virginia and kept for future
reference.
1t was also resolved that a committee be
appointed to wait or the StOnewall Brigade
Band and request them 10 meet at the Jack
son statue on the morning of the 29th at
o'clock (or as early thereafter as con-
veniont) and play some OF the old-camp
music.
The ladies Of the city are requested to
send floral aud other contributions, with
their cards attached, to Jackson's statue
by A. NJ. on the 29th 10 decorate the
statue before the Stonewall Band assem-
/ bles.
Corses Brigade.
A meeting of the surviving members of
General NJ. ID. COrse's brigade. comprising
the Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Twentv-ninth
Thirteenth. and Thirty-second Virginia in
fantry regiments was held at the Chan-
cery-C Court room last night.
The meeting was called to order by X.
| II. Fox. Esq, and Captain Charles 7. Rady,
of Company II, Fifteenth Virginia, was
elected chairman and j. j. II. Brewer
secretary.
On motion il was resolved THAT all the
surviving members of the brigade be, and
are hereby, requested to meet at the Broad
street front of the City Hall. III the city OF
Richmond, on Thursday next 29th instant.
at 10 o'clock. TO Join III the grand parade OF
that day; also, that all the members be
requested to attend a meeting OF the
brigade in the Chancery- Court room OF the
City Hail on Wednesday night next at
O'Clock TO complete all arrangements for
the parade" Badges will be provided for
the whole brigade
General Corse and Colonel f. NJ. Morri-
son will he here on the 29th TO take COM
mand of their old comrades.
The Veteran Committee.
The Committee on the Reception and
Entertainment of Veterans had meeting
last night in the rooms of the Mechanics
Institute, on Ninth street.
The subcommittee all made encon-
raging reports. reports and everything Will
| be in readiness TO receive and entertain the
veterans when they arrive.
1t was stated that the Westmoreland
Club WAS prepared to feed 1909 visitors.
Ii was decided to print 5000 circulars
for distribution giving full information as
TO when the different organizations will
| arrive, where they will be located, etc.
The committed did n large amount O.
| routine work and adjourned shortly after
! 10 o'clock:
Personal and other Notes.
The members of Sturdivant's battery on
arriving IN Richmond Thursday will re-
port Mt No. Governor street, which Will
be their headquarters.
Colonel W. G. Num-, of West Point. calls
on all survivors of the Fifth Virginia cav
airy to meet at Murphy's Hotel on the
morning of the Goth to prepare to take
| part in the parade.
Captain Charles Euker has been ap-
pointed honorary alde-de-camp 10 Grand
| Commander +. VI. Henry.
Some of our merchants have made very
| seasonable and uuioue decorations in their
| store windows. Miller Il Rhoads have pro
duced a very faithful representation of
soldier camp. The old muskets with bayo-
nets attached, the pot hanging over few
| half-burned sticks Of wood. the tea kettle,
coffee-pot. cantecn, and ham-bones, with
all the meat eaten from them. look very
natural
Mr.. Charles +. MacBride. of Philadel-
phia. writes to Captain Samuel REGISTER,
of this cltv, regretting that he cannot ac-
cept the Captains invitation to come to
the unveiling and closes his letter with
glowing tribute to Lee,
The freight depots OF the Richmond and
Petersburg bailrOad Company will be
closed Thursday and Friday, May 29th and
| 30, h. Perishable freight will be delivered
until 10 A. NJ. each day.
Nessrs. k. 5. Bosber s. Fl. Hawes, and
]. W. White, the committee appointed TO
secure private carriages for the use of the
wives of the distinguished invited guests,
will be glad for persons vehicles they are
willing TO lend for this purpose to report
| to either of them.