The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-10
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
EsetnS Of The Grand Camp To-day in
Fredericksburg.
TIE UNWILLING OF THE MONUMENT.
An Imposing Parade in the Old Town-Many
Richmond People Going-Thc War for
Southern Independence.

To-day in Fredericksburg a Confederate
,,onument Will be unveiled, and the Grand
c.~,p OF the Confederate Veterans OF Nir-
,p.a Will meet The former event will take
r,s.e with impressive and imposing cere-
r,on.es. and General Bradley Y. johnson Will
te the orator Of The occasion. There will be
, osrade Of veterans and military. and large
.,mber of veterans Will attend from Wash
,,-t,n and Alexandria The excursion train
vb.eh will carry the Veterans leaves this
,orninc At r8O O'Clock on the Richmond.
fredericksburg aud Potomac railroad and re-
t.-u,nc Will leave for Richmond 40 10 f. NJ.
BESIDES the veterans large number of CHI
ems will attend.
AZ Che Grand Camp there will be a large at
tsr lance DELEGATIONS at veterans from Nor
dix Portsmouth. Hampton and Petersburg
.-r.yei m Richmond lest evening and viii take
a., train at Eiha this morning. They were
ons1cred at Murphys Hotel
COLONEL ". p. SMITH.
Atnoon to-day the Grand Camp will meet
s.t6c courthouse IN Fredericksburg.
Colruel ". T. smith. OF this city is grand
o.rtrander He Was elected one wear AGO to
seed Colonel T. NJ. Henry. of Norfolk. who
W., preceded 10y the late lamentcd General
Jsn r. Cooke. first grand commander
Colonel Smith has been very active during
tteysar When he took charge there were
oo.rlne camps in the state: now there are
tftetu six having been organized during the
wear There has been q general revival, of in
fe-rst n TINS cause and old camps have been
greatly strengthened.
GENERAL JoHNsToH's REMAINS.
To his annual report the grand commander
W. recommend that some action be taken
looking TO securing the remains of General
Joseph r. Johnston for interment in this city.
The correspondence that has passed between
Ron George l.. Christian who was secretary
Of the mass-meetlng OF citizens held here after
the Generals death. and Ex-Governor Nc
Lane. viii be read to the Grand Camp.
which. Of course, will be adopted, setting
forth why It Is appropriate that the ashes
a. the distinguished dead should rest IN
HOLLYWOOD, and urging upon General John
st0us relatives to give their consent 10 the
removal of the body. Colonel Smith will also
remind the Camp that united effort should
be made 10 have prepared and published a
Southern school history Of the late war
NAME FOR THE LATE WAR.
The grand commander is in favor of the
Confederate veterans uniting upon some name
for the late war, though this matter will not
Ice mentioned IN his report. He approves the
suggestion of a recent writer in Charleston
paper who thinks The War for Southern
Independence" would be the proper title. 1t
could not properly, the Colonel thinks, be
called The States Rights War" for the
States had seeded and were fighting for indie
pendence.
The grand commander will urge all the
camps to give their assistance IN helping 10
raise means for the completion of the sol
deIs and sailors monument in this city. He
viii make many other important recommen-
datiOns.
LIKELY TO BE RE-ELECTED.
Il is the purpose of Colonel Smith to de-
cline reelection if it is offered 10 him. lie
is too much pressed with private business
matters 10 give the attention to the camps
which he thinks the grand commander should
tits very likely, however, that a unanimous
reelection viii be rendered him as requests
from all parts OF the State have been made
upon him not 10 decline. Colonel Hugh H.
Smith. of Petersburg. is first lieutenant
but be has given out that he
cannot accept the commandership if chosen.
Colonel Thomas A. Brander is second. and
Colonel f. =. Reeve third lieutenant com
mander
Captain Thomas Elicit. adjutant of the
Grand Camp, viii be unable b attend on ac-
count of the death Of his uncle, Mr. Andrew
J.. Elicit, of Church Hill