The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-03
THE TRIP TO HOUSTON.
MISS WINNIE DA WIS AND DIR. HOGE
TO BE GUESTS or LEE CAMP,
About Fifty People 70 Go From Richmond
An Ef,rt to Have the Reunion IN
This CITY Next Year.

The arrar gements by which Miss WIN
rfo Davis and Rev. DIR. Moses j. Hoge
will accompany the delegation from Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. TO the re-
mon Of Confederate veterans in Houston
Texas. were completed yesterday ana
tho announcemnt will be made TO the
members Of Lee Camp at their meeting
tonight
II will be remembered that on Aprl
1eth. a resolution was unanimously ADOPT
cd bv Lee Camp to extend an invitation
80 Mss Davis and Rev. Or. Hoge 10
attend the reunion Of the veterans al
Houston. and 10 be the guests OF Lee
camp during the entire trip. a commit
tee. consisting of Hon. }. Taylor Ely
SON. Judge George l.. Christian ana Col
John b. Cary were appointed 10 pclI1 per-.
the arrangements. and 20 forlhdiy
extend the invitation to the dlstih-
p,,fsbed guests. The committee held
several conferences, and came 10 thelI
decision yesterday. MI JOhn u
BeaH. a representative OF the South-
ern railway. in iris city, met the com
gnittee Yesterday and rendered them the
use Of one OF the officers private cars
for the use Of the guests. Inc INVITA-
ton was accepted, with thanks anu tho
action OF the committee, who were au-
tborized by the camp TO act in the mat
ter. will be announced to the veterans
tonight.
SOME WHO WILL GO.
A delegation from Lee Camp viii at
tend the reunion in Houston, together
with a delegation from Pickett camp
and several prominent citizens, among
them Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson, Colonel
John b. Cary, Judge George l.. Chris
tan. and perhaps Colonel a. W, Ar
cher and others Besides these Rev. Dr.
John william Jones. chaplain at the
University Of Virginia, who Is so well
known by Confederate veterans all over
the South. will join the party at DanVilie,
as will also Captain Micajah Woods. OF
Charlottesville. and Col Thomas Lewis
of Roanoke Others will file In at various
points I'm Virginia. and quite large NUM-
her Of veterans and well-known citizens
Of North Carolina will swell the num-
her at various points along the route. II
is thought that about fifty people VIII
90 from Richmond. and this number VIII
he Increased at many points between TINS
city and Atlanta. at which point the
delegation will have been doubled In num-
bers.
WILL GO BY The SOUTHERN.
The trip will be made over the South
ern railway. The party will leave Rich
mond on train No. II Sunday night, May
18Th. which viii he attached TO the WASH
ington and Southwestern vestibule limit
ed train in Danville. composed entirely OF
palace cars. This train Will be carried
through North and South Carolina during
the day. reaching Atlanta about o'clock
on the afternoon OF May Goth, and arriV-
ing in New Orleans Tuesday morning at
T o'clock. and Houston, Texas, that
night. The trip will be made in the
shortest possible time. and nothing VIII
be overlooked for the comfort and pleas
ure of the party
A strong effort will be made TO bring
the reunion to Richmond next year. IT
is thought that here is an excellent
chance Of success in this direction. as
strong letters will be read before the
gathering from Governor O'Ferrall.
Mayor Taylor. the city Council Of Rich
moAd, and the Richmond Chamber Of
Commerce. inviting the organization to
gather i'm the capital of the Confederacy'
and setting forth the advantages of Ricn-
mond as the place Of meeting
IT is understood that IL the reunion
comes TO Richmond next year arrange
mcnts Will be made to lay the corner
stone of the monument 10 be erected 10
the memory Of the late President. JEFF
fcrson Davis at that time.