Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-16
COMING IN FAST NOW
Many Camps Signify Their Intention
Of Attending the Reunion.
MISS WINNIE DAVIS WILL RECEIVE
She Accepts the Invitation from the
Sons of Veterans and Daughters OF
,,c Copfcdcrncy-Audito 10 he
Turned over To-Norrow.

which intend coming 10 Richmond on INC
occasion OF the reunion. Those when SIX
nlaed their intention OF being here at tii'
great gathering are as follows l. w.
sommers Camp. Shenandoah, Va VIZ"
forty members Camp No. SOL L. - -
of Front Royal Va, with sixty H''i'''
Camp Edmunds. Of Kentucky va, WIZ"
,wenty-four members: Junius paiie'
Camp. OF Raleigh. y. C.. with my n'''''
hers; Camp no. ~. L. c. v, Of PuiasK''
Va. with sixty members; John W. h0"a"
Camp. Of Charlestown. W. Va wiz"
twenty members; william > "fiii''S
Camp. OF Gordonsville, Va, win my
members: Bryon Grimes Camp 40 "a
y g Y. Of Washington. \. c., Win MY
members. and Camp c. Irwin Walker o.
st. stephen, S. c., with ten members
AN OLD DRUM.
william s. Grimes Camp. OF GordonS.
willie will bring with them the drum Oh
,he "Gordonsvlle Grays,' Company -
Thirteenth Virginia Infantry, which was
used by them during the entire war. Inc
drum will be carried by a veteran OF me
Mexican as well as Of the Confederate
war he being s. years old and s'il very
much '1n the ring"
william Smith Camp Of Suffolk Va
has sent So TO Captain Elicit to DC useu
bv the committee to assist IN thelr "oiN
of providing entertainment for those VIM
,vul come and par;ake of their hospi-
fatty. = coraors-
William S. Grymes Camp, OF Gordohs-
willie. sent $40 for the same purpose
C,autain Hutchinson yesterday "Iote
I.onlrol wise that Washington Arul-
lcrv had accepted the invitation OF me
4oyitzers. and will be on here al the It.
union. .-.,,,. 60 the
A charter was issued yesterday 70 ,, uio
11dmunds Camp. of Kentuck' va -.
liam y. Cole, COMMANDER anu No''
Bradley. adjutant.
MISS WINNIE WILL COME.
Mrs. y. V. Randolph and Captain >. y.
u Stuart have received from Mss
Davis an acceptance Of the invitation eN
s.,aed 60 the latter by the Daughters Oh
she Confederacy and the Committee OF
60 NJ veterans TO the reception 10 pe
.,,,.cn in honor of Miss Davis ana the
SPONSORS at the Masonic Temple July "a,
Major Randolph who r. in charge Oh
The big parade I'm connection WIN '"0
LAYING of the Davis monument coihIl
$50 an Julv 9d said yesterday that ne
~ aetor,nined TO extend the line OF
.,,a-cb ca as TO permit tho column TO so
,,ost The CITY Hail which he UNDERSTOOD
,.ould he beautifully decorated ior inc
oo,oeio, but on no consideration Woulu
ne consent TO have it pass throusn 'ho
Canito, Square. He was waiting ad'ices
So, General Gordon. however, ne salu,
before officially giving out the me VI
march. 49,, com.
Tbe Auditorium has about been com
Melted. and will be formally turner oNel
10 the committee tomorrow. Ohder the
contract IL was TO have been completed
Yesterday. but the time was extended 10y
The committee until wednesday. inc
work of decorating the big hall Is move
going on. ..,,,,.,,e.
The Washington High School cadets VIII
attend the reunion ia "a battalion OF iou
companies, leaving the capital CITY Oh
June 3Oth and returning on the evening
OF Julv % They will be accompanied by
,he Mount Pleasant Band OF sixty pieces,
which has been engaged 10 iurhNh music
during the reunion
Mrs. J. +. b. Staurt writes that bad
health may prevent her from attending
the reunion and reception
Miss Mildred Lee regrets that she VIII
not be able 10 be present at the reunion
but she will san for Europe before The
date Of the gathering. She would gladly
delay her trip to meet the veterans here,
but her health demands that she should
sail as soon as possible.
Tom Howard. OF Washington, writes
for a list of rooms 10 let during the
reunion. lie is receiving inquiries every
day.
J. w. Lineberger. Of Shelby, n. c.,
wants a room I'm a hotel He is an "old
Confed." and is coming TO meet the boys
again.
F. A. Springer principal Of the Night
High School at Washington. ID. c., wants
board in private family.
II. II. Coleman, maiOr-general COM
manding the Indian Territory Division,
directs that six rooms be engaged at
Murphy's-one for himself and wife, one
for General HALEY and wife, one for
Miss McAlester 0ady SPONSOR and maids
OF honor, one for Miss Hattie HALEY,
one for Miss Coleman, and one for Mr.
McAlester-from June 3Oth to July ID.
Lawrence Woods. of Warnen. Sumter
county. Fla, makes inquiries about rail-
road rates.
John NJ. Jones. Of Cars Station, Ga.
who was one of Longstreets boys. asks
about a room.
a. Evins Browne, Of Majors. S. c.,
people from that section.
BALTIMOREANS COMING.
Colonel John w. Torch and Mr.. d. A.
Fenton. both of Herbert Camp, Bati-
more were In the city sunday, and tor
a few hours yesterday. making arrange
ments for quarteriRg that organization
during the reunion, and providing head
quarters for them. Nothing definite was
decided upon. however, and they left on
The noon train. after a very pleasant stay
here. Belvdere han was mentioned 10
them as suitable place for their head
quarters. and they will probably secure
the building for that purpose.
THE LADIES MEET
The Executive Committee OF the Con-
federate Memorial Literary Society held
a meeting yesterday afternoon I'm Lee
Camp Hall. and appointed committees on
Invitation and Reception for the enter
tainment TO be given 10 the regents and
sponsors on the afternoon OF June 18th.
A letter was read from Mrs. jefferson
Davis. stating that she would attend the
memorial services 10 her late husband.
10 be held i'm St paurs church the sun
day before the reunion.
Mrs Ellyson will order a glass case in
which TO place some articles which were
part OF the uniform OF General Stuart.
There are already cases used for a SINH
lar purpose for Generals Lee and Jack
son.
The society will meet in Lee Camp Hall
tomorrow afternoon at 5 O'clock when
badges viii be issued 10 those who have
paid up their fun dues The treasurer
will be at the han half an hour earlier
than usual In order that those who are
behind In their dues may pay them.
BUST OF MIR. DAVIS.
Mr.. William slevers. instructor of mo-
deilng and carving at the Virginia