Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29

7, vopld be no bad idea for us 10 uaih
!. oho,r Of male and female voices 10
s,ne few old rebel songs for the pea
80 ond edidcation of the veterans ana
The children Of the veterans VINO "iii &c
here at the Confederate reunion we
might occupy the platform when VIII pe
.ractsa in Monroe Park for use IN the
ceremonies of laying the cornerstone
~ the Davis monument, and on the eve
ming of that day have grand opeh-alr
concert free 10 all, at which our bands
would MAY "reber' music and our choir
sing "reter' songs, such as 1"Ne'
s.Ronnie Blue Flag" "Maryiahd' MY
Maryland" 'Lorena," etc.
We shall need a feature in our Fro
eramrne 10 provide some sort OF enter
tainment for the evening OF July 20
and we can conceive of none that would
No an welcome. none that would so touch
abe hearts OF our guests as such a con-
cert.
On the spot where we suggest mat inns
Confederate concert shall be given, thirty
FIVE years ago, the first troops-south
Carolina troops-coming to Virginia from
the South, spread their tents, ana ,there
will rise the monument to PRESIDENT
1avis The spot is sacred to the memories
of heroes: the ceremonies OF the Gay
will stir the echoes of the past; the plat
1oyn will be there ready for concert pur-
noses; singers and instrumentaiistS may
be had by scores, and an audience OF
from 20 900 10 5000 may be surely counted
unon In the hands OF a committee OF
good executive ability this might be made
n feature OF the reunion, which would De
second in interest only to the parade
when General John B. Gordon will again
head the men in gray, and march TO the
music Of Dixie"
The City Council, the commercial podles'
and veterans committees of Charleston
e G.. have decided that under present
conditions" it would mot be advisable
10 invite the Grand Encampment OF
United Confederate Veterans TO have It's
1897 meeting in that city Charleston Is
under the rule of a Tillmanite metropoh-
ton nolice force, and the ex-Confederates
of that ever true and heroic city DO not
seish their old comrades in arms to be
But before long Charleston hopes TO De
free of the Tillman tyranny, and then II
will extend a warm welcome to the Con-
fedarate camps Of the South 10 have re-
union there.
We can appreciate the feelings OF our
brethren of Charleston in having TO make
such an announcement as this but oil the
correctness OF their decision there can
no no doubt. In good time, in happier
DAYS. Charleston will have the privilege
OF entertaining the United Confederate
Veterans, and that it VIII do its part IN
/, ,nanner not TO be excelled by any other
civ we feel absolutely sure. Meanwhile
we hope TO see thousands Of Carolinians
al the reunion here, and in meeting ola
comrades and singing old songs and near
tuc old "rebel yells" they win forget home
Nosr.es for the time.
Judging by the number Of veteran or
ganizations that are being FORMED 10
come 10 the reunion here, and from other
information that we have received from
rail- -oad-men and commercial travellers,
. crowd of vast numbers VIII be present
On Richmond on June 50th and july lst
ana %. we feel sure that we shall be
called upon to entertain many thousands
more than were here at the unwilling of
Tie I.ee monument. Certainly, the num-
her OF visitors coming here from the far
South will be twice as great as the num-
b.r that was in attendance at the Lee
monument unwilling in May, 1880. In
formation points SO conclusvely in this
direction we might as well make our
preparations accordingly.