Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-17
All Of The Committees Met Last Night
and Made Reports.
MANY TROOPS TO DE HERE.
Captain ID. 4. brown Has N big job
ON His Uands-says He Can Cook
for Six onsand-Auditorium Ia
lie Received To-day.

The first question taken up was that OF
the entertainment OF the veterans cap
tain Brown. chairman Of the Committee
on Entertainment. stated that he had the
facilities 70 cook for GOO people. 1t Is
the intention OF the committee TO only en-
terrain such veterans as come in organ
ized bodies and who cannot pay their
own expenses Should any old veteran
turn up however, and satisfy Captain
Brown that ne was a Confederate soldier
bv showing his credentials. and stating
that he could not provide himself with
food and lodglng. he win not be given
"oold shoulder
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.
Captain IOehr, chairman of the Com
mittee on Quarters and Information re-
ported that about POO boarding houses ana
hote.s had thus far been heard iroin'
and that these together could accom-
mediate. he thought 10000 The rates OF
clearinghouse are from 80 cents 10 Wv
"a day: those Of the hotels g ana upwards
though two Of the hostelries-the LeAlhs-
ton and Fords-havc increased their rates
To 50 per day. Captain Loehr stated that as
no sum had been appropriated TO his com
mittee. he had not yet opened headquar-
tiers. Upon motion Of Major Randolph
500 was appropriated TO this committee
NEED OF FUNDS.
Colonel Cary. chairman Of the Com
mittee on Finance. reported that as YET
,bo members of that body had taken no
active steps to raise funds by soliciting
among the citizens OF Richmond. lie ana
Hon. j. Taylor Elyson, however VIII
commence this work the latter part OF
this week. and General Wise stated that'
although pressed with the generai pusl-
ness of his committee, he would assist
them. ,,.,..,,,
A letter was read from Judge Chflstidn'
chairman of the Committee Oh no.,
stating that he had to leave the CITY anu
could not therefore. be present at the
meeting. but that NE had visited the Auol-
forum Monday and found the Work there
perfectly satisfactory. and that the Strut
tire would be an ornament TO the cry
II will be turned over 10 The committee
this afternoon az 4 o'clock.
AS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
The special Council Committee on FL
nance was present, and went over tht APP
portionment of the money which had been
appropgiatod By that body. ana approved
the action Of the Executive committee III
distributing the funds at their disposal
The Council committee adopted n resoiu-
lion authorizing the Executive Committee
~ exnend ms they deemed best as mucn
Of the $4,000 appropriation as had not al
ready been apportioned
MILITARY COMING.
c;onorol A /. Phillips. chairman of the
Committee on Military. reported That the
following organizations had notified him
az their Intention to attend the reunions
From observation-disclosures Light lnfan-
nv of Savannah with sixty; savannah
Cadets. with ffty-fve; Chatham Artillery
of Savannah. with forty; Georgia Hussais'
of Savannah.
From North Carolina--Forsyth Rifles oil
Winston; Governors Guard, Of Raleigh
with sixty; Hornets-Nest Rifles oil Char-
lotte.
From Texas-Jeff Ravis Rifles, of Jas
per: Washington Guard, Of Galveston;
oliver Guard. OF GEoesbeck.
From virginia Second Regiment, SIX
companies; Third Regiment, three com
pauies: Fourth Regiment, nine companies
Third Battalion. of Portsmouth, two COM
panies Iypchburg Zouaves.
From washington. y. C.-Netional Fen
cibles. with sixty; IIigh-School Cadets
with 100.
MeryIand win send no troops on ac-
count of the date of the reunion coming
ut the time Of their annual cncempment'
Major Cutchins chairman Of the COM
rnittee 70 entsrtain the visiting military
organizations, reported that there would
probably be 1,S0O soldiers in the city OF
July %. many Of whom would arrive on
the LIST. and remain until the 81.
TO RECEIVE IT TO-DAY.
Colonel Murphy reported that the Trac-
ton ComUauv was To have operated their
cars on Brond street to-day, and on the
..f.. fl1f too n
of which he was acting chairman, and the
members of the Council, 10 the Auditori-
nm. which would be turned over at
O'Clock: bat that. owing 10 the heavy
rain Of yesterday. which threw back the
work of the road tWenty-four hours, the
. tracks would not be ready.
1t was decided TO allow the Sons of
Veterans 10 use the Auditorium on the
night of juno Goth for the purpose of
holding their meeting to organize ma
tional association. If the convention is
not TO be In session that evening.
LINE OF MARCH.
Major Randolph reported that. as the
City Hall would be decorated i'm costly
manner. he had determined TO extend
the line Of march TO Eleventh street. but
would not 20 through the Capitol Square
as this could not be done without great
trouble and expense Major Randolph
reported that the Bell Telephone Company
had kindly offered TO put their instru-
ments In the Exposition building. and at
Captain Browns headquarters free of
cost and IA resolution thanking the com
pany was adopted.
The committee adjourned. 10 meet again
Saturday night.
Missouri viii bring nearly a carload
Of girls here TO represent her at the re-
union. Besides the sponsor, Miss La Lees
al MI
S. Platterbury. there are thirty maids
of honor The Missourians are coming
in fine style. In special cars. and all
the ladies will have apartments at the
Jefferson Hotel
REUNION NOTES.
The camps that have thus far reported
their intention Of attending the reunion
will altogether bring nearly $500 veterans
with them. Yesterday was without doubt
Captain Elletts busy day" and the
camps from which he received notification
yesterday represent 925 men who will be
here az the reunion. They are as follows:
Stonewall Organization. Of Roseville. Va,
with nifty men; McCready Camp
No c.. 9. v. Of Marion. Va. with 100 mem
bers; PickCtt-Buchanan Camp, OF Norfolk.
Va. with l25 members. Camp McElheny
Confederate Veterans. of Lebanon. Va.
with nifty: Camp Walkup. No. ~. of
Monroe. n. C., with 100; Winn Camp, OF
Wadesboro' \. c., with seyenty-nve;
Irving Camp. c. v. No. 81. Of Bucking-
ham county. with forty-nvo. Pickett
Stuart Camp. of Nettoway. A. =. hin
Camp, No. 2. of CUlpeper, Va. with 400;
Camp sumter. No. 30. l.. c. V. of
Charleston, 5. c.. with thirty: John Il.
Powell Camp. Of Loyingston Va. with
scyenty-iiye Walker Camp, L. c. v. No.
~. with sixty
OF the sevcnty-nine organizations which
compose the Grand Camp OF Virginia.
forty have reported that they wiu be here