Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-10
THE VIRGINIA VETERANS.
Grand Camp Officers Meet and Lay
PIans-0thcr Reunion Notes.


A meeting of the officers Of the Grand
Camp Of Virginia held a meeting here
yesterday to talk over plans for the re-
union. There were present Grand-Com-
mander William II. Smoot. Lieutenant
Grand Commanders John Cussons and
James ~ Stubs, Colonel James T. Gray.
Colonel Robert n. Northen, Captain l..
Jeter Bosher, Captain Thomas Elicit, and
General Peyton Wise.
1t was decided that the Confederate
veterans shall be formed in three bri-
gades-each under the command Of one
Of the lieutenant commanders of the
Grand Camp. The Sons Of Veterans will
be organized in one brigade under the
command Of Colonel Thomas p. Pollard.
who will appoint his own staff. The
st-grand-commanders viii be mounted
as will also all the present grand officers;
and I'm addition there Will be twenty
five special aides 20 the Grand Comman-
der.
Captain T. Jeter Bcsher has been ap-
pointed Assistant Adiutant-General Of
the Grand Camp of Virginia.
The Grand Camp has prepared a banner
with the name Of the camp and their
number and the Confederate battle-flag
these banners will be sent to each subor
dnate camp in the State.
great deal Of routine work. such as
selection OF badges, arranging for head
quarters, etc. was transacted.
THEY WANT LOWER RATES.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat says:
There Is considerable agitation" said
Major-General w. G.. Vincent OF the
United Confederate Veterans, yesterday,
REGARD IN tho FanniOn Qf the
Confederate veterans in Richmond. This
important convention Will hold forth in
the latter portion Of June. and the old
boys are anXiously awaiting the opportu-
nifty for renewing one another's acquaint-
ance. The annual meetings of the vete-
rams who wore the gray are always pro-
ductive Of the most delightful sentiment
and good feeling, and the memories Of
each occasion linger long In the minds
of the men who take part in the proceed
ings. A feature which is Of very great
Importance in regard to the reunion Is
the matter OF transportation. The rail-
roads have suggested a round-trip rate OF
$50. but this sum is too large for the
purses Of thousands Of the boys who
! have not progressed rapidly toward
wealth The headquarters Of the Louis
] lana Confederate Veterans has taken
this question into urgent consideration.
and we think we may be able to secure
a rate much lower than the one men
| TONED. We have been in communication
with the camps in Texas and there. as
here. there Is a strong cry for a reduction
of the rate. II the rate is lowered to So
as we hope It will be- there is little doubt
/ but what thousands will 80 TO Richmond
where hundreds will travel at the rate
now offered. The Texas contingent Is
i very large, and. from reports that we re-
| ceive, the members are all anxious TO at
tend the annual convention. You see
/ time does not dim the memory Of the days
when we fit side by side, and each year
lessons the number of the mess, and. foI
! this reason, we feel a desire 10 meet once
more and mingle our souls as men min
sic their liquors. as Lytton said. The re-
union is yet some time off, but the mat
ter Is, discussed at each meeting Of the
local camps.
BRIEF REUNION NOTES.
A meeting OF the Executive Boards OF
the Hollywood Memorial Associations
the Confederate Memorial Literary so
clety, the Daughters OF the Confederacy
the Oakwood and Hebrew Me
mortal Associations. and the La
dies Auxiliaries Of Lee and Pickett
Camps vim be held at Lee CamI
Hall on Monday. the 18th instant. at
o'clock I'm the afternoon. General Peytor
Wise will address the ladies. and imme-
date action viii be taken with reference
10 the part the ladies will have to per
form In entertaining the veterans during
the coming reunion.
Miss Sarah y. Raney has been appoint
ed sponsor for Florida She Is daughter
OF Chief-Justice George p. Kaney. and Z