Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-23
To BE A BUSY WEEK.
Committees Will Be Hard at Work From
Now Until The SOth.
THE CAMPS ARE STILL REPORTING
The Auditorium Accepted Yesterday
Nv Colonel Cutshaw, But the Con-
tractors Did Not Replace Any Tim
bcrs-GencraI GOrdon's stan.

frufres VIII have their hands full from
now until the day Of the great gathering.
Those who have not yet decorated their
places OF business and residences and
tsy are ia the great majority. will now
ro doubt see that the fronts OF their
buildings are dressed IN gay colors. an
rrornato 10 such an occasion Tho
heavy rains OF the last few days demon
s,ratc the fact that the decorations can
not be- injured by the elements. and with
the temperance OF the sun. look "a
bright as ever Many firms decorated
their places Of business yesterday.
THE BUILDING ACCEPTED.
The Auditorium was accepted by Colo
ua Cutshaw yesterday. and the KEYS
have been turned over by the contractor
j, win Doe remembered that Colonel Cut
shaw last week. when the committee met
So accept the building, objected IN a
sight leak Ia the roof. and also IN seve-
rl Of the timbers. The former defect
was rcmcdiod, but the contractor de-
CIrel 90 remove the timbers upon the
ground that they were what the speci6
cations called for IL Is understood that
they refused 10 turn over the KEYS and
stated that If the building was NOT ac-
...,,d yesterday they would have tho
se.1maons taken down. At any rate
Colonel Cutshaw accepted the Auditorium
yesterday. The decorations have been
completed in the big hall and everything
Is now ready for the sessions of the con-
yention.
GENERAL GORDON'S STAFF.
General Gordon has just announced his
s,an for the reunion in the following
order.
Headquarters
United Confederate Veterans.
New Orleans. La, June %, 1896.
General orders. No. 172:
The General Commanding hereby an
r0lIcos the following appointments ON
tis stan. with the rank OF colonel.
Fourth Assistant Judge Advocate-Gene-
Tli b. NJ. Hudson, Of Army Northern
Virginia. Camp No. 1. United Confederate
Veterans. New Orleans, La. to rank
from this date.
Assistant Adjutant-General in charge
o. The local affairs pertaining TO the
ceremony incident to the laying of the
cornerstone Of the monument TO Presi-
dent Davis. and the parade on that occa-
s.on y. V. Randolph. Of r. Z. Lee
Camp. No. ]. United Confederate Vete-
Iars. Richmond Va. to rank from April
g. 1896
Also. Assistant Commissary General.
appointed May !, 1895, with rank of briga-
.er-general. to date from May 1. 1875.
Joseph HOdgson. Of Raphael Semmes
Camp No II, United Confederate Vete-
i8l- Mobile Ala
They will be obeyed and respected in
H. discharge Of their duties.
by order Of
D. B. GORDON, General Commanding
George Norman, Adjutant-General and
CHE. OF staff
(Omclal)
GENERAL SHOOTS AIDES.
The following is a list OF aides for
Gmri-C0mmander Smoot. OF the Grand
Camp NJ Virginia: Charles H Leache.
pa. SKI. J. NJ. Love. Fairfax: W. II. May
A.N.ndria. y Dawson. Theological Semi
rar 49,. II. Stewart. Portsmouth:
Henry G.. Hudgins Portsmouth; T. ID.
Ransom. stanton; W. A. Rinehart. Cow
n-ton. vs.. z. Dupuy Roanoke; Raslale
s.Ckney Strasburg r. #. Burton. Win
chester, Rev. G. C.. Randolph. Fincastie.
u Price BOtetOurt county; b. +.
faraholt Monaskin; Z. NJ. Field and
John r. Patterson Petersburg; Z. V.
White. Leesburg; Townsend II. Vande-
lee and Pickett camps have not been re-
ported o. the Grand Commander
NEWS FROM CAPTAIN ELLETT
Calahn u. II. Lee Marts. Of Harrison
burg writes as follows TO Captain Elicit:
b. Gibbons Camp. No. ABS. u. G. w.
will ON behalf Of the citizens Of Harrison
burg present the Confederate Museum
painting representing the place where
Ashby fen near Harrisonburg. We eX-
pect 90 ask our cOmrade and distinguished
t0wusman and present Governor Of Nir-
F|ria 20 present 10 for the camp. You
can see about the time 10 have il done.
Appomattox Camp viii bring down
about thirty members.
Stonewau Camp. OF Staunton. will ar
rive on the Goth. with 125 or 80 members.
Captain Elicit yesterday received a
check for 81 from Stonewall Camp. of
Portsmouth, for the entertainment fund.
Camp LOmaX. OF Montgomery. Ala, Will
bring twenty-five veterans
r.ckett-Buchanan Camp, Of Norfolk,
win Dee here only one day-July pa
Eight veterans viii represent Camp
-kimba1. Of TallapOOso county. Ala.
BIB County Camp. Of Macon, Ca. will
bring NIFTY or sixty members. They viii
arrive on June Goth, and stay three days.
From CovingtOn. Ca. will come about
forty veterans representing Jefferson La
mar Camp
The camp Of Roxbury. y. c., will bring
about seventy-fve members
Captain Elicit yesterday issued a char
Or 90 Camp Giles. No. 81, Of Petersburg,
\a with Mr. James g. Peck as COM
mander and +. c. Thrasher adjutant.
Tho following. from the stanton Daily
News Of yesterday will be read with re-
gret by many OF our citizens:
"The stonewan Brigade Band Will not
90 i1 Richmond 10 the Confederate re-
laon. The reason for this action on the
part ~ the band Is that Richmond is un-
able 90 take care OF the band, and me
members DO not feel able to 60 TO the eN-
peraa of the trip individually"
REUNION NOTES
The Maryland Society Of the Army and
Nayy OF the Confederate states will bring
a. '4rcc delegation. Their escort will be
tde First Regiment Veteran Corps and
Band They have sent 500 to the Davis
monument fund
49, Daniel w Pelly, OF Raphael
semmes Camp. OF Mobile. Ala, wants TO
know if there will be low rates TO New
York and Washington after the reunion.
The Committee on Quarters and lnfor-
nation opened their headquarters at the
conner OF Ninth and Main streets yester-
cay morning
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