Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30
kISs.
lie Great Veteran
his Morning.
THE GOVERNOR
ind Mayor Taylor to Extend
lOu Guests Greetings.
D TURN OYER THE HALL.
TURN OYER THE HALL.
General Misc Will Perform This Duty;
General GOfdOa 10 Respond.
MANY CAMPS AND MILITARY HERE
some OF Those That Came In Last
Nisht-Mrs. Davis Hereditary oh-
c,.I orders Is,ueJ-ProminentP eo-
ple Seen An the Hobbies.

United Confederate Veterans will be call
Cd 10 order this morning at 1850 o'clock
by Commanding General OF the United
Confederate We; Grams, John Il. GORDON
Of Atlanta. Ga.
The exercises will be opened With prayer
b. the chaplain. Rev. DIR. j. william
Jones' after which General Gordon Will
deliver his address to the convention.
Governor OFerrall. on the part of The
State, will then welcome the veterans To
the soil of the Old Dominion. General
Wise Viii, I'm an address on behalf of the
city. formally turn ne Auditorium over
70 the use OF the United Confederate
Veterans.
The various committees viii then be
appointed. and will make their reports.
One Of the most interesting features OF
the days proceedings will be the presen-
tation Of TIE report Of the History Com
rnittee.
GENERAL GORDONS ARRIVAL.
General Gordon arrived IN the city last
night about o'clock. he was acoompa-
MED by his wife. his daughter, Miss caro-
line, ard his son. Mr.. Hugh Gordon Cen
eral and Mrs. Gordon ana the young lady
were Immediately driven to General Wise's
residence. where they will be entertained
during their stay here Mr.. Gordon is
stopping at the Jefferson Hotel
The General. though he was feeling
rather tired and worn out from the trip,
received many callers last evening among
them being many OF the most noted gene
I'd. I'D
Wises residence was the scene of quite
an informal reception during the evening.
To Dispatch reporter. who saw Gene
raj Gordon a few minutes after his ar
rival, he said that beyond the formal
opening OF the convention aud the routine
proceedings incident thereto he knew OF
nothing Of importance that would come
VI before the body at to-day's session. he
did no hink there would be any change
made ia The constitution OF the Unitcd
Confederate Veterans st this convention.
GENERAL MooRMAN's HEADQUAR-
TIERS.
General George Moorman, adjutant-
general OF the United Confederate Nete-
rams, arrived yesterday, and at once es-
tablished his headquarters in the writing
room off from the Office Of the jefferson
AS soon as he hung out his sign his head
quarters were beseised by the veterans.
who wanted from him ali kinds OF intor-
ma ton.
General Gordon, who came in last night,
also spent considerable time in General
Moorman's Office, and issued through him
the following order:
Headquarters
United Confederate Veterans,
Richmond, Va, June 20, 1896.
General Orders No. 10:
The General Commanding requests
that his regula United Confederate Nete-
ran staff will participate with MIN In the
parade. Of which he was appointed chief
marshal by the local committee of Rich
mond. Va, which is to take place Incl
dent to the laying Of the cornerstone Of
the Jefferson Davis monument, on Thurs
day att Z. NJ, after the adjournment Of
the convention.
BY order of ]. 3. Gordon, General Com
manding.
GEORGE MOORMAN.
Adjutant- General and Chief of stan.
(CGciai)
THE OFFICIAL STAFF.
the staff is here appended H. full:
General j. b. Gordon. commanding. u.
c. v. Atlanta, Ca; Adj. Gen. and Chief
OF staff, Mai Gen, George Norman,
New Orleans, La; Asst. Adjt-Gen.'
Brig-Con., J. a. Chalaron, New orleans;
First Asst. Adjt. Gen, Col Thomas IL.
carter. Virginia; Second Asst Adjt-
General. Col. Alex. w. Archer, K. ~.
Lee Camp. No. Isl. u {. ", Richmond;
Third Asst. Adjt Gen, Col. u. Il. Cur
ley. Waco Tex. Fourth Asst. Gen., Col.
n. V. Randolph. Richmond Va; lnspec-
tor-Gen., Gen. Robert Il. Hoke, Lincoln
ton. n. c.; First Asst. InspectorGen.,
Colonel Wright. Schaumberg. New Or
leans. La. Second Asst. lnspectOr-Gen.,
Colonel ThDIDGs G. Jones. Alabama; Third
Asst lnspector-Gen., Colonel Joseph De-
mourelle, Henry st. Paul Camp. No. l6,
u. G. ", New orleans, La; Fourth Asst
Inspector-Gen., Colonel L. y. Alexander.
Savannah. Ga: ermaster-Gen.. Col.
Brig-Cen. j. +. Shipp N. b.. Forrest
Camp. No. H. u. c. ", Chattanooga,
Tenn; Asst. Quartermaster-Gen. Col. f..
ID. Willett. A. ". ", Camp, No. l. New
Orleans. La. !. First Asst. Quartermaster-
Gen., Col. w. S. Walker, Fla; Judge
Adv.-Gens, Gems. NJ c. Butler. South
Carolina. and W. h. Bates, Tennessee;
First Asst. Judge Adv.-Gen., Colonel n.
c. II. Breckenridge. Lexington. Ky; Sc
cond Asst. Judge ADV. Gen, Col b..
+. Jonas. A. NJ. T.. Camp. No 2, u. c.
". New Orleans, La: Third Asst. Judge
ADVICE. Col, +. s. Ferguson. w. j.
Hardee. Camp No. So U. c. ", Birming-
ham. Ala; Fourth Asst. Judge Adv.-Gen.,
Col. Z. NJ. Hudson. A. n. V, Camp No. /,
II. G. ", New Orleans Lee. Sur Gen,
Brig Gen. c. ii. TebaGlt NJ. d. A. T.,
Camp 10. 2, u. c. ", New Orleans, La.
Asst. Sur-Gen., Col. Hunter MCGUIRE M.
D., Stonewall Jacksons surgeon Rich
mond Va: First Asst. Sur.-Gen., Col.
J. q. Thomas NJ. D., Raphael Semmes
Camp. No. II. U. 9. ", Mobile Ala. !;
Fourth Asst. Sur.-Gen., Col 5. II Stout,
NJ D.. Sterling Price Camp No. ~, u. c..
w.. Dallas. Tex; Com. Gen, Lieut. Gen
Joseph Wheeler, Wheeler, Station, Ala. +;
Asst. Com.-Gen. Gen. Joseph Hodgson,
Raphael Semmes Camp. No II, u. G. ",
Mobile Ala; First Asst Com. Gen, Col
Ia |. McCollom, Ten: Chap. Gen. Rev.
J. William Jones. ID. D., =. H. Lee Camp.
No. Isl. u. c. v, Crozet. Va. Asst Chap
Gen. Rev, r. L. DaDney. ID. d.. Tex.
Aides TO 1he General Commanding with
the rank OF Colonel. Col. Alfred Scales.
North Carolina; Col Pasin Duke, Ken
lucky; w II. Rogers. Louisiana; L. M. b.
Young. Georgia: James i. Eagle, Arkan-
gas; A. T.. Fleming. Florida h. NJ. Henry.
Virginia; Il. Q. Mills. Texas; John
Mlledge Georgia: John Haskell. South
Carolina; Charles Marshall, Maryland;
w. W. Gordon. Georgia; Stoddard John
son, Kentucky: Col. J. III. Forney, Ala
bama; Charles f.. Hooker, Mississippi;
William Elliott, South Carolina; John c.