The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-18
FLOOD OF LETTERS
Received Yesterday BY Capt. Elicit and
Gen. Wise.
A THOUSAND NAMES SENT IN
And still They Come--A Correction r"i"
CANAAN Uutchcson-G General Nc
Gowan Heard Prom.
Notes.

There was a perfect food Of letters re-
ccved yesterday by Capain Thomas Elicit
and General Peyton Wise from conied-
crate camps, announcing their intention
Of coming TO the reunion. Nearly 1900
names were sent in yesterday as com
pared with 800 the day before.
LETTERS RECEIVED.
Among the notifications received yes
terday were the following:
Bryun-Grimes Camp, OF Washington
y. c.. will bring fifty men, arriving
June 9th
X. i. Lee Camp, No. 3, Of Petersburg
sent donation Of $2J to help entertain the
veterans.
Veteran Camp. No. 8, Of Baltimore, Nd,
will arrive July lst bringing lv men
They will put up at the Lexington hotel
CAPTAIN John A. Hutchcson, OF the
Richmond HOwitzers, writes, asking lidl
the statement 10 the effect that the HOW
tiers had invited the Washington Arih-
lery to come to Richmond as their guests
be corrected. This was not the case as
it was not thought wise TO discriminate
ny luAlllNA any FFNN4t'A 20 7''''''- -
exclusion Of others.
About forty veterans Will come 10 the
reunion from Mt. Airy, y. g.
Turner-Ashby Camp Of Winchester. Va.
has formally notified Captain Elicit that
they Will bring 800. arriving June Both.
Their quarters will be at ?oy east Broad
street.
Camp Benning. L. c. v. Of Columbus,
Ga. viii arrive June 29th. with 10 mem
bcrs.
Loonidas J. Merritt Camp. Of Pitts
boro \. c.. will bring thirty-hve men.
Walkry Camp. of Monroe, y. c. Will
reach Richmond June 29th. bringing sew
enty I'VE men.
Brunswick Camp Of IawrenceviIle. Va.
Will bring ATTY men.
Camp Hampshire. Il Ro nnay. " Va.
writes that il viii send about hfiy oclo-
gates.
About forty members OF Lanc-Diees
Camp of Matthews. Va. wiz attend the
reunion. They will come by the steamer
Chesapeake. Of the Virginia oyster navy.
that has been loaned them 10y the Gov
ern0r
The adiutant Of GibsOn-McCready
Camp. OF Marion. Va. writes that there
are IN his town some worthy coiored
people. who acted as mounts during the
war. and who are anxious TO visit Rich
mond. lie asks That arrangements be
made TO take care Of them.
COLOBED COOKS.
Mr.. Robert T.. Bland. of Petersburg
writes that Emanuel Jones. who Was with
Il southern regiment during the war, WISH
es 10 get i'm the parade with the co'oieo
cooks Captain Elicit replied that there
would be a place for all the coiored
cooks. but that each one must be NOuched
for and identified.
Thornton-Pickett Camp, Of Farmyiile
will come to the reunion about one nun
dred strong.
Westmoreland Camp. OF Hague. Va;
Will bring forty men.
Mari Camp. of Fairfax Courthouse, Will
arrive June 30th, with fifty men.
Maury Camp. OF Fredericksburg va"
Will bring NIFTY members.
Mr.. y. T. Young. OF Collcote-W renn
Camp of Isle Of Wight Courthouse. writes
that. not being able 10 raise any money
for the entertainment Of the veterans DE
has begged q lot of huns, when are al
the committees disposal,
CAPTAIN Elicit yesterday issued charter
to Camp Pridmore, Of Jonesyihe' va. lis
commander is G. J.. Duncan, and AdJu-
tant J. A. q. Hyatt.
AN ERROR CORRECTED.
CON, rohu A. Hutcheson. OF the HOW
,t1ers in a letter 10 Captain Elielt ga! -
80 wish Won to correct statement WHO"
.,nsarei Yesterday I'm the daily papers
80 ,be effect that the Richmond How'll
zors had invited the Washington ArulleIy
70 Richmond as their guests. This is
mistake. 1t was suggested at one ui"c'
hut General Peytom Wise wrote me 'el-
fer I'm which he stated that on TINS 'Pai
ticular occasion he did not deem II huh'sN-
bic to discr inmate against any hilll'"is
oreonization in the South hy Issuing .
specal invitation TO any Of them. Con
sjlerlng his point so well made ana ms
letter SO woll written I forwarded II 10
Colonel Richardson, Of Washington Artil-
ler, with the permission OF General Nise)
AT the same time expressing 10 him the
hone that they would be able to come 10
Richmond and accept soldiers fare, such
&c would be oxte-hd 10 an OrCa niZati0ns
visiting Richmond on this occasion. Then.
again. as the Howitzer Association had
decided that 10 was inadvisable 90 invite
them as our special guests, ! certainly
would not have disregarded their wishes
TO that extent"
GEN. SAMUEL MCGOWAN.
Having heard that there was some doubt
AS TO General Samuel McGowan tne Ola
commander of tIe famous palmetto
brigade" In A. =. Ihl's Corps being
able TO attend the reunion. reporter
called Yesterday to make inquiries OF
Can't. W. Gordon McCabe. whose guest
tho General was TO be. YES" said Cap
tain AlcCabc. she has just written me q
letter stating that owing 10 his enieeDied
heoub his physicians forbid him 10 come.
His letter g. full OF rccrot, OF longing 70
soc his old comrades once more and or
love for Richmond and for Virginia. No
more gallant slsrit hreathes than lighting
old Mac OF the Third Corps. His men
idolizca him. for he was more father 10
them than their general TO us young
sters of thrty-odd years who served with
him he was the embodiment ~ thF
highest type Of the officer and gentleman.
AS an officer he had but one fauit. lie
exposed himself TOO recklessly and was
always getting shot. Eight times he has,
] believe. been shot through and through
three times IN Mexico. whore he was an
Intrepid young officer I'm the Palmetto
regiment'-once I'm a duel, and four times
I'm our civil war. General MCGOWAN has
since the war been n judge on the SUI
rreme Court Of South Carolina until
turned down" by the Tilmahtes. He
has thousands OF friends and admirers
in the Old Dominion who will keeniv re-
greet his unavoi liable absence. and es-
pccially the cause o. r.
LOST HIS BANNER.
4 nrivate communication from Mr.. y
c. Davant, OF Rockville Tia. as fol-