Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30
Fey ARE HERE NOW.
d With The Veterans
Pn0rsd Guests
AT HEADQUARTERS.
ming Train Was Filled
LIegations to the Reunion
HEADQUARTERS Besicged All
LNissouris Big Delegation.

N who for four long years guarded Tue
capital OF the Confederacy from invasion
by the Federal hosts who swarmed
around her borders, hungry for entrahoe'
are now welcomed TO the same CITY 'ney
defended so wen in those dark days. Men
xho when ia tho very blush OF manhoou'
with the beard scarce upon their laces'
marched through the streets OF h'cn-
mopd 10 the sound Of the drum ana me-
have once again set foot upon our soii;
but their locks are grizzltd now, and the
visor OF youth has departed. Many OF
them wear an empty sleeve, which tells
more eloquently than words of the scenes
they have passed through In defence Oh
their country's rights.
BUSY SCENES EVERYWHERE.
Every train entering the city yesterday
bore the war-worn veterans. Ihere
were busy scenes at all OF the oepots' as
the long trains rolled in and the great
crowds of scutherncrs stepped from the
coaches. Captain Lochr's headquarters
were proceeded to by the majority OF the
visitors Immediately upon their arrival
The genial chairman of the Committee on
Information and Quarters. and his as
sistants. found themselves oVerrun Win
inquiries. The grizzled veteran from
Texas wanted to know the location Oh
the boarding house at which ne mao en-
xaeed a room three weeks ago; private
from Kentucky desired to be informed II
the captain of his company, who he had
not met since the war, was in town, ana
where he could be found. Hundreds OF
such questions were asked at these head-
quarters every hour during the day. IN
formation as TO quarters was speeuiiy
given. and the old vets. soon found
place TO drop their grips and rest thelr
weary frames.
FOOD FOR EVERYBODY.
At Captain Browns headquarters NO.
Sl9 east Main street, every one was as
busy as could be. Provisions were Delns
received. and in the rear of the large
store was a pile Of bread which might
have fed a small army. The crisp, brown
loayes were piled up Until there was only
a foot or so left between them ana the
ceiling. Stacks of tin cups were In all
corners of the place, hams were stored
away, while there was no end to canned
meats and such articles OF food. In Iac''
II made one hungry to look about the
quarters. IT..
Cantain Brown spent nearly all of his
time al the Exposition building, where
ne has quarters for something like hve
thousand old soldiers, should that many
call upon him.
SCENES AT HEADQUARTERS.
General Wises headquarters. at the
Mechanics Institute, were besleged all
day with the visiting veterans, the heads
of the various departments. who had ar
rived. and other such officials. The re-
suits of the tedious work, which 1or
weeks past has been going on quietly IN
Captain Ellett's office, were now seen;
and il must have been a satisfaction to
these hard-worked officers to see some
of the fruits OF their labor In the mighty
throng which poured in q constant stream
upon them.
The States Headquarters which are To-
Gated in the old City Hall building, were
not overrun yesterday, as most or the
veterans who had arrived were sitting
themselves down comfortably for their
stay here, before visiting the rooms as
signed TO their respective States, and re-
eistering. At noon the book I'm the MIS-
sissippi room with the exception of that
in the Virginia headquarters had more
names upon II than any other. BY night
many names had been entered on the
books. in all the rooms. especially Geor-
gia, Alabama. Missouri, Texas. and
North Carolina.
THE MISSOURI DElsEGAIlc4>'
The largest delegation to arrive at one
time yesterday was that from Missouri
which came in on a special train short
" after noon, with over five hundred
persons. many Of them ladies. the
d sponsors, and maids of honor being with
the party General J. o. Shelby, the
commander OF the Missouri Division, is
stopping at the jefferson Hotel, as are
also the ladies'.
Colonel II. A. Newman. the adtutant-
general and most of the gentlemen in
the party, are stopping Mt Murphys Hotel
where the Missouri headquarters are To-
Gated.
The Missourians evidently decided TO
take no chances, and in their train or
eight coaches was attached one with
everything calculated to appease the
hunger and quench the thirst especial
" the latter of the tired strangers
When they reached the city. however, and
saw that the general rule here on this
occasion seemed to be TO give everything
away, they decided not to be outdone;
and, as there appeared no danger of their
furnishing, they dealt their stores out
freely 10 every one who happened by at
their State headquarters.
Since Saturday the decorations have APP
peared on many OF the business houses
and residences as IL by magic, and the
city now presents a gala appearance.