Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-01
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Governor Atkinson. OF Georgia, accom-
panied by his wife. party OF ladies' una
his twenty colonies In full regaia. ar
rived In special train ever the Aoah''S-
Coast Line yesterday morning. The ma
jority OF the party are al the Jenersoh'
AZ ) o'clock yesterday afternoon the Geot-
gla Governor and HE star called upon
Governor O'Ferrall. at the Executive
Mansion, and were very cordially received
Governor O'Ferran and his stan remem-
bered with pleasure their trip 20 the At
Ianta Exposition last fall. and renewed
with evident pleasure the acquaintance
ships which were formed then.
Later in the afternoon the Governor OF
Georgia Joined the Governor Of virginia
I'm the review OF the cadets Of the virginia
Military Institute, which was witnesses
by very large concourse OF interested
veterans and other onlookers.
The Georgia colonels, headed by gov
ernor Atkinson, will be one OF the stYklhs
features OF the great parade on Ihursuas :
When II is remembered that the numoef
OF colonels on the stan Of the Governor y
limited by law to the modest NUMBER 9,
seven, and when il is further uhders'oou
that the Governor OF Georgia Is ptaS''-
cally unlimited In the conference OF rns
distinction. the imposing appearance whicn
a
he apprec;ated. With a stan as large as
an ordinary cavalry company, ana III
olIstonjnr. new uniforms at that, deor-
eia's Chief Executive is expected 10 cut
a wide swarth in Thursdays big display
THE SOUTH CAROLlNlANS.
Roger smvth. Mayor of Charleston,
I'D one of us most progressive cotton
factors, Is one Of the delegates iroi"
camn sumter. United Confederate Nete-
rams. .,xr
CAPTAIN T. s. Des Portes, COMMANDER
NJ Wade Hampton Camp. is prominent III
banking circles In Columbia. 3 {.
y T. Brodie. NJ D., commander OF
sumter Camp of Charleston, was sur
geon in the old army. and relates nlos'
interesting "reminiscences of General Leg.
We was present when the great leader Ieit
San Antonio. Tex. and heard MIN say 70
Lieutenant or Captain mow penoiap
King. United States army: My hshrlns
DAYS are over. l will never take up ann
except to resist any invasion Vi
ginia." c,or,, ~ the
c,o+a Snnrsme Court of South Carolina. is
attending the reunion. He Is a deVoteu
,eteron and is major on the stan OF
General Walker. of the South Cafoilha
Division. o.o,,u,h,a
Colonel +. w. McMaster, OF COLUMBIA
s. c.. formerly Mayor, who was III 'ne
thickest of the fight at the crater. ana 10
whom many in that bloody CONNECT nav
oiven the credit Of saving the day, Is en-
loving the reunion.
THE TENNESSEEANS.
Company A, United Confederate Ne,e-
rams of Memphis. is quartered at inc
Auditorium. and will give an eXhioitloh
dr;l tomorrow either at II NJ. or T. W.
al the West End Baseball PARK Tor tne
benefit Of the General Forrest monument
IN he erected at Memphis. The company
Is about fifty strong, and Will arm III
now uniforms of gray coats ana piue
nants as originally prescribed by the Con
federate War Department, though not Oh
ten seen toward the close OF the wal.
The officers of this company are W, W.
Carnes. captain: Ed. Bourne, hrst heu-
tenant. Ed. Lordstreet, second lieutenant
and Sam. Pepper OVERLY, sergeant
member has a splendid record as CON
federate soldier. and all belong to the
Confederate Historical Association, OF
Memphis. which originated in 1866 and oil
which jefferson Davis was an active mem
her during the few years he RESIDED III
Nemphis. Ex-Governor Isham @. Harris,
NOW United States Senator, was presidei.
of this association for two years anu
fifteen Confederate generals belonged 10
IL; so Company A is the outsrowth OF the
strongest and best ex-Confederate ante
cedents and associations.
Colonel c. W. Frazer, of Memphis, au-
thor of the thrilling drama of Johnson
Island" is in the city, and VIII Witness
the production of his play at the Academy
of Music Friday evening, July 90. Co'ohei
-. .fo,. hflf
ticed law i'm Memphis since the war. lie
was a captain in the famous hghlins
Fifth Confederate Regiment; was alter
wards promoted for gallantry; was cap
tured and spent some time as prisoner
at Johnson's Island. While there he was
visited by his young wife and their infaht
child. now known in the literary world as
Mrs. Virginia Frazer Boyle, but was not
permitted to speak to them except under
rigid conditions.
The drama of "Johnson's Island' is the
result of actual experience from the time
of leaving a happy southern nome uh'h
the sad but not entirely hopeless return
1t is a series of pictures from real HE,
and includes happy combination Oh
pathos. humor. and chivalric action. All
the actors. except few ladies and
boy. the son of a veteran, are ex-Confede-
on Johnsons Island.
General G.. w. Gordon. of Memphis,
Tenn, who was one of the largest as
well as most dashing brigadiers in the
Confederate service. is in the city, ana
is to take a prominent part in the drama
of "Johnson's Island at the Academy OF
Music Friday night.
Mrs. Mildred Spottswood Mathes, OF
Memphis, State regent of the daughters
of the American Revolution of Tennessee,
and her daughter, Miss Mildred Overton,
reached the city yesterday. They will
spend the rest of the summer at ocean
View, Va. near Norfolk.
FROM THE ORIoLE STATE.
The BOYS from the Old-Lne State are
here in goodly numbers, with their band
PLAYING Maryland. My Maryland" just
as they have always done before. James
X. Herbert Camp. Captain John W.
Torsch commander. arrived in the city at
2:45 o'clock yesterday morning and march
ed to their headquarters not showing any
signs of fatigue from their trip. The
camp was accompanied by number OF
persons who came as visitors, and the
number was also swelled by Franklin
buchanan Camp. of Baltimore. Colonel IL.
Ashton Ramsay commander, whose MEM
beers assembled after reaching this city
Maryland headquarters are at 1906 east
Main street. where the men are being
very comfortably looked after. General
George H. Steuart commander of the
Maryland Division, is at the Exchange
and Ballard. Ii is the intention of the
Marylanders TO put up stiff fight for the
convention for Baltimore in 1897. Herbert
Camp brings with IL an invitation en-
dorsed by the Mayor and City Council
and various influential manufacturing and
Industrial organizations. General Henry
Kyd. Douglas will speak i'm Baltimores
interest. and General Wade Hampton has