The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-23
THE STARS and BARS
Are Waving In Richmond and All Are Busy
Preparing to Welcome the Veterans.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF THE REUNION
The Grand Commander or the Vir.
ginia Camp Announces His Aides
Tho Republican Row in tho Third
Distries Not Yet Farmers
- VINO Oppose Frec:Coinage of silver


Richmond. Va, June 22-(SpeciaD-
Tha, VIII be q busy week In Richmond
Those at the head of the various com
mtttees In charge of the arrangements
for the Confederate reunion win give
practically all of their time to their
work. Headquarters have already been
opened. AT Ninth and Mslln streets. In
a large room, Captain c. #. Loehr and
his assistants can be found to give IN.
formation about quarters Half a square
up Main bs the room used by Captain ID.
A. Brown, chairnan of the Comm!ttee
on Entertainments of Veterans. Gu, at
the Exposition buildings % large force OF
men are at work making "bunks" I'm
which the veterans ure to sleep All of
the eating houses have been fitted up
The Auditorium Building was not Off
cially received until this morning. Last
week the commSttee representing the vet
Grams approved II. but CITY Engineer
Cutshaw objected to few pieces of the
lumber used. The contractor would not
make any change aad held the keys
Saturday night he announced that he
would have the decorations taken down
To-day, but Colonel Cutshaw yielded.
much to the Joy OF the Reunion Commit
tee, and they are now In possession OF
the building.
The city is being handsomely decorat.
ed, especially on Broad street. AS the
parade VIII not psGs along Main street
the decorations on that thoroughrare
VIII not be so handsome nor costly as
they were on the occasion of the unve!l-
Ing of the Lee monument Confederate
and national coiors have been placed on
the Capitol building, but the City Hall
probably will not be decorated. as the
City Council has made no appropr!a tion
for that purpose.
The following Is a list OF aides for
the Grand Commander OF the Grand
Camp of Virginia.: Charles Fl. Leache.
Pulaski: j. NJ. Love. Fairfax: w. II.
May, Alexandria; N Dawson Theolog-
toal Seminary; w. II. Stewart, Ports
mouth; +. ID. Ransom. Staun;on; w. A.
Rbnehart, Covington; w. p Dupuy,
Roanoke; Rossale SMckney, Stra sburg;
Il. T. Burton. Winchester; Rev. c. c.
Randolph, Fincastle; C. r. Price, Bote-
tourt county; B. l.. FarinaoH Monas-
ken: e. NJ. Field and John r. Patterson.
Petersburg: Il. V. White, Leesburg:
Townsend II. Vandeventer. Leesburg.
The aides detailed from Lee and Pickett
camps have not been reported to the
Grand Commander
This is the official programme of the
Confederate reunion for June 80. July
l and .:
FIRST DAY-JUNE BOTH.
Convention will be called TO order by
General John b. Gordon, commanding
general, at 10 o'clock a. m. at the new
Auditorium hoid1ng ten thousand peo-
ple).
Prayer by ReW j. William Jones,
chaplain general, u. c. ", formerly of
the Confederate army.
Welcome of the veterans of the Et&ts
of Virginia. by Governor Charles T. |
O'Ferrall.
Welcome of the veterans of the city of
Richmond, by Mayor Richard NJ. Tay-
lor.
Formal turning over of TIE hall. built
and decorated i'm honor of the veterans |
to the United Confederate Veterans. by
General Pey;on WISE, chairman OF the |
Reunion Committee
Proceedings of the convention, as or |
dered by the convention.
Evening, June 30th.--Reception at the |
white House of the Confederacy"
(now the Confederate museum OF the |
veterans by Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Miss
Winnie Davis, Mrs. Hayes and other |
prominent Southern ladies.
Reception by citizens. Bivouac of va
r.ous camps.
SECOND DAY-JULY IST.
Convention called 10 order at 10 O'Clock |
d. IN.
Prayer by Right Rev. John b. New
ton. Bishop of Virginia, formerly private
In the Confederate army.
Proceedings of the convention, as or
dered by the convention.
Evening, July lst-Cirand concert OF |
war songs. by a chorus OF one thousand |
voices. together with a tableau presenta-
ton OF the lady Sponsors, representing
the States of the Confederacy
Reception TO veterans by citizens
Bivouacs of camps.
THIRD DAY-JULY 2D.
Convention called to order at 10 O'Clock |
q. m.
Prayer by Rev James p. Smith. for
merly OF staff of General Sionewan |
Jackson.
Proceedings of convention as ordered |
by convention.
Final adjournment OF the convention |
to lay the cornerstone OF the Jefferson
Davis monument.
Most of 'the Republicans who went to |
the St. Louis Convention have returned. |
All of them are enthusiastic over the |
nomination Of Mckinley, Judge Waddill |
especially. 1t will be remembered that |
while in St. Louis the Second District |
Republicans settled their troubles, with |
draw Itba rival elprtorc MI mt ~, |