The evening times., 1896-06-30

This has been memorable day to the
local Confederate Veterans. the occasion
being their trip 10 Rio hmond to participate
in the grand Confederate Reunion and
Davis monument dedication exercises that
will take place of the former capital of the
Confederacy July 2.
A early as o'clock the boys in gray be-
gan assembling at the headquarters of the
Confederate Veterans Association, No, 91O
Pennsyivaniaavenu Second Vice Preside mt
Magnus s. Thompson, who viii act as COM
mander on the trip, and his associates were
IN hand and provided each applicant with
tickets. badges and buttons Union flags
and banners were in evidence or every
side, and the portraits of Grant and Sher-
man, which adorn the walls of the head
quarters. were alike decorated with those
OF Lee, Jackson. Beauregard and johnson
The gray uniform was all that distinguished
the Confederate soldier from a Union. vet
eran
VETERANS FROM OUT OF TOWN.
The old comrades spent the time in re-
counting deeds of yalor on tue field and
in relating war stories until 2:3o O'Clock,
when the line was formed in front of the
rooms on the Avenue. Shortly before noon
the members of the out-of-jown camps ar
riy ed from different points. and were met
at the Baltimore and Ohio depot by recep-
tion committee. consisting of Comrades
]. II. Cooper. H. A. Herrnl, J w. Fife and
a. s. Whit. At the Baltimore and Poto-
mac depot W. Q. Loud. II. b. Wooden and
is. Reynolds received the visitors
III all there were about 900 men Joined
the local brigade. There were 200 from
Winchester. so from Harpers Ferry,
so from Frederick, and others from Lees
burg. Round Hill, Cumberland, and differ
eut Virginia points.
A light luncheon was served by the
local committee during the morning before
the march to the depot was taken up The
High School Cadets, about whose going
there has been so much cont roversy,
formed a conspicuous part of the process
sion. Last night the boys drilled as
battalion on the White Lot for the first
time, and put up fine exhibition. Major
Won Bayer and Major Graft We're chosen
commanders and will have charge OF the
cadets on the trip
NATIONAL RIFLES TO THE RESCUE.
Guns were procured for the young soldiers
from the Alexandra Light Infantry and st.
ohn's Academy in Alexandria. This
morning the boys from the Business High
School were allowed the use or some OF
the National Rifles guns, they giving bond
for their proper return. The folio wing are
the companies and their officers, the cadets
from the Western Joining those OF the East
ern High School, Capt. Miller being placed
on the staff OF the battalion:
E, Capt. W. s. Blanchard; Lieuts. F %.
Tolson, W. Simonds; A, Capt. Hy5er Far
row, Lieuts. F. n. Aiberts, Charles Young;
II, Capt. Berry.
The march to the depot was headed by
the Mount Pleasant Field Band, followed
by the cadets. Then came Copmandei
Thompson and staff, consisting of j. W.
Walsh, quartermaster; Rev. Dr. Randolph
McKim, chaplain: c. c. Crumb. correspond
ent; Capt. A. G. Holland, DR.. ]. l. Sud
duth, and DR.. Samuel E. Lewis. Following
them marched the Confederate veterans OF
| this city IN uniform. Then came the Lees
burg Band, Leesburg Camp, Commander
| Col. E. " White; Rockville Camp, Capt
! Edward Chiswen: Charleston Camp. Cot
X. P. Chew; the winchester Band; Gen
| Turner Ashby Camp, Capt. ]. ]. Williams
Ashby Cavalry Guards, Capt. Baker; Alex
| ,nder Young Camp, Caps. S. F. Thomas
MARCH TO THE DEPOT.
| The line of march was down Pennsy yivania
| avenue to the B. & p. depot, instead ol
| through the Smithsonian grounds, as al
| first arranged. The special train which
| left at $50 O'Clock over the c. o., was
| made up in two sections, ea ch consisting ol
| eight vestibuled palace cars.
| The entire party numbered upward o
| 2.5O0 persons. Many of the comrades
| wereaccompaniedby by their wiyesand daugh
| ters. As the trip was made by way o
/ Gordonsville. the veterans will not reaei
| Richmond until 6 O'Clock this evening.
| At the depot they will be met by the Les
| Camp of Confederate Veterans. of that city
| tile Virginia Military Cadets. and the
| Blacxsburg Cadets. and escorted to til,
| headquarters of the campt. at No. 80!
| ance will be a grand concert tonight a
the Auditorium. at which time 900 voice
| will join in sirging ante-bellum songs ant
plantation melodies.
Returning the old soldiers will leave th
| Virginia capital Thursday evening by spe
| oial train and arrive home late that night
| Most of the officers-the generals and co
oDels-left for Richmond yesterday. and vii
| meet the boys at the station and head tn
march tonight.
Among the many prominent Washingto
mans In the party were DR.. DC. Gordon
Gen. Lomax Major Darlington. Gen Payne
Gen. MI. Wright. Major Bscoe. Capt. Cor
don. Major Peachy. Gen. Heth and Co
Wadeil. Secretary Herbert. Solicitor Ger
eral Holmes Conrad, ex-senator Eppa Hur
ton, Major r. B. Lewis. Major R. W. Hun
ter, Capt. Hickey. Capt. oin W. Drew
Capt r. E. Lee. Major James D. DardeI
] ohm Selden, Findlay Harris. Thomas L
Hungerford Major Albert Ackers. Georg
Edmondson. Col. Herrell. DR.. A. v. Mitcf
ell. Dr. W.P Young. George II. Ingraham
] ohm T. Callahan and Others.
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