Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-27


ly pleased with the work which has been
done.
General Simon Bolivar Buckner. ex-
Governor OF Kentucky, Is here. accOnpa-
MED by his wife. to attend the reui' l,,I
General Buckner IS one or the seven ~ :
Viving lieutenani-gcr erals or the army
OF Tie Confederate states while in
Richmond the General and his VIE Iot-
merly Miss Claiborne, OF this cltEl VII w
the guests OF Mr.. Herbert a. Claiporhe,
Mrs. BuckueTs uncle, at NO. W. "N99
At Captain Ellett's office yesterday the
following additional camps were put on
the big bulletn-board: ~.
Grayson's Camp. OF Independence va,
with forty members. arriving here on the
Buchel Camp. 81 Wharton, Tex, VIII
bring four DELEGATES. They VIII arrive
June 18th. and VIII -emain three cay. .
Rev T.. b. Mcsel, chaplain, with %
party consisting of five representatives Vi
John Ingram Bivouac Camp, OF Jackson,
Team. will arrive on June 50ih. Ihey
want TO pay Tor their accoinInouaSio" ,,,,lI
s. b. Gibbon. of HarrsOnburg, va, WIZ
bring about fOrty-fve members, arrlVIhs
here on the 18th, and remaining thiee
days. w..
will send between twenty-five and thlrty
Captain Carnes. Of Company a, Conied-
crate Veterans, Memphis, Will reach iten-
mond with his company and about lNehe
ty-five ladies' on Monday evening al
o'clock. Tire ladies will stop at MIS- IAN
cey's. ~ east Main street, and the com
pany will sleep at the Exposition i,uliu
ing This company is composed OF ilsn
ali over he age OF 80, and Is one OF the
hest drilled companies In the South. Ihey
will give an exhibition drill on Neuhes-
day. July lst, at the baseball park I1
the benefit Of the Forest monument iuhu'
The company drills by Hardees tacucS,
and is the only company I'm the south
which has ever worn the regularly -auoP'-
ed Confederate Uniform.
REUNION NOTES.
Mr.. Norvell Ryland. an old Contea.
and a member Of the historic lhlrt.
fourfh Virginia Infantry. Wise'S Brlgaqe'
has preserved his old uniform which he
wore during the war and IN Which ne Wa
dressed when wounded and captured tLlee
davs before the surrender OF Gehciai -,
and will grace the parade on the "a oi
'tulv bv Uarading in the honored ana
bloOd-staincd uniform. ~ -
Mr.. 4. h. Stronach. Of Raleigh, y. g
writes to secure lodging. lie says thdt ne
and several of his comrades are TOO Olu
to try camp lite again r,.
Mr.. T. NJ. Henry, Of Pickett-Buchaiia ~
Camp Norfolk. Va, writes SlallnS tha'
he hae accepted the appointment as 4cie-
gate 10 the reunion, and Will De mere
Iynchburg will send a delegation Of ola
"C0nfeds" numbering nearly hunor1 i.
They VIII have quarters at No. ~ west
Broad street. o.,
Or. Hunter Mcclure has been promoteu
to the position Of assistant surgeon -senS-
ral on the staff Of General John u. Cor.
don Owing 10 the enforced absence ol
SURGEON General Lebeult or tne occdsigH
Of the reunion. DR.. Mcclure will be me
ranking surgeon in Richmond 1t that time.
A meeting of the Advisory Committee
Of the reunion. together with the chaiT
T-en Of each of the subcommittee, Will
he held al the Virginia Mechanics lnsti-
tute tonight at 8 o'clock TO make maj ar
engagements for the great event.
The Washington Artillery, OF New VT
leans, will not be able 10 come 10 'ne ~
union.