The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-29
USE THE AUDITORIUM.
THAT PIiCE SELECTED ron THE
LyENTNG or SONG.
Many Letters Received by Captain i'c''
aud Colonel Lochr-The Blacks
burg Cadets.


Tho Entertainment Committee. compos-
Cd Of ladics representing the various
Confederate memorial societies oppoih'eo
10 arrange for the entertainment Oh
visiting veterans during the reunion h'n
q moc,lng al the residence Of the ch'l'-
man. Mrs p. j. Ho;chkss, TO make
final arrangements FOR the evening OF
Confederate songs. which will De held on
Ju.s lst.
n was decided to hold the entertain
meut In tho auditorium as being The most
appropriate place.
BlACKSBURG CADETS.
Dr. McBryde. principal Of the BLACKS
burg Military School, was I'm the Guy
Yesterday. lie spoke hopefully OF inc
p,ospcct FOR "a grand reunion. and SEEM
cd TO heartily favor the coming miner
n, the bovs under his charge. The cadets
arc wall vclscd in the mammal OF arms
and viii ada greatly 10 the cnecuvehe7s
~ the parade. Dr. McByde left ior
home last night.
BEDFORD CITY VETERANS.
Captain Thomas Elicit yesterday morn
ing received letter from Mr. >. Vilinh'
commander of Joseph +. Johnston camp
No L. c. v. Of Bedford city, va
stating that at "a meeting held on .he
9th instant l6l members had slbnii'.'
their intention of coming 10 the reunion.
While this is all that have deimteiy s"lo
that they viii come "a hope IS expressed
that quite number more "i" o''l'e "po"
tie trip as the time approaches.
III. ..arft will leave Bedford tlfN on
The 10Th ana remain here three days.
Colonel Charles r.. LOehr, chairman or
the Committee on Quarters and lnioI ma
ton. receives daily "a large number OF let
tcrs relative 20 the reunion. among
those I'm his mail yesterday were inc loi-
lowing:
DISTINGUISHED LADY VISITORS.
from Miss Emma Gadsden bray i'h'
Ne. 1918 / street y. ". Washington.
"Aliss Tyler. O. daughter of Colonel Tyler,
Of Alabama. and granddaughter OF iics4-
dent Tyler. and myself Ca daughter or inc
late General Thomas =. Drayton or
Charleston. :. CD are dcsrious OF at
tending the reunion of the Confederate
veterans and laying Of thc cornerstone
Of the Hon. jefferson Davis monument
the latter being OF unusual interest 10
me. as Mr.. Davis was my fathers clnsa-
mate al West Point and also q lifelong
Intimate friend VIII you Doe kind enough
10 lct me know what rates of board VIA
he and Nkewisa recommend MS 10 some
nice house? Miss Aston might also COME
making in an three in our party. Please
LEI me hear from YOU at once
From Judge David j.. Johnston, Blue
Neld. " Va: II am preparing TO go 10
Richmond on the 2lth proXimo and ]
write 20 ask II YOU cnn secure me lotg-
ing al some good hoardine-house ass !
suppose the hotels viii Doe full. Please
make arrangements for me and let me
know where it is so that ! will have no
trouble when / reach there 10 go imrne-
diatelv 20 the place. We have organized
a camp at this place with an enrolment
Of one hundred and will ada another one
hundred The camp is called Mercer
Camp. Colonel J. VI. French. comman-
ing"
HOODS BRIGADE.
From George A. Branard. secretary OF
Hood s. Texas Brigade Association. "Aiter
talking the matter over with the prcsi-
dent and members Of our association we
have concluded % accept the free ofter OF
rooms I'm the old city Hall and share
with the delegations from our state. and
after arriving IN your city, ana snouiu
need a special hail for meeting place. we
then could make such ARRANGEMENTS as
we may want"
rom N " AAlfNf .tfNA 20
81 write to ask you If you cannot secure
a room for Judge Murray ana mys
somewhere near our quarters. our camp
will come with the Washington crowd.
Thompson was up 20 see me few days
ago aud told me that our men would
be auartered on Broad street near NINTH,
so that We would like 20 get room ID
the ncighbOrhood. Tie read me q letter
which he received from you i'm reference
TO Fords Hotel Kindly let me know IT
YOU can secure what We want. / Would
rather stay with the men. but You know
there will be some fellows I'm the crowd
that do not want TO sleep and do not
think anyone else should. and YOU know
old fellows like myself cannot stand the
loss Of rest now like we could Few
years back We will Doe i'm Richmond on
the afternoon Of the 3oth. and Will leave
on the nisht Of the 2d.
Mr. Snow. OF Durham, called on Can
tain Ioehr Wednesday I'm reference 10
quarters for the veterans Of that place.
They viii probably be quarterod at the
Imperial Hotel