The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
THE CITY is CROWDED
The Confederate Capital Is Again Filled
With the Men Who Fought 10 Defend Her.
A NUMBER OF DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS
Davis Memorial Services RIncks.
burg Cadets Arrive and Go Into
Camp zeb Vance Camp On tho
Ground-Reception Ia Honor of
the eSponsors-statc Troops Arrive.

- Richmond, Va, June 29-(Special)-
rams come to the reunion. Broad and
main streets are thronged. All day long
train loads of people have been arriving
Ihey have come from all parts of the
south. Most of the visitors already
mere are from the distant States. Com
paratiVely few of the Virginia camps
have reported at this writing. The New
orleans contingent reached here this
1morning, headed by Col j. Pinckney
Orleans States. They went to work at
once TO secure foc their city the battle
Abbey of the South. The Missourians
nave arrived, headed by General Joe
Shelby. and are trying TO have the re-
union next year held in st. Louis.
Among the most distinguished of the
arrivals are General John B. Gordon,
Commander-in-Ch Chief of the United
Confederate Veterans: Secretary of the
Navy Herbert, General Stephen d. Lee.
General w. l.. Cabell. of Texas; Gene
raj A. j. Vaughan, Of Memphis; Gene
raj Joe Shelby, of Missouri. and Gene
RAJ RAJ Clement a; Evans, of Georgia: Mrs.
Davis arrived tonight. Miss Winnie
Davis did not come. She is laid up as
the result of injuries sustained i'm an
accident from bicycle riding.
Ihe reunion week was ushered In by
memorial services In Mr. Davis mem
orv at st. Pnuls Church last night A
crowd that packed the building to the
doors was present and many were turn
ed awav. Lee and Pickett Camps at
tended in n body. The Davis pew was
decorated In Confederate colors and was
left vacant Bishop Ellison Capers, of
South Carolina, and Rev DIR. Hartley
Carmichael read the opening service.
and Bishop George w, Peterkin, OF
West Virginia. delivered the. discourse.
His subject was Memorials" and dur
ing his remarks he paid beautiful tri-
hute to the life and character OF Mr.
Davis.
The cadets from the Blacksburg Col
lege reached here this afternoon. They
came on n special train At the depot
detachment from the First Virginia
Regiment and escorted to their camp
near the Soldiers Home.
Major n. v. Randolph. the Chief of
General Gordon's staff, has decided DO
make change in the route for the pa
rade. He will allow the military and the
mounted staffs, and veteran cavalry to
come down Thirteenth street and go up
Main to Eighth. The veterans and chill
dren will fall in line on Grace street.
me reunion convention meets al 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning in the big
auditorium building General Gordon
VIII cali the gathering to order, and
Governor O'Ferrall and Mayor Taylor
VIII make addreSsts of welcome. After
this the cunventloh h will work as. suits
the body best.
The first camp ITO reach the Exposi-
ton Grounds this morning was Zeb
Vance ('amn of Asl,a
came seventy:flve strong. They We're
assigned 10 sleeping quarters and break
tasted All day long camps were con-
stantly arriving, and the big Exposi-
ton building houses hundreds OF vene-
rams and sons of veterans tonight. Cow
ers ior almost one thousand veterans to
eat at one time have been laid in the
l. of THE building. which has been con-
verted into temporary dining room and
Kitchen. The Exposition building both
inside and outside has been elaborately
decorated. Entering on the right ia a
sign reading, Welcome. Confcde. a,,e
Veterans" and on the other, Welcome,
sons or Confederate Veterans" The
sleeping quarters are in the balconies
ana designated by flags bearing the
names of camps. The auditorium inside
is uufully decorated. On THE right
over the platform Is a life-size picture of
Lee, and on the other side one of Jack
sun ooln generals are mounted Re-
tween them Is the coat OF arms OF Vir-
gina: Confederate flags, State flags
ana bunting are strung all around the
galleries. The coat of arms OF everv
Southern State Is displayed, as well as
banners bearing the names of all the
Confederate generals. Hundreds of peo-
pie visited the grounds to-day.
Tonight there was a big reception in
the Confederate Museum 0ormer,y tho
White House OF the Confcderacy) in
honor of the sponsors who arc to renra.
sent the several Southern States in The
tableaux Wednesday night The fash
ION. culture and beauty of the South were
represented in the great crowd of people
who thronged the building.
Only three military companies arrival
to-day-those from Woodstock. Harris
onburg and Staunton. Many more WAL
come tomorrow, but the majority will
not reach here until Wednesday
The History Committee OF the Confed-
crate Veterans Association met at the
Jefferson Hotel to-day and prepared its
report to be submitted to the body. Cen
erai Lee, of Mississippi, presided. and
read a report making some important
recommendations, among them being
that to request tho State HISTORICAL soc.e-
ties to cooperate with the committee
Certain Histories and books relating Is
the war Were endorsed and those held to
treat the South fairly and unfairly des!g.