Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-21
THIS THE GREAT DAY
Sessions Of the Grand Camp to Be
Full Of Interest.
HISTORY REPORT TO Be SUBMITTED.
Committee to Meet This Morning and
Pass Upon the Paper.
COL. CussONs ENTERTNs SPONSORS
virginia's Fair Daughters and Gal
liant Sons Happy Guests mt Glen
AIIen-Reception and Ball This
Evening.

day with the Virginia veterans. The
Grand Camp will meet at 10 O'Clock for
most important session. officers will
be elected for the ensuing year, and the
next place of meeting will be arranged
These features will, however, be subor-
dnated in interest TO the report of the
History Committee, which will be sub
! mitted. What that report will be has
already been indicated. and where all
are unanimous, there can be no argu-
ment, but II is foregone conclusion that
many members will grasp the oppor-
tunity to express their views, for the
discussion of the subject at the recent
| mass,meeting seems to have added fuel
to the fire of Indignation raised around
the false histories which are abroad. The
report of the History Committee will be
awaited with eager interest. and the ac-
ton of the camp will be very emphatic.
The committee will meet at Murphy's
Hotel at 10 o'clock, when Chairman
Stubbs will submit the report which he
has been authorized to frame upon the
lines laid down at the committee meeting
held on Tuesday:
THE DAYS OTHER FEATURES.
| At 4 o'clock this afternoon the Grand
| Camp with the sponsors, maids Of
| honor, and Sons Of Confederate Veterans
will attend a reception given in their
| honor by the ladies Of the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society. at the
Museum. During the reception, Ten
nesseean battle-fiag will be presented TO
| the society.
At $3.50 the Sons Of Veterans will give
| ball at the Masonic Temple to the
| sponsors and maids of honor, and at $50
| the annual banquet to the Grand Camp
| will take place at Sanger Hall. The
! toast-list includes the three branches of
| the military service. the city, the State,
| and the usual patriotic toasts. Judge
| Christian will preside.
TOMORROW AT THE HOME.
Tomorrow very little business will
| be transacted by the camp. The grand
| parade at noon will be followed by in
| teresting ceremonies at the Soldiers
| Home.
| The following special order has
| been issued by General Philips, who
| will be chief marshal of the parade, as
sisted by Colonel G. Percy Hawes, chief
| of staff:
Headquarters Chief Marshal,
Richmond, Va, October 70, 1891.
SPECIAL ORDER No. l.
/. Mounted aids TO chief marshal will
| assemble at Lee Camp Hall at II NJ,
| sharp, Friday, October 22d.
III. The parade will be formed on Fifth
| street. right resting on Franklin street,
facing east.
III. The Grand Camp, Confederate Vete-
rams, will take the right of column, and
other camps will be assigned their posi-
tons in line according TO their rank.
4 :.
parade will report TO chief marshal, cor
ner Fifth and Franklin streets, promptly
at 12:l5 o'clock F. NJ.
By order of A l.. Philips, Brigadier-
General and Chief Marshal.
G. PERCY HAYES.
Chief-of-Staff.
Line OF march will be Franklin to Lee
monument, thence to Grove avenue,
thence to Lee Camp Soldiers Home.
The ceremonies at the Soldiers Home
will commence on Friday, October 22d. at
2 O'Clock +. NJ. Mr.. Mintree Folkes,
commander of the Sons of Veterans, will
call the meeting to order. Prayer by Rev
James +. Cook, chaplain Of the Sons OF
Veterans Camp.
Mr.. Robert Lecky, Jr., will present the
cottage TO the Board Of Visitors of the
home, and it will be received by Major
N. V. Randolph president of the board.
chair and introduce the speakers. Ad-
dresses will be delivered as follows:
"The Confederate Infantry Colonel
William Il. Cameron, Twelfth Virginia
Infantry.
"The Artillery" w. A. slaymaker,
Otey Battery.
"The Cavalry of the Army Of Northern
Virginia" General Fitzhugh Lee.
The Sponsors at Glen Allen.
Glen Allen, the home of Captain John
Cussons, was the scene of delightful
party last evening. The sponsors OF the
visiting camps of Confederate Veterans,
the veterans, the maids of honor and
number of the Sons of Veterans and
many of the most charming young ladies'
of Richmond were the guests invited.
The company went out on a special train,
and returned at midnight. AS all who
have ever been entertained at Glen Allen
can testify, the house is an ideal .one for
entertaining, with its wide halls and
porches and long stretches OF rooms.
These were decorated for the occasion
with greenhouse plants and vines and
flowers brought from the woods; Japanese
lanterns were strung along all the halls
and porches, and over the front doorway
were nailed two large Confederate flags.
Throughout the evening the beautiful
ballroom was filled with the devotees TO
dancing. For others the billiard tables
were the centre of attraction. The supper
at s O'Clock with card-playing and prone
nading, completed the perfect entertain
ment provided for the hundreds of guests
present The thanks of the guests were
given i'm profusion to Miss Margaret
Gardener, the lady of the house at Glen
Allen. Judge Farrar. the inimitable lec-
turer. OF Amelia, also added greatly 10
the pleasure OF the company.
Among the sponsors and maids OF
honor present were: Miss Loehr. Miss
Bernice Hillsman, Miss Alice Durham,
Miss Turpin, Miss Timberlake. Miss
Charlotte Ransom Miss Mamie L. Neb-
lett. Miss Frances Hill, Miss Withers,
Miss Magill, Miss A. b. Martin. Miss 4.
C. Lee. Miss Mamie Ficklin, Mrs. Wash
ington TAYLOR, Miss Treviiian, Miss Nina
Randolph. and Miss Annie Gray. The
cbaperons were Mrs. Norman Randolph.
Mrs. William Taliaferro, Mrs. Judge
Minor and Mrs. r. N. Northen. Some
other prominent people present were
Judge Minor, Judge Farrar, Mr.. James
r. GRAY. Mr.. Lawton; Captain Booker,
OF Hampton, and Captain Berkeley, OF
Staunton-
The young people of Richmond at Glen
Allen were: Misses Mamie Cooke, EIe
Maury Werth, Annie Mcclure, Judith
Deane, Mary Gillian, Nina Randolph.
Carrie Coleman, Julia Lee, Annie Gray,
Leila Gray, Katherine Fontaine. Eliza
beth Brander, Lima Mayo. Nellie Parker;
Messrs. John Bryan. Lewis Brander, Ed
mund Cox. Henry Winn. Tom Armistead.