The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-03
CONFEDERATE REUNION
AT NASHVILLE EXPOSITION
\ Number of North Carolina Veterans
VIII Acknowledgment of the
Great Meeting

The Confederate Reunion at Nash
vile, Tenn, takes place this month. 1t
will be a great occasion, and quite a
number of veterans from this city and
other parts of North Carolina will at
tend. Every Confederate camp in the
State has appointed delegates to repre-
sent it. But, in addition to these, many
individual old soldiers will go to the ex-
position at this time and meet old COM
radeS again-recount once more the
scenes Of the '60's before the final re-
veille.
To this end very low railroad and hotel
rates have been secured and arrange
ments have been made in Nashville to
accommodate $4,000 old soldiers.
The delegates appointed by the L. OBJ.
Branch Camp, of this city, to represent
it ON that occasion, are: Col. Thos. S.
Kenan, Col. w. III. S. Burgwyn, Mr.. A.
+. Stronach, Mr.. ]. G. Birdsong and Mr.
L. J. Edwards Alternates-Capt. J. J.
Thomas. Gen. +. H. Cameron, Col. w.
] Saunders, Capt. W. II. Hughes, Mr..
Jacob S. Allen.
The program for this great Confederate
reunion has been arranged by the execu-
tive committee and is as follows:
On Tuesday, June %, the Tennessee
division will meet at the Tabernacle at
10 O'Clock and elect a major general, and
three brigadier- generals. At u o'clock in
the same auditorium, addresses of well
come and responses and the Grafton OF
Hon. John II. Reagan will be delivered.
AT this meeting the committee on Gre
dentials will be appointed
The Daughters Of the Confederacy will
meet in the hall of representatives at
the capitol. ut 10 O'Clock on Tuesday. and
on that evening they will give a reception
to the veterans at the same place.
On Wednesday. June %. the business
meeting of the convention will be held
in the Tabernacle. beginning at 10 o'clock
in the morning and lasting all day. At
8 O'Clock that evening Confederate con-
cert viii be given at the Tabernacle, af-
ter which the Confederate Reunion Club
will give reception TO the visiting
sponsors and maids of honor.
On Thursday, June "a, the great parade
will take place. Gen. w. III. Jackson will
be chief marshal. His escort will be the
famous Savannah Hussars.
In front of each State division will
ride the sponsors and the maids of honor,
carrying the c0at-of-arms of their State
The sponsors for the various States are
as follows:
North Carolina-Miss Mamie Branch
Jones. Raleigh.
Texas-Miss Tina L. Cleveland, Hous-
ton.
Alabama-Miss Rebecca Berney, Mont
gomery.
Virginia Mamie Russell, Win
chester.
South Carolna-Miss Isabella Bratton.
Georgia-Aiiss Claude Pierce Middle
brooks. Sparta.
Florila-Miss Lorella Dorothea Gray,
Ocala.
Arkansas Miss Frances Allison Bar
low, Helena.
Kentucky Miss sydney S. Lewis,
Georgetown.
Tennessee-AIiss Coffee, of Memphis
The maids of honor are:
Texas-Miss Margaret Sealy. Calves
ton: Miss Bessie Ross, College Station.
Alabama-Miss Kate Roulhac, Shelf
field; Miss Goldthwaite, Montgomery;
Miss Berney, Mobile; Miss Calphurna r.
Musgrove, Jasper.
Nirginia-Miss Lizzie Hancock, Ellers-
lee.
South Carolina-Miss Sallie H. Huger,
| Charleston.
Georgia-Aiiss Clara 'Minter Wimberly,
Adams Park.
Arkansas-Miss Fannie May Moore,
Helena.
Kentucky-Miss Ella r. Chinn, Lex
ington.
Tennessec-Mis Cheatham, of Nash
vile.
The maids Of honor for North Caro-
lima. appointed by the sponsor, Miss Jones,
are: Miss Elizabeth Hinsdale. Raleigh;
Miss Jane Andrews. Raleigh; Miss Lucy
London, Pittsboro: Miss Julia Alexander.
Charlotte; Miss Mary Bridgers, Tarboro;
Miss Louisa May Lamb, Williamson;
miss Virginia Harper, Hickory; Miss
Nellie Ray, -Asheville.