Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-03

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parade, In which the various camps Of
Sons of Veterans will be assigned prom
inent position. Each camp. will march In
line as an escort of It's sponsor and COM
manded by its commandment
REPRESENTATIVES, OF VIRGINIA.
Among the galaxy of beautiful young
women sponsors, who will make brilliant
,.e social side OF the reunion, Virginia
w. have twelve representatives The
names. sketches, and pictures OF many
OF these have already been given IN the
Dispatch and the list grows stead.ly TO
completion; it only remains. indeed. for
appointments to be made from the Second
and Eighth districts. and the list VIII De
complete. As at present constituted. IL Is
as follows: Sponsor for the state, MISS
Matte u. Watson, of Petersburg: nlaio
of honor for the State at large; Miss Ehz-
abeth Pickett, Of Norfolk; maids OF honor
from the districts: First District, MISS
Lolah NJ. Sears, of Mathews Courthouse;
Third District, Miss Lena Hancock. Rich-
mond va: Fourth District, Miss Saliie
70. Huntington. Farmvilie, Va. Fifth Dis
trict Miss Matte Freeman Clark, Dan
Vile Va: Sixth District Miss Lucille
Watkins, Lynchburg, Va; seventh DIS
trict Miss Maud Coleman Woods, Cnsr-
lottesyille. Va; Ninth District, MISS Katy
Markham Robertson, Abingdon. va
Tenth District, Miss Virginia fishourne'
Waynesboro', Va.
TO REPRESENT THE NINTH DIS
TRICT.
Miss Kate Markham Robertson, OIL ne
Meadows" who Is to represent Inc Nih'n
| District of Virginia at the reunion 10
daughter OF Captain Frank 5. Robertson
uer mother. who was Miss Wheeier' Oh
Washington, Is considered one VI wy
| most beautiful and accomplished woipsn
| who ever came into the State' cap.oni
| Robertson first went into the Conteoera,e
| service as a member of one OF tue oin-
| yersity of Virginia companies, wno ra
| ticipated in the capture Oh tiuipet
-. ,na snriue Of 1861. He Afterwards
was made first lieutenant OF Compahy
rortv-eighth Virginia Regiment' az
| Ahnedon. and served with that COM
| raand IN the West Virginia campais1i'
nnaer General Robert T. Lee. Lake many
othars he was FRUSTRATED by camp IeVet'
| and was carried out In the retrea. y"
| stretcher through the ram muo' an'
MISERY of that campaign by MS coinrnu.s'
re was afterwards discharged from tns
,r,,,v no the Richmond Board or Medicai
Exa,n,ners. and had passports TO go ny
h,oclxade runners 10 Europe, by Genera
pandolnh then Secretary OF War. Gene
raI p. d. Stuart in the mean time oi
! fered him a position as second ueutensn.
| Of engineers on his stan, ana ne piunips 80,
| accented the same, and serVea WIN M. =,
| until the death OF his cofninanos -
and other Of General stuart ssan tss
then distributed among the slahs ~ ,,,s
| cavalry. Captain Robertson Wa nans.
go oa cement a ssigned TO the staff OF Gene
| L
hin, as engineer OF his division OF cavalry
| ,ntiI the surrender at Appomattox.
| Mr. Robertson's grandfather, Governor
| wvndham Robertson. was for many year
| IN the Legislature as the repreAnhtas,s |.
-, ,he civ Of Richmond, and succeeded
| coyernor Tazewell as Governor or Vr-
a,r,a unon his resignation In 1870 he
held many positions Of trust IN 'hs o'atI !,
| and was a colonel OF a regiment VI on
men. who formed home guard LOT Hie"-
mond during the civil war. =
| Miss Robertson is eighth IN oeSeeu.
from Pocahontas, and II Is part.cuairy
aananr,ate that she should represent
V,r1,nIa as a. soldiers daughter, because,
not oniv have her ancestors participated
In oil The struggles since the LANDING OIL
,ha English In America, but her Inaian
| ancestors even antedated them III ."''.
possession Of Virginia soil -Sne -
youne lady OF rare beauty ana sweetness
| OF disposition, and possesses that usnsn.
| fuI piauancy which makes the virginia
DIV, the most charming in the world
A REPRESENTATIVES, soorAIAN
GIRL
Miss Maud Coleman Woods, WHO Is 70
| represent the Seventh Disfrict' IL SUI
az, heantv Her grace, charm, and dis
| Inactive talents make her no unworthy
| commemorative of the beauty ana accom-
nliahment Of the girls of the Old Domin-
| i'm. She IS the daughter OF Seherh.
| Micatah Woods, who commands one 9.
| the brigades OF the Virginia DIVISION OF
| the United Confederate veterans enc
was educated at the Virginia Female IN
stitute under the guidance ana TUITION
| OF Mrs. ]. Il. p. Stuart, wife OF the prii-
| liant cavalry leader the insti,u,s a"aru-
"a hut one gold medal, and that was
| taken by Miss Woods for excellence IN
music. In which she is considered to ex-
1 col She is an enthusiastic Daughter OF
the Confederacy.
tse FROM SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA
Miss sallie Il. bennington. OF Farm
| vile va. sponsor from the Fourth DIS
trlct is the eldest daughter OF W. u
| r,.nnington. and one of the most ac-
complished Young ladies OF Southside VIZ
gilia. ,.
She was educated at the Davis Female
/ College. OF Petersburg. Va, and In Eu-
rome. She is o granddaughter Oh captain
| Iohn RI. Knight. and niece OF Captain
| John T. knight. United States army, VINO
| was on duty in this city until renewed
| by Lieutenant Croxton.
She is OF the blonde type, that makes
the combination OF golden-srown hair
| gray eyes, and an exquisite complexion
a subject of delight to the painter and