Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-20
REUNION ATLANTA
THE GREAT ANNUAL GATHERING
OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
ARRIVAL OF The YIRGIHILHS.
Met mt the Depot by n Committe.
Hearing n state FIng-Richmond
Delegates I'm Neutrality-suspicious.
and Maids.

| ATLANTA, GA, July i9-(SpecIal)-
inc Nirginians who have reached At
ianta are delighted with the cordiality of
their reception and the many kind attan-
ions shown them. A committee. consist
Ing OF Major John c. Courtney and DR.. w.
W. Landrum, carrying Virginia flag.
met the first section OF the Seaboard train
and escorted the party TO the AustelI
building. which has been selected as the
Nirginian headquarters. DR.. j. William
Jones and Captain A. A. Splitter were
among the first TO arrive from Richmond
Dr. Jones Is chaplain-general OF the
United Confederate Veterans, and deliv-
cred an address to a meeting Of the Con-
federate chaplains held at Association
Hall THIS afternoon. The following is n
list of those who left Richmond by the
Seaboard AIRLINE: Colonel John j..
Laughton, Jr., Captain John Cussons, ].
Iaylor Stratton, James r. Medicott, ID.
a. Brown, Jr., W. w. Colwell, Wash,
New, ID. G. Richardson, Mrs. ID. C. Rich
ardson. Miss Louise Richardson, Miss
Lena Hancock, G.. Il. Mountcastle Mrs.
q. b. Mountcastle Miss Della Stringfel-
low, William II. Parrish. w. a. Jacobs,
Miss Marie Higgins, Miss Alice O'Donnell,
and Frank NJ. Parker.
PETERSBURG CONTINGENT.
At Petersburg the party were Joined by
the following from that city: J.. G. Hay.
Hugh r. Smith, j. r. Graves. Henry
Roper, r. S. Beckwith. r.. l.. Watson, +.
G. Eanes. DR.. J. Il. Mailer. r.. r. Edwards.
T. G. DeJarnett. Il. G. Mulchala, Thomas
Boyd. Mrs. X. l.. Watson. Miss Virginia
Pickett. Miss Matte Watson. Miss Sallie
Il. Huntington. =. II. Wills. III. Prosdes.
Hartman Gregg, and j. +. Mreffereey.
Among other Virginia arrivals registered
at Virginia headquarters are ". o. Moore,
OF Wytheville; James MacGill. of Pulaski;
j. Il. Roden. of Staunton: James Perley,
and n. G.. Clifton, of Charlottesville, and
General Wharton, of Radford. General
IL. Nj. Parker, commanding the Third Bri-
gade. United Confederate Veterans. the
oldest living Confederate officer in North
Carolina, was also in the company. Colo
mel Frank Hume. Charles c. Ivey Frank
lin Mckay, and James Compton, OF Wash
ington. ID. c., were on the same train with
the Yirginians, as were also Frank I.
Blake. ID. A. Fenton. T.. II. Judge, John
w. Chapman, Alfred A. Simpson, John
Zellers. James A. Jeating, A. Percy Glenn,
Charles +. Weinig /. w. Williams. all OF
Baltimore The Maryland veterans were
accompanied by Miss Mollie II. Norris
sponsor for Maryland. and Miss Mary
Williams. maid of honor for Maryland.
BY THE SOUTHERN.
The Virginians travelling by the South
ern railway reached the city between
and z o'clock. The veterans from Rich |
mond were the guests of Mr.. Joseph |
Bryan. on his private car, and were most |
entertained. The party con-
sisted of General Thomas A. Brander.
Colonel George l.. Chastain, Colonel Theo-
dore Garrett of Norfolk, Colonel j. Tag
Tor Ellyson, and Messrs. Robert c. Bryan. |
j. St George Bryan, William NJ. Bryan,
and Thomas T. Bryan. The following are !
some among the other old Confederates
on the same train: j. w. Fraver and j.
w. Clover of Shenandoah and WOODSTOCK,
Mark Thomas, Newton Say
Prs. and Haywood Herndon, Of EWel
Camp, Prince William county, and j. ii.
Topham. Of McGruder-Ewell Camp, VIII !
amsburg. At Greensboro the Virginians
were Joined by DIT. J. A. Blum, w. g.
and ]. A. Moses. OF Norfolk
Camp North Carolina and Kentucky
are in the same building
with Virginia headquarters. Many more
rom Virginia are expected tonight and
tomorrow. The prospect is for fine
meeting, and Atlanta is giving all who
come a royal welcome.