Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-20
INC.pIrAL OF THE CONFEDERACY.
Veterans Annual Cnmp-Fire-"hr
Stories and Songs.

The Observance Of the anniversary or
the birth Of General Robert Edward Lee
was more or less general in Richmond
but the great feature was the camp fire
of the veterans Of r. i. Lee Camp at
their hall last night.
All the State offices were closed by
order Of the Governor, Mayor Tayiors
order caused a suspension Of labor at the
city Hall, the public school children had
q holiday. the tsnlts did no business, seve-
raj business houses gave their employees
holiday. or half-holiday. So the DAY
YVES observed by many who did not folio"
the great soldier in battle. but II was the
veterans who enjoyed the holiday most
and gave to it a peculiarly distinctive
character.
The old soldiers many of them wearing
the gray, with here and there a SUIT OF
butternut worn by veteran from tn
Soldiers Home began TO ass emble earlF
last night. and when Commander A. ;.
Peay rapped for order at few minutes
has o'clock the NAN was wen-nleH.
There were number of visitors present
Including many Of the sons of the men
Who followed Lee. and one or two gentle
mon from far north Of Mason and Dixon's
line.
FRATERNAL GREETINGS.
About the time the meeting was called
IN order the following telegram was re-
ceived and was read by the adjutant:
WASHINGTON ID. c.. January -. 1873
Robert r.. Lee Camp, Richmond, Va:
The Confederate Veteran Association
OF the District of Columbia, now ceie-
brating the birthday of our great chief
tain send loving greetings TO their com
rades of Lee Camp.
FRANKLIN II. MACKY, President.
The following reply was sent to the
fraternal greeting of the Washington
| camp: . % ,ooo
Franklin II. Macky. Esq, President Con
federate Veterans Association, WASH
ington, ID. c.: ,-,,a
| r r Lee Camp reciprocates your kind
~ greeting and sends assurance Of last
| ing comradeship in loving memory OF our
irnnoortol cbieftain. y. c. PEAY.
Commander.
There was not the least semblance OIL
formalty in the exercises Oh lhe eve
ring If exercises they may be called.
I - talked who wanted to talk,
! everybodv talked well, or seemed to tax
/ lla
| and few talked over minutes.
DIR. JONES DIDN'T BET
pev DR. J. William Jones. Chaplain
c',erol of the United Confederate Nete-
,.rs vgs the first speaker. He didn
49, in the sense Of making a speech
| i,r, a.. anplause with which his remarks
! -, received indicated that the Stoty
~ tolJ was a rafting good one. IL was
ne ~ Eedsral colonel with whom he talked
- ,Io, v,hen the former was In mo Con-
S.',o,afa lines. under a nag of truce. Ihr
Federal wanted 60 bet q big sum lhAl ~
- 90, DAVIS the Confederate would De ~
mn retreat. and General Pope III NOT pun
sun Dr. Jones declined 10 pet Dec@ua
M conscientious scruples' pee"uSe -
4ta,,t hove the money. and because IL
, was not possible TO hHu "a -i ,,',,ils
s,,teholder. IL was only a snort WINE
.,,,,n ,ha second battle of Manassas was
,',eh, When IL was over Dr. Jones
...l.. ,rotlring over the field. and he en-
',,,,+ored "a long column OF northern
.tI,,,srs Nearly the first man he sa"
was his Yankee colonel
HORSE MADE HIM A MAJOR
Great applause followed the conclusion
~ Dr Jones's story, and then Cohraue
sr,ith BEDFORD, as chairman oil the Tn
i-,air,oent Committee called out Major
g A. Withers. commander Oh one Vi "a,
INNS Al Augusta. Ga, and VINO Eas
General John Morgan's adjutant MI
Redford called Major WltheIs eo'0 1.s,h
II beg your pardon, SAID MAUI ~. ~
- am only "A major I'll tell you
now cot my commission. General MOT MOT
ans an command had reached the hill'
eev nn Mt. Sterling, KY, early on'
morning. In the gray dawn we eou QUO
make out long rows OF tents IN tne VA
lev below US. | was adJutah' Oh az -"
Morean's stan He told me to ma GU
n.y., many men were down there.
~ rode of to do as he had told me
wos only IS years Of age, and not a
,'',,ors as | would have been had bee
o oIder II rode pretty close, and the sent
peIs saw me I'd fred on me. one OF IA
bullets took effect In my horss nesN
=, Vas only a slight wound. but ne was
az high-spirited animal. and before
80 q, he had the bit In his teeth an