The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-09
TO CHARLESTON TO-DAY.
Delegation From the Camp of Veterans
in This City.

The trains will for the next week he
crowded with those who wore the grey
going to and returning from the Con
federate Reunion at Charleston.
1t is expected that there will this
week he ut least 10000 visitors at the
South Carolina capital. North Carolina
Will send Il good delegation; almost every
community in the State will send one
or more delegates.
From Raleigh there will be some twenty
five persons in attendance upon the re-
union. They will go today. Hair a
dozen or so went yesterday, but most
Of the delegation will leave this morning
over the Southern
The members of the l.. Oh. Branch
Camp of Confederate Veterans and the
others who intend going with them are
requested to meet ut the Union station
this morning. since the tram will leave
at 10:4J.
Among those who have significd their
intention to 20 are the following: X. II.
BRADLEY. r. ii. Brooks. +. II. Busbec,
W. j. Saunders. J. c. Birlsong. w. w.
Cooper. w. II. Hicks. \ Il. Stronach,
Rufus Pool. J. J. Mackic. Thomas ).
Kcnan. w. H. Whitaker. J. Il. Hill,
Jacob $. Allen. G. b. benson. y. l..
Morris. J. II. Marshall.
The camp will have the honor of cs-
corting two of Itaeigh's charming ladies
to Charleston today-Miss Adelaide
Snow and Mrs. Thomas NJ. Ashe. Miss
Snow is the daughter of the late George
II. Snow. who joined the army early in
the fight and continued in it until its
close. sharing all the hardships of the
Fourth brigade formerly Branch's
brigade,. Mrs. Ashc is a grand-daugh
ter of General Branch. whose record is
known to orr State: she represented the
State as sponsor ut Nashville. and has
been invited to attend this reunion III
Charleston. Miss Snow goes as State
maid of honor to the sponsor, Miss Holt
Of Burlington.
General John Il. Gordon. commander
in-chief of the United Confederate Vet
Grams. has appointed Miss Mamie Ran
dolrh Heth. of Washington city, sponsor
for the South This most honored spon-
sorship at these annual reunions to which
the heart of the Confederacy gathers
has been flied on former occasions ny
Miss Winnie Davis. the always cherish
ed daughter of the Confederacy." Miss
Heth does not. by this appointment, sue
coed Miss Davis as Daughter of the
Confederacy.
Miss Annie Wheeler. the daughter OF
General Wheeler. will represent AIaha-
ma. Miss Wheeler distinguished herself
during the recent war by her work as
one of the Red Cross nurses in Cuba.
Miss Gertrude Catfery, daughter of
Senator Donelson Gallery. OF Louisiana
will represent that State.
Miss Charlotte Aston. of Winsbor-
ough. s. c.. will represent the Palmetto
State. She is the granddaughter of OK
Governor Aston, of North Carolina. one
OF the well known figures Of the Confed-
cracy.
Miss Agnes Peter. of Washington. vii;
represent the District of Columbia. She
is the great granddaughter OF Martha
Washington. and the granddaughter Of
Commodore Kennon.
Georgia will be represented by Miss
Caroline Gordon, the daughter of Gcner-
al Gordon.
!, Florida will he pleasngly represented
hy Miss Call. the handsome daughter of
ex-senator Wilkinson Cali
Miss Hutchinson. of Texas. the daugh-
ter of misrepresentation Hutchinson. o.
the Galveston district, will represent the
Lone Star State.
On this great occasion tlc reputation
cf Virginia will be admirably upheld by
Miss Mary Russell. of Winchester. the
daughter OF Colonel james Il. Russell.
Miss Mary Wilcox. now of Washing
ton, will represent Tennessee.
AS already stated. the charming spen
sor from North Carolina will he Miss
Holt, of Burlngton.. and Miss Adelaide
Snow. one of Raeigh's loyeliest and most
attractive young women, will be maid
of honor.
The man who makes proverbs the sole