Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-04
REAGAN TO BE HERE.
WILL SPEAK on THE LIFE OF
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS.
tbs WINNIE DAVIS MEMORIALS,
Plans Almost Completed for the I'm
yelling OF the Monument on Thurs
day and the Tablet To lie Unveiled
on Wednesday.

Hon John II. Reagan. OF Texas, tho
only surviving member Of the Confede-
rate Cabinet, viii be in Richmond this
week 10 attend the unwilling Of the Win
ME Davis monument, erected by the
Daughters OF the Confedcracy. ard the
private monument to President Davis
erected by his wife an1 ga, ghter. II Is
understood that he will make a short adj
dress on the life Of Mr.. Davis.
The plans for the unveiling OF the
Daughter Of the Confederacy" monu-
ment have been pretty we'll perfected
and the event will be the central feature
Of the meeting Of the National Convention
OF the United Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy The final details for the unveil-
ing Of the small monuments TO Mr.. Davis
and jefferson Davis. Jr, have not been
arranged. and probably will not be unit
the arrival OF Mrs. Davis and Mrs
Hayes next Tuesday evening
The Daughters Of the Confederacy in
tend 10 carry out a programme that mee'
with the approval Of Mrs. Davis. but re-
gard the unwilling Of the Winnie DAVIS
monument as the principal event anu
rather expect whatever other exercise
are held TO be incidental thereto Inc
monument will arrive Monday whlle the
memorial tablets to Miss Winnie and INC
four sons of President and Mrs. DAVIS
are expected to-day.
Lee Camps Pcrfccting Plans
The session of Lee Camp last night wa
highly interesting, and many matters I''
latng 10 the meeting OF the Daughters o.
the Coniederacy were acted upon.
At the request of Comrade Thomas a.
Brander. chief marshal of the Winnie
Davis parade, to be held Ihurs1ay, I'm
rades Joseph ". Thomas, }. II. Hrache
and George Il. Deane were APPOINTED
aides.
Commander A. G. Peay. Comrades John
h. Iaughton, Jr., and Thomas A. Brano'i
were appointed a committee 20 invite ATS
Jefferson Davis TO visit Lee Camp Han
during her stay In Richmond. and inspect
Tie oil portrait of Miss Winnie, Daughter
Of the Confederacy.
Commander Peay has ordered Lee camp
TO meet on Thursday at 1 o'clock TO pa
rade on the occasion OF the unVelins Oh
Me Winnie Davis monument In Holly
wood. Quite a number Of the uniformed
camps and Otnsr veterans aru coming 10
Richmond on that occasion, and efforts
are being made 10 have the Blacksburg
Cadet Battalion here. II IS hoped that
the splendid battalions of Naval Reserves
from Norfolk, Va, who were 30 highly
c0mpiimented by every one during theiI
recent visit will also be here
Commander Upshur Bass requests the
members Of Pickett Camp to come 70
their meeting Monday night in uniform
TO attend the historical reception at the
jefferson.
COmrade w. Ben. Palmer presented to
the camp a photograph of the monument
recently erected at Front Royal. Va, %
the members Of Mosby's command who
were martyred by the Federal soldiers in
lsl2 The photograph was accepted with
thanks 10 Comrade Palmer.
Lee Camp accepted al invitation from
the Confederate Memorial Literary So
.caty TO be present on Monday at / +. NJ,
when the shaft of the Merrimac will be
formally received and to attend the his
tor.cal readings at the jefferson Monday
night.
colonel Thomas Smith, OF Warrenton,
made q splendid speech before the camp,
which was well received by his old COM
rades. During his visit to the city he has
given an order 10 have painted an oil por-
trait Of his distinguished father, Cover
nor William Smith, who was a major
general of the Army OF Northern Virginia
and twice Governor Of Virginia.