Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
CONFEDERATE REUNION
IN NEW KENT COUNTY
A Joyous Time-The Old Soldiers
Actually FIirted With the Girls
All Dny-Spcechcs.

NEW KENT COURTHOUSE, VA, Oc-
tober 2o-(Special.)-The annual reunion
of the Confederate veterans OF this coun-
ty took place al the courthouse Friday.
Thirty or forty old veterans and large
crowd Of citizens, ladies and gentlemen.
and children. were present. 1t was better
than horse show to see fine Virginia
ladies' with long wooden spoons stirring
the Brunswick stew in thrty-gallon
boiler. Seventeen squirrels and ever
thing else that goes to make an old Viz
GINA stew were in the boiler. Scattered
about the lawn were old Confederates,
their wives and daughters. and grand
daughters, and beautiful bellies and hand
some beaus. and young girls and chill
dren, in gorgeous array. beaming win
joyous life It was a gladstone sight.
OLD VIRGINIA DINNER.
Then the dinner of stew, and ham.
chicken. and lamb. on long table in the
grove, made feast fit for the gods or
even for Confederate soldier. Most OF
these men are good livers, and have Il
good dinner every day, but not one like
this, or served as this one was. Great
hearted women who made the monument
to honor them did the serving dinner
there was not a hired servant on the
ground-and they made it jolly, too.
FIIRTATIONS.
Why, some Of these old fellows actually
carried on nirtations with the girls all
day long. and the girls with them One
superb young woman pinned to the Lapel
of judges coat rich Cape Jessaminc.
and later on a very beautiful old lady,
who was his first love forty-five years
ago, came to him and took it off. and said
she would take care Of that herself.
The dinner over, some young people
sang sweet songs, and the crowd was
invited to the courtroom to hear the old
soldiers talk Of the war.
ADDRESS OF D. G.. TYLER.
Judge Christian presided. and introduce
ed State Senator D. G. Tyler. who he
said, would speak at any time and any
where but had made his best speech
when he spoke to his wife and captured
her.
Mr.. Tyler's address was very beautiful
one, couched in ornate language ano
fervidly eloquent. and was received with
every manifestation of pleasure.
A RICHMONDER'S REMARKS
Mr.. Tyler was followed by Mr. Andrew
Gill. of Lee Camp, Richmond formerly
member of the old Charles City Troop
and one of the best soldiers of that gal.
liant command. Mr.. Gill kept his audience
in uproarious hilaritv for half an hour
mainly telling of how he got into Point
Lookout; what occurred to him there.
and how he got back home. Mr. CHI
closed his speech with a fervent prayer
that all the old soldiers might meet at
last around the Great White Throne
HOW \ SWEETHEART WAS LOST
Mr.. Gill was followed by Mr. William
z. Woodcock OF the Southern Guard.
who kept up the merriment for thirty
minutes. Mr.. Woodcocll told of how he
went to the war for four years and com
ing back found his sweetheart engaged tc
another man and she didn't apologize Il
him for lea wing him orr either 10
he had lost four years III the war and
had no time to tarry, so he went to sec
another one, but there a widoWer was
in his way, and you know, my friends
he continued, that mere man can
stand against a widower.''
The meeting then adjourned until the
18th Of October next