The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20
SOU THERN ARMIES
turn TO DALLAS.
Great Gathering Of Veterans This
Week in the Lone Star State.
.FAlREsT= GIRLS AS SPONSORS
Sunny States Send Representatives
of Their Beautiful Women-Rich-
mond and Other virginians
Acknowledgements.

With face set toward Texas, the Con-.
fedearte host is again on The march aid
the ArmySof Northern Virginia and the
Army of Tennessee are moving ra pldlyl
upon Dallas, which, strange 70 tell. .ws.s
captivated before; its Capture, aud re-
opened wide its gates to the warriors. All
ewes are turned southwark, and those
movement, are watching it with keen
interest
Never before, it is confidently predict
ed, will a Confederate reunion be so
large and SO ma gnifcent the one which
begins Tuesday. in the Texas city. From
all quarters of the land camps have re-
spondcd to the call and arc sending full
delegations. Veterans and sons Of vet
erans, ladies OF the Daughters of the
Confederacy. and of the Memorial Asso-
g alton fair sponsors and maids. y! no
will do the llonors for their respective or
eaniza tions, will all be there to make the
meeting a. notable one. and to render II
possible for the twelfth general reunion
to be one, at least, OF. the best ever Eheid
tSrom this State, the atend::nce Will
DC Very good. though from R',l'nlcnd
itself there will be but a slim attendones.
The distance has discouraged many VINO VINO
would have gone and other causes nave
operated to keep back those wno dcslre9
I'd attend. Quite a crowd passed through
here Thursday, however, Ell ioulo o's - ~
Dallas.
Among those sin the party who went
from Virginia were the following:
Mr.. c. Is. ROBINSON. of Richmond; =
u Jamison. of Roanoke; II. NJ. Smith
and marty of+four, from East Radford; AZ.
Andrews, of Shaws, lie; J. r. Barker'
of Norfolk; Miss. DreWry,4 OF Sentralla'
Miss Doyle of Norfolk; Miss Anderson
of Richmond; Miss Bessie Nehaple aiiu
Miss Martha Collier, OF ct 81 w. =
snottswood and daughter, of Petersburg;
Miss sibert. of. Roanoke; Colonel Maslll.
of Pulaski; Homer Atkinson, T. :. bech--
with. DR.. AIoyler, j /. f. Turner ana Hell He1l-
~ Roper, of Petersburg. -.:,,
Among the Richmond people who VIII
he at the reunion are the following, WHO WHO
left at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
over the Southern 5Road:-
d. A Brown, Jr., w L. l. Afrnlstedu,
John w. Jones, j.. Taylor Stratton,s Glls Ghas.s
r. Turner, o. B. Morgan, Mrs. Morgan,
| Mrs. Gordon. Edwin P. Cox, Miss zAnder-
son. Miss Drewry, Miss Doyle, C. B. ROD
inson and aunt, Geo w. Helms. A. ..
Wrenn, ]. Taylor Ellyson, j. Perrin.
II. A. Edmonson. Miss 4Sallie$ $DoSWcll, w.
3. Catlett and Vim: H. Sanders
The Headquarters and mail address OF
r. f. Lee Camp, No. 4. G. NJ. and OF .the
Richmond people at the reunion Will pc
No. S66 Canton Street, care OF Mr. y.
Greer, Dallas. Texas.
WILL BEGIN TUESDAY
The reunion exercises will begin Tues
r,oeatin The
veterans will be held in the Auditorium
! a & the Fair GrounGs in Dallas. From this
| time until Friday sessions will be held
daily, interspersed with social functions.
On the first daysthe meeting OF the Vete-
rams and the Sons of Veterans will be
held together in the Auditorium, but on
Wednesday the Sons will betake&th them
selves to the City Hall and sit as a sepa-
rate body. At the same time of these
stywo erea ( meetings another will be going
| on in the third annual convention of the
| Confederate Southern Memorial Associa-
| til n, which Will be held, i the CInteI-
Hand Presbyterian Church.
These three meetings will constitute the
business part Of the reunion s:
In addition to this, however, a8deliEht-
| full social programme will be Woveni1
with the business and many are the at
tractive events provided.
The sponsors and maids will. of course,
| occupy q Ilominents part in these func-
| tions. Every preparation has been made
for their pleasure and entertainment by
| the Dallas folk, and committee OF various
kinds have been PARTICULARS detailed to
Hook after them.
First on the list Of f5entertainments will
tbe reception to the spoti .g.rs nd maids
! of honor. which will be. given Tuesday
afternoon at the Dallas and Elks Clubs
i That night a grand ball vii be given
Sby Camp Nv. Ia abell. = of Dallas. com.
plimentary tos the sponsors and maids
on Wednesday night t he ma gaincent
para OF the lfphs will take place
1 and on the FOL loving nj ght TIL soflcial
/ bail Of tho tera ns. unde the auspioel