The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-11
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REUNION DAY
The Veterans Of Amherst Or-
game a Confederate
Camp. jisj
DINNER ON / COURT ii GREEN L: Z:
Music Band and Church
Choir Sings dresses by Gen.
Munford and Cyclone jim.
/. (specialto The Times Dlspatch.)


M AMHERST, VA. August 10. Fully one
thousand persons attended the 0ad Con Jon
j feredates' Day given here to-day under under
the auspices OF the Or. John Thompson
Chapter OF the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy. The old Confeder ties OF the
county were out In full force, and brought
with them their wives. children and
grandchildren. They also brought With
them large baskets Of dinner, and after
tho exercises were over the dinner was
spread In the court green for the crowd
u The. exercises were held out OF, the
court green, where a large platform mad
been erected for the spea kers, CONF ca.
! crate flags and bright colors decorated
the platform, courthouse and yard. a
band from Lynchburg furnished music
FOR the crowd. and the clloirs OF me
several churches In the village rendered err =
some songs. Quite a number OF people
< came over from Lynchbtirg. among them
several mem ers OF the Lynchburg. Chap =
ter OF the Daugh OF the Contedertaey y;
THE SPEAKERS.
h Eloouent speeches were made by Dr.
+ i. 3, Avirett, General 7. T. Munford and
Judge J ~. Marshall. bette known nov as
{.Cyclone jim N arshall Sss'.l
@ Al the conclusion b < the exercises a.
camp or Con federate Veterans was Or y.
lied In tho midst fof great rth US fl
Rev DR.. j. 81 B. Avirett opened the exer r.
cises with prayer. I. 81 :,
federate, and was chaplain during the
war OF the Seventh " rg mia cay ~
company formed the nucleus of Turner VI.
Ashby,s &brlgad lie, and was fig httn 8 unoer
hi n when he was shot. Dr. Aylrett made
a stirring speech. urging the veterans rs
"A to organize a camp, and II was ms 81 ~ s.
ring appeal for this which was the cause il
ofSthe organizaton Of the Colonel = oh nm
In. Ellis Camp Of veterans "a ter&i n II me e
4 day. MI. ~ .iS Allen presid ed over the
VI exercises and introduced the speake
Mr.. G.. II. Scott, on bel alf Of the loaugn-
\ tcrs, welcomed the vet Grams, and the cert--
@tificates emitting the veterans 70 crosses ,l
ofShonor. to be presented 10 them 8by5 me ~
Daughters Of the Conf eder acy. were PFC PIG
ne THEIR OLD COMMANDER
Ef 4 q con Al "a era BILE part of General Mum
sford's first command. h the Second virginia
cavalry, vent from this county and $fol-a
lowed him through the war, notably the
company organized here ~ ela q. p,!ll
Thomas Whitehead The old J. soldie !.
were glad to see once mo re their l <, ola5
listened ca gerIy to his speech and APP
piauded heartily when he had finished ned.
General Dlunford emphasized the TACT
that the South had ught only LOT g d IS
tense ~ its rig hts, and even It's INVASION
$or the North on the two occasions! y
which this Has3 done. was mefel " part
q IL the scheme OF defensive war; are
Cyclone Jim Marshall 9 speech drew Ire y
loud cheers and peals OF laugh ter from IN
the crowd. ss te Il. q
II was ir,terspersed With many Of the
s judges best Jokes hich were ~ Y oF;7
oughly enjoyed. S 4. !.
& Judge Marshall promise the people Z o.
~ Amherst to visit them a gain. during the
faii campaign and he says hat ne a ,,s
roing to make It warm or the HepuIpollEl-
cans in the Ninth District and 4 al all over yer
the state this fall sS--.3
q "a the conclusion Of the exc rcises me
veterans got together and organized the
John 4. Ellis Camp OF &C federate vet ,!
erans. Sixty-fyo members were enrolled
md the following officers were elected: I
h COMMANDER. E. B. McGinnis;s First Lieu y "
tenant- Commander, 3. 3. Campbell sec s.
y ond lieutenant Commando r, Scion Steph-
ems; Third Lieutena ant ommander,
McGinnis: Chaplain. Captaitnr III l Edgar 'sl
Whitehead; 'sg .F5, 81
The veterans passed resolution thahk.
ing the DR.. John Thompson Chapter OF
the Daughters OF the Con federacy for the
magniflcent way II which they had en- en-
tertained them. Nil