The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-06-29
IMMuNES' REUNION
COMMITTEES MAKING PREPARE
TONS FOR THE EVENT
AuUGE CROWD EXPECTED FROM WASHINGTON

The reunion OF the 4th Immune Rpgi-
ment here on July 30 promises To be-
an event OF unusual interest 4 larg,.
number Of members OF that command
will be here, and with their ladies and
| Spanish war veterans OF other regiments
will eXcoed three hundred visitors. The
old camp ground Hicks Field, near
Guuncry Spring, has been secured 10y
Mcssrs. Henry Dannehl aud T. d. Mar
shall and rendered ire To the regiment
and n camp fire will be- held there The
use Of the Opera House has also been
rendered by Mes-rs lIirSh and Gold
smith, and this will be- headquart,r H..
The committees from the City Council,
President t. d. Cole. t. W. Mills, W ).
Embrry. j. ". Masters, f. NJ Young.
Jr.. ". l.. Watson, j. +. Rowe; Bust.
ness Mems Association j. v. Thomas.
president, A. T. Rowe. e. W Jones. j.
+. Layton and Isaac Ilirsh; military.
Capt. NJ b. Rowe and Lieut.. r. W. Lar
kin, are hard at work periectIng arrange
ments for the proper entertainment OF
the regiment. The committees have been
subdivided az follows:
Parade, +. ID. Cole. W. ). Embrey. l..
w. Young, Jr., Capt. VI. B. Rowe aud
Lieut. T. NJ. larkin.
Speakers, l.. W. Mills. l.. D. Cole, l..
VI. Young. Jr.
Refreshments. ]. ". Thomas, L. p.
Rowe, g. ". Jones. james T. Layton
and Isaac Hirsh.
Committee ON speakers stand in park,
!. i. Rowe. T.. ". Jones and W. l.. Wat
son.
Decorations. J. ". Masters. T. NJ Lar
kin. e. W. Jones
Reception, Isaac IIrsh. j. r. Layton.
NJ. h. Rowe.
The Washington Post OF Monday has
the following:
The Fourth immune Regiment Spanish
War Veterans. arr arranging Tor 10
union at fredericksburg. Va, ON July y,
( and ). The regiment was recruited iu
Maryland. Virginia, aud the District.
The committee having the reunion ia
charge announce that arrangements are
about complete.
Sergt. Daniel e. Ehrly. upon the in
ytation 0i the mayor and city council.
visited fredericksburg Friday and at-
tended meeting OF the citizenS COM
mittee aud learned oi plans adopted for
the entertainment OF the veterans.
Sergt. Eberly reported that the citizens
would entertain ~ follows:
On July ;, "a public reception in the
afternoon 10y the mayor at the court
houSe. and campiin'S in the evening 10y
the city council.
On July I. a parade over the old route
over which the regiment went going into
camp. followed 10y an old-iashioncd bar
b,s.ue. at which short addresses will be-
made hy COL VI. Emmett Ip'll. past COM
mnnder-in-chici. L. ;. W. L.;Capt. Arthur
Hendricks. past department commander.
and Col \. T. Taskrr. commander DE
partmrnt of the Potomac. &. T. R;Capt
X. II. Wood, national council oi admin
istratiun: DR.. :. Clifford Cox. commander
DEPARTMENT al District of Columbia
Spanish War Veterans. Capt. Homer &.
Locking. rrgimrntal historian. and ~
mayor uf fredericksburg. The balance
uf the day will lr SI~ut visiting the old
battlrlirld- of frdrrick~hurg. Falmouth
aud the WILDERNESS This will be- rspeo-
tally interesting To a large number oi q.
/ \. X. veterans who areeNpected toattcud.
The parade will hr novel In way. and
probably the only one OF its Kind that
has ever taken place. for in the marching
columns. with shoulder To shoulder. will
be- found the Union and Confederate sol
dirr OF | SCI .thcirsons Organizations,and
the guests. who did so much 10 unite the
blue and the gray. and Whose uniform *
emblematical OF that union July 9TH will
be- taken up with peri'cting the rcgi-
mental organization and providing for
| future reunions.
The committee. consisting of Lieut.. W.
! II. Mellach. chairman. and Lieut.. VII
| liam Peacock, Sergts u. E., Ebcriy, II. j.
| Locking. Charles Bartel. Joseph l.. May,
| +. W. Alexander, e. o. Richter, and
/ Capt. f.. H. Brian, announce that every
thing will be perfected, and that all sol
diers sailors and marines OF any war
will be welcomed by the regimental and
/ citizens committees.
Commander-in-chieiE English has grant
ed permssian for the Fourth Immune
Camp to hold Understanding on the
camp ground during the reunion, rs it Is
expected that fully 800 Spanish war vet
Grams will be present and over thirty reg
| iments represented.
/ Department Commander ). {. Cox has
issued call for meeting 20 be- held at
Spanish War Veterans Hall tonight To
make arrangements to attend.