The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-11
The Men of Grant and
Lees Armies Meet
Around Camp Fire.
THE TOWN. in GALA
DRESS FOR OCCASION
Public Exercises in the Court
Room Very Enthusiastic.
Veterans We'd With
Each Other in
Kindly Ex-
pressions.

Especial from a staff Correspondent)
a8 MANASSAS, VA. May 10.-The vet
erans who wore the blue Of the Army o
y the Potomac and the veterans who fol-
lowed Lee garbed In the grny Of the
Army OF Northern Virginia are fraterniz-
ing at Manassas tonight, mingllng to-
gether at camp FIRE" where each side
is trying to outdo the other In recounting
stories illustrative of the courage. the
devotion to duty and the magnanimity
OF the other. q
4 The meeting tonight follows day re- re-
markable in many ways, chiefly IN that
lit saw blue and gray unite at 1.-THE town
OF Manassas, the scene OF the first Inn
nortant battle OF tse war between the
states, and also one Of the greatest. It' It;
II It is said there >re fve hundred Of the
veterans OF the Associate lon 4of the Army I'm
N Of the Potomac at Manassas to attend attend
the thIrty-sixth annual reunion which h'l
S was held here this Year at the invita-.
W t,on OF the town Of Manassas. ana ths
81 Confederate camp OF the old town. the
Il very name OF which has come to stand
Yor rthc devotion or the people of Virginia
~ ~ tlle use that was lost forever at
The The number OF Confederate veterans
was not so large. owing to- the fact
that It is a busy season with the farm
era but they will be out In force or. 20 ,l.l
q moro ~ and in their wa CONS, viii lch theS.
will use to transport their oid-time foes
to the battlc1elds: some Sr''Aes distant
Lunch on the Field.
The people OF the town and county have
"a ranged TO spread n lunch on the
4 grounds or the old Henry house. rem 1l1 en-
3bered by veterans as he spot anou Y q :,
which there was much . e ne harasss 9 as,s
II fighting OF each battle of M ManAssa 81 the
town Is In gala dress IN honor OF the
visiting veterans. Red, white and blue
"a 2hIes everywhere. FAll the citizens 81 p-
peared 8 to-dayfto be enjoying more or
less Of III holida y. hich they we're. etn-
Z ploying for the purpose OF entertaining
the veterans OF the Union army come 10
I, revisit the scenes Of the battles where.
they had to yield to Southern courage
r and strategy. 3s
4 s. The public exercises this afternoon were
marked BY speeches from Northern and
Southern men. which abounded in moth
4 ing so much as In patriotism and ad-
mration for the bravery OF Americans.
whether they wore the blue or the gray.
Il erans to the skill OF ackson and Lee
and the courage OF the men Of the Army
81 OF Northern Virginia were as fine as \
have ever heard a Confederate orator.
nay. to his ,chieftains and his comrades.
Pious of Praise.
There was not an incident throughout
the day which embarrassed the veterans
4 OF either army, unless the praises either
p side gave to the other caused cmbarrass-
ment. s
VIA There were business meetings of the va a-
81 8rlous corps In the forenoon. and IN the
afternoon there were public exercises
e} in the courthouse. The court room seemed
full at 9 O clock. hut the people continued
TO crowd in until every foot OF available
space was occupied. a large portion OF
L the crowd was composed OF ladies'. Union
veterans, visitors and a liberal ssprinkling
OF old gray bearded men with DIS OF
\ silk representing the stars and bars sl
X pinned on their breasts. made up the
rest OF the crowd. not including, Of
course, the large number OF Manassas
people OF the younger generation, who
+ had been working for q month to nave
everything In readiness for the veterans
3 in blue when they arrived. 81
At 81 o'clock General King introduced
Rev, John McGill. once Confederate
q chaplain, who made an eloquent prayer.
He invoked n blessing upon the Presi-
dent upon the branches OF government,
and especially upon soldiers and sailors
OF the republic. "As Thou vert with us
1. in the days of our weakness, o Lord, be
with us in these greater days of peril,
( the days of our greatness of our Wea lth, Z
He prayed: Deliver us from the perils
OF wealth." The prayer concluded With
an earnest plea for continued unity ana
fra aternity. ss 4 Sf III s5 y 5a
Il Star Snano1ed Ranrer. .S.3 p
THE Star spangled Banner" was
& sung by Mrs. Annie Laurie stlson, the
whole audience Joining in the chorus witt
REPRESENTATIVE Rlxey was INTRODUCED
{ BY General King, Mr.. Roxey was eo'
quent In welcoming the visitors to the
soil OF Virginia He spoke for Cover
nor Montague, who wrote hlnl yester-
day morning that he woula bc unaDic
to be present. ;i III
He paid this tribute to the Army OF the
4 Potomac and the Army of Northern Vir-
ginia: without the Gray the Blue would
i have had no reunion, without the Blue
the Gray would not have achieved inl-
perlshable glory"
. He said: United they stand, their
glory tho precious heritage Of y united
people" He was accorded an ovation
when no concluded his two-minute id
dress, 9 u v sis sy
Judge c. %. Nicol. Of Manassas, extend
ed q welcome oil behalf OF theacitizens Of
tho town. Ills address was brief but
several times this speaker had to suspend
/ mntil the applause died. ~ welcome YOU
as citizens Of u common country ne
said, following whichlthele was prolongtd s.,
applause lie called attention to tle
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