The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-30

dolpfi last night, the fiftN.seventh ami,
vefsare OF her birth. 1t was Immediately
endorsed by Lee Camp, and that organ
e lzatipn will next Friday night take ac-
ftion definitely forwarding the movement
The first meeting to be held in this ctivi
to- take action on the death of General
Lee was one OF State and city officials
yesterday morning Then in the carly AZ
ternnou The Chamber OF Commerce met
ara took action and about the same time
the Veteran Cavalry Association of the
Army OF Northern virginia had u prelin,-
mary meeting to take action, which II did
Mt n later meeting last night. The Com
mon Council and Board OF Alderman OF
the city met last night and adopted APP
pfopriate resolutions, also expressing the
hope that tho irltcrnlent would be IN 1 no,
4 lywood Cemetery, and rendering the ely
Hall as n ut place in which to have re-
mains lie in state upon ARRIVAL mere, IL.
III Lee Camp adopted resolutions along
the same line, and ordered telegram
sent ID Mrs. Lee, placing the camp ut
Z her service and command. BRIEF spon-
!, tancous expressions Of regard for Gen
crnl Lee, personal "reminiscences ana es-
Inmates or Him as II, man we're made py
several members of the camp.
Will Meet Body.
erstns is called 10 assemble III uniforms Mt
the camp hall one hour before the arrival
OF the body and the funeral escort from
4 WashjnGton. The hour of the arrival oil
the funeral train is announced in tele-
i graphic dispatches from Washington, anu
veterans will govern themselves accord
insly. 1t is also expected that the Rlch-
fnond Light Infantry Blues Battalion and
the five Richmond companies OF the
r.. 1,n Dc 1l,tl
under arms to escort the body from
the traint the City Hall lotunda, where
1t will lie in state. The Blues will detail
n guard of honor to serve at the City
Hall.
The Richmond IIowitze-s have been or
dercd to detail a section with one gun to
fire salute of seventeen guns t inter-
walls of half an hour In the Capitol Square
beginning ats \. NJ. and continuing. UNI
thu +. NJ. On the day OF the funeral
3 the liowitzcr Battery will fire minute guns
while the funeral cortegc Is moving from
the City Hall to the cemetery. AS the
body Is Inferred q seventeen gun salute
will be fired ut the cemetery and at the
close of the obseqnics salvos will be fired
from the embankment overlooking the
cemetery.
The body will lie in state in the rotunda5
on the first floor of the City Hail. This
is made necessary by the fact THAT the
State Capitol. the logical place for such
ceremony. is now dismantlcd and tenn
porarily disuscd.
Besides the many expressions of civic.
mitary6and historical organizations yes
htcrday,G there were many handsome indi-
.vidual tributes to the dead soldier and
citizen, several Of which We're published.
Visible signs OF mourning were apparent,
ION every hand. The national flag over
the Custom House was at half mast ms
were The flags over the Chamber OF Com
nerce. the Chesapeake and Ohio office
building and over other buildings OF
public or semi-public character.
Major e IT, ID. Myers, president OF the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad, n prominent Confederate SOL
der and a close personal friend OF Gene
raj Lee. left yesterday at noon for Wash
sington to meet Mrs. Lee and tender his
condolences and his services. He nlso
went to suggest the appropriateness OF
interment of the body in Richmond and
TO offer facilities In connection with the
to offer every facility In connection with
the railway service In moving the flne-
raj party from the National capital 70
this city. sts5t5 5S5ttl u 3.siSs