The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-28
BATTLE FLAGS
ARE RECEIVED.
Virginia Veterans an Civ g g
Formal Acceptance TO
Returned COlOrs.
|. THE LAST DAY THE
MOST INTERESTING
Sycamore Street a Jam With
Visitors, and the Crowd AS
Large AS On the Other
Days Of the Reunion.
Festivities at
Night.
NV a SIM Correspondent

PETERSBURG. VA. October 27.--
Petersburg was quite as full of visitors
to-day as on the previous days OF the
eighteenth annual reunion Of the Virginia
Confederate Veterans. The suppos'tlon
was that this, being the last day OF the
reunion. the town would be deserted, and
only a corporal's guard left TO WIND up
the business Of the camp. Such was not
! the case. for comparatively few OF the
delegates hurried home, the sons con-
tinued to hold the fort, and the Daugh-
ters-well, they are sure to be true c.E to
the end. iG sg5t.
Tho heavy clouds and the rains Of the
two first days kept many visitors away
but they took advantage Of the sunsn1he
of to-day and the excursion tram con-
tingent from nearby country stations TOOK
full advantage Of the reduced rates ana
came to town in reatnumbers 70 see .tne
decoratons hear the bands play ana IN
such other ways as possible 70 70 ENJOY
themselves. IA
Sycamore street was nearly as much
of a lam to-day as on yesterday.
The Grand Camp had its real business
meeting this morning, and for the hrst
time during the reunion had 2 comfort
able room In which to hold 1t. Hereto
fore the Academy OF Music management
failed to have the heat turned on, and
the " M. c.. A. hail. in which the tues
day afternoon meeting was held was
! something of an Ice house. The camp
met at $3.50. transacted It's business as
rapidly as possible, and by 1:So o'clock
had obviated the necessity Of an after
| noon session.
Afternoon Off.
l@iyrhis enabled the Veterans to take an
afternoofl OF, ,s thef9betters to be able to
| take a part In the Festivities Of the eve
| ing, which pertained entirely to the ccre.
| mony Of receiving the returned Virginia
battlefags. a
Tho sons held their final meeting in
the morning and wound up their con-
vention festivities with an old-fashloned
tournament. This in order to show the
very young Daughters OF the Confederacy
how their fathers and grandfathers and
mothers and grandmothers found enjoy
ment in the days long ago. The exercises
at night, which closed the eighteenth
annual reunion were purely sentimental.
Tattered Banners.
The old stattered battlehags, which had
been returned to Virginia by the govern
ment at Washington were by Governor
Montague turned over In form to the
camp then returned to tho State for safe
Keeping. A detail from the camp and
the Sons camp went over to Richmond,
brought the flags here, and they were
made to play their part in the interesting
exercises of the evening. This was all
simply perfunctory, for the flags Will go
back to the States safe deposit vault,
I and the turning Of them over to the camp
was Il mere matter OF form However,
this spectacular part of the camps pro-
ceedngs brought out some good speeches.
Wythevlle, Va, Oct. "a, 1905.
Comrades of the Virginia Division, U.
S. C. W.:
Your commander begs leave to make
the following report for the past year;
and, at the same time, to present to each
camp and each member thereof his greet
ings.,
Four new camps have been organized
during the past year as follows: Cabell-
Graves Camp, Danville, Va; Morgan
Coldtran Camp, Hillsvlllc, Va; Camp
Louisa, Louisa, Va; Camp Doug.as-'
Carter, King William Courthouse. Va;
William T. Clopton. Manchester. Va,
/ Your commander has carried on an ex-l
tcnsve correspondence both himself, and
also have his brigade commander, In nm
effort to increase the number OF new
camps. and to revive and stimulate the
camps already In existence, but his CT
forts have been principally In vain. Nu-
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