The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-10
|MAKP PLANS. For
! ||| REUNION
Colonel Gordon, Cliaifi1ian5of3 Gem
eral Committee, Issues Ad-- VI
dress to The People Z.
COMMITTEES i ARE Il NAMED y n f: J
Announces List Of Those Who!
Will Have Charge 81 the Ar--8I
sSs rangeine,,ts5forE Veterans.

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The work o. preparing FOR tho great
COME dornte Reunion Of 100 is taking III
lfdefnite shape. s "a ~ sl3 IS
|S}s Colonel John Nv. Gordon, chairman Of
the General Committee B. wing the ar
arrangements In CHARGE. vest erdnyi isstied
ia patriotic address to the citizens, In
which he announces the various commit :
tees ia 3s 5;$ } {I s 81 s .i
There will soon be ID general eating
|sof tho committees, and the grea work
lBof shaping plans II, detail will begin.ssSs5S
| s33a Tho address OF Colonel Gordon follows:
Richmond July Y, ~ \ 0oG.
,Cotnrndes and Fellow CT tizens: i.,s 81 81,
On May 10, 1906, d Joint cofnnll tee
from Lee and Pickett Camps. Confcdterr-
ate Veterans, duly appointed to arrange
ute Veterans in 1907 In this city, named
ono hundred and SIX 4 Conf ederate Vet
Grams, citizens, Sons OF eteransE and fla-.
dies Of Il the 4Je fferson Davis Monument
Associn ton, as n General Committee OF
Arrangements for that rs purpose rs Mr..
Joseph Bryan was named general chair
man 8of thnt committee. AZ q well vel ! !.
attended meeting OF this committee o.
ono hundred and six held " In 3 Lee Camp
Hill june 9Th, Judge George 7. Chris:
tinn presiding, b and Adjutnnt ] !. Taylor
stratton acting as secretary. a letter
from Mr. Joseph Bryan was read, dccln-.
ing to serve as general chairman, = fere-I
uponEthe meeting elected the following
officers: John w. Gordon. general chair
mar; Hon. d. G. richardson, vice-chalr-
man; ] \. Taylor stratton, secretary,
James NJ Boyd, treasurer; Edgar D..
Taylor chairman Executive Committee. i!
Il; Those who were present at this meets
ling will remember that I promptly and
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IN ent aus II general chairman, n giving what
II considered excellent reasons HI WHY
should not and could not do n 90, chief
among which being a physical $inflrmty,
which, ~ times, Is very distressing and
loverwork in a very trying and exacting
business. The rleetng practically re-
fused to accept my declina tom by pro y
22ceedng to flll the other offices bovo
mentioned and adjournng without my
acceptance OF the general schairrt anship
and without clecting any one in my place
ss Accepts c Craftsmanship.
S3 Since the adjournment of that meet ting,
under urgent persuasion and promises Of
generous assistance, realizing that some
one must make tho necessary sacrifices
5toHundertake this grca wor *. d and pro-
ifolndly approaching the high compl ~
Fr1ent paid me, / have. but most reluct-s
;antly. assumed the duties and RESPONSE
5bilitieg OF general chairman While !
still regret this honor was not bestowed
upon some more capable person, Is whose
I! time L Is not otherwise so fully coupled
ns smino, having decided to undertake. the!
work, plcd 90 nj most aithful Service
and earnest cndeavor towards It's I sue Z,
.cessful 33nccomplishmc But can &C.
complish nothing without your cordial
generous and nnremittI1g support The
Ion do tatn ~
should IL enlist the deepest Interest and
practical aid, not only OF every Confe L s
era te Veteran and Son ,of a Vet Gran 4. but
Of every patriotic citizen Of our beautiful
and beloved city,. In the name OF the
city OF Richmond, our honorable Mayor, Z
at New Orleans last May extended X to-
the large body OF Confederate Veterans.
there 4. assembled. M invita- ton to hold:
their5reunionS In the year 4 9o7 In this city
The invitation was accepted 18th The
greatest manifestation Of enthusiastic
but &everybody Is glad OF mn opportunity
to come "a Richmond. and they are con, "A
Ing tosthe next reunion in tens OF thou
sands. It will be fhe biggest crowd
Richmond has ever been cal led upon to
entertain, & Besides tho crowds that will
be In Attendance upon tho jamestown
Exposition at that time. many OF whom
will DO attracted by tho reunion to $ltlch-4
tmond, the iunvesling OF the i fferson Davis
Monument. land possibly, II not probably.
thesunYelIlng OF the equestrian statue g
General u. T. * 3. Stuart during the re-
union. but not on the Same day. VIII
prove drawing cards. mot only to the sur
svivors and sons OF those who followed
the Victorious banner Of our tncomyJlN-
able cavalry leader and to the survivors
OF all that grand army who fought Tor
constitutional 81 liberty and tho mnlnte-!
nance OF those principles OF RICH t. OF
which tho President $of tho ConfeG. re- to.
States was the EN- odimnnt., but to thou
sands 4 OF patriotic citizens from v every
part OF our dear Southland.
May Be Our Last.
5SIn all probability there will never be
another general reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans In Richmond after
1907, and 1t is the belief hat this VIII
be the last grand rally.of the IA Guard
to be held in this capita VI city Of the
South which they 80 deyotedly and val
.!antly defended forty and more. years
ago and a longing desire OF these. old /
soldiers to visit once more. u aforeA 4 hey
cross over the river. these localities where
were enacted the stirring scenes OF thefrl
early manhood, In which each. ,y deed I
OF yalor or heroic fferinls. added iis
laurel < O ttIIle tANlh VA kN1s e -
immortal the Confederate soldier. that
viii bring to Virginia and lsiellncnd In
greater numbers, comparatively, than
aver before, the surviving remnant Of the
noblest army the world ever saw. " De-s
hooves us, therefore, citizens Of Rich
mona, to give these old heroes, thelrsssonsI
and daughters. royal welcome and 70 dis
pense to them that generous hospitality
for Which Richmond is SO Justly famed
Therefore,, by all the glorious, as we'll as
sad and llallowed memories Of the past;i
.by the manifold blessings OF the present.
by the glorious prospects OF the fntnro,
and In the name OF civic pride, an
peal 10 you for your enthusiastic Interest!
ard practical aid In the gra,t wosx Of
preparation for the reunion Of the United
.confedernte Veterans to be held In This
city June, 1907, the exact days OF which
will be announced later. The work will
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