The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-26
GREAT REUNION
OPENS IHIS Week
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two divisions. Those who came to The
city as visitors, or as members OF tho
various side organizations, who wished
to secure hotel or boarding house ac-
computations at their own expense at
varying coBts, must be looked after.
Che coJnmittec on information ana
quarters under direction OF Captain
Charles II. 1.oehr, veteran of Pick
ctts charge, has undertaken the task
OF collecting the names OF hundreds
OF boarding places with rates and ac-
Commodations. and from their ONCE
hundreds of letters arc going out daily, !
assigning people to suitable quarters
where they Will be we'll taken care
OF. The housing OF $4,000 visitors In
city OF not much more than 100000
population issiio small proposition,
The hotels and larger boarding
houses have been long since taken UP. |
although both the Jefferson and Muir |
phys have opened up hundreds of new |
rooms In the past few weeks. The |
hospitality of the city has never failed, I
however and all along the residence
streets people arc taking in 4, few
here and a few there, in addition to the |
enormous amount OF private entertain |
ing that Is scheduled for reunion week |
Many Will no doubt come to Richmond |
without having secured quarters in
advance. and for these "A committee OF |
the sons Of Veterans. acting with Cap
tain Loehrs committee, will endeavor |
to secure them quarters.
Another department. OF entertaining |
has been the providing suitable quar-
ters for the camps OF United Confed-
crate Veterans the white headed |
'boys' in gray who come to Richmond
as the city's guests. and for whom the
best lis none too good
Captain David A. Brown is the EN- |
Client chairman OF the committee on
entertainment of veterans. and his ex
perience i'll quartermaster and com
Inissary departments has stood him in |
good stead a number OF public ruild-
1ngs have been put at the disposal of
ms committee, and arrangements |
were made for cots and all comforts
for thousands Of men in the halls of
the University CDllege of Medicine, |
tho Mechanics Institute and In num-
Der OF large warehouses In different
parts of the city.
Camp J. w. Gordon.
In addition TO this "a unique feature
OF this reunion Will be a great tented
city. named after the general chair
man. John w. Gordon where accom-
modations have been arranged under
canvas for some four thousand veter-
ans. The camp is complete in every
respect. and IL the week proves to
be bright weather the camp will be
one of the notable sights of the re-
union. a large dining shed with
Kitchens and store-rooms has been
erected. and west of this shed are
hundrens of army tents, many of them
loaned by express permission of the
United States War Department
The camp was laid of in regular
military formation. and when the tents
arrived. the members of the local mill
tary companies turned out in the moon
light and raised tents with vim and
enterprise that shows the spirit in
which the city is receiving the vet
Grams.
Other committees have done well
their work. Cheap railroad rates have
been secured, and the city Auditorium
and the Horse Show Building have
been put in order and decorated with
Confederate colors. Committees on
visiting military, on parade. on car
riages and horses, on bands of music
and on decoration. have ali done their
work. and the two great parades which
VIII mark the reunion will show the
fruits. Provision has also been made
for the entertainment of sponsors and
maids of honor. and for medical and
ambulance work during the reunion.
Two Great Parndes.
AS to the notable events OF the re-
Union, the chief popular interest CEN
tres around the unwilling of the two
great monuments and the two great
military and Confederate parades in
connection with these exercises.
These events occur on the opening
and closing day of the reunion. The
j. T.. b. Stuart equestrian figure wilt
be unveiled on Thursday afternoon
after which the parade will reform and
move on to Hollywood Cemetery. where
the usual exercises of Memorial Day.
will be observed. The monument inl
memory of Mr.. jefferson Davis, Pres
ident of the Confederacy, viii be un-
yelled with imposing ceremonies on
Monday June Sd. after another notable
parade. in which a large number off
visiting bands of music will take part
Imposing popular events are arranged
for the evenings during reunion week,
the veterans joining with the Sons in
many of these great occasions.
On Thursday evening at the Audi
forum will occur the presentation of
all official sponsors and maids of honor
to the Sons of Veterans, most i'm
posing and beautiful ceremony. Friday
evening will come the great ball in the
Horse Show Building in honor of the
sponsors, followed by fireworks and
entertainments at lakewood.
on Saturday evening Governor
Swanson will receive at the Executive
Mansion. and at the Auditorium build
ing an entertainment will be given to
veterans. sons of veterans and spon-
sors by Polk Miller, assisted by other
Southern talent
Sacred Concert.
Sunday evening comes the great sa