The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-01
vETERANSl IN REUNION
SOuih'S Noted Women Given Re-
ceptiOn al Richmond.
GEN. STUARl's STATUE UNVEILED

was reception "Wednesday night az l..-
Camp Hall under the au~pic.- Il Tho
Richmond Chapter. pauSh ter~ of The
COniederacy, AT which number of noted
southern women were guests 81 honor.
among them Mrs Mara-aret Howell
Hayes. daughter Of President Jeii rs1n
Davis; Miss Mary Gusts i.a. daught.r
az Gen. Robert r L,e. Nrs "Stouewal'
Jackson. Mrs j. + b. stuart Miss
Daisy Hampton. daughter az Con Wade
Hampton. Mrs. ". h r. d Rooney >
Lee. and others The .anction was a
brilliant one The attendance was large
Visitors have bee "A pouring into Rich
mpnd by the Ousauds--veteran~. sons
OF veterans. sponsors. and Others con-
nected with the CONFEDERATE urvariza-
tions arriving from Louisiana. Texas.
Missouri Oklahoma. Missi~-ipp. Ken
tncky. Tennessee. and other states far
aud near. The arrivals from North Tar
Dina have been large.
The city l. proiuseiy decorated with
bunting Open house is being kept
throughout The city. for the grav-olad
visitors end their friends. and in addi-
tion a regular camp. " hich has been
named "tamp John ". Gordon" in
honor oi the chief marshal of the Stuart
parade Of Thursday. has been establish
ed and there some 5000 of the visiting
veterans viii be- entertained ire OF all
charge
Thursday afternoon the frst parade OF
the reunion took place. the equestrian
statue of Gen. J. +. b. Stuart. erected
10y the cavalry veterans of ths south. b.
ing unveiled. and later the Memorial Day
exercises AT Hollywood Cemetery were
held. Judge I. :. Garrett. OF Norfolk.
was the orator
Monday Inn. -. 30 r-t..-.rrr.t.r,s ..-.,.s...r
by the people OF the South To jefferson
Davis viii be unveiled and this will b.
tie occasion OF another notable parad-
The matter OF a suitable memorial T.
the women of the South in the period of
war between the States will be- consid-
erd hv the veterans
With the largest number of Confederate
veterans assembled together -insa the
war. and the great horse show building
In Richmond. In which the convention
was held. beautiful with flags aud bunr-
ing and portraits % the leaders of the
tonfsde-acy. the seventeenth annual r.
union OF the Confederate veterans opened
THURSDAY
Gen. Stith Boiling. acting for Gen Iae.
called the convention 20 order. EverS
chair in the building was occupied. and
the benches around the sides of the hal
were filed with the survivors of the
army of the Conieieracv.
Gov. swanson welcomed the veterens
ia eloquent words 70 the Old Dominion.
Mayor Mccarthy. Of Richmond. welcomed
the visitors To the city. and b Is. Nor
gan added the welcome Of the Sons Of
Veterans
When Gen Boiling presented the COM
mancer-iu-chiei of the Confederate Vet
Grams, Gen. stephen ID. Lee. the old sol
diers rose 70 their FEET and received him
with enthusiasm Gen. lee assumed The
gavei and made his annual address IL
said that the coming ot q Confederate
veteran TO Richmond was like the return
of a iong-ab~ent child to it, mother.
At noon the session adjourned for the
veterans 10 take part In The unwilling of
the equestrian statue oi Gen ! f. b.
stuart, erected hy the Cavalry As~ocia-
ton OF the Army az Northern Virginia.
The parade started az p. M aud wac
a brilliant pagraut The display was
witnessed by about 5000 peop'e The
whole number of people IN line and on the
sidewalks l. estimated az from H.. 600
20 100. 600. There are about 10000
actual veterans IN Richmond on sons
ot Veterans and other auxiliary bodies.
there are about 10000 and in addition
10 these there are about 20. 900 visitors
swanson and his staff Then iu "A car
riage came the sponsor in chief of the
nited Confederate Veterans. with her
maids oi honor then the Seventh Vir-
ginia Regiment. Next came the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues battalion.
and the carriages containing the sponsor
IN chief of the Sons of Veterans and her
maids of honor. followed by the march
iug sons of veteran- The veterans. the
divisions indicating the States from
which they hail. preceded by Gen ;. y
Lee. with his chief marshal with their
stats. followed
At the monument the ceremonies were
opened with prayer by the Rev W q
hul.ihan. - stanton. who was "a men,
Der of Gen. Stuart's staf MAJ A. X.
Nenabie, another Of Stuarts star. intro
duced Gen. tJudgel Theodore :. Garnett.
~ Norfolk. the orator of the day. He
Was followed by Mayor Mccarthy. who
accepted the statue on behalf OF the city
The cord holding the veil upon the
statue was then drawn by little Mis-
Virginia Stuart Waller. granddaughter
81 the famous cavalry leader, and the
statue was revealed 10 the multitude
packed about il. There was enthusiastic
cheering. clapping of hands, and waving
OF handkerchieis and hags. The rebel
yell rose shrill and clear above all, and
major generals salute was fired by the
artillery.
| The military. the governor and biz
staff, a number Of the veteran organic
lions, and the ladies memorial associa.
tons then took up the line of march ior
Hollywood Cemetery. where the annual
ceremonies in memory of the Conf -derats
dead took place with their accustomed
beauty and impressiveness.