Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-31
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RICHMOND sURRENDERS
TO WEARERs OF GRAY
CapHa' City Of Old DonlBlon tx.
lends TO Confederate Veterans
q Cordial Welcome.
THOUSANDS At The BIG REUNION
Followers of Lee, jackson, Stuart.
Gordon and Others Now in the City
Which They Defended Against
Many Union eeneraIs-statue of
General Stuart Unveiled.
tBy Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
RICHMOND, VA, May 3O.-With
the largest number of Confederate
veterans gathered together since the
war and the vast Horse Show build
ing, In which the convention was held.
beautiful with flags and bunting. and
portraits OF the leaders of the Confed-
eracy the seventeenth annual reunion
OF the United Confederate Veterans,
itega4 here. this morning under the.
most enthusiastic conditions
Since early morning, steady
stream OF veterans had been pouring
INTO the building and when at ten
CLOCK General Stith Boiling acting
LOT General Lee called the convention
70 order almost every chair in the
building was occupied. and the Ianch.
es around the sides of the hall. were
filled with the surviving remnants Of
the army of the Confederacy. General
Boiling introduced Rev, j. William
Jones, chaplain general of the Grand
Camp, who presented Rev. Dir. j. j.
Grayatt of this city, and the latter.
Z oitered the opening prayer. Governor
z swanson, Of Virginia. then took the.
stand and amid the widest enthusiasm
S IS Q on The part OF the convention. wei.
{. coined the veterans In eloquent words
to the Old Dominion. 4 S. So s. -
Mayor Mccarthy. of Richmond was
then introduced and welcomed the
visitors to the city, which forty.five,
years ago they defended agaip:t he
armies Of Burnside, Pope, Mcclellan.
Sheridan and Grant.
B. B. Morgan, of the local camn or
Sons of Veterans was then introduced
ana added the welcome of those he
represented to the welcomes, which
mad already been expressed
General Boiling then presented TO
the convention the 'commander-in-chi
or the Confederate Veterans. General
stephen d. Lee. and the old soldiers
rose to their feet and received him
WIN the utmost enthusiasm. Gen.
erai Lee assumed the gavel OF the
presiding officer and proceeded to
make his annual address. He said
among other things that the coming
OF the Confederate veterans to Rich.
mond was like the return of long
absent child to its mother--that Rich.
mond is to the Confederate what
Calais was to that French prince who
compelled to live in England, said.
When l die you will find engraved
on my heart the one word Calais"
General Stgart's Statue Unveiled.
AT about noon the first session of
the reunion adjourned for the. vete
rnas to take part in the unwilling of
the equestrian statue of General j. e.
b. Stuart erected by the Cavalry AS.
ISOLATION Of the Army of Northern
Virginia.
The parade incident to this cere.
mony started at 2 p. m. and was bril-
liant pageant. The weather was
beautiful and the display was witness
ed by vast concourse, estimated to
number $4,000 to 10000
The people were packed along the
whole course of the parade distance
of about two miles. on the side walks.
on the porahes and in the windows of
the buildings on both sides of the
street.
The whole number of people in line
and on the sidewalks is estimated at
from $4,000 to 10000.
There are about 10000 actual yete-
rams in the city. OF Sons of Veterans
and other auxiliary bodies, military
and so on, there are about 10000 and
In addition to these, there are about
10000 visitors drawn hither by the
reunion ceremonies. At the head OF
the tinvefling parade rode Governor
Swanson and his staff Then in n
carriage came the sponsorin.chief of
the United Confederate Veterans. with
her maids Of honor. and next in line
was the SEVENTEEN Virginia regiment.
Next came the Richmond Light In
fantry Blues battalion, resplendent in
It's new dress uniform. and after the
Blues the carriages containing the
sponsors.iu-chief of the Sons of Vete-
rams and her maids of honor, followed
by the marching sons. led by Com
manderin.Shief Thomas S. Owen of
Alabama and his staff.
Then caine the veterans, in divis-
ions indicating the States from which
they hail. preceded by General Ste
phen ID. Lee and with his chief mar
shals and their staffs.
How They Marched.
The first body of veterans was
Stuart Cavalry Association and next
came the forrest Cavalry Corps, I'M
der the leadership of General II. a.
Tyler of kentucky. After Forests
men In the cline was the North Caro-
Al