The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
CHILDREN or COL. GOODE
GATHER IN HIS HONOR
Family Reunion at sunnyside
Greatly Enjovcd--Long and
Honorable Career.

Aet5A Especial to The Times Dlspatcu.l tl3t.
CHASE CITY, VA, July 27.---A fans
lily reunion was hold Sunday last at
Sunny Side tho home Of Colonel o..
Thomas Goode, near Chase city,
Va, to celebrate the seventy second
anniversary Of tic birthday of the old
hero.
Colonel Goodies life has been varied
ard eventful. Educated at the Vir-
ginia Military Institute in the 'hOsS he
left that institution, and Was commits
stoned an ofl1cer in the tinted States
army. He then served in tho Florida
wars and endured great hardships,
living at tines OIL mule neat. lie was
afterwards oh the Western frontier,
l''ghtlng Indians. Then thS clouds OF
Civil War, threatened the South. He
Travelled thousands OF miles across the
country to share the fortunes OF his
native state In the impending crisis.
Resigning his Office. he entered the
Confederate army and was chosen coll
onel Of tho a.Thirty-fourth Virginia
Regiment Of Infantry. a t Il reunion of
Armistead Camp. few years ago. he
gave a graphic description of his eS-
periences ut the battle Of the Crater.
He surrendered at Appomattox, ard
his regiment, the Thtty fourth Nir-
ginia, inlthe list given in Southern
Historical Papers, shows more men
Iaroled than any other Virginia rcgi-
ment-men and officers to the number
of 244 t4a
CliIdrcn'z Children.
His children and grandchildren at
tending the reunion were: Mrs. II. g..
Daniel, Miss Molle Goode Daniel, ana
Morton Goode Daniel OF Prince Ed
ward county, Va Mrs. Sarah Bedford
Mitchell, OF Franklnton N. c., Mrs.
Clifford Branch and Clifford. Branch,
Jr.. Of Burgaw. N. C.; Mr.. and Mrs. J..
a. Bugg, Of Phillis, Va; Mrs. r. L..
freys. Miss Madge Goode Mr.. j. Thos.
Goode, Jr.. and Mr.. w. Il. ipes OF
Chase City,Va,, and Mr.. Morton Good 9,
Of Lynchburg. IVA.
The reunion was ENJOYABLE, tho en-
tcrtairmentt sumptuous ard the so,vt-
Mrs appropriate to the OCCASION Place
cards bearing the coat Of arms OF the
Gnode family, each giving all incident
in the life OF the distinguished colonel,
We're read between the courses. Colo
mel Gcode has been married four times,
pr.uchable, unaffected aad worthy
citizen. He represented the county OF
Mecklenburg since the war in the
House of Delegates, and was really
elected to Congress some years ago
from this district. He contested the
election and failed to be seated upon
some technically while a majority OF
the votes was, returned in his favor.
He Is a successful farmer and q
lever Of FLOODED horses. and Is at
present a member ofsSthe Board itof
Agriculture and immigration from the
Fourth District of, Virginia.
He lis the only man now living who
reached the position Of colonel in the
county Of Mecklenburg.
| AT "a meeting of tils survivors of
the Thirty-fourth Virginia Regimen:
| l,eld lat Lee Camp Hail aduring the
great Nreunion lin june, when over
$50 were present bleasant allusio'ns
We're made to sthe absent colonel, And
Captain T. p. Jeffress,, of the Fifty
sixth ! virginia. iha. happened TO- -bs
mel was still$livlng and among the
most respected and honored citizens
Of the county OF Mecklenburg.