The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-05
BUSINESS RESUMED
IN. CITY once { \ [: MORE \ 0 t.
Camp Gordon Has Ceased to Be.
the Tented City That
1tlVas.
The Veterans All Gone Home.
Sounding Richmond's
Praises.

Az compared with the conditions OF
the past week Richmond's streets had
last evening something Of the appear
ance OF deserted village The army
or Confederate veterans and visitors
who have tlirongcd the city since the
early days OF last week had departed
for their homes. and the home folks
{ kept close Indoors, resting up from
the lnbors and the pleasures OF one.
or the most strenuous weeks the capt
tai city has had for nearly a decade
There area number of veterans still
In the city, but the thronEs that have
crowded the streets since the early
days of the greatest reunion the vet
Grams have ever held have gone bacs
to tell the old folks at home what
great things they saw and heard ~
Richmond. which Ia to-day a bigger
city In the eyes of the Southland thani
II ever was before. even in the days
when Richmond was the capital OF
the Southland nation.
Headquarters Closed.
The grand lobby OF the Jefferson
Hotel, which has been crowded every
day and night for a week, was yes
Y terday afternoon and last night a very
+. quiet place. The scenes of beauty and
fashion that filled the upper part Of
tho grand lobby had taken to 1t an
70 Eelic wings and had flown to various
parts OF the Sunny South; the glitter
ing uniforms OF the warriors who
fought for cause that went down be-
fore nighticr force than the Just
3 cause could muster all OF which for
q week past have frightened the lower
lobby, had been packed in trunks by
the warriors who wore them In darker
days and the warriors themselves had
left the city with their baggage.
The various State headquarters OF
the many Confederate camps were de-
serted. Camp John w Gordon was n
true picture OF the original deserted
village. and on every hand there was
ample evidence that the seventeenth
annual reunion of the Confederate vet
Grams had truly ended.
General Stephen d. Lee the grand
commander. is stin in the city, but
Will leave this morning for Old Point,
where he Will spend week. maybe
more, resting from the labors OF q
very strenuous tirs in the city which
he so well fought to defenS.
General Lee yesterday called upon
Governor Swanson Mt the Executive
Mansion. and once again expressed his
Il high appreciation OF the grand vel
come and the hospitable treatment.,ui
the men who wore the gray which
Virginia and Richmond have extended
to them.
Ex-senator Berry, OF Arkansas. WHO
was prominent figure in the reunion
convention. left yesterday morning fol
Old Point and the jamestown Exposl.
ton. After taking in the big show
Mr.. Berry Will return to his home N
# Arkansas.
Scene nj Cnmp.
Camp John w. Gordon is camp nc
longer. Most OF tho tents were still
standing last night because the man
ayers did not know how many vet
Grams might want to occupy thcm. and
there was no special reason why there
should be any hurry about taking then
down. Only a small force four men
was assigned to that work, and they
did not take down near half the home.
OF the tented city. However, but very
few OF these homes, less than hall
4 n dozen. were occupied last night.
The big dining tent, with its tin roof
was fairly well filled ut the 3breakfas
hour yesterday morning, hut the mos
OF the men who INDUCED In that mea
partook Of 1t early, the most OF then
Mt; o'clock, for they wanted to leave
on the early morning trains. To The
bugle call for dinner less than two
only corporal's guard came in fol
supper In the meantime the cook!
and walters had been paid off and thu
camp was practically disbanded,7 only
enough attendants being retained t.
serve any stragglers that might have
remained over night. With the limited
supper served last night, the commits
sary department was closed for goot
and all, but If any old vet has linger
ed over because of "tanglc- foot o.
any other good reason he Will be pro
vided for to-day at some good restau
rant.
The Headquarters of tho Cavalry AS
81 ISOLATION OF the Army Of Norther,
Virginia, which We're at Crenshaw'
leaf tobacco warehouse, were Yacate
by the men in gray early yesterda:
morning and by the sale hour tn
warehouse had ceased to be camr
and was ready to resume business 4
n tobacco mart. It did resume an
had a fairly good break of sun-cure
y leaf. lid -
BY this morning the city will hay
, resumed Its business, aspect. and al
Of It's citizens will be busy again i
Y the same old way. The great reunion
md 1t was a great affair, is at an enc
md business is business once again,