The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-12
TO DECORATE CITY
FOR REUNION.
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Local Committee Hard at Work
OIL Plans for Adjoining Line
OF March.
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RICHMOND GAY With FLAGS.
Work Already Begun, Oh Plat
form for Children at Lee
Monument.

Hundreds and hundreds of Confcder-
alto fags will be used to decorate tho
city for the approaching reunion, and I'll
is safe to predict that Richmond
will look more attractive than ever
before when she opens her gates to re
ceivc her Eray-contcd guests
This work which Is under tho dircc.
ton OF Architect Peter j. White, CHAIR.
ran OF. tho decoration COMMITTEES, liz S
been carefully and artisticaly arr
ranged. It cohtcmpfatcs tho adorn-
mcnt OF the entire line OF march upI
Grace and Franklin Streets with scores
Of banners and sLrcamcrs. and the fur |
thcr establishment OF Monument Ave-
1ue from the Stuart to the Davis Mon
umcnts.
The Human Flag.
According to the scheme already
adopted. the West End will be partic.
ularly beautiful. as the bunting Will
be systematically strung at regular In
tcrvals and tho Tags arranged in such
q way as to produce the most striking
effects
or course. tho pretticst OF all the
decorative features 1T 1t may be
classified as such. will be tho platform
Occupied by over 500 school children,
who will be arranged to represent an
immense Confederate battlcflag. The
boys who are TO serve as the stars in
tho banner. Will be attired in white
and dhe girls will dress either in red
or blue.
Work has been already begun on this
flag platform. which Will be inside the
railing OF Lee Monument. and quite out
OF the reach Of the passing crowds The
children to compose the flag will sing
several stirring songs. They are al
ready being reiearscd for these by Mr..
Walter Mercer
Tho platform now in course Of con-
struction near the Davis Monument Is
not designed for the use OF the children.
1t will be occupied by the speakers and
prominent reunion guests.
State Headquarters.
Each State sending veteran delegations
to the meetings OF the Grand Camp Will
have It's separate headquarters. where
the members Of the various Southern
verse and have certain rendezvous
Immense banners strung across the
streets will serve guides TO these
headquarters. These flags. Of, which
immense size. Mono will be smaller thar
6 by 25 feet. and the largcst--that 70,
6 the North Carolina Johnny Rebs''-wil
he 40 BY, 80 feet. Tho contract for max
Il
the names OF the respective States. hal
been awarded to tho Burton System. In
corporated. One Of the banners has al
saay Ssen s'bE Ta ha
s leadauarters OF the Kentucky delegation
which Will occupy rooms In the Hote
Allen.
In addition to the decorations planne'
by tho reunion committee. scores Of pri
vate residences and buildings will b
suitably adorned with bunting and flags
Even tho monuments throughout the cit
will be appropriately c1nbc'lished. III
CITY Hall will wear n gorgeous garb an
Governor Swanson. promises to have tn
Capitoi, Mansion and Library bulldin
handsomely decorated.
Indians Are Coming.
Among the veterans coming to tn
Confederate Reunion will be part.
of about two hundred and fifty Indian
from western North Carolina. VIII
will DO quartered at Camp John W
Gordon. This party Of full-bloode
Indians have clear Confederate records
and will be a distinct attraction OF In
reunion gathering. They Will brin
with them their own blankets. an
will be assigned cots By the entertain
mcnt committee here.
Pre- pa ra tons for the opening Of tn
great camp of veterans on Broad Stree
Road opposite the Homo for In
curables. are moving forward smooth
~ and in few days tents will b
erected The great dining shed is al
most completed, with seven long row
of tables and benches. Tho cookin
and storage departments are also near
ing completion, four sixty gallon COT
fee boilers being already in place. u
well as a large double hotel rang
and broilcr. Water pipes are hein
laid along the camp streets. and tn
ground has been surveyed and tn
position of the tents located.
Already comluissary stores are bcgr
ming to come in at tile headquartcl
of Captain D. A. Brown, chairman {
tho committee on entertaining. Yc:
terday several barrels containing son
twelve hundred pounds OF Smithhe
hams came in, and others are on tt
way.
In tho big dining-shed are alrcat
stored several hundred cots and ma
tresscs, and the camp equipment wi
shortly be complete. Captain Brow
has placed his order for 10000 ciga
for the use of tho veterans who are el
tertaned in the camp, and is also pln
ing wholesale orders for meats, brea
crackers. etc.
Captain G. r. Lochr, OF the commit
Ntec on information and quarters, HI