The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-05
VETS HAVE GOOD
TRIP TO MOBILE
Lieutenant Governor EIlysOn Makes
Report on Battle Abbey at
Annual Reunion.

MOBILE, ALA Special The
Richmond delegation arrived here
Sunday afternoon about O'Clock. an
hour and a half late. The trip from
the capital of the COnfederacy was
made without any unusual incident
At Danville the party was Joined 10y
several veterans and some of the
sponsors for the several camps, and
from 8 to 10 O'Clock the veterans and
the sponsors sang ola songs and made
merry.
Lieutenant Colonel David A. Brown,
OF Lee Camp, was in charge OF the
arrangements for the trip-which
means that everything was arranged
as il should be for the comfort of the
members of the party.
Following is a list of those who ar
rived here Sunday afternoon: Briga-
der General J. Thompson Brown.
First Virginia Brigade. infantry;
Lieutenant Colonel Walker b. Free
man. adjutant and chief Of staff;
Major James y. Stubs, judge adVO-
cate general; Major IL. +. Munt. as
sistant adjutant general; Captains j.
M. Terrin, of Essex, and Robert y.
Northen. Richmond, aides-de-camp p,
\and these members OF Lee Camp, No.
1, Confederate Veterans: Commander
w. $. Archer. Adjutant j. Tayiol
Stratton, d. A. Brown, Jr., quarter
master; c. 7. Corling, J. II. GOddin,
Captain John Tyler, George L. Deane,
Captain John +. Mayer, Captain
Charles Darlington, w. +. Moore, II.
NJ Walthall. ii. G. c. Hartman, b.
M Robertson, Charles A. Spence, w.
y. LightfOot, j. Tyler Jobson, DR.. G.
w. p. Brock, Judge George l.. Chris
tan, Lieutenant Governor j. Taylor
Ellyson. Mayor j. 9. Richardson, +.
H Rahm, Thomas ]. Davis, Rev L.
r. Mason, J. Y. Robinson, w. J.. Tim
berlake, J. Henry Kracke. J. J. II.
Brewer, John j.. Owens w. r. Wood.
d. w. Bowles, A. G. Wrenn, Major y.
r. Courtney. II. +. Goodwin. j. /.
Reid, j. L. Graves, W. T. Armistead.
Among the ladies in the party
were: Mrs c. g. Chaplin. Mrs r.
Lorraine, Miss Nell r. Lee Murphy.
Miss Ailene Graves, of Richmond;
Miss Mary Douglas Rowe, of Freder-
icksburg; Misses Mabel Robinson,
Mary Bethel and Gertrude Withers
of Danville; Mrs. G. w. p. Brock, Of
Richmond; Miss Frank Fleming. of
Augusta, Ga; Miss Lila Leftwicb
Jamison, of Roanok Miss Chazel, OF
Charleston, S. C, Miss Eliza Dunkin,
of Charleston, S. c.. and Mrs. George
J.. Christian, of Richmond
At Montgomery Professor Schu-
maker. of Sumter, s. c., well known
as a composer and instructor, board
ed the train and rendered several Sc
lections on the violin
Where Next?
Chattanooga and Little Rock have
commenced lively fight for the next
convention. Each is bidding high,
and the "taggers" are pinning the
ribbons on everyone who will agree
20 wear one. The Virginia delegation
stands for Little Rock at this time.
The Virginia delegation is comfort
ably housed in a spacious private
house at st. Joseph and ST. Michael
Streets. BY the way, the streets here
are largely sanity"
The Battle Abbey.
Lieutenant Governor j. Taylor Ell
Tyson, OF Virginia, presented the an
nual report OF the Confederate Me-
mortal Association, as follows:
The Board OF Trustees reported at
the last annual meeting that It was
about 20 purchase a site for the Con-
federafe Memorial Institute. more
popularity known as the Battle Alb
be9," and that there was pending be-
fore the City Council of the city OF
Richmond. va, resolution TO give
- the association the sum Of s2s.000