The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15
WILL 0 BSE RIVE
LEES BIRTHDAY
General Orders Issued Tor
Military and Veteran
Parade.
CEREMONY AT MONUMENT
Camp Fire TO Be Held at Lee
Camp Hall Thursday
Night.

General orders were issued vestor1av
Tor the celebration Of the birtiJav or
General Robert T.. Lee on Thursday.
January IL. with parade OF Veterans
ana military in the afternoon. and {,
camp nrc at Lee Camp Hall Thursday
night INC celebration will be under
command of j. Thompson Brown, brig
adler general commanding First Bril-
Sadc Virginia Division, Tinted C.onfcd-
crate Veterans. who will act as CHIEF
marshal of the parade Lieutenant,
colonel William r. Freeman will serve
US auIutaut- general and chief of staff.
All camps OF Confederate veterans To-
Gated In and around Richmond. and
az nlil'larH orEanizntlons participating
IN inc parade will report promptly at !,
o'clock Thursday afternoon, with thu
loiiowlnS military formations:
Military Formation.
H. H. Lee Camp, No. /. Confederate
Veterans, Colonel John w. Gordon COM
manning. VIII form on the north limo
Of Franklin Street right resting on
Fourth Street, facing South.
George L. Pickett Camp, No. o. Con-
aearrato Veterans, w. It. Is. Hopkins
commanding, will form OH left of n.
Il. Lee Camy. No. l.
H., u. Leo Camp. Sons OF Confederate
veterans, Branch u. Morgan commano
ing, VIII form on left of Pickett Camp
All visiting camps and veterans arc in
Vited to assemble at the above time
ana place, where they will &c assigned
10 position I'm line.
The veterans OF Ice Camp Soldiers,
iiome' Colonel L. r. Graves command
ing, VIII assemble at Lee Monument
| Wherc they Will he assigned =, D1o,,a
within tile enclosure.
rho Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
Battalion. Major l.. w. Bowles com
mundins, will form OIL the north line
street, facing south.
The First Battalion, First Regimen,
infantry, Virginia Volunteers, Major
Lawrence Price commanding, will foru,
on TIC west line Of Fifth Street. right
resting on Franklin str4ct. facing
The Richmond fIowttacrs, Captain
Hlli'drh NJ. Myers commanding Will
FORM on the south line or Grace street
right resting on Fifth Street facinr
north 80 .
Ceremony nj oIonumcnt.
IN the formation OF column the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues will take thu
rlSht oil column. followed by The Rich
ihond Ilowitzers. The First Regiment
VIII form Il special cscor: to the vet
Grams In line preceding TIE camps
and following in column The Richmond
fTowitzers.
me line OF March will be Cirectl,. I'm
Franklin Street and Monument Avenue
to the H. L. Lee Monument. where the
! following military formation will be
erected; Veterans Of the Soldiers.
Tome form in circle around and next TO
base of the monument. within tho en-
closure.
The United Daughters OF the Con-
iederacy VIII form the outer circle.
around the monument aud within tho,
enclosure. The veteran camps form on
the cast of tie monument, outside and
next tn the enclosure. The military
examinations will form hollow
square, enclosing the veterans ana
monument. Tt the completion OF
these manoeuvrcs the bands will play
Hall 10 the Chief" all standing at at
tention. An artillery salute of seven
teen guns will follow. after which tho
bands play America" and the milf
iary and veterans salute the monument.
the military By presenting arms and
dippinS colors. and the veterans by
uoihnS hats. The parade Will be dis
missed immediately following the cere.
mony, rs with the uncertainty OF mid
winter weather, there Will be no speak
ing. !
Thursday night IL campfire will he
held IN Lee Camp Hail. under. the joint
auspices OF Lee Camp ana tile Daugh-
tcrs of the Confederacy. TO which tho
general public is invited. There Will
be several addresses