The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-21
CROSSES OF HONOR
AWARDED VETERANS
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES TAKE
PLACE AT THE MEETING OF
LEE CAMP. U. @. ".
PROGRAM OF INTEREST
VOTE OF THANKS TO MRS. BLEN-
NER For HER wORK-ExER-
CISEs VARIED WITH Reel
TATI0N AND MUSIC.
PROGRAM OF INTEREST

descendants of heroes of the Con-
federacy were awarded crosses of
honor at specially arranged meet
ing Of Lee Camp last night These
will be the last of these appreciated
rewards that will be distributed, it
was stated, save perhaps one which
the camp expects to award in De-
cember.
The exercises. fraught with sig
niflcance to the veterans and the sur
vivors of those who wore the gray,
were of unusual interest. The set
program was varied by instrumental
young woman.
The commander, Rev. Landon r.
Mason. conducted the preliminary
exercises and had adjutant J. Taylor
Stratton read the names of the vete-
rams and their war records. together
with a list of the descendants who
are entitled to the crosses of honor.
The meeting was then turned over to
Mrs n. v. Randolph. president of
the local chapter. U. D. c., and with
the assistance Of Mrs. Julia s. Hughes
and Mrs. A. b. Blenner, the distribu-
ton of the crosses was carried out,
each veteran and descendant being
greeted with the applause Of the
audience as he or she went forward
to receive the coveted emblem.
Vote OF Thanks.
On motion of Mrs. Randolph.
rising vote of thanks was extended
10 Mrs. 5,enner upon whose shout
ders has fallen the compilation OF the
records necessary to obtain the
crosses. Mrs. Bienner responded
happtly. declaring that her labor Of
love had been q rare pleasure. Mrs.
Bienner is president Of the oak
wood Memorial association.
One of the pleasa ntesto features or
the evening was the recitation by
Miss AIune Horde. daughter OF
veteran. Miss Horde rendered
humorous selection in negro dialect
that betrayed that young woman
wonderful talent as an elooutionlst
and ehe was warmly applauded- Tne
West End Angels. guitar and man
dolin club. composed or young insn
and women, furnished the music,
which was greatly enjoyed by the
veterans and their FRIENDS
Crosses Awarded
TolIowing IL list Of the veterans
and descendants who received the
crosses:
]. T. Almond, Company \. TWEEN
ty-first Virginia Infantry.
s. !. Armstrong. Goochlsnd Artli-
lery, Stiles's Battalion.
J. RI. Bray. Company I, Twenty
first Virginia Infantry.
Thomas Bates. Company f. Thirty
eighth Virginia Infantry.
William .. Brown. Company A.
Fifteenth Virginia Infantry.
J. c. Burnett. Company Fl, Thirty
fourth Virginia Regiment
J. w. Chandler. Company e, For
ty-sixth Virginia Infantry.
Gus A. Chapman, Company G. First
Virginia Infantry.
Richard X. Cralle. Signal Corps.
transferred TO Confederate States
Navy.
Robert G. Cabeil, Company B. V.
NJ. l. Cadets.
James Caskie Cabeu, Company #,
sixtteth Virginia Infantry.
Sam Coffman, Company A. Twenty
eighth Virginia Infantry.
J. e. Cox Company E, Twelfth Vir-
ginia Infantry.
william Davis, Company A. Thirty
seventh Virginia Infantry.
J. s. Digger, Company c. Forty
fourth Virginia Infantry.
w. z. Dame. Company B. Thirty
fifth Virginia Regiment
Fl. Tate Evans. Third Richmond
Howitzers,
Freeman Epes. Company E. Third
Virginia Cavalry.
X. NJ. Friend. Company e. Tenth
Virginia Cavalry.
Nelson Green. Company A. Tenth
Virginia Cavalry.
S. NJ. Gregory, Company E. Forty
first Virginia Infantry.
]. A. Hall. Company d, Forty-sixth
Virginia Infantry.
w. NJ. Irby. Company E. Third vir-
ginia Cavalry.
J. T. Jennelle, Company E, Fourth
Virginia Infantry.
John S. Leas. Third Richmo nd
Howitzers.
B. P. Lambert. Twenty-second vfr-
ginia Battalion.
A. s. Morris. Company III, Twenty
sixth Virginia Infantry.
W. B. Meacham. Company g, Thir-
ty-eighth Virginia Infantry.
Joseph J. Nuckols. Company e.
Sixth Virginia Cavalry.
j, P. Nuckols. Goochland Virginia
Artillery.
J. p. Oliver. Company A. Ninth vir-
ginia Cavalry.
J. A Peck. Company n. Fourteenth
Tennessee Infantry.
c. III. Powell. Company r, Fourth
Virginia Cavalry.
c. T. Pollard. Company B, Fifteenth
Virginia Infantry.
Thomas w. Reed, Company A.
Bedford Light Artillery.
w. e. Seaton. Courtney ARTILLERY.
Cutshaw Battalion.
p. E. Snead. Company II, Fifty-sfxth
Virginia Infantry
James Toy. Company q, sixty-first
Virginia Infantry.
! James F. Taylor, Pamunkcy Heavy
Artillery.
H. p. Turner. Thornton's Battalion.
Virginia Artillery.
c. James Terrell. Ashland Artillery
George T. Talley. Company /, FIJI.
teenth Virginia Infantry.
w. J. Urquhart. Company d. Ninth
Infantry.
r. 9. NJ. Valentine, Company A.
Forty-sixth Virginia Infantry.
w. s. Woodbridge. Parker's BATTERY
Virginia Artillery.
z w. II. White, Company %. r.wsrtrv- I
fifth Virginia Infantry.
T. e. Woodson, Poogue's Battalion. |
Virginia Artillery.
r.. 2. Winfree. Company A, Third
Virginia Cavalry.
A. H. Wake. Company X. Fifteenth