Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-27
NEWS OF THE OLD DOMINION.
CoNFEDERATEs IN LINE.
Grand Camp of Virginia Parades at
Pulaski Before Crowds.

Pulaski, Va, Sept. 27.-The Grand
Camp of Confederate Veterans when
convened in annual reunion here We'd
nesday, held but one business session
yesterday.
s The parade of veterans was the Dig
feature of the day. 1t took place IN
the afternoon through the prlncl-,
pal streets of the city. All the veter-
ans in the city were in line, as were
the sponsors, maids, sons and the
Flora Stuart Chapter, of Pulaski,
making a most interesting spectacle
to hundreds of eager persons who
lined the streets. Captain T. l.. Tate
was chief marshall.
An interesting feature OF the pa
rade were two companies of little
fellows under the command OF Capt.
Sam Stone, of New Orleans. One OF
the companies was representation
of the young soldier going Oft to
war back in the sixties. The other
represented them returning home al
ter the war with their torn uniforms,
bare feet, armless, sleeves and gen
eral showing of the privations OF the
soldiers after four years of warfare.
This picture thrilled the old soldiers
and carried them wildly back to the
old days.
Another interesting feature was the
original drum and fife corps of the
24th Virginia Infantry, Jubal Early
First Colonel. The drum in posses
sion of the first corps was captured
at the First Battle of Manassas by the
One Hundred and Seventy Third N. Y.
Infantry. Of these men Caleb Sewers
Fourth Virginia Infantry from the
and S. T. Palmer now belong to the
James F. Preston Camp, Confederate
Veterans, of Montgomery county,
Virginia.
At the business meeting this morn
ing officers for the year 1928 were
elected, and reports of committees
were heard.
At the business meeting this morn
the following were elected officers
for 1928:
Thomas Smith, Warrenton, grand
commander; J. Thompson Brown,
Richmond, first lieutenant grand COM
mander; Samuel Griffin, Bedford, sec
ond lieutenant grand commander;
Thomas J. Tate, Pulaski, third lieu
tenant grand commander; Upton D..
Jennings, Lynchburg, imspector-gener-
al; David A. Brown, Richmond, quar-
termaster-general; Rev. John P.
Hyde, Winchester. chaplain-general,
and DR.. John T. Terrill, Lynchburg,
surgeon general.
The Veteran Relief Committee re-
ported that it had secured from the
last State Legislature an approprla-
ton of $4,000 for relief of veterans
who were barred from the Confederate
eases.
The Virginia Division, United Con-
federate Veterans held short meet
ing after the adjournment of the
Grand Camp. These officers were
elected:
Stith Boiling, Petersburg, comman-
der; j. Thompson Brown, Richmond,
commander First Brigade; D. B.
Funkhouser, Maurertown, command
er Third Brigade; James Bumgardner,
Stanton, commander Fourth Brigade.
The Virginia Division of the Sons
of Veterans held two business ses-
sions yesterday. The committees on
Histories taught in public schools was
continued. The camp elected these
officers for the ensuing year:
S. D. Rogers, Petersburg, camman-
der; B. s. Herndon, Portsmouth,
First Brigade commander; DR.. ". L.
ellis, Farmville, Second Brigade
commander; S. L. Adams, South Bos-
ton, Third Brigade commander; E. Lee
Trinkle, Wytheville, Fourth Brigade
commander; no election for Fifth
Brigade.