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federate Veterans convened in thu
annual reunion here Wednesday.
The parade of veterans was the bis
feature of the day. 1t took place II
the afternoon through the .principa
streets Of the city All the veterans
in the city were in line, as were the
sponsors, maids, sons and the FlOrs
Stuart Chapter, of Pulaski, making Q
most interesting spectacle to hun
dreds of eager persons who lined the
streets. Capt. T. L. Tate was CHIEF
marshal
An interesting feature of the parade
were two companies of little fellows
under the command of Capt. Sam
Stone, of New Orleans One Of the
companies was a representation of the
young soldiers going of to war back
in the sixties. The other represented
them returning home after the war with
their torn uniforms, bare feet, arm
less sleeves and general showing OF
the priyations 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
Twenty Virginia Infantry,
Jubal Early first colonel. The drum
in possession of the corps was cap
tured at the first Battle of Manassas
by the Fourth Virginia Infantry from
the One Hundred and Seventy-third
New York Infantry. OF these men
Caleb Sewers and 81 T. Palmer now
belong to the James F. Preston Camp,
Confederate Veterans, of Montgomery
county, Virginia.
At the business meeting officers for
the year 1928 were elected, and re-
ports of committees were heard.
These included the committees on
credentials and distribution, the stand
ing committees. The Quartermaster-
General and Inspector-G also
made their annual reports
At the business session the follow
ing 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, inspector-gen-
eral; David A. Brown, Richmond,
quartermaster-geh Rev. John P.
Hyde, Winchester, chaplain-general,
ond nr T0br, THnrr;llT 1, 1,,,,,r.
surgeon-general.
The Veteran Relief Committee re-
ported that it had secured from the
last State Legislature an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 for relief of veterans
who were barred from the Con-
federate Home ON account of infec-
tious diseases.
The Virginia Division United Con
federate Veterans held short meet
ing after the adjournment of the
grand camp. These officers were
Stith Boiling, Petersburg, comman-
der; J. Thompson Brown, Richmond,
commander First Brigade; B. D. Funk
houser, Maurertown, commander
Third Brigade; James Bnmgardner,
Stanton. commander Fourth Brigade.
s. D. Rodgers, Petersburg, division
commander; B. s. Herndon, Ports
mouth, First Brigade commander; DIR.
w. T. 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.
Bristol.-D. A. L. Worrell, of Dub
lin, denies that he has any notion of
standing for the candidacy of Walter
Graham, the Bull Moose, who wants
to go to Congress from the Ninth Vir-
ginia district Mr. WorrelPs name
was on the list of the committee
which was asked to insist on Mr. Ora
ham becoming q candidate, but he
says he did not give his consent He
is for slemp.
Harrisonbirg. Rise Warren, son
of T. L. Warren, of Harrisonburg, was
operated on Wednesday at the Uni
versity Hospital, Charlottesville, for
an attack of appendicitis. Warren,
who is university football coach,
was stricken on the football field. I'm
til this year he was for several years
athletic director and coach at Ran
dolph- Macon College, Ashland
Lynchburg- farewell reception
was rendered Wednesday night at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. N. Ran
dolph by members of Grace Memorial
Episcopal Church to Reverend and
Mrs. Edwin R. Carter, who leave next
week to take charge of parish at
Hampton.
fredericksburg The naval recruit
ing station which was opened here
more than a week ago has closed at
ter securing two recruits, both col
ored.
Bristol. DR.. J. NJ Shelburne, who
has resigned the pastorate Of First
Baptist Church to accept the presi-
dency of Howard College. Birming-
ham, Ala, will not give up the church
before January l, 1918, thus giving
time for the pastoral committee to find
4 successor.
Harrisonburg. Miss Nan Dupuy, a.
graduate nurse Of st, Luke's Hospital.
Richmond, has arrived to become head
nurse of the Rockingham Memorial
Hospital Rev. Or. j. w Duney, OF
win deliver the address
at the formal opening.
Charlottesville The University of