The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-06
VETERANS LEAVE
FOR BIG REUNION
Crowds at Southern Station a.
Lee Camp Delegation Starts
for Macon.
BOOM RICHMOND FOR 1914
Confederates Will Be Urged to
Hold Annual Gathering Here
That Year.

With gay Sunday afternoon crowd
of friends and relatives waving them
godspeed, forty griZzled delegates from
Il. f. Lee Camp. No. /. left on special
car over the Southern Railway at 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon, bound for
the annual convention OF the United
Confederate Veterans, which opens to-
uay III Macon. Many We're accompanied
by wives and daughters. as eager to
take part in the celebration as tn,
veterans themselves
Tha long platform of the Southern
station. for the halr-hour preceding
The departure of the train. gave back a
picture which must have recalled to
the gathered veterans similar scenes in
the early sixties, when. as young men.
they boarded trains headed for the
front. The weight of half "a centuIy y
had bent shoulders which were once
sialwart and whitened hair which was
then dark or golden. but the spiri; OF
the soldier sat as young as ever upon
tiNe little company in Eray-happy as
any band OF recruits in anticipation
OF the morrows reunion. \ hundred
spectators watched the animated scene,
bright with the gay spring millinery of
the women. the gold braid and plume d
gray Of the soldiers.
In HIucOn This Afternoon.
The Richmond party vii! be joined
by delegations from other points in
Virginia and North Carolina, and will
arrive in Macon late this afternoon. In
time to take part in the opening cerc-
monies of the convention. The celc-
bration proper will continue through
Thursday, ending on the evening of
that day with the great ball. which
always closes the annual reunions.
While the inroads of time make IL
impossible 10 estimate the number OF
veterans that will assemble IN the
Georgia town. all sigus point TO a large
attendance. Virginia, as usual. will he
strongly represented. 1t has become
an established precedent that the bat
tieeld OF the Confederacy shall make
brave showing in the years great
est confed crate event and the dele
cation from the Old Dominion promises
10 uphold the precedent
In the parade, which has properly
become the great feature of the annual
reunions. General j. Thompson Brow H.
who left with the veterans yesterday,
VIII ride at the head Of the First Bril-
gadc. Colonel w. b. Freeman. Major
K. w. Manson. Major James NJ Stubs,
Captain Il. y. Northen and Chaplain
General j c. Reed Will ride with Cen
eral Brown as his stan.
For Richmond In 1911.
II has been definitely decided by the
Richmond delegation that no attempt
shall be made to secure next years
convention for Richmond. Such an
invitation was for short time con-
tcmplated, but was abandoned in favor
OF plan for inviting the veterans 10
meet in Richmond in 1914.
Lee Camp has taken no action on
the last plan as VET" said Lieutenant
Governor j. Taylor Ellyson. who was
one NJ the Macon party. but the idea
is meeting with much favor on every
side. and II is practically certain that
such an invitation will be extended.
Richmond has already had three OF
tho annual reunions and it was thought
wise TO Yield this year to other South
ern cities which are especially anxious
for the convention. | understand that
Louisville and Jacksonville are both
asking TO be named the next meeting
place"
Met Here In 1890.
The veterans met for the first time
in Richmond In 1890. on the occasion
of the unveiling of the r, f. Lee Mon
ument. six years later they came
again, this time to participate in the
ceremonies incident to the laying OF
the cornerstone OF the Jefferson Davis
Monument in Monroe Park. a change
III plans took place. and it was decided
10 erect the monument on the site
where it stands now, the veterans re-
turning again in 1907 to witness the
unwilling of the completed statue on
Monument Avenue
Upon arrival in Macon this afternoon
the Richmond delegation will repair
to private residence. which has been
fitted up as their headquarters.
The party from Lee Camp which left
for Mason yesterday afternoon includ-
ed Peter J. White. Edgar D. Taylor,
!. Taylor Stratton. David a. Brown. Jr.
ID. NJ, Burgess. J. IT, Brauer. John c.
Bachelor, y. K. Courtney. Thomas j.
Davis. George r. Dean, j. Taylor Ely
son. James Is. Eubank. j. w. d. Farrar.
II. T.. Goodman. II. c. G.. Hartmao.
Charles y. Harrington. ]. Tyler Iobson,
Henry +. Jones Andrew Krouse, j.
Henry kracke. w Il. Moore. a. w.
Miller John Z. Owens. Frank H. Rahm,
David c. Richardson Charles y. Spence.
John Tyler. w. l. TimberIake. w. r.
Wood, Charles p. Winston. c. r. Wing
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