The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-14
REUN|TE MAKERS
OF CONSTITUTION
Survivors of Convention Gather
in Richmond for Second
Meeting To-Day.
HAVE DINNER AT JEFFERSON
Distinguished Citizens to Speak
in Remembrance of No
table Body.

A notable event in the history OF this
city will be the second reunion of the
survivors of the Virginia Constitutional
| Convention TO be held to-day. That
body included many OF the States fore
most citizens whose work was done
for generations TO come. The reunion
will bring together men whose names
are household words in Virginia.
Among survivors. aside from those
living i'm Richmond. who had arrived
In the city last night were George r.
keezell, of Rockingham; Judge Ben
nett L. Gordon. of Nelson; Henry G.
Stuart, Of Russell; j. Thompson Brown.
of Bedford; n. b. Wescott of Accomac,
and Captain r. S. Parks. of Page.
At o'clock this afternoon the mem
bers Will gather in Room 630, at the
Jefferson Hotel, for reunion and a bus
mess meeting. Many "reminiscences OF
the scenes of n dozen years ago will
be recounted Officers will be elected
| to serve until the next reunion.
Banquet To-NfGht.
The banquet will begin at S o'clock
at the Jefferson. Henry G. Stuart OF
| Russell. who was elected president OF
journment of the convention. will act.
as toastmaster. The list of speakers
was announced yesterday by the com
mittee appointed for that purpose, com
posed of John Garland Pollard, Eppa
| Hunton, Jr.. and Richard McIlwaine.
Governor Mann will respond to the
toast, The Commonwealth of Vir-
J Ginia." ana John Stewart Bryan to
! The Press" The other speakers Will
! be members of the Constitutional Con-
! vention. on topics that will be an
nounced at the time. They will be
| former Attorney General Rufus A.
| Ayers Of Wise; John Strobe Barbour
| of Culpeper; Judge ID. Tucker Brooke
| ware Flood. of AppomattoX, and Con-
| gresham Walter ~. Watson. of MOTTO
way
Guests will include heads only OF all
State departments judges of United
States, State and city courts and rep
resentatives of the press.
Roster of Survivors.
I Following is complete list OF liv-
ing members OF the convention, with
localities from which they were elect
ed
Judge George X Anderson. clifton
Forge; former Attorney General Will
liam A. Anderson. Rockbridge; forme
Attorney General Rufus A. Ayers,
Wise: John s. Barbour, Culpeper: Jos
eph L. Rarham Southampton; Manly
II. Barnes, New Kent: DIR. Thomas n.
Barnes. Nansemond; Robert w Blair,
Wythe; Judge d. w. Bolcn. Carroll:
Allen Caperton Braxton. Staunton
Judge d. Tucker Brooke. Norfolk; j.
Thompson Brown. Bedford; former
Governor William l.. Cameron, Peters
burg: Judge Clarence J. Campbell. Am
herst: Preston w. Campbell, Washing
ton; Hill Carter. Hanover: Hunter Il.
Chapman, Shenandoah: r. A. Davis,
Franklin: Wayland +. Dunaway, d. d..
Lancaster; George n. Earman. Rock
ingham; Henry Fairfax. Loudoun; Al
bert Fletcher. Fauquer: Congressman
H. d. Flood. AppomattoX: ]. w. Gill
more Rockbridge; y. r. Gillespie.
TaZewell: Congressman Carter Glass.
Lynchburg: Judge Bennett r. Gordon.
Nelson: James w Gordon. Richmond:
II. Lindsay Gordon Louisa: Roger
Gregory. King William; T. l.. Gwyn.
Grayson; Alexander Hamilton, Peters
burg; l.. a. Hardy. Lunenburg; Judge
Goodrich Hatton, Portsmouth: j. NJ.
Hooker, Stuart: i. w. HUBBARD. Buck
ingham: Eppa Hunton. Jr.. Fauquier:
Judge Claggett e. Jones. King and
Queen; former Senator George Il. Kcc-
zell. Rockingham: former Senator 4.
T. Lincoln. Smyth; James II. Lindsay.
Charlottesville; l.. H. Lowell. Madison:
TRichard Mcllwaine. D. d. Prince Ed
ward; Charles V. Meredith. Richmond;
r. Walton Moore, Fairfax; former
Montgomery: d. G. OFlaherty. Warren;
James w. Orr, Lee; former Senator Il.
S. Parks. Page: John Garland Pollard.
Richmond; Judge J. NJ. Quarles, Staun-
Francis l.. Smith. Alexandria; Joseph
Stebbins Halifax; Henry C. Stuart,
Russell: Alfred p. Thorn. Norfolk
Judge ]. 3. T. Thornton, Prince will
liam; former Congressman Robert
Turnbull. Brunswick; Gordon L. Vim
cent, Greenesville; Samuel r. Waddill,
Henrico; Senator G. Harding Walker.
Northumberland; Congressman Walter
A. Watson. Nottoway; y. r. Wescott.
Accomac; j. NJ. Willis. Elizabeth City;
Eugene Withers. Danville; Jonathan
Woodhouse. Princess Anne; Joseph C.
Wysor, Pulaski; w. 7. Yanccy, Kappa
hammock