The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-26
CROWD SEES START
FOR CHATTANOOGA
Special Train Carries Lee Camp
OF Veterans and Richmond
Howitzers.
PLAN WEEK OF PLEASURE
entertainments at noxville,
Asheville and Salisbury
Will Be Features.

| Cheered by hundreds of friend.
gathered at the Southern Railway sta
ton. II. Il. Lee Camp of Confederate
Veterans and the Richmond Howitzer.
ieft on special train at GAO o'clocl
last night to attend the Confederat,
reunion at Chattanooga. The veteran.
were in their uniforms of gray. Will,
the battery wore the old dress. This
new full dress uniforms were takei
along to be used in parades,
The battery marched from the ar
| mory to the station.
Among the women who accompanied
the party were: Mrs. S. G.. Dew. matroi
Of honor OF Virginia for the Sons oil
| Confederate Veterans; Mrs w w
Myers, Mrs. w. NJ Myers. Miss Mar,
Myers. Miss Elizabeth Myers and little
Miss Sallie Myers. Mrs. w. w. Smith
Miss lrene Jennings and Mrs. A. Jen-
nings, Jr.
Veterans on Trip.
Veterans were as follows: Lieuten-
ant-Governor j. Taylor Ellyson. com
manding the artillery of the Army oil
Northern Virginia; Rev James Power
Smith. n. D., of Stonewall Jackson's
staff; NlajorGeneral Theodore s. Gar
nett. of Norfolk. commanding the Army
OF Northern Virginia; Brigadier Gen
eral j. Thompson Brown. Virginia Di-
vision; Captain J. Taylor Stratton. ad-
jutant Lee Camp: Colonel w. +. Free
man. adjutant Virginia Division: Col
onel d. a. Brown. Jr. quartermaster;
a. c. Peay, w. r. Wood John +. Oliver
]. III. Kracke. NJ 6. Leigh james II
Eubani. George r.. Dean. j. j. II. Brow
er. w. e. Moore. w. r. Hall. j. Tyler
Jobson lieutenant commander of Lee
Camp; Judge J. A. Keeling. OF Norfolk
w. r. Harrison. OF Louisa: Scott Gibbs.
Charles p. Winston. y. c. Wrcnn. T.
f. Woodfin. a. l.. Butler. Ira II. Bland.
w. II. Farmer, y. 7. Gray and j. w.
ID. Farrar.
Roster of HOwitzerS.
Following were the Howitzers in the
party: Captain w. NJ. Myers. Lieuten-
ant James G. Pollard. Lieutenant John
r. Wood. Lieutenant George H. Myers,
Sergeants Frank H. Rowe. r. y. Clcary,
III. p. PoindeXter. j. y. Holman. T.. l..
Macfarlone. j. T. Seay, Charles LeFon,
II. L. Hughes. w. NJ. Engard Corpo-
rails l.. p. Selden. ]. i. Cowardin, +. W.
Kuoheman c. s. Felvey, Jr H. II.
Christian, L. r. Bell, W. r. McCarty,
Jr.. II. +. Harrison. r. ". Altman. II
e MITCHELL Guidon Fairfax c. Jones;
Musicians F.. l.. Macfarlane and w.
TreXlcr, Jr. Privates Il. H. Baylor
II. l.. Butcher, j. S. Barrow, +. W.
Chandler, J. 4. w. DeVol. Il. NJ Dugan.
b. l.. DAY. G. +. Deiarue, w. w. Farrar.
u. F. l'arrar, f. II. Groves, J. Il.
, Humphreys. NJ A. Korb, r L. Lafoon,
T.. w. Mason, J. C. r.. Myers. g. II. Nc
Curdy .Ir.. r. II. Graham. j. w Nus
sey, +. G. Palmer, G. h. Roscher, y. r.
Rawson, j. y. Ryan, G. l.. Slater, +. II.
Simmons. r.. T. Timberlakc, .Ir.. +. \.
Waidbauer, G. II. White. Il. G. Walthall,
". K. Il. Baber. .. Il Osborn. H. W.
Gill j. g. Faircloth, l.. c. Browning,
Earle Lutz, NJ. q. Williams. William
Boyd, r. $. Graham. w. Z. Burwell.
Visit Knoxville To-day.
supper last evening was served at
Burkevjllc., on arrival there of the spe-
cial train. Asheville. y. c., will be
reached this morning in time for break :
fast, The arrival at Knoxville. Tenn.
is scheduled for II 80 o'clock this morn
ing.
At the Southern Railway station in
Knoxville the veterans and battery
will be met by committee from the
Board of Commerce. An informal pa
radc will be organized, and everybody
will march to the Board of Commerce
BuildnE, five blocks distant on Gay
Street. where q buffet luncheon and
cabaret will be the entertainment.
Lunch consumed, the visitors will he
taken in special cars to the National
Conservation Exposition, on the banks
OF the Tennessee River. The exposi-
ton will be examined. and cars will he
ready to carry the Richmond folks hack
TO the Southern station. The departure
from Knoxville will be At o'clock.
and the arrival at Chattanooga will
be at o'clock this evening.
Events In Chattanooga,
OF course Richmond's veterans. from
old Il. T.. Lee Camp, VIII have aiding
parts in the meeting of the United Con-
tederate Veterans. General ]. Thomp-
son Brown is commander of the Ntr-
ginia Division. Acknowledgement sam
vel w Williams is judge advocate gen
eral OF the Army OF Northern Virginia
on the STAFF of General Theodore s
Sarnett. Lieutenant Governor j. TaX-
Tor EllySon. who is president of the
Confederate Memorial Association, will
read his annual report, giving details
as 10 the progress OF the Confederate
Memorial Institute in this city.
The Howitzers will march with theii
new uniforms. mover yet worn. in the
parade on Thursday. and will visit
Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge
and Chiclkamauga, taking part In the
festivities of the trip.
I Tie veterans and battery VIII leave
chattanooga at % o'clock Friday night
arriving at Asheville. y. c., at o'clock
saturday morning There they VIII lie
guests of the BOARD of Trade and the
I city at luncheon. Leaving at / o'clock
In the afternoon. the party will pro-
coed TO Salisbury. y. c.. where the In
dUstrial Club will furnish an enter
talnment. The party will return To
Rlchmond early next Sunday morning