The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-16
VETERANS LEAVE FOR
REUNION IN ROANOKE
TIME OF THEIR LIVES PROMISED
ny VETERANS AND DAUGHTERS
NEXT THREE DAYS.
SONS HAVE BIG PART
GEN. j. THOMPSON BROWN AND
CHAs. r. LoEHR HEAD RICH
uoNn DEI.EGATIoS-Ey
THiNG FOR COMFORT.

According to reports from Roanoke,
where Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day the annual reunion or the Vet
Grams of the Confederacy and the Sons
of Veterans will be held on those days
the visitors from all parts of the
State will enjoy themselves The
! Richmond delegation, numbering
about fifty. will leave from Byrd St
| station at $3.50 O'Clock this morning
The veterans of Roanoke and the
mem hers OF the chapter Of the Daugh-
ters of the Confedcracy have planned
TO have everything possible for the
pleasure of the large number of WISH
tors expected and they claim THAI
/ they will give the vets and the sons
the time Of their lives.
Going From Richmond.
Among veterans who will go, in the
party from Richmond this mornins
| include Charles T, LOehr. of Pickett
Camp of Veterans, who will be &C
companied by two members of the
camp selected by himself: G. y. Wyatt.
utenant-commander, and c. Il,
Wingfield.
Mr. Loehr is treasurer Of Pickett
camp and at the last meeting of the
camp was named delegate with power
to name the others to go. Others
from Richmond are the members
named by r. f.. Lee camp of veterans
and Lee camp of Sons of Veterans
named as follows:
X. E. Lee Camp of Veterans
Samuel w. Williams, ], Thompson
Brown, j. Taylor stratton, David A.
Brown, Jr, Joseph V. Bidgood. j.
Henry kraeke. j. T. Robinson.
Thomas j. Davis, John c. Robertson,
w T. Freeman. A II. Courtney, a. c.
Wrenn. w. r. Wood and Henry f.
Jones. alternates-Charles r. Loehr.
James II. Eubank. w. r. Hall. j. w,
/ d Farrar. John Lamb. John +. Mayer.
I Andrew Krouse~ William c. Smith,
John f. Owens, T. c. Jones, George
! T. Dean, c. r. Wingfeld, J. j. II.
Brewer and f, II. Rahm.
! Lee Camp, Sons of Neterans-Mor-
ris Warren. T. Gray Haddon. A. l..
/ Butler. Harry G.. Hughes, e. A. Nose
ley, Jr., A. r. Jennings. G. c. Leidy,
and George d. Morgan.
on the program for the first night
of the Roanoke reunion, when the
official ladies of both veterans and
Sons of Veterans Will appear on the
stand, the presentation speech will be
made by Hon Don r Halsey. of
| Lynchburg. The speech of accepting
the sponsors and maids will be by
| Hon w. Mcdonald Lee. of frvington.
| Reunion sponsors.
! The sponsors and maids for the re-
| union of the Sons of Veterans as
named by Commander S. u. Rodgers
of the Virginia division. last week
are:
For the Virginia division:
! Sponsor in Chief-Miss Kitty Carey
Applegate, of Forest Depot.
Maids of Honor in Chief-Miss
Rubenette Lee Irvington: Miss Mary
Hairston, Roanoke; Miss Helen c
Tatem. Berkeley.
Matron of Honor-Mrs. f. c. Bald
win, Roanoke.
Chaperon-Mrs DeLos Thomas
| Roanoke.
Assistant Chaperon-Mrs. J. T.
| Fentress, Powhatan.
/ For the districts:
First District.
Sponsor Miss Grace Lee. Irving
ton.
Maid OF Honor--Miss Wright. Tap
pahannock.
Second District.
/ Sponsor-Miss Margaret Peed
| Portsmouth.
Maid of Honor-Miss Nell Jordan
Suffolk.
Third District.
Sponsor-Mss Emma NORRIS.
Richmond
Maid of Honor-Miss Nancy Allen
! Richmond
Fourth District
Sponsor-Miss Rosa Heath, Peters
burg.
Maid of Honor-Miss Nellie Green
Petersburg.
Fifth District.
! Sponsor-Mlss Bessie Carter, Dan
vile.
Maid of Honor-Miss Gladys Lea,
Danville.
Sixth District.
spoons ,r--Miss Mary X. Stone,
Roanoke.
Maid of Honor--Miss Belinda
Mitchell Roanoke.
Seventh District.
Sponsor--Miss Margaret Reade
Peale, Harrisonburg.
Maid II Honor-Miss Bessie Wilson
Arthur. Winchester.
Eighth District.
Sg<nsor-Miss Janet Bihh, Louisa.
Maid of Honor-Miss Anna Crit
fifth, Louisa.
Ninth District.
Sponsor-Miss Virginia Holmes
Greaver. Chilhowie.
Tenth District.
Sponsor---Miss Leila Fl. Dew
| Wytheville
I For the brigades:
First Brigade.
Sponsor--Miss Mary Ella Darst
/ Pulaski.
Maid of Honor--Miss Bertha Elmer
4 son, Portsmouth
! Second Brigade.
i Sponsor~-~Miss Virginia Paulett
/ Farmville.
/ Maid of Honor-Miss Grace Wal
ton, Farmvlle.
Third Brigade.
4 Maid of Honor--Miss Mary Dodd
Fox, Roanoke. S
Fourth Brigade.
Sponsor-Miss Mary Trollinger. Pu-
laski.
Maid of Honor--Miss Elizabeth
Simmerman. Speedwell.
Fifth Brigade.
Sponsor--Miss Mary V. Yancey
! Harrisonhurg
Maid nf Honor-Miss Jean Harris,
Harrisonburg.
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