The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-17
NAME COMMITTEES TO
ARRANGE FOR REUNION
Governor Stuart and Mayor Ainslic
Give Assurances of Support
and C0-Operation.
SEEK FUNDS AFTER JANUARY /
No Trouble Anticipated in Raising
Moncy-ENpectcd That Chief In
ccutivcS Of Southern States Will
BE in Attendance Next Spring.

Plans were discussed and commit
Zee, ices appotnted TO arrange for the next
Grams to be held in Richmond May
.; .. :, 1918, ut an enthusiastic meet
' mi!sb OF II r. +; Lee Camp; No. l. held last
among those who addressed the gath
ering were Governor Henry c. Stuart.
Mayor George Ainslic. James y. Boyd.
Edgar ID. Taylor. Captain john Lamb
md Colonel John Murphy. More than
10000 visitors. arc expected to attend
last ever held in the old capital of the
/, Confedcracy.
should have his full support, both per
sonally and officially. The Governor
was appointed chairman Of tho Com
the meeting Mayor George Ainslie.
! chairman of the municipal committee.
he believed that the high tide Of
lsichmond hospitality" should come
n I;. ns;,o ihG reunion, and speaking in
municipal officials would cooperate in
every way with those arranging plans
TOR tho reunion in an effort to make
EXrrCr 10 DiETiCUi.Ir
IN RAISING FUNDS
Although the campaign FOR funS to
be used in staging the great reunion
VIII not be launched until January /.
l.l5. James \: Boyd. chairman of tho
trouble is anticipated i'm raising money.
II was pointed out that the cause is
other states Will not hesitate in max
Ing liberal contributions.
Veterans attending the next convcn-
main building at the State Fair
Grounds, and not In tents. as at the
ri S ion. held here in 1907. In discuss;
a. Brown. chairman of the committee
on entertainment. called to the attcn-
ton or the meeting the fact that in
1yDI, when d.tDU Veterans m.
tered in tents. a severe storm played
havoc with the camp, many OF the tents
Was encountered in housing the old
soldiers Mr.. Grown advocated the
plan to house the veterans at tho Fair
Grounds ~ the next reunion. and this
plan will in all probability he adopt cd
BESIDES other distinguished military
ana ana c%Gcntivc officials i is likely. that
will attend the reunion with military
o o,i,:a S, representing their re-
attend also it is thought.
! AUXILIARY SOCIETIES
WILL. ALSO MEET
During tho reunion, OF the. United
o ,TMiiidr, Veterans several other
| annual meetings here. The member
ship OF these societies is rapidly grow
ins. and it is believed that their gain
the loss in attendance OF veterans
caused by tho ver-incrcasing death
toll among the old warriors. Thou
sands of visitors from the North. as
well as South, are expected to attend
the reunion.
The meeting last night was mos.
enthusiastic ono, and WAS largely at
tended. Members of the local chapter
OF the United Daughters OF the Con
tedcrac! and other auxiliary organiza =
lions VIII take a prominent part in
helping to arrange the plans for the
reunion Elaborate social functions
the gathering, and no pains or expense
Will be spared in giving the Veterans
the best to be had in the way Of en-
tcrtainmcnt.
ric following committees were an.
pointed. headed by the chairmen, whose
names arc shown.
Finance committee, James " Boyd:
executive committee. t.. -. Taylor; adj :
NlStory committee. w. u. Freeman: