The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-05
WILL INVITE VETERANS
TO HOLD REUNION HERE
Hichmond Delegation OF Confederate
soldiers Leaves for Annual Gather
Ing In Jacksonville.
LARGE CROWD TnnoNGs STATION
Mayor Ainslfe aud Dusiness Manager
Dnbney to Present RIchmond's Invi-
tatfon for 1915 Reunion.

twenty-fourth annual grand encamp-
Ihcnt and reunion OF the United Con-
ieuerato Veterans. which convcncs to-
morrow morning and will continue
through Friday. The train carrying
inc local delegation pulled out OF Byrd
street Station over the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad 1T $3.50 o'clock, and is
scheduled to arrive at its destination
about midday to-day.
The scene at tho station was
touching one. although the party will
De gone less than Il week Hundreds
OF friends gathered to say good bye
TO the retcrans and mingled among
tho relatives were dozens OF comrades
VINO were unable To make the Jour
ncy. but who could barely resist the
temptation TO board tho train at the
last minute. IT pulled out amid cheers
and the waving Of handkerchicfs.
while many wife and daughter
shouted n final admonition as the
wheels began 10 turn.
Travelling with the representatives
OF the locnl Confederate veteran
camps were the division commander
and staff. brigade commanders and
STATS. and tho sponsor and maids OF
honor OF tho Virginia Division In
all there were sixty-six persons In
che party. including Mayor George
Ainsle and w. IT. Dabney, business
manager OF the Chamber of Commerce.
who viii extend an Invitation from
this city to have the reunion held
here In 1915.
VETERANS ARE EsCORTED
TO STATION BY MILITIA
The veterans assembled at lie.
Camp Hall at 40 O'Clock. ana escort
ed by n provisional company OF the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Bat
TALON. commanded BY Lieutenant VI.
i. Jaineg and Il platoon from the
Richmond Iowitzcrs, commanded by
ytr.s I-pnt ND
led by the a. y. IIill Camp drum corps.
from Petersburg. all in full dres. uni
forms. marched To the station
Tho line OF march. from tho hall 10
Seventh street on Broad, and down
Seventh Street 10 Byrd Street station.
WAS lined with people returning from
WORK, and the veterans and their cE-
cort wer, roundly npplaudcd for the
entire distance. Several hundred pcT-
sons were awaiting the arrival OF the
party al the station.
Before entraining. tho veterans wcrr
lined up OH Byrd street. and were in
troduced to tho sponsors and maids
BY General J. Thompson Brown. di-
vision commander. The fair repre-
scntat'ves OF Virginia arc Mrs. John
i. Swartwout, of Norwood. iienricO
County. chief sponsor: Mrs. Charles Il.
Boiling, matron OF honor. ana Misses
Lucy Park Taylor and Mary Eustice
Chapman, maids OF honor. Escorted
by General ]. Thompson Brown. Cen
eral Theodore s Garnet, General w.
j. Freeman and Colonel Boyd Smith,
they filed past the ranks OF the vet
Grams and the gay plumcd mil!tiamen
into the train sheds. The veterans
then passed In review and entered the
special coaches TO be occupied by them
on both stages OF the journey.
On arriving at Jacksonville, General
Brown Will establish the Virginia d.
vision headquarters at the Aragon
Hotel The First Brigade hcadquar
tiers will he at the Winsor Hotel. at
which place II. T. Lee Camp. No. /. OF
this city, will hnvd quarters.
WILL INVITE VETERANS
TO MEET HERE IN 1915
a determined cffOr' viii be made
By the Virginia delegation 10 have
Richmond selected as the reunion city
o: 1915. 1t Is considered that 1t would
be appropriate 10 have tho next gath
ering OF the veterans In the city which
was tho Capitol OF the country for
which they fought particularly as
next year marks the nftieth anniver-
sary OF tho close OF the civil War.
I.icutcnant-Governor i. Taylor Ely
son has been authorized by Il. r.. Lee
Camp No. l. to extend the invitation
on It's behalf. He VIII be ably sec
onded by Mayor Ainslie and booster
Bill" Dabney. whose persuasive voice
and personality has secured some OF
tho largest national conventions for
this city.
The reunion will open tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock with business
sessions through Thursday. The
grand encampment closes on Friday
with the veterans parade. and tho an
nual ball In their honor ct night. SEES
sions Of the Sons OF Confederate Vet
Grams and the Confederate Southern
Memorial Association. both OF which
are affiliated with the veterans or
sanization, will be held simultane-
ously.
At the business sessions Virginia
will be represented by Its accredited
delegates. General Brown has desis-
mated General James Buingardner. OF
Stanton, to represent this state on
the Committee on Credentials, and
Northumberland J. y. Stubs to
represent It on the Committee on
Resolutions.
The local delegation has arranged
for no regular stops either going TO
or coming back from Jacksonville. al
though many OF tho veterans VIII
make side trips OF their own Initiative.
II Is expected that the majority will
leave for home OH Saturday morning
and will arrive here on tho following
morning.
The Richmond veterans Travelled on
two regular sleeping cars and one
tourist Pullman. These were attached
to the regular train South.
RICHMOND DELEGATION
AT JACKSONVILLE REUNION
Among those In the local party
were:
Ma1or-General ]. Thompson Brown.
commander OF the Virginia Division;
Colonel Boyd Smith. adjutant-gen-
eral and chlef-of-staff: Lieutenant
Colonel ]. n. Stubs, judge advocate
general
Licutenant-GeneralT Theodore s. Car
nett, OF Norfolk. commanding of the
Army Of Northern Virginia.
Brigadicr- General w. b. Freeman.
commander of the First Brigade. and
Colonel Thoams j. Davis, Major III. +.
Jones, Major James NJ. Gregory and
iIajor H. A. Catlin. of his STAFF.
BriGadier General j. a. Bumgardner.
commander of the Fourth Brigade:
Colonel w. NJ. Chapman and Mrs. Chap
60 In In, Smith w