The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
. MEET IN NEWPORT NEWS
Members of Lee Camp and Soldiers
Home to Take Part in Pa
rade on Thursday.
SONS ANNOUNCE SPONSORS
Extended Program Arranged for CO.
Ordinate Meeting of Sons OF Vet
erans-Miss Nancy Allen Sponsor
for This District.

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Richmond veterans will take an ac-
tive part In the annual reunion of the
Grand Camp of Virginia. Confederate
Veterans. at Newport News this week.
Large delegations from the local
camps. United Confederate Veterans.
VIII go for the entire session. while
more than 100 veterans will leave here
on Thursday morning to participate in
the annual parade.
General j. Thompson Brown, com
mander of the Virginia Division, United
confederate Veterans, and BrIgadier-
General w. b. Freeman, commander Of
me first Brigade, Virginia Division,
together with their STATS will leaye
mere this afternoon for Newport News.
Z, ana VIII establish their Headquarters
at the Hotel Warwick. Delegates from
Lee Camp. Pickett Camp, Joseph 10.
Johnston Camp, South Richmond. and
Woodbridge Camp. OF Chesterfield
/ County, Will leave here tomorrow
/ morning at 10 o'clock.
On Thursday Lee Camp and about
J sixty veterans from the Soldiers Home
VIII leave over the Chesapeake and
OHIO Railway for Newport News 1t is
I probable that a. =. Hill Camp, of Pc
tefspurg, VIII accompany the local
| party.
COMMANDER pEEp
ANNOUNCES SPONSORS
| Coincident with the annual reunion
OF the Grand Camp of Virginia. Con.
Iederate veterans. the United Sons of
! Confederate Veterans, Virginia Diyi-
/ sion, Will hold "a three days session,
! beginning tomorrow morning. in tho
aame city. Garland POWELL Pced. com
mander of the State body, announces
1 the followings appointment of maids
ana sponsors for the occasion:
( Sponsor in-cfief-Afiss Gertrude r:jl.
| liam, Norfolk.
! Maids of honor in -chief--AIiss Ida @.
| Burruss, Fredericksburg; Miss Alice
! Kent, Petersburg; Miss Ella S. Thomas
| Roanoke; Miss Anne Richardson. Farm,
vile.
Matron of honor-A1rs. Garland Pow
| ell Peed, Norfolk.
Chaperons--Mrs. w. E. Barrett, New
port News: Mrs. ]. f. Caffee, Newport
News; Mrs. Clarence w. dsobertsor,.
! Newport News; Mrs Charles e. pa rIser
Newport News.
Maids and sponsors: First District
! Miss Lucille Ayler. Newport News
/ sponsor; Miss Trina Meanley, Newport
News maid. Second Distrlct-Niiss
! jamie Nicely, Portsmouth. SPONSOR; Miss
J Anne Groner. Norfolk, maid. Third
District Miss Nancy Allen, richmond
| sponsor; Miss Elsie r. Cardwell, Ash
land, maid. Fourth District-Aiss viz
| ginia Paulette, Farmvillc, sponsor; Miss
Grace Walton, Farmville, maid. Fifth
| District-Miss Margaret Peyton Temple
| Danviiie. sponsor; Miss Ellis Moon,
Chatham, maid. Sixth District-AIiss
Mary NJ. Hairston. Roanoke sponsor;
Miss Nancy Lee Bass, Roanoke, maid
| Seventh District-Mrs. Dudley STABLES
Harrisonburg. sponsor; Miss Virginia
Martin Paul. Harrisonburg, maid
Eighth Dlstrict-Miss Martha NJ
| ida Lee Hempstone. Lecsburg
maid. Ninth District-Miss 4Aline
Gleaves. Cripple Creek, sponsor: Miss
Josephine Maine; Wytheville maid.
Tenth District-Miss Jean Mathews,
| Clifton Forge. sponsor; Miss Sarah Bell,
| Stanton, maid.
The first session will be busine SIS
meeting at 4 o'clock tomorrow after-
/ noon in the Y. NJ. G. A. auditorium and
! the annual meeting will be held at s
o'clock that night. The following pro-
gram viii be carried out, the Academy
OF Music being the place OF meeting:
Prayer Rev. j. Cleveland Hall, DAN
vile, division chaplain; DIR. Clarence
/! Porter Jones, commander j. e. b.
/, Stuart Camp. S. c. ", assumes Charge
of meeting and introduces L. w Speed
of Roanoke. division inspector; pre-
sentation OF Garland T. Peed, of Nor
folk, division commander; address OF
welcome, Samuel r. Buxton, Newport
/ News; response, w. Mcdonald Lee
1ryinGton. past division commander:
(, presentation of Seymour Stewart, st.
/ Louis, commander-in-ci chief. S. c. ";
presentation OF sponsors and maids of
| honor by w. w. Old, Norfolk, pas
commander-in-chief: recepHon re-
spouse. II. NJ. Stricller, Harrsonburg
commander. Fifth Brigade; address. to
! Virginia Division. John h. Saunders,
Saluda; dismissal prayer, Rev. C. C.
| Cox, Newport News 81
\ There will be business meeting at
A Vcf odax
1 the auditorium, and another that after
| noon ut o'clock in the same place.
| The sons will participate in the vet
Grams parade on Thursday.