The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23
THOUSANDS WILL COME
TO ATTEND GREATEST
3 CONFEDERATE REUNION
Within Week Veterans Sponsors Maids of Honor and Vas
itors From All Parts of the South Will Be In
Richmond For Twentieth Gathering

that Richmond Will be here to
Witness and take part in the threeday celebration and to
tribute to its
One week from Tuesday the twentieth reunion will be
week from today the sponsors maids of honor
officers of the L. c. v and thousands of visitors will have be
arrive One week from today Governors of of
the Southern States stats gala array will he
istered various hotels quaered with private fam
M Coming also the militia ORGANIZATIONS from all parts
the South led by the entire National Guard of Virginia
- To Have Eighteen Bands.
Eighteen bands will make the music to which these sol
er boys of today and the soldier boys of fifty ago
" swing along Monument Avenue in the greatest spectacle
Ruf its kind in Richmond
Fifty thousand people will come to swell Richmond
&s6pulaon temporarily by onethird Every hotel every
arding house. shack at Camp Stuart and many homes
will be filled to overlooking with visitors and delegates Rich
before been crowded Ten thousand to fifteen thousand
eran expected to judge by replies being received from
an the South by D. A. Brown, chairman of the enter
anment committee AT Stuart Camp alone there will be
Seven eight thousand while reservations for other THOU
have already been made elsewhere The committee on
arter is hard pressed in the performance of its duty
obtain quarters Appeal after appeal has been ont to
boarng and lodging house urging them to send their
names and addresses together with information the
nmber of visitors they accommodate and there has been
#aSgood but still accommodations needed
THAT Richmond will take of all that there is
doubt but matters will be greatly smplifed if all the
Aaning boarding and lodging house will send in
Aeir that visitors be assigned to quarters
III Camp stuart viii Be Ready.
Out Camp Stuart the work Of preparation is about
NTted The veterans who unable to furnish their
Ncxpenses will be taken of there in fine fashion Chair
Nan Brown of the entertainment committee served in the
capacity when the last held here K9OI
md he and his assistants rapidly whipping things into
shape Nothing is being overlooked and those who live at
Camp Stuart named in honor of the Governor nephew
of the great cavalry leader will have to complain
either of sleeping quarters the food provided The din
ing will be in the Poultry Exhibit Building of the State
Hair Grounds and therein 200 dine Food
supplies being purchased daily and hv the time the camp
opened for occupation Monday May 81 everything will
Il lie in readiness
the last few days About ten days the first store to
decorate conspicuous Now those stores and homes along
The parade that decorated few and be
coming fewer. In few days the places Broad Main and
side streets and Monument Avenue that not covered with
public buildings taking reunion attire and in few
DAYS the State Capitol and Library Building will bazon forth
he Stars and Bars entwned affectionaey with Old Glory
@A The Court of Honor Is In Shape
Beginning Stuart monument and running to the Lee
monument the Court of Honor is being arranged The work
now practically complete The park spaces the
he avenue are filed with long rows of seats which will
covered with bunting and arranged for the benefit of
delegates and visitors The stands have been erected at Lee
for the grand review of June g. Within the circle
If the is the official stand from which General
Bennett H. Young commander of the United Comic
Veterans and his aides will review the grand parade
Opposite another stand for officers and their guests On
the southwest edge Of the circle the stand where will be
placed the school children dressed that the congregation
81 will form a human flag of the Confederacy
There will be two paradesthe floral parade June 2
forth June The floral parade which is for the benefit
of the sponsors and the maids of honor will be of automo
niles decorated for the occasion This will make beautiful
ght with of covered with beautiful flowers and
6led with beautiful women Prizes offered for the
prettiest automobile
Grand Parade Closing Day
The grand parade will be held June the closing day
III the convention In the will be included the 10000
veterans State militia companies the Connecticut
Foot Guards Virginia Military Institute cadets visiting Gov
nors and their sta the Sons OF Veterans maids
honor and others The parade will be several miles
ng with the probably taking part in only short
Iecton of the march The line will form in the Capitol
&quare will probably be Grace to Fifth down Fifth to
fankin and Franklin Street and Monument Avenue to
Lee There will be four hospital tents along the
Inc Of march
Till be held in the City Auditorium. while those the Sons
Veterans will be held in the Auditorium of the Y M e. A.
Headquarters of General Bennett and the other officers will
= in the jefferson Hotel.
Entertainment will follow entertainment, the grand ball