Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-22
GRAND PARADE CLOSES
CONFEDERATE REUNION
aged Veterans, Their Sons and
Daughters, Join in March Through
Historic Streets.
LINE MORE THAN MILE LONG
1t Is Easily Biggest Feature OF An
nual Meeting OF Gray Warriors of
South-ThOmas Tate, of Pulaski,
New Grand Commander.
/ Special to The Times-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. October
2l--The grand parade OF the Grand
Camp Confederate Veterans and Sons
took place today starting at 3 o'clock
Major I. d. coShill. of Bowling Green,
was grand marshal and w. S Embrcy.
of Frederick sburg, chief marshal with
the following aids Capt. ID. NJ. Lee, r.
lnnis Taylor. +. r. Hart. T. T. Proctor.
capt q. NJ Harrison. J. Conway Chi
chester. Jos. NJ Goldsmith. JOS Baker,
~. +. Crismond. n. y. Whitbeck and r.
stuart Roger. The formation OF the
parade was as follows: Grand marshal.
chief marshal and aids mounted:
members OF the Grand Camp OF Con-
federate Veterans. some in vehicles
and some on foot: brass band of the
X. :. Chew Camp Sons Of Confederate
Veterans, Fredericksburg Confederate
Veterans. some mounted. some In We
hiclcs and others on foot: Richmond,
Grays Battalion: band, Sons of Vctcr-
ans Of the state: Washington Guards.
Company l.. Virginia Volunteers.
Fredericksburg. school children of the
public schools. Frcdcri ok shury: stu
dents Of the fredericksburg State Nor
NAL school; Camp Fire Girls, sponsors
and maids of honor in automobiles
members of the Fredericksburg Me-
mortal Association in carriages. cit
izcns in carriages and automobiles
Frederick sburg Fire Company and fire
engine. Boy Scouts The line of march
was formed at the Princess Anne Hotel
and extended up Princess Anne Street
70 DIXON street. thence To Main Street
ur Main TO Commerce. up Commerce
n 4 a u
10 Lewis street. thence TO WASHINGTON
Avenue, up the east side Of Washing
Ton Avenue, around the head of the
avenue 20 MARY Washington Monu-
m"n'. thence down the west side of
IN" avenue where the parade was re-
viewed by the Grand Camp which was
assembled on tho park, way OF Wash
inEton Avenue. The parade disbandcd
AZ q point opposit. the Confederate
Cemetery on Amelia Street. The par
AIDE was over a mile long. was Wit
messed by a great ,hrong Of people and
was OF the greatest interest 1t was "A
success in every particular
VISIT TO BAI"rLEFIELDS
4 FEATURE OF REUNION
one %. the tcaur.s OF the reunion
"h!ch appealed strongly to the vet
Grams as we'll as III. women attending
the reunion. including the sponsors and
maids Was the visit in automobiles to
tho battlcic!ds on "Wednesday after
noon anu IN. luncheon served at the
o!d Chancellor House on the Chancel-
lorsNillc battlefield ~ Spotsylvauia
County. ten miles from r're,ericksburp
Inc luncheon VAS a most excellent one
served ny IN" Daughters Of the Con-
iederacy OF Spotsylvania County II
required more than 200 automobiles TO
convey the visitors 10 the battlchclds
The slight vain 81 the morning laid
d! a n In.
pleasant 1s,,. I
Inc reunion came To a close io-nivh,
with brilliant ball at the Oper,
House in which the sponsors. maids
OF honor, visiting women. DauShters
OF the ConfcderaCy. Confederate Vc,er.
ans and Sons OF Confederate Veterans
TOOK part. II WAS most animated
and enjoyable occasion. the pretty wo-
men and the old veterans m!uclinr in
spirit o. merr!ment and pleasure
Ine handsome gowns Of the many
heau'iul women showed great con-
trast TO the gray uniforms OF the
veterans and Sons OF Veterans. TIL.
old ana tho Young mingled. veterans
Of seventy and eighty years we're feel
ing young again and the Sons OF Vcter-
ans, some OF whom have PASSED the
half-ceDtury mark, kept the step with
some or the youngest OF the maids
Some OF tho veterans showed remark
itN' With the new dances. The occa-
sion was an unusual one and ONLY a
Confederate Reunion could bring IL
about.
Among the visitors attending the
reunion was Lieut.. GOV. j Taylor Ely
SON MAYOR George iinslie. OF Rich
nlond, and number OF other d;stin-
guished men. some of whom were not
connected with the Grand Camp bu,
entered into the spirit of the occasion
among the veterans who marched in
the parade WAS j w Schooler. Of
STAFFORD County, near this city, at
present an inmate of the Soldiers
Home, Richmond. VINO has passed his
ninety-frst birthday.
oIARTERMASTER GENERAL
MAKES ANNUAL. REPORT
At, the business session OF the vet.
Grams. Quartermaster General David
=. Brown made his annual report
showing total collections OF s4so7s.
disbursements s3.7.77: balance on
hand. SS3."l number of camps in the
state. 1875. seventy OF which have paid
thcir dues. nfty-siX being delinquent
The question OF increasing the rev
enuc from the camps was brought UP
by j. Taylor Stratton. OF Richmond;
T. T. jackson. of Norfolk, said his
camp had paid four times as much as
It's dues. Judge Ewell, of Lancaster
wanted resolution adopted to allow
no camp to enter the Grand Camp until
its dues have been paid
Col. Boyd Smith. of Louisa, chair
man OF the committee appointed at
last meeting to bring about closer
relations between the Confederate
Veterans and Sons OF Veterans and
Daughters of the Confederacy, asked
that his committee he discharged as
no plan could he agreed upon. After
discussion, In which IT was shown that
the veterans desired that some plan
be adopted for this object, the COM
mittee was excused and a new commit
Tee VIII be appointed by the grand
commander. On motion of j. Taylor
Stratton. committee Of FIVE was ap-
pointed ny the commander composed
OF j. Taylor Stratton, -. Fl. Brown, w.
Il. Freeman, Richmond: j T Gnnlrick