Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31
VETERANS ARRIVING
FOR GREAT REUNION
General a. d. Williams, OF Florida
Is First Officer to
Report.
MANY WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY
Acknowledgement Mickle and General
George p. Harrison Will Be Here
This Morning-Every Local Detail
Is Now Complete.

One by one. in little groups, as per-
haps they left the battiehelds OF Apo
mattoN when General Lee called on
them to lay down their arms and avoid
further useless sa crifice. Confederate
veterans drifted into Richmond yester-
day. To-day and tomorrow they will
come in companies. in brigades, In
corps and divisions, but those COM
panies. brigades, corps and divisions
will not he as they were in other DAYS,
ana what was once an army will to-
day he hardly more than a company,
and briSades be no more than squads
Yet what they lack in numbers they
Will make up in patriotism and loyalty
and in that spirit which made the
rebel yell moro to be feared than
the wild cries of Attila's Huns.
In the Jefferson Hotel last night
for the Jefferson will be the main
headquarters OF the reunion-off1cers
and men of Il. +. Lee Camp. Confcder-
ate Veterans, were gathered TO meet
the visitors and to extend them the
warriors fraternal hand. Many yeter-
ans. sponsors and visitors were come,
and while the sponsors were being en-
tertained in the galleries the veterans
were being made glad and being cared
for in the lobby. General George P.
Harrison. who will act in the stead OF
General Bennett II. Young, commander
in-chief OF the United Confederate
Veterans. and Major-General William
f. Mickle. of New Orleans. ad1utant-
general and chief of STAFF. did not
arrive last night. They are expected
here this morning. The only COM
handing officer to arrive yesterday was
General a. d. Williams. OF Jacksonville,
Fla, TO whom cordial welcome was
extended by General W. B. Freeman
and other representatives of r. E.. Lee
Camp. Mrs. Norman V. Randolph and
a committee met the women who had
col tifn
were made for the comfort and en-
tertainment of all the visitors
AS the convention OF the veterans
does not begin until Tomorrow morn
Ing at 10 o'clock. the greater host is
not expected until this afternoon. The
various committees and by companies
of Boy Scouts, and will be escorted
10 camp or to boarding houses. AS they
may elect. Al Camp Stuart 1t will be
possible TO care for 5000 men, Hero
they Will be without expense. and here
every safeguard for their welfare will
be taken. For others who may so de-
sire and for the thousands of visitors
VINO are expected. the information
headquarters. under Secretary w. c.
Maddox, at 1907 East Main Street. am
pie provision has been made. Mr.. Mad
doN has listed sufficient number OF
boa ding houses to care for all. and
BOY Scouts will direct the visitors to
the lodgings assigned to them.
captain David a. Brown, Jr.. who is
IN charge Of the arrangements for
camp Stuart, has completed his work.
ana the camp is ready. Captain John
Lamb, chairman of the general com
mittee. and General j. Thomson
Brown, commander of the Army OF
Northern Virginia. who have been
WORKING together as comrades In tho
school of war, went 10 their homes last
O. nI
hcen covered. and that il remains now
only for the people Of Richmond to
extend their hospitality
MAJOR werner put on duty last night
thirty extra policemen and issued or.
ders to the members Of the department.
.hht from now on, until the reunion is
Closed they must remain on duty
Twelve hours. Detectives will be on
duty the whole time through, and adj
ditional detectives have been brought
from New York, Washington, Cincin-
hatl, Baltimore and other cities They
VIII Dc detailed TO look out for pick
pockets and snatch thieves The uni
formed men have been ordered to nav
especial attention to the needs OF the
Veterans and to give them every At
tention.
other arrangements include the Ga.
Ia oiishment OF hospital stations along
tho line or march and the oreanizaHon
OF medical corps, including the mem.
hers of tho graduating class of the
medical College OF Virginia and most OF
the prominent physicians and surpeons
I'm tho city.
PROVISION has also been made for
nose veterans who, by reason OF their
years and inirmi,ies. may not be abIe
TO go to camp, and who, because OF the
scantiness OF private resources, will
not be able to pay lodging expenses. No
veteran who comes to Richmond will
lack for maintenance or attention.