Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18


active part in the general preparations
for the Confederate Reunion. u large
number OF details having been entirely
turned over to committees named from
the Sons OF Veterans.
WILL. ENTERTAIN
SPONSORS AND MAIDS
Prominent among these duties viii
he the entertainment OF sponsors and
maids OF honor. All OF these viii be
met on their arrival and escorted to
the places Of II. ir entertainment. \
formal ball in honor OF the sponsors
Will he given in the Richmond Grays'
!hrmory ON the dosing night Of the
reunion. To the Sons OF Veterans has
also heen intrusted the problem OF
housing OF veterans other than those
in Camp Henry {. Stuart at the State
Fair Grounds. Committees will meet
all trains during reunion week and
direct the work of the Boy Scouts, who
will be the official pilots OF the visitors
during that week
The present officers OF the local camp
:. are ]. Bernard Robb. commander: DR..
NirG!ntus Harrison. first lieutenant COM
mander; l.. Morris Warren. second lieu
tenant commander: l.. Leslie spence
Jr,. treasurer: T Gray Haddon. score
Or. Greer Baughman surgeon.
REUNION COMMITTEES
NAMED by SONS
Reunion committees have been named
by the local camp of Sons of Veterans
as follows:
Executive Committee e Leslie
spence, Jr.. chairman, American Ma
tional Bank Building: Branch b. Nor
gan. George II. Kecsee, Ralph p Neale
DIR. NirEinius Harrison
Information and Quarters = Ralph T..
Neale. chairman. Mutual Building: G. v
Slack burn j. Bernard Robb Luther c.
Jefress, Charles II. Crew. William T.
Crawford, w. u. Kern, F. a. Moselev,
J. Hall Moore. Jr Robert Lecky. Jr..
Henry c. Taylor, w. Ross Southwark.
sterling Boisseau. James w Sharp.
Parade, Carriages and Horses-P. n.
overton, chairman. 1915 East Cary
Street: T. Gray Haddon, James T. Phil
lips, Jr.. f. 3. Thomasson. o. b. White,
Henry c. Reilly. Branch b. Morgan, W
a Loehr. Arthur Levy, j. GRrnett Nell
son.
Ushers and Pages-Judson s Kosher.
chairman, South Ninth Street; r. VIII
+. S. Blair. w. NJ. Gilmore
Reception and Escort L. Morris
Warren. chairman. 1922 West Broad
street; John c. Neale. f. r. Phillips. T..
\. Raughman. Jr.. y. l.. Butler, A p.
Curd, W. W. Davis. Edwin II. Courtney.
j. l." Pattison. w. r. Walden
Sponsors-Georec H. Keesee chair
man. 1909 East Main Street: George D
Morgan, J. B. Lishtfoot. Jr, George Cole
scott. l. Garnet Tabb. j Singleton
Walker
Music-Thomas =. BRYAN. chairman.
Mutual Building; David NJ. White. Alex.
r. GulEon
Baggage-Guy T. Mallonee chairman.
Sna East Main Street: John F. La
j. f. II. STUART. JR.. WAS
FIRST COMMANDER
The United Sons Of Confederate Vet.
'rins was organized IN Richmond on
July !. 1896. At The call OF the Rich
mond camp a confederation Of Tho Va
rtous locar. chapters Of Sons was
formed and j +. b Stuart Jr. was
made hrst ommander-in- chief for the
South Edwin T. Cox. now Speaker Of
the House OF Delegates. was the first
adjutant-in- chief Ten camps answer
cd the call for the FIRST reunion Of
Sons held In Richmond. nineteen wears
ago. the meeting in June to be Tho
twentieth annual reunion OF the Sons
Of Veterans
At the end Of The FRS, year thir,v-
SIX camps he'd been enrolled C,rnns
are now scattered In every part Of tho
states which furnished troops 10 the
armies Inc Sons held
their reunion here In 1907, and have
since met concurrently with the United
Confederate Veterans
LOCAL CAMP TAKES ACTIVE
PART IN REUNION PLANS
Tho local camp has been OF Tho
greatest assistance in preparing for
inc coming reunion. having raised ,
large part OF the fund for the e,t.r
laihfncnt OF visitors II was mem
Der OF The Sons OF Veterans who az
Tered In the state Legislature IN, rim
providing state aid OF $4,000 and a
MEMBER or the same camp OF Sons who
ohcTed In the city Council tho ord,-
nance appropriating $4,000 on bobnIf
ri the city. Much Of tho active cor.
wasting has also been done bv r,.r,,h.rs
OF this camp Since the sudden d.,th
OF Captain Charles 7 I.o.hr uho a.
the reunion OF 1907, was the .,uci.n,
CHAIRMAN or the committee on jrf,r-
nation and quarters, the work Of ,rje
department has been entirety fur,,od
over TO a committee 81 th. Sors ~,
Veterans headed by Ralph T. E.,l.
The committee viii prepare a ljst az
available boarding places Tor visitors
AND In other WAYS look after IN. CON
fort or the thousands who wiil b.. bora
during reunion week far crc.,d,,,
the possible capacity o. tho hotels
Already II is announced ina, man,
private homes Will he opened ia yis,
itors through the agency of ,bis CON.
mittee 80