Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02
GOnlON PLANS BEING
RAPIDLY PERFECTED
correspondence Indicates Large At
tendance at Annual Gather
ing Of Veterans.
WORK on GRAND STANDS
additional List of Sponsors and
& Maids OF Honor Announced-WiI-
. liam A. Loehr In Charge of Infor-
4 nation and Quarters Bureau.


\ ssArrangements for tho Confederate
! reunion to be held here June !. and
\ 3tare rapidly being perfected, and for
n lsvcraf days carpenters have been busy
Z building grand stands and making
y Benches along the length OF Monument
8 Avenue where If the present idea Is
d carried out a court OF honor will he
staged and a floral parade be heidi Not
less in their complexity and in their
completeness are the arrangements be-
Ing made for the comfort Of the visit
Ing veterans. William \. Loehr. who
was appointed by the general commit
tee to succeed the late Colonel Charles
IS Il. Loehr as chairman of tho reunion
Committee on Information and Quar-
ters. will establish headquarters to-
morrow al 1l07 East Main street.
After this the committee Will bc IN
position TO register the names and
addresses OF all who desire to furnish
accommodations. both lodgings and
! metls. for the veterans and their fami-
lied This committee Will have the
wo4k of QuarterinE visitors during the
reHtrion. and Will be assisted by the
sBof Scouts, who, during the whole re-
iunibn. will act as pilots and render
such other aid a S they may be called
ION 70 give.
CORRESPONDENCE INDICATES
sR LARGE ATTENDANCE
AZ tremendous amount OF correspond
Sehce is being handled BY the commit
tee, and this Is taken to mean that
large crowd will be entertained here.
The Office Will be IN charge OF w.
Claude Maddox, who was ono OF the
smost efficient workers, 1t IS said. for
this same committee during the last
5reunion in Richmond. Other members
@of the committee are II. NJ. Walthal.
Henry Lee Valentine. John Z. Owens. ].
@B. Angle, W. y. Hopkins and Christian
III. Clarke.
81 It was announced yesterday by Cap
sfain John Lamb. who is chairman of
fthe general committee, that General
SiRcunett H. Young. commanders in chief
sof tho United Confederate Veterans.
4has appointed Miss Anne Carter Lee. OF
$Uppervillc, as sponsor for the South.
Miss Lee Is p daughter OF the late Cap
tSin Robert L. Lee. and a Erand-dauEh-
Ir OF General Robert Z. Lee. Miss
trah Lcech, OF Clark sville. Tenn, Will
! maid OF honor 10 Miss Lee.
ENERAL COMMITTEE PREPARES
OFFICIAL. SOUVENIR BOOK
sThe general committee is preparing
y. official reunion souvenir. which Will
o ready IN time for the first day OF
lee reunion This is no; private en-
t-prise, hut IS being arranged by the
neral committee as one OF the iea-
pes OF the general reunion plans
ncapta.n Lamb said Yesterday that
s,had no Information as 10 the NUM-
= OF veterans who would attend the
'es1ion as guests ot the cities and
rnaties from which they come. Tn
rir the laws Of tho state. the counties
p,i cities arc permitted TO make such
n,orop-intion as the: may deem neces-
w 10 pay the expenses OF the vet
ms TO Richmond All who come VIII
entertained, and he properly cared
III and Captain Lamb hopes that all
- veterans who are able To travel
be present.
nipple hospital and medical tacili-
L Will be provided under the gen
81 direction Of Or George Ross who
o, announced the following physi-
d IS as hts staff. 10 be on duty AZ all
,es: Dr.. John Y Upshur. Or. r. y.
rein. Or. Frank W. upshur, DR..
Nart Mcclure. DR.. :. q. Brown. DR..
Gillian II. Taylor. Dr.. Hugh y Tay-
o., Or. L. g. Boshe-, Dr.. e. l.. Hills
Tan, Dr. George Ben Johnston. DR..
Gwe-d Mcclure, Dr. Moses y. HoEe.
e Y Darlington. DR. J Fulrner
!Eht Or. james II. Smith. DR. p -.
psconh, Dr. RpDert g Bryan and
). : Po-sley.