Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-09
COURT OF HONOR FOR
CONFEDERATE REUNION
City Asked to Set Aside Monument
Avenue Up to Davis
Statue.
COMMITTEE FAyORs
General Brown Describes Scheme to
Utilize Central Parkway for Stands
and Seating-WiH Eliminate En-
hausting Long Parade.

Elaborate plans for converting Mon
| ument Avenue. between the Stuart and
laws Monuments into n court OF
honor. in which Will be staged all the
out of door ceremonies of the Con-
iederate reunion. next June, were laid
before the Council Committee on
streets yesterday afternoon by General
thompson Brown. of the United
! Confederate Veterans
Mr.. Brown applied to the committee
lor special grant allowing the use OF
the famous West End thoroughfare
Tor the celebration. He laid before the
committee comprehensive drawings
showing the utilization of the park
way that runs the length of tie ave
nue.. for stands and seats for spccta-
tors.
The committee. upon the motion of
Alderman Gunst. of Lee Ward. voted
sage properly drawn ordinance
granting the privilege sought by Mr.
Bro"n. and directing that the Admin
1strattve Board shall be in immediate
chargc OF the arrangements as far rs
the city is concerned. All plans for
the utilization of the parkway will.
therefore, be subject TO the boards
approval.
CONCENTRATES EXERCISES
IN COURT OF HONOR
II is the intention of the local com
mittee on arrangements. Mr.. Brown
the exercises incident to the reunion
within the circumscribed area sug-
gested. While the old soldiers, he said,
are young in spirit and willing, their
bcdies are inflrm and 1t is now re-
Sardeu as imDracticable to conduct
long pnrades over the principal streets
or the city, as has been the prac tice in
the past.
Mr.. Brown pointed out tina, in recent
reunions the long parade marches have
been followed by serious and even fatal
consequences due to the fact that MANY
OF the veterans who participate in tho
parades are extremely feeble and are
able to stand little cxcrtion in tho
summer heat. In Jacksonville this
difficulty was overcome By providing
automobiles for practically the en-
tire marching line.
me plan this year Is to limit the
the Stuart and Davis Monuments
Here. on smooth-paved, level road
way, the aged veterans will march
with little difficulty. and the parade
VIII not be eNhaustiveiy long. Here
VIII take place all the ceremonies of
inc reunion. TO which the whole city
and all Its visitors will he invited.
WILL. MAKE POSSIBLE
MORE EFFECTIVE DECORATION
BY setting aside this section OF
Monument Avenue as n court OF honor
In which will he staged what will prob
ably be the last Confederate reunion
the city Will ever see, Mr. Brown
pointed out. there will he greater on
portunity for elaborate and effective
decoration. Instead of a widcly-dif-
FUSED decoration in honor OF the event
an over the city, the decorations will
be concentrated In the few blocks
pounding the court OF honor making
for much more brilliant display and
more effective setting than has ever
before been possible.
The court OF honor will he n pecu-
larry appropriate place for holding
'he mig reunion. because OF the noble
monuments 10 the great leaders of the
'.onledcracy that have been erected bv
the city and state. In the very heart
o: the court of honor is the statue of
Robert T.. Lee himsclf--a monument
which is conceded to he among the
most beautiful examples OF the sculp-
tors art in America.