The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-06-01
RICHMOND READY
TO GREET VETERANS
Governor Stuart and Judge Tyler
to Welcome COnfederates.
MANY NORTHERN VISITORS
Governors Foot Guard of Connecti-
cut Will Take Part i'm Mill
tary Pageant.

Richmond, Va, May 30.-The
twenty-fifth annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans begins
here Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The convention will be called to or
der by Gen. George p. Harrison Of
Opelika, Ala, appointed to preside in
the enforced absence of Gen. Ben
nett HI. Young, chief,
now in hospital
Exercises preliminary to the con-
vention will be held tomorrow when
will be held the annual Hollywood
memorial parade. The Confederated
Southern Memorial Association and
the Sons of Confederate Veterans will
also begin their sessions tomorrow.
The veterans will be welcomed by
Gov. Henry c. Stuart and Mayor
Ainslee and by Judge D. Gardiner
Tyler, son of President John Tyler,
who will address the visitors on be-
half of the Virginia veterans. The
meeting will then be turned over to
General Harrison, who will respond
on behalf OF the visitors. Sessions
will be held Tuesday and "Wednesday
and on Thursday will be held the re-
union parade, and on Thursday after.
noon will be laid the cornerstone of
the equestrian statue to Gen. stone
WALL Jackson, the site for which is
located on RiChmond's most beauti-
full avenue and not far from the
monument to Davis, Lee and Stuart
For the first time in the history of
military organization will take part
in the military pageant end occupy
position of honor. The Governors
Foot Guard of Connecticut will be
here as the personal escort OF Gov.
Marcus H. Holcomb, who will be the
guest of Governor Stuart. The Foot
Guard will be entertained by the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Bat
talon.
Capt. John Lamb, chairman of the
general reunion committee, estimates
that there will be $4,000 strangers
here, including veterans, visitors and
state militia.
CHARTERED AT FAIR GROUNDS.
The veterans will be quartered in
a large brick building at the state
fair grounds, designated for the occa-
sion as Camp Stuart" Emergency
relief stations have been established
along the line of march and hospital
arrangements for those who may fall
ill or suffer accident have been made
with the city's largest hospital. All
the state military commands have
been ordered here and will arrive on
Wednesday. The war department
has designated the Marine band at
Fortress Monroe to accompany the
cadets from the Virginia Military In.
stitute. known as the West Point OF
the South"
Among the other features of the
will be the unveiling Of a
tablet in Hollywood cemetery to the
women of the South. On Wednesday
ans who died within the past year
will be conducted under the joint
control OF the United Confederate
Veterans and the Confederate Me-
mortal Association, and all business
will be halted at that hour.
The committee on designation OF
Stars and Rars will annoiinca on
Wednesday its decision as TO whom
should fall the honor of having first
designed the Confederate flag.
The reunion will end on Thursday
night with a grand ball in honor of |
the sponsors and a ball given by the |
Richmond Blues to the soldiery from |
Connecticut.