The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-03
HAVE READY PROGRAM
OF SONS OF VETERANS
Nathan Bedford Forrest. .Adiutaut-in-
Chief, Gives II Out for
Publication.
THE OPENING SESSION MAY 81
VIII BE Held In City Auditorium--Au
Business Sessions In y. NJ. c. 4.
J. ID. Iightfoot to Deliver Welcome
Address

CialE-S StGAdhos WHICH Will DC
MayZ3l, June /, 2 and 8.
has been issued by Nathan Bedford
Forrest. adjutant-in-chief and chief of
staff, at the order of Seymour Stewart.
in chief. The opening
session of the reunion will be held
Monday evening. May 81, at the City
Linden and Cary Streets.
when the welcome addresses and the
annual Grafton will be delivered and
maids and sponsors will be intro
duced.
All the business sessions of the Sons
will be held at the Y NJ c A. audi
torium and the headquarters of the
commander in chief and the adjutant
in chief viii be at Murphy's Hotel.
The Program.
The program follows:
MISUNDERSTANDING Session.
Music.
Call to order by DR.. virginius Har-
rison, commander of Camp r. f. Lee,
Richmond, Va.
Invocation by Rev J. Cleveland
Hall. chaplain IN chief, Danville, Va.
DR.. yirginius Harrison. commander
of r. e Lee Camp. Richmond. turns
meeting over to +. w Speed, COM
Division Commander Speed turns
meeting over to E. Henning Smith,
commander of Army OF Northern vir-
ginia Department. Montgomery, Ala.
Department Commander e. Hentng
Smith turns meetin0 over to Seymour
Stewart. commander in chief. ST.
Louis, Mo-, who assumes command
for the exercises
Address of welcome-Hon. John 3.
Lightfoot, Jr.. Richmond.
Response--Cari Hinton, commander
Southwest Division, Silver City. New
Mexico
Music-By Confederate choir.
Presentation of Official flag to Con-
federation by Camp Gus Bailey. No.
sos, Fayetteville. W. Va.
Address by Miss Mildred Ruther-
ford. historian general. U. D. c..
Athens, Ca.
Music
Presentation OF sponsors and maids
of honor-Hon. Clarence J. Owens.
past commander in chief. s. C. ".
Washington.
Reception Response-Hon. John
C. ", Jacksonville, Fla.
Music by Confederate choir.
Adhesion. Lee Meriwether. st.
Louis. Mo.
Music.
Appointment of committee on Gre
dentials.
Benediction-Rsv. T e Rennie.
chaplain r. e. Lee Camp Richmond.
Tuestiay Morning session-s:30
Invocation by Rev. Silcr Garrison,
of Harrisonburg, assistant chaplain in
chief.
Roll Gall OF oficers.
Roll call OF general officers and
of camps of the Confederation in
numerical order by the adtutant in
chief
Report of committee on credentials.
Report Of commanders: Command
err in chief, department commanders.
division commanders. brigade COM
manders.
Report of officers: Adjutant in chief.
inspector in chief, quartermaster in
chief. commissary In chief, Judge advo-
cate In chief, surgeon In chief. chap
lain In chief AMI historian in chief.
Reports of committees: Historical
committee, relief committee, monu-
ment committee and finance commit
tee
Report of executive council.
Presentation by title of historical
papers by members of the staff of the
commander IN EnlSLr IA out01eIiSr LII
sections si-37 of the general constitu-
ton: adjutant in chief. quartermaster
in chief, commissary in chief. Judge
advocate in chief. surgeon in chief and
chaplain in chief
Appointment of committee to ex.
tend formal greetings TO the conven-
ton of the Uulted Confederate Vet
Grams.
Afternoon Session. O'clock.
Music.
Invocation by Rev. J. NJ. Prender-
grast. assistant chaplain in chief OF
Bay ST. Louis. Mo.
General business.
wednesday Morning Session.
Election of officers, commander in
chief. commander Army of Northern
Virginia Department commander
Army of Tennessee Department. COM
mander Army Trans Mississippi de-
partment. historian in chief and ex-
ecutive council. At II o'clock the
sponsors and maids of the Sons and
the Sons will march in body to the
Veterans Convention, where the COM
mittee will extend formal greetings to
the veterans.
Afternoon Session.
Motions and resolutions. adjourn
ment.