Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-04
Notes of Interest
About the Reunion
Veterans Enjoy Old Stories of
Camp Life During War
Time Days.

Thomas r. Stubhleheld, who has
served through several reunions with
captain ~ Brown as Headquarters
clerk in camp and at registration
headquarters. has won high praise for
his interchangeable lahors this week
both at Camp Stuart and at the Main
street Office Of the Entertainment Com
m!ttec Of the reunion.
Previous experience enabled Clerk
Stuohlcheld To render Captain Brown S
committee greater service this wear
than ever before. Pccvish and irrjt-
able old soldiers applying for infor-
nation or accommodations are almost
invariably turned over TO Stubbleheld
by tho less experienced clerks His
adroitncss in handling these difficult
customers has been a source of won
der and admiration TO his workers
but even Stubhlcheld has met banning
cases this week
His attention being directed yestcr-
day TO Il griZZled old veteran who had
been sitting in a chair in a lunch room
opposite registration headquarters for
halt an hour, gazing hungrily at the
customers dcvourinG sandwiches. MICS
ana otncr rcfreshments. Stuhblcncld
lett his Office, went to the place and
thrust Il meal ticket into the old SOL
dicr's hand.
Here's ticket for q meal. colonel :"
he said. Why didn't YOU come TO us
for II? We are looking out for Won
You mustn't 20 hungry"
The old soldier waved him away
You may be smart city Teller. but
YOU can't fool me-" he retortcd .I
ann I no sucker not me. II YOU don't
let me be III call the constable ana
have YOU put in the lookup"
Clerk Stubhleheld spent a quarter of
an hour trying TO convince the old
fellow that the meal ticket was nero-
liable. Then he called tho manager
Of the restaurant to certify to tho
Naiiduess Of the ticket The veteran
"ho"k his head. rose and shun!cd to-
ward the door
your partner he said, craftily. as he
left the place. Il know you fcllers.
You're In cahoots"
Yes, Richmond looks considerable
different from what II did when left
here In 1865 unused Daniel NJ Walden
Of Apopka. Fla. Then The Dispatch
Was published somewhere up near the
capitol, ! don't know precisely where.
Now YOU are In a tall building. and |
reckon the next time | come YOU win
be in stu taller building.
y claim 10 he the Youngest living
Confederate soldier. enlisted AT,
artillery. My father. Peter +. Walden,
artillery My father. Peter = Warden.
Was lieutenant in mat company. I
served FIRST as drummer then as huelcr
ond later rs driver | procured an
honorable discharge at PETERSBURG in
1864
u enlisted the very day the nrs,
Yankee spy Webster, was hanged The
'rst time Webster mounted the scat
fold at Caru Lee and Tho va, 49,.
sprung tho rope broke. with aupcrb
merry" Webster mounted the scano!d
Tor another effort 10 break his neck
Asair 'he rope broke. This lime ne
was hurt so badly that he had 10 be
helped on til" scanoid on the ,hird
: fall MS neck was broken"
Richmond always docs the thing I'M
brown SAID Colonel George " How
ard OF College Fark, Ga. II have attend
( ed 'hTec reunions here. and every ono OF
them was well handled" Colonel How
, ard was with Company r., Sinntccr,h
I, South Carolina Regiment. Mcninpaul,;s