Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
GREATEST REUNIONS
TAKE PLACE IN R|CHMON|
Three Times Veterans Have u..
One-Time Capital of Con.
federacy.
HERE AT MONUMENT UNyEt,,x
Dramatic Scene Recalled in 100
When Statue to General Robcr,
Lee Was Dedicated-Accom
lions Are Better Than Heretotos

I
Ihat Richmond. the capital OF +,
ON on ieaerate states OF America. is :,
! best beloved of all American ci,,."
! the veterans who wore the graz
war Between the States. is evida.
! ny the fact that this city b.r
chosen more frequently than anv or
! for the annual reunion '
Three times since the United COM,
, crate Veterans were organized ,wn..
hVe years ago, Richmond has b..,
| yoTed with the choice Of an overwhel,
ing majority as the convention city.
The sixth and seventeenth annual.
unions were held here. For tbe ~.
time in the history Of the orxani,s,i.
this city was selected for the ea,S
Ing OF the Confederate hosts wbsn :,
reunion was convened in Jackson,,,s,
Fla. last year. u Z
RICHMOND REUNIONS
ARE GREATEST OF A,
ohlcers high in the organization IA,
! frequently been quoted as savir, ~
the success of tho sixth and 60
teenth annual reunions was never an
| passed. II cruallcd. The creates, =,
,hus,HHn, marked each OF these eel
brations. The public demonstrated,
each occasion cclipsed in its m.pn;,,v
ana hrilliancy those that had gone :
fore. The accommodations proyid.S 4,
the thousands OF visiting veterans =,
military met the demands moro mi.
than in any OF the other Southern c,,i.
For the twenty NTH reunion en-,
cess that will eclipse all the nrncodt,.
reunions is ANTICIPATED II Is eu.ir,,
ed that the events scheduled ror r,,
]. and Will attract to the old %,
federate capital a Waiting thrors
approximately 100000 persons Viii
estimate includes the veteran camn
militia organizations. other organiz.
, bodies and the sightseeing and anus,
, Notwithstanding crowds
GREAT REUNION
HELD HERE ~ Is,
Tn" first Confederate reunion he
IN Ei"h"ond opened on June ~. ~
and closed with July = General .Jo,,t
r. Gordon was then the commands,
in-chief OF the United Confedera,
veterans. The population o. Pie,
mond .'as at that inc little more thu
"ne-haif it's present population TT
crowds OF visitors Al the 1895 rern;o
aggregated about $4,000.
The second reunion was held her
May so to June :, .ncluaive. 1907
that year the commander In chi,
OF the United Confederate Veteran
va. General Stephen d. Lee II W
estimated that during the Ave DAYS M
less than $1,000 visitors were wi,hi-
the city's gates. Inclement wca,hc~
interfered TO some extent with II
comfort and convenience Of the r.
union visitors, a cold wave accom-
panied by heavy rain. making It di,'
agreeable, especially for the old so
dlers who were the guests OF the rs
union committees. yet the snthusia.,
that marked that period of Ave da,,
was unparalleled In the history of III
United Confederate Veterans Ampi.
recurrence this year of the discomfort,
occasioned by rain and cold in 1907
The spnciou buildings at the State Fa 4
Grounds Will be used as dormitoriei
and none of the old soldiers will s!eel
outdoors under canvas. The element
are not TO be reckoned with as a con
sideartion by the Thousands. Of vet
Grams who will he housed and fed a
Camp Stuart. State Fair Grounds. dur.
ing the 1916 reunion
DRAMATIC OCCASION WHEN LEE
MONUMENT WAS UNVEILED
Prior to the formation OF the Unite
Confederate Veterans n great rally q
the survivors OF the Army of North
ern Virginia was held in Richmond II
1880. when the marks Of disastrous wa,
mad not been entirely eraced Tel
FEARS later the most dramatic occa,
sion In the city's history took plac,
when on Memorial Day. Friday. Ma
30. 1890. the equestrian statue of Gen
eral Robert r. Lee was unveiled b.
General Joseph E. Johnston in the pres
ence or one OF the greatest throngs tn
city ever witnessed. 4 similar oc
casion though OF less magnitude wa.
the unve!linS OF the Soldiers and Saif
ors monument in Libby Hill Park TIL
j. Il. Il. Stuart and Jefferson Davi
Monuments were unveiled during tn
1907 reunion. II having been cstima te,
at the time that there were 1000 peo'
pie In view OF the Davis monument
when the veil WAS removed.