Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-05
EVERY De TAIL OF REUNION
IS CAREFULLY PLA D
Committees Hard at Work on Pre-
parations for Big Gathering
OF Confederates.
INFORMATION OFFICE OPENS
VIII Supply Boarding Houses for
Those Unable to Secure Rooms at
Hotels-Large Delegations Coming
From Many Sections.

With all tho members OF every COM
mittee having the arrangements in
charge working night and day to per-
feet the plans for the Confederate Re-
union to be held here June 1. Q and 3.
Captain John Lamb. chairman of the
general committee having supervision
over all, feels satisfied that when the
reunion begins there will be nothing
lacking to give comfort to the visit
ing veterans and TO make of the re-
union historical success.
No detail which will contribute to
the success of the reunion is being
overlooked. Routes for the parades
the especial idea in view that they shall
not be too long or tedious; rows OF
seats and stands are rapidly being con-
Structed along Lee Circle and through
out the length Of Monument Avenue
where will be held the floral parade
court of honor; Camp Stuart, at tho
Virginia State Fair Grounds, is being
fitted up TO accommodate several thou
sand veterans, who will be housed in
tho buildings. and the visiting militia.
which will be quartered in the race
track oval in its own tentage
IMPORTATION OFFICES
ARE ALREADY OPEN
Information headquarters was opened
yesterday ut 1907 East Main Street, by
William A. Loehr, who was appointed
TO succeed the late Colonel Charles T
Loehr The information headquarters
will be as a sort Of clearing house for
boarding house and lodging house
keepers who may have rooms for visit
ors. and Mr.. Loehr will be glad to re-
ceive at once and to list tho names OF
all who Will have rooms to rent during
the reunion. It Is expected that fully
$4,000 visitors will be in Richmond dur
Ing the reunion, and as It will BIO al
most impossible for the hotels to care
for the crowds 1t Is urged that private
houscholders list their names with Mr..
1oehr For their benefit ii is an
nounced that the telephone number of
Information headquarters Is Randolph
2467.
1t was announced yesterday that
Colonel Wilson Miles Cary, of Rich
mond, has been appointed by General
Bennett II. Young, commander in chief,
rs acknowledgement and chief-of-staff
with the title of colonel. Colonel Cary
Will serve with General Young. and
lend him all assistance in directing and
conducting the lines OF march and the
parades. Colonel Cary served through
out the war. from Bethel to Appomat-
tox, being member OF Company c.
Thirty-second Virginia Regiment. AZ
ter the war he was appointed to the
staff OF the First Virginia Brigade,
General Charles j. Anderson COM
manding, and was chief staff to Gov
ernor p. w. Mckinney.
LARGE DELEGATIONS
PROMISE TO ATTEND
Captain Lamb is still receiving let
tors from various delegations to say
that they will be present ut the re-
union. among the latest being n COM
munication from a large delegation of
Virginians living in New York, who
will come here headed by the vice.
president Of the Chatham National
Bank. General William C. Harrison,
commander OF the Pacific Division. has
written to say that he will bring a
large delegation from San Francisco
and California, and that the Panama
Pacific Exposition will not Interfere
with the plans made for attendance on
the reunion.
Adjutant-General w. W. Sale has
ordered all the State militia to be pres
ent. The various commands will be
quartcred ut Camp Stuart and will fo-
main through the reunion until June 3
Ihey VIII take part in ali parades, and
thirteen bands have been provided to
furnish the music. The Virginia Mill
tary Institute cadets will be here in
force, and. through the energy OF Vir-
gin'a congressman they will be ac-
compnnied during the pnrades by the
United States band from Fortress Mon
roe Troops from other States are also
expected. The Connecticut Foot Guard
VIII he here as guests OF the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues Battalion, and
VIII take part in the parades
FULI-DRESs BALL To
BE GIVEN SPONSORS
The program OF entertainment in
cludes full dress ball to be given in
honor OF the New Englanders by the
l'lues on the night of juno 2. when the
reunion ball to the sponsors will be
given In the armory of the Richmond
Grays.
IT was announced last night that
General Young had conferred three Of
the highest social honors OF tho COM
ing reunion upon women from Roanoke
and Salem Mrs. Rosalynd Roberts
Evans. OF Salem. has been appointed
chief hostess of the official head
! quarters reception committee on Gem
cral founS's staff. and will be assisted
by Mrs. T. A Roberts, OF Salem; Mrs
John w. sherman. of Roanoke; Mrs.
T.. u. Cloves, OF Richmond; Mrs Fam
ME Van Meter, OF Lexington, KY; Mrs
Annie Bachman Hyde, OF Chattanooga,
Tenn. and Mrs. w. a. Rose. OF Ala
bama.