The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26

Confederate colors and the National
colors are being mingled In the dress
of the City of Richmond is putting on
in honor of the coming of the Con-
federate veterans to this city for their
twenty fifth reunion Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday OF next week.
Some of the advance guard of the
reunion crowd is already appearing in
the city and during the next few days
hundreds will arrive. The great bulk
win reach Richmond the last of this
week and during Sunday and Mon
day.
Plans for the entertainment OF the
great gathering are practically COM
pleted the many members of the sew
erai committees cooperating under
the direction of the general committee
headed by Captain JOHN Lamb. nav
ing worked we'll and there is nothing
that can be imagined for the comfort
and accommodation of the Vicitors that
has been left undone.
The decorators have been kept busy
with their orders for dressing UP the
fronts of office and business buildings,
hotels and private residences, and for
hanging streamers and flags and BAN
ners across the streets. Along the
line of march Confederate colors APP
pear almost exclusively in the over
hanging bunting. Citizens, too. are
beginning to appear on the streets
wearing miniature Confederate flags.
Federal Building to Decorate.
Among government buildings that
will shortly take on the gala attire
are the city building, the State capitol
and the Federal building.
Postmaster HAY T. Thornton yes
terday afternoon received from the
Treasury Department at Washington
permission to decorate the Federal
building. In his request to the DEPART
ment Mr. Thornton. who is custodian
of the building asked permission to
use at least fifty per cent Confederate
colors in its decorations.
The department has no appropria-
ton for such purpose and gives no
tmoney toward the expense OF trimming
the building in honor of the reunion,
but officials and employees of all Fed
eral departments in the city have con-
Itributed 10 the fund to be used in
the decorating of the building.
| Homes for Veterans wanted.
| While excellent free Accommodations
have been provided at Camp Stuart for
the visiting veterans during the re-
union. IL has been the experience of the
| committee during the past reuNons
| that a small number of veterans, vshoae
fmeans are limited. for quiet and rest
would prefer to be quartered with
private families.
A few citizens have already signified
their willingness to entertain few
veterans free of charge. 1t is the
urgent request of the committee that
all who are able to provide free en-
| tertainment for veterans In their
homes what will. probably. be the last
! great Confereatc reunion ever to be
/ held in Richmond. will please COM
municate promptly with the commit
tee on information and quarters. ivy
East Main Street. or phone Randolph
I2a67.
At Confederate Museum.
The Confederate Museum will be
open daily during reunion week, with
the exception of Thursday. The
regents of the museum will meet at
thai institution az 1890 O'Clock on the
morning of Wednesday
Or Monday and on Friday there
will occur presentations to which
the public is invited. and large at
tendances are anticipated. The pre- :
sentation Of Monday will be ~ a
bttst of General q. 7. Beanregard,
This unwilling wili take place at
10,an in the morning. AT II O'Clock
on Friday morning portrait or
General G. G. Wharton Will be pre-
sented to the museum.
Gen. Brown Succeeds Garnett.
General j. Thompson Brown. com
mander OF the Virginia division OF
the United Confederate Veterans and
marshal OF the grand Parade on
Thursday of next week. has just beer
7 APPOINTED eoifi nder OF the Army
OF Northern virginia. L. c. v. filling
the vacancy created by the recent
death of General Theodore S. Gar
nett. General Brown will hole the
once until the successor to General
! Garrett Is named at an election to
be held during the reunion next
week.
t The list of appointments made by
| General Bennett II. Young, COM
| mander in chief of the United Con-
/ federate Veterans. was announced
| yesterday at reunion headquarters. In
| addition to announcing the appoint
ment of General Brown the HIST shows