The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-01
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vice of the several railways entering
Richmond. Traffic men of the rail-
ways, who have been engaged during
recent years in the handling OF great
reunion crowds. base their forecasts
on their former experiences at COM
pared with those Of yesterday.
Thousands Pour In.
While thousands of veterans
marched through the streets from the
railway stations to their respective
division headquarters, under escort
of Boy Scouts and delegations sent
TO the stations by the local committee,
and at headquarters we're assigned 10
their quarters at Camp Stuart, old
Richmond College campus or the ar
mories OF local militia. officers of the
divisions. commanders and members
Of their STATS and sponsors and maids
from various divisions and organi-
nations were taken by committeeman
10 their hotels or TO the homes in
which they will be entertained.
Among the divisions commanders
ind other notable figures at this re-
Nnion yesterday at the desk OF Ad-
3utant General william E. Mickle.
ohtef of staff OF the commander~in-
Ehief are the following:
I.ieuteant-G General X. NJ. van Zandt.
~ Fort Worth, Texas. commander of
he army of the Trans Mississippi
& Maior-Generai william G. Harrison.
- D., of Los Angeles commander
fuf the Pacific Division
~ Major General John r. Hickman,
Ia Nashville. commander of the Ten
inessee Division,
Major-General Felix H. Robertson.
tTexas Division.
Major-GeneraI H NJ. HALEY, Nc
y Alester. Okla, commander of the
Okiahona Division.
Major General w. 3, Haldeman. OF
ALouisvilie. commander OF the Ken
itucky Division
Colonel A. II. Booth. OF New Or
leans. temporary commander OF the
1 louisiana Division.
IA MaJor-General Calvin D. Vance, or
BAtesvfIfe, Miss. commander OF tho
Mississippi Division.
& Major-Ce neral Julian $. Carr, or
Durham. y. C., commander of the
North Carolina Division.
General J. Cotton Lynes, OF At
aAnta, brigadier- general on the stan
~ the n-chief.
Gu General Andrew Jackson West. o:
ATLANTA, former commander of the
georgia Division.
An8QF1 Ia
III Other notables who arrived yeEter-
LAY included Governor ELECT Nat. Il.
harris. of Georgia. who arrived IN
n special train over the Southern at
Eourteenth and Cary Streets shortly
after 6 o'clock. accompanied by this
famous Macon Drum and Bugle
Corps and the Dublin Concert Ban.l
Major General Joseph w. Preston.
sof Macon, commander Of the Georgia
1DivfEion. vas an arrival on the Geor-
ria Governors special, as were also
Miss Annie Bryant, sponsor for
seorxia. and Miss Regina Rambo.
Fret maid OF honor,
MI Brigadier General J. A. Thomas. Of
= Dublin. Ga, commander of the East
3eorgia Brigade, and Brfgadier-Gen-
4eral W. j. Horsiey. of Arlington. Ga.
sEommanding the South Georgia Bril-
S&nde. are others who arrived on this
peciai
"A large number Of other brigade
&nmmand and a few division com
naniers are yet to report their ar
rival 10 the adjutant-generaf.
Brings Many Guests.
accompanying the special train o.
euerai HALEY Of Oklahoma were
osue 200 veterans who came to
Richmond as his guests. The Okla
r &UsuA and the Georgia parties are
inonx the liveiiest that have SO far
arrived. though the Tsrhee1 veterans
IKE coming strong and showing that
xeAt activity still exists in the OH
Forth State ami that the ideals which
Rere ever before them during the
III are stiif kept foremost.
Veterans OF other divisions, among
n4m Texas Alabama and Mississippi,
- also showing life and they step