The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-30
UNABLE TO ATTEND REUNION, LEADERS
DESIGNATE SUCCESSORS ON PROGRAM
Commander Young and Mrs Bahen, Memorial Association
Head Are HI General Harrison, of Alabama, and Mrs.
Chieves of Petersburg, Presiding Officers

and greetings will be by General Har-
! rsson, Mrs. Daisy McL.aurin Stevens,
President General United Daughters
OF the Confcderacy; Commander sey-
( mour Stew1y Sons OF OF Confederate
| Veterans. D Mrs. Shelton thieves.
who will pAoside for Mrs. Behan. A
splendid musical program will be
G. Mercer. Captain John Lamb Will
! preside at this session.
, For the parade tomorrow afternoon
to Hollywood, where the memorial
exercises will take place. General j..
Thompson Brown. chief marshal. yes
terday announced general orders for
the event.
The formation will be at $3.50
O'Clock. and the body will start from
Fifth and Franklin Streets at 4
o'ciock, After horse. bicycle and foot
police. under command of Major wer-
ner. will be the Blues. the Grays, the
Howitzers. Benedictine cadets. the sig
nal corps and the camps OF veterans
participating.
! Hollywood, Memorial.
At HOLLYWOOD Colonel Gordon Nc
Cabe VIII preside and present the ora
tor. IN ase Christian. Prayers will
be by DR.. James Power Smith. The
tablet unveiling will be by Master j.
EsityEuH
Business sessions Tuesday. wednes-
day and Thursday of the Memorial
Association will be In the Second Bap-
ttst Church. and those Of the United
Confederate Veterans will be In the
City Auditorium.
General j. Thompson Brown will
call the veterans' convention to order
at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Music
will be by the reunion choir and adj
dresses OF welcome will be made by
Governor Stuart. Mayor Ainslie. Judge
of Virginia, and John w. Bale, OF
Rome, Ca. in behalf Of the Sons OF
Veterans.
10 Davis ana tho Soldier.
TUESDAY afternoons session, begin
ming at o'clock, will be featured by
Rev. DIR. Henry w. Battles reunion
address, an address on Jefferson Da-
Wis" by General q. w. Green, OF Ar
kansas. and an address on THE Com
federate Soldier" by General Julian
8. Carr. OF North Carolina. There will
be music by the Confederate choir
while the body L. assembling.
The floral parade will feature We'd
.nesday afternoon ana tho grand con,
cert In the City Auditorium Wednes-
day night, Thursday Is the day Of
the reunion parade. which IL sched-
uled to start at III o'clock.
The laying of the cornerstone Of
Stonewall jackson monument will be
at l o'clock Thursday, Tho stone
will be laid by tho Grand Lodge Of
Virginia, A., #. and A. NJ. James b,
Wood, grand master. Prayer viii he
by DR.. j. r, Smith. OF Htonewali Jacks
sons stan, the address by Judge
Christian and the grafton by Major
w. A. Anderson. The benediction will
be by Rev. j. w. Bachman. OF Ten
nessee.
j. s.1ss Camp STUART II Ready.
Camp Stuart at the State Fair
Grounds Ii ready Yor the occn pancy
OF the veterans, and accommodation
are placed for several thousand. Al
ready reservations have bsen made
for 5000 veterans and for ton banda
The commissary department has COM
clnded its preliminary work,
The railroads from all points in the
South have completed their arrange
ments and passenSss frame men from
scores Of cities and from general Of
fices Of thu reads ara elthey here or
ON their way 10 Rfchmond with
paFfies on special trains ana special
ears an regular trains sbEtugtns the
lEsns EfAcsaf IIls :=ssss,
Taefirst special tram ~ arrive VII,
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