The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-19
Richmond Organizations Re
ceive Ovation After Ova-
ton on Line Of March
FIVE THOUSAND
VETERANS In LINE
Blues. Grays and Scouts Now
on Way Home - Reunion
Ends With Sham Battle in
Which Texans Are Victors
CIV staff Correspondent. J

Birmingham, Ala. May 1s.--Once
again have Nirginiane led the Veterans
Of the Old Confederacy. Today.
through the busy streets OF Birming-
ham. they led the heroes of the South
In procession that was at once
pageant OF patriots and demonstra-
ton OF the glories that are brought
by the victories of peace. The annual
reunion parade. which marked the
close OF the three days session OF the
veterans here, was participated in by
more than 10000 marchers. nearly
half of whom were children OF the
-H!fHiingh ham public schools, and @as
Witnessed by more than hundred
thousand who lined the streets--one
continuous mass of cheering hu-
manity.
Virginia Lead Them All.
All long the line Of march the vet
Grams of the Army of Northern Viz
ginia. led by Past Commander Julian
Carr and Commander j. Thompson
Brown the Richmond Grays com
manded by Major Bright; the Blues by
Captain Cutchlns; and the Scout Drum
Corps received ovation after ovation.
Nicing with the Virginians in the
recognition granted by spectators were
the fennesSeans, who wore the equip
ment of the sixties. long hayoneted
J INV the NfSbi EIa anu al iiESi
eampaigners who bore the tattered
:, df war days
The largest single organization OF
Visiting military was the Richmond
GraYs battalion. nearly 200 strong.
fray; ->oo1 out, ia solid forma-
Ton column squad. a feature Of the
p, 7ade.
he crowds had 10 encroached up IN
doorway in the streets as IN narrow
IL down TO the point where marching
in com panv front was impossible. This
handicap IF narrowed streets was
'rrcone by the perfect showing and
the contrast presented by the Grags
strengthened their appearance &nd
tne emphasis brought loud calls ri
approval and Thousands 81 ,sompii-
mcntary expressions. Acca temple
BAND With Dixie. the predominant
marching mum Der. also received oNa-
ton after ovs tion.
Is.c rhonssnd Veterans March.
- Immediately following Grand Mar
sta ,L d. VI sttrossin, of the Alabama
Militia ana. his staff. on which was
Henry r. Walthall. The Little
colonel In the birth OF the Nation.
came X :. Chew Camp Of Frederickr-
burg Automobiles bearing sponsors.
maids and officers o. the several dtvis-
ions. came next and the Alabama Mill
tia including two batteries OF Birm
inxham artillery followed Next in
lire were the veterans Of the South.
,,l marching hravely and as proudly
az though the spirit Of the secession
had hlotted ont half century In the
line there were perhaps Ave thousand
veterans
The children Of the s hools. nearly
four thousand each of manly appear
tns boys and neatly attired girls, FOL!
ioved and in this division cent ared
Bjrmingham's pride. Particularly at
trac.ive were the girls in gowns OF
white and bearing the roiors OF the
contederacy and OF the United states.
The EAstlake Boys Training School
rand which a year ago made a great
hi, ut the Richmond reunion, played
marital medieyr and fsvorite South
err music for the three hundred
Eastlake lads. who demonstrated pre-
pareAness value and lined up before
General Bennett n. Young and staff,
who, in their automobiles near tho
Tutwlier. reviewed the parade.
Grays ES~cort ARMY Of Northern
virginia.
he Army or ~. taefn Virginia. al
Ways occupying prominent place at re-
uuIon time. appeared near the end of
the line with it's official escort, the
ays Though the veterans from
g'..t .,scnt' Petersburg, Fredericks-
- Der Virginia cities had
long to wait before their division got
L..uu'' way, and though the waiting In
aa aarly atm osphere which pre-
e5 a., &scn trying upon them.
fore made better show
ting, The Virginia Sponsors. who have
o..nost continuously since
80 "a here, were the most at
tiactive Of them all and the Ala
eamians were not slow In saying SO.
There was q slight sprinkle during
t1t morning and the parade was de-
iayed for more than an hours before
II got under way. Several further de-
lays were encountered, so heavily
tnmmed were the streets with watch
rrs. and 1t was more than three hours
later before the last of the marchers
reached the reviewing stand. Then
came the rain that had threatened all
morning. For nearly two hours there
VAS a steady downpour.
sham Battle pulled on
At Camp Playground this afternoon,
q, r-ite wet earth, the scheduled sha IN
hattie was won by the Texas veterans.
= no were supported by the Birming-
ham F'ield Artillery. against the Ala
hama military. The Afnbamaians, en-
,rcnched behind hastily constructed
breast works, were driven from their
shelter by the Texans, who showed
The id-time fighting spirit that still
holds the men Of the border Of the
Nate.
fhs Virgtnians tonight begin NOV
~ North. The Scouts Blues spe-
~ leaves about midnight. The Grays
nh leave at ) A. NJ, Friday for At
iAnta, where = day filled with enter
tainment FOR them has been planned.
Special traina and regular trains
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