Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-15
LEAVE FOR BIRMINGHAM
ABOARD SPECIAL TRAIN
Richmond Veterans on Over South
ern for Confederate Reunion
I'm Alabama City.
BIG CROWD WAVES FAREWELL
Members Of II. F.. Lee Camp Are
Joined Here by Old Soldiers i'm
Gray From II. S. Chew Camp, OF
Fredericksburg.

SPECIAL train of six cars left Main
street Station over the Southern Rail
way mt $50 o'clock las, night be,r;n.
the Richmond Confederate Veterans
"o'u' seVenty-fre of II. E. Lee Camp
No' l. i"o members Of X. s. Chew
camp. Sons Of Confederate Veterans
or Fredericksburg. and II large number
OF wives and daughters, all on tbei,
way to attend the Confederate Re.
union III birmingham, on Tuesday. We'd
nesday and Thursday
There were many spectators under
the big shed as the veterans. all wear
ing the Confederate gray. and with
'he'r badges conspicuously displayed
on the front of their coats assembled.
There were forty-fivc elected delegates
from Lee Camp and almost tina: many
more are also attending. There was
waving Of handli erchiefs and hats as
! they started to attend another reunion
of the men OF '6I-'65.
The railway company has orrhnred
70 make the trip an ideal one \ snc
cial passenger agen. will see that all
unnecessary delays are avoided. and
,h"t the veterans have every comfort.
II probably Will prove n rather tiro
some trip at best 10 some of tho older
men, the weather being warm and tho
journey n long one
SPECIAL WILL REACH
BIRMINGHAM TO-MORROW'
me special will arrive in BirminE-
nam tomorrow morning and the party
! VIII be in the Alabama city In time to
| participate in the first exercises OF
the encampment.
number of veterans, headed by
Lieutenant Governor ]. Taylor Ellyson,
lett on Saturday afternoon Mr.. ELY
| son is chairman of the board OF the
confederate Memorial Institute Vet
Grams from other parts of the Stote
passed through Richmond Yesterday I'm
small groups
speciai train carrying a provisional
company of Richmond Blues and the
hfe and drum corps OF the Boy Scouts
| VIII leave Main Street Station over
the Southern ut 7:45 o'clock this even
ing. The Boy Scouts will stay in their
special car. which is TO he parked in
birmingham. Charles L. Weaver. Scout
executive, will he in charge OF the
party.
The Richmond Grays' Battalion VIII
leave Main Street Station at O'Clock
this evening and proceed by the way
| or Asheville and Chattanooga. Re-
turning. the special will follow tho
trunk Nne of The Southern by way OF
Atlanta The train bearing the Blues
ana BoS Scouts will take the opposite
route. proceeding direct to Birming-
nam, and taking the Chattanooga route
! on the return trip.
VETERANS WILL RETURN
HOME on SUNDAY
! The veterans from Lee Camp are
! expected to return to Richmond on Sun
day. The special train on the return
trip viii stop in Atlanta for several
hours. The Grays' special. rs well as
that Of the Blues and Scouts. will also
/ return to Richmond on Sunday. IL
was explained that the various trains
! are routed in this way because of the
! large number which will run in and
out Of birmingham, transporting the
veterans and the various military or
! CARNATIONS attending to assist in the
parade aud other features of the re
union.
Ice Camp is represented by the fol-
lowing delegates and alternatcs
Dclegatcs-Iohn Lamb. w. Mex
Evans. G. X. Roper, Frank II. Rahm,
| j. Taylor Stratton, David a. Brown.
Jr., j Tyler Jobson. w Miles Cary
l.. ID. Taylor. j. Taylor Ellyson. George
| l.. Christian and j. w. y. Farrar.
Al,ernatcs-A. G.. Peay, II. NJ. Wal
thali. +. Scott Gibbs, w. r. Wood, A
l
| krackc, w. r. Hall. w. b. LiRhtfoot
j. G. Robertson ]. J. Brewer and w
| T.. Moore.
PROGRAM IS REFI.ETE
WITH INTERESTING EVENTS
| Tho reunion opens tomorrow morn
| Ing ut 10 o'clock in the Bijou The
| alter. The preliminary exercises will
be the formal welcome to the city or
the part Of all organizations OF Birm-
| ingham and Alabama. During the af-
| tcrnoon, Judge John r. Goodrich. Of
| Fredericksburg will deliver an grafton
! on The Confederate Soldier" To-
morrow night there will be n banquet
and bal! In honor OF the visiting spon.
sorS.
Irwin $. Cobb, the well-known wal
! correspondent and writer. will deliver
| the annual Grafton.
On Wednesday the regular reunion
| business will he the order OF the day
There will be the official parade of the
| madison honor and sponsors In the at
| ternoon and a ball at night.
! The grand parade of veterans viii
be held on Thursday morning at II
| o'clock AZ o'clock In the afternoon
there Will he shambattle in the fair
grounds between the Alabama Ma
| tional Guard. field artillery, and the
! First Texas Battalion. of the United
Confederate Veterans.