Evening star., 1917-06-03
absorption. It is expected that some Q.
the visiting detectives will De on manu-
this morning.

a.acr,ption. It is expected that some OF
the visiting detectives will be on manu-
this morning.
4 Confederate Veteran. ". s. Haley.
from Cincinnati, Ohio. lost his tickets
and other valuable papers wniie OF sne
train coming here for the reunion; aos Son "a
due.or e E. Gar c.sps5; t,cksss t,ns and d papers D
and Is anxious to restore them 10 inr.
HALEY. He spent considerable time last
nirht at the reunion headauarters sno
the "tented oity'' trying to locate the
owner.
Mrn cordelia Powell odenheimer.
president general of the United Daugh-
sers OF the Confederacy. is in Washing
ton At the New willard for the Con-
federate veterans reunion. and VIII
hold q meeting there Wednesday OF
the national executive board. Among
the members of the board VINO are eX
pected to be IN Washington are Mrs j.
n Stewart, first vice president gen
eral, Los Angeles. Cal. Mrs L. NJ.
Bashinsky. second vice president gen,
eral, Troy. Alabama, Mrs. Lowell, tnlro
Mrs w. c. n. Merchant, recording sec
retary general. Chatham. Va; Mrs. At
thur walcott, corresponding secretary
general. Ardmore. Oklahoma; Mrs. Eu-
gene Little. treasurer general. Waoes-
boro. n. c.: Mrs. J. Norment Powell.
registrar general. this city. Mrs. Eliza
seth T. Sells, custodian OF cross OF
honor, Columbus. Ohio. Mrs Frank An
thony walke. custodian OF flags and
pennants, Norfolk. Va
After the meeting of the executive
board the members. with many OF the
most prominent visiting Daughters OF
the Confederacy, will be entertained at
a tea by Mrs ]. Norment Powell. 214s
Florida avenue.
Joseph A. Jenries. late member Of
Company X, 18th Regiment. Virginia
Confederate Volunteers. whose home Is
q southern sympathizer who befriended
many needy soldiers Of the south:
I'm the spring and summer of 1855.
after the close of the civil strife. Abe
Miller. a southern sympathizer. was
the proprietor Of the Maltby House on
Pratt street in the city Of Baltimore.
Word went forth that all Confederate
soldiers returning from Federal pris-
ons en- route for their southern homes
would be fed and housed at this hos
telry. Many an impecunious rebel took
advantage of this most generous hos
pitality"
In honor of Gov T. W. Beckett Of
man. Confederate veteran who is a
member Of Congress. and the visiting
yeterans from the Tar Heel state, the
North Carolina Society will hold re-
o'clock in the Casino Theater. A sec
tion OF the Marine Band will furnish
the music. No tickets Of admission are
The society hiss leased for reunion
weak large room on the ground floor
OF the Oxford Hotel, 18th and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. and will keep
open house to tho visiting veterans and
.their. friends.
) Gen. Andrew J. West, former COM
mander OF the Georgia Division. U. c.
Tor the reunion. Gen. West was commits
sioner from Georgia to Gettysburg, and
10 prominent business man of Atlanta
The special committee named by the
North Carolina Society to arrange for the
entertainment Of visiting veterans is
composed of DR.. Wade H. Atkinson.
c. Bryant. J. Roy Price. Peter NJ Wilson.
Thomas NJ: Robertson. Senator George B.
sMcLeod, Samuel, L.. Rogers, Whitehead
Kluttx. W. W. Scott. DR.. Thomas Lin
vile and Col Robert w. Lassiter.
The oficial program came from the
presses last night and was eagerly sought
by the early arrivals. The cover design
able courage which animated the young
manhood Of America in the trying days
Of 81, how invincible they were under
their great commanders. And as they
A. they are to not only defend their
country, represented by the dome Of the
Capitol. but to carry to all the earth the
great principles upon which the founda-
tion OF our country is built"
Gen. J. Cotton Lynes. ex-adtutant gen.
erA and chief Of stan of Georgia Divi-
sion. U. c. ". and a member of the staff
o. the commanding general of U. C. ",
e guest at the residence Of Mrs H. N.
Henderson. zoos 11th street northwest
4 Headquarters Of the Naval confed-
crate Veterans IL located at the Z. M.
g A., 1736 G street northwest, where
N sailors. ofncers and men are re-
questsd to report and get badges. A.
q. Wright fs the oficer commanding.
TIE Confederate Memorial Home, 1922
Vermont avenue. will be open daiIy
rom Q am. to pm. Refreshments
NJ wu be served to visitors throughout
the day. Concerts by the Confederate
choir will be given daily from 4 to Q
Sp'clock.
There will be an excursion to Gettys-
burg Friday to witness the unveiling
OF the statue to Gen. Robert E Lee.
Trains leave Union station at am.
A welcoming committee of the Unit
Cd Daughters OF the Confederacy il
having delegates at the Union station
to meet every incoming train. These
women extend hospitabie greeting to
yeterans and Daughters and help them
a getting comfortably located in
Washington
Boy scouts and girl scouts are acting
n guides tor the veterans and the al
Qed organizations.
For the excursion to Manassas Tues
4ey the trains leave Union Station at
3.50 a-m.. Luncheon will be served and
1onveyances provided to take the vet
&rans to the battlefield.
{ The Southern Relief Society Home.
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
Northwest. will be open at all hours to
feunion visitors.
~. e. Hanger, 221 g street, is extend
fhg . cordial greeting to many old
comrades. He was wounded at Phil
4pi. Barbour county. W. Va, June 3,
Representative James c. Wilson of
Tort Worth, Tex. was busy all yes
ferday greeting the incoming veterans
rom his home state. He is son of
4ohn Thomas Wilson. second lieuten-
Snt. Company G, 1st Tennessee In
fhntry. c. s. A.
fConfederate veterans from Norfolk
and from the river counties of Mary
land and Virginia have been coming
n for the reunion. but the bulk of the
old soldiers and their friends will not
STRIVE here until tomorrow morning. 1t
- stated that q number of reservations
have been taken by old soldiers of the
south on the Norfolk and Washington
Hne steamers leaving Norfolk tonight