Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-07


United Confederate Veterans.
Prominent citizens of Catoosa county,
Georgia, attending the reunion are c.
w. Gray of Graysville. Ga, and John
Bowling of Ringgold, Ga delegate from
Camp Tom Mcconnell of Catoosa county.
Mr.. Gray entered the army at the age
Of twenty-Six years and was twice Sc
verely wounded. He takes great pride
in having been, while member of the
Georgia Legislature. the author of the
bill making the state appropriation to
build the Georgia monument on the
battlefield of Chickamauga. giving his
state the distinction of being the first
southern state to give state aid for
such a purpose. Mr.. Gray has many
friends in this city. having been con-
nected for many years with the general
land office, resigning in 1913 and return
ing to his farm in Catoosa county.
Georgia.
The first mock session ever permitted in
the chamber of the United States Senate
was conducted yesterday afternoon by
nearly hundred Confederate veterans
Smith. Senator Smith induced the door
keepers to suspend the rigidly enforced
rule barring non-members from the Sen
ate floor during recess One of the reter-
presidency and several others addressed
the mock session in humorous vein.
A real old fashioned southern party de-
veloped at the reception to veterans ana
their friends in the National Museum last
night by the District of Columbia Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, More than loo
persons attended. In the receiving line
Mulcare, Mrs. A. H. Mitchell, Mrs. Frank
Odenheimer. Mrs. E. G. r. Humphreys
and Miss Helen Griffith. inspired by the
Marine Band. which was playing some
the veterans looking for excitement start
ed dancing in the center OF the rotunda
and had the time of their lives. Maj F.
NJ Burroughs. heavily adorned with med
ais, got up a Virginia reel. in which
Claude N Bennett. Maj. F. w r. Ewing
and other prominent persons participated
The mutual pleasure of Confederate
veteran and Grand Army leaders over
the fraternal spirit shown during the
reunion here is expressed in the fol-
lowing quotations:
Gen. George p. Harrison, commander
in-chief Confederate Veterans:
ut will be with a thrill of pride that
the Confederate veterans will march
stride for stride with the men asains'
whom they fought more than NIFTY
years ago. We will show the worio
that united nation stands behind our
President"
Myron NJ Parker. president of the
I'd Corps Association. Army OF the 70
I'VE will be mighty glad to march
with the Confederates, and l don't be-
lieye there could be a better warning
to our enemies than this unison OF SEN
timent."
..The Immortal Six Hundred is one OF
the organizations which have attracted
much attention at Confederate re-
unions. All of those who are living
are now in Washington. They Were
prisoners in Charleston during me
civil war It's officers are Capt. ID: Z.
Grayson. president; Capt. p. Lee BELL
vice president: Mai. J. oden Murray
secretary; Capt Tom c. Chandler, VIII
liam Epps. Capt. w. II. Morgan ana
Capt. +. ID. Camden. special COMMIT :
tee for this reunion. Col. James r.
McCreary former senator from Ken
lucky and governor Of that state, ana
Corp. James l.. Hillman are members
of the society who wer" in the me
of march. These men were among the
500 Confederate officers who were
placed under the fire of their own guns
on Morris Island. s. c.. by order OF the
United States War Department In
1906, when they were prisoners OF
war. There are now but twenty OF
these men surviving. and 1t is the poaSt
of the society that but eighteen TOOK
the oath of the United States govern
ment and were released from prison.
The storm last night wrecked two OF
the large tents that have been shleid-
on the plaza between the Capitol and
the Union station. Those veterans
whose cots and blankets were wet were
transferred to the old District court
house. Under the personal direction
of r. n. Harper, workmen soon ar
made the Confederate camp quite
muddy. but provision he'd been made
for such an emergency with walks iald
the early part of the week. The mess
was struck by the storm just as the
veterans were finishing their supper
last night. A large force of workmen
was at once ordered out to dig branches
to drain the camp site.
Lieut.. George Carr Round of Ma
nassas, Va. signal officer under Lincoln.
marched in tie G. A. r. escort to Con-
federate veterans in the parade, car
rying the same signal flag with which
ne Wis-wagged the final message OF
the war from the dome of the Raleigh
capitol. Peace on earth and good Will
to men,"
Under the leadership of Mrs. J. Bor-
den Hartman, the volunteer women
motor corps aid to the District Red
Cross rendered valuable services dur
The star of Brig. Gen. E. D. Cavatt,
commanding the LIST Brigade, Missis-
slppi~pivision here for the reunion
consists of Col. w. G. White. Col. M
robertson. col. 4. ID. Rinnon. Rev. Mr.
Jones'. chaplain general. The spon-
sor us Miss Rosa Swami. and her stan
consists of the FOLLOW ing: Maids OF
honor. Miss Rosa Spann. Miss Earline
Brewer. Miss Chita Beasley. Miss
Kathleen Wyatt. Miss DANIEL Yates:
herald. Miss Martha Poindexter: ma
irons of honor, Mrs. F. P. Gaines, Mrs.
w. G. Fulton. Mrs. A. Swami. Mrs. ).
g. Cavatt. Mrs. Fannie Parks. Mrs: A.
W. Bunkley. Mrs. w. c. Shumaher.
Mrs. J. o. PoindeXter.
Aids de camp. Sons of Veterans-John
Sharp Williams. E. S. Gambler. b. u.
Humphreys. Pat Harrison. Webb Ven
able, j. w. Collier. F. P. Gaines. Sam
FAINT Cochrill. Tom White Crigsers