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

In honor of the Official Ladies Of the
| United Confederate Veterans and the
Sons of Confederate Veterans. the Sons
of Confederate Veterans reunion COM
mittee. through Chairman E. w. r.
Ewing. will give ball tonight in the
| Powhatan Hotel and in the Arcade, at
18th street and Park road.
Both bathrooms at the Arcade have
! been taken. Gov. Stuart of Virginia and
staff Comnander-in-Chief Baldwin, Ad-
| jutant- in Chief Forrest and other distin-
guished southernerS will attend the func-
| ton. being present alternately at the
| Powhatan and the Arcade. The commit
| tee has announced that there will be no
dancing at the Raleigh, as heretofore
contemplated. because of the immense
crowd now being entertained there. The
two bathrooms of the Arcade and at the
Powhatan are expected to accommodate
those who hold tickets however. Adj
| mission will be confined to ticket-holders
because of the limited space.
The Washington. ladies' entertainment
committee has been requested to be
present at each Of the three bathrooms
in as nearly as possible equal numbers.
The dance is given exclusively by Wash
ington Camp. No. 305. Sons of Confeder-
ate Veterans.
An interesting relic of the civil war,
exhibited today by Miss Annie Surghnor
of Hyattsville, Md, is IL powder horn
picked up on the Bull Run battlefield. the
property of a Mr.. Brake of Ruckhannon.
w. Va. The inscription on the horn is
"E. r. Talbot, Bull Run, July 81. 1861"
and there is also an American eagle
and Confederate flag. all of the work
| being being hand carved.
John NJ. Aylor of Madison county, Va,
d veteran Of Mosby's battalion. who is
attending the reunion. says his mother
still is living in her native county of
Madison.
Maj. Gen. Alfred Aver, commanding
the Florida division. u. c. ". with
headquarters at Ocala, Fla. has as his
spbnsorial staff. Mrs D. H. Irvine. ma
Clarence Camp. chaperon. ocala. and
Miss Edna Aver. sponsor, 'Ocala: Miss
Velma Maurer, maid of honor, Pensacola.
and Miss Caroline Hariss. maid Of honor.
1 Ocala. -.
Mrs Clarence Camp of Ocala chape-
| ron on General Ayers staff with her
daughter. Miss Virginia Camp. Is stop
ping with Mrs Camps sister. Mrs John
3. Harrell of 1928 Kilbourne place.
Alabama is represented at the reunion
i by three real brigadier generals. who
are Commander-in-chief George p Har-
| rfson. Gen. r. d. Johnston and Gen. S.
! NJ. Mumford, formerly of Lynchburg.
| Va
J 1t is generally understood that Gen.
George r Harrison will be re,elected
commander by reclamation. as his adj
minfstratton has been a most successful
/ one in every way. and he Is now serving
/ his first tern. Gen Harrison was q
brigadier general in the Confederacy
, and won his title on Ahe battlefield.
| Birmingham, Ala, that entertained the
convention last year. is one OF the best
represented cities. Camp Clayton. Sons
of Veterans. was accompanied by the
Boys Industrial Band, composed OF
forty-two pieces. also by bugle corps
composed. of thirty members of the Boy
| Scouts. Over 200 Veterans from Camp
Hardee and Camp Wilcox. Confederate
! Veterans. are also present.
! One of the beautiful memorial win
dows in the big memorial building to
the women of the civil war. which
| houses the huma unitarian organization
| the Red Cross. is the gift OF the Omitted
/ Daughters OF the Confederacy. repre-
| senfing the women of the south The
I women OF the north are represented in
by the Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary
i 10 the G. a. r. These windows are N,
! the assembly room facing street and
were made by. Tiffany. They are mag
! nificent works of art and represent
| women with banners going out to meet
| the victorious Red Cross knights. The
central window on which is the Red
! Cross knight and his train is the united
/ gift of the two organizations. Whlle
| the Red Cross building was dedicated
May IL the windows have not yet been
! formally accepted. but this will occur
later when the rush of work Is over.
| The big marble structure is already
overcrowded. and even the assembly