The Washington times., 1917-04-16
REUNION PLANS ARE
NEARLY COMPLETED
confederate Veterans May Re-
view Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Here.

Plans will be made this week to show
the 1000 Confederate veterans who come
to Washington June 4 the battlefieIds OF
the civil war. which are adjacent to the
Capital Long motor rides through the
city's parks. Arlington. Cemetery, and
pilgrimage to the grave of Washing
ton. at Mt. Vernon. will be among other
features provided for the old soldiers.
With plans practically completed for
housing the veterans and for their meet
Ing places and parade. the general COM
mittee will turn its attention this week
to provide amusement and. entertain
ment for the men who wore the gray
curing the war between the States.
Col Robert N. Harper. reunion chair
man. said today II Is planned to have
several submarines and torpedo boat
destroyers from the navy stationed In
the Potomac river for the inspection Of
visitors. The veterans will meet out
side the geographical limits of the late
Confederacy this year for the first time
since the war. The departure from Gus
tom. IT Is expected, will greatly Increase
the attendance.
Bis Parade Planned.
The old gray jacket of the Confed-
crate soldier. true to descriptions in
song an story, will be featured in the
parade June Z and the fierce "rebeI
yell." blended with strains of "rhe
Star-Spangled Banner" as the parade
music, will offer an object lesson
well worth while at this time when
the United States Is At war with q
foreign power. Reunions of the Sons
OF Confederate Veterans, Daughters of
the Confederacy and the Confederated
Southern Memorial Association will be
held here the same week. In conjunc-
tion with the twenty-seyenth Confed-
crate reunion.
The sponsor-in-chief to the Sons of
the Confederate Veterans will be Miss
Cordelia Taylor, of HoIlins College,
Va, and the maids of honor-in-ehief
will be Miss Halle Call Everett. of
Huntington, n w. Va: Miss Mabel
Simpson, OF Wichita Falls, Tex, and
Miss Marie Frances Sanders, Of this
city. Mrs. Kent Spiller, OF Roanoke,
Va, win be- matron Of honor-in-chief
and the chaperon-in-chief will be Mrs.
Thomas J. Latham, of Memphis, Tenn.
The resident chaperon-in-chief will be
Mrs. Claude II. Swanson, OF Washing
ton.
Colonel Harper today announced the
appointment OF the following addi-
tional subcommittees:
street Decorations.
E. c. Graham. chairman; C. K.
Bergman, vice chairman: Fred ].
Owen, second vice chairman; NJ.
Behrens, Louis Brownlow, John B.
Cochran. Wade H. Cooper, John B.
F. r. Eaton, T. c. Dulin,
Edmond X. Fox, Howard Fiske, J. H.
Grub, A. T. Hensey. George II. Judd, |
Louis Levy, S. z. Lewis, Edward |
Mertz, D. w. ODonohugh, Col NJ M. |
Parker. George s. Reese, James |
Sharp, H. L Thornton, e. s. Wolfe,
Streater. George T. Rawlins, !
Hospitality and Public Comfsrt.
p. T. Moran, chairman: W. K
Cooper, vice chairman; w. c. Black, |
g. A Brand, Walter Brownley, A. |
w. C. Clephane, r. Z.
s. W. Garden, H. C. East-t
srday, Thomas J. Fisher, G. W. Fors- /
burg ID. B. Gish, c. z. Gross, W. F. !!
Dude, ]. T. Frederick, R. Walton
Moore, Winfield Jones. =. p. Leitch. NJ.
Mayer, l. Bert Nye, W. n. Rapley, F.
4. Sebring. Alfred Thorn, J. s. Tyree,
:. G. Weston