Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-18
OF DIXIE
VETERANS ARRIVES
HERE FOR REUNION

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over TO the committee on housing.
II was said that there Is need Yor
5000 rooms. which viii have 10 he
furnished by home owners. as evSf,
hotel room in tn. city was ,ae.n
weeks ago. The War Departmental,
Washington. by authority ~ CON
gr"ss. has loaned 1000 army cots
and these probably will be set up7n
the armories. -.
Perhaps the most spectaculAr,"n
not the outstanding. feature Of the
reunion Will he the mammoth street
parade on next Thursday morning.
The veterans will ride in sutoruo.
bilcs and the memters Of the varicus
camps N sons will march afoot -tp
the stirring strains OF Dixie" So
vance River" 'TcntinG on tho Od
! Camp Ground" and other typicaiiy
Southern airs played by dozen pr
more OF bands.
To Lny Marry Cornerstone.
Another outstanding feature OF tha
reunion Will take place tine same af-
ternoon at o'clock. when tbs
t~rorner-stone Of the Matthew Fon-
taine Maury monument. on Monu-
ment Avenue. JUS, ives, Of the RouIe-
ward. Will be laid with impressive
exercises.
The official opening OF tn. reunion
will take place at tn. City Audit
forum tomorrow night. although
this vii! be preceded by meetinEot
the Southern Confederate Memorial
| Association at the Jefferson Hotel
tomorrow afternoon at o'ciock.
The battle-scarred veterans will
he the guests of the Sons al the CITY
Auditorium tomorrow night. luis
tinguished speakers VIII toll Of ths
gallan,ry OF Southern heroes On
the stage viii be scores of sponsors.
maids and chaperons. and a musical
program embracing old-time South
errl melodies will he given. -
The convention proper will open-at
the City Auditorium Tuesday moro
ing at 10 o'clock, and will be calt+i
to order by General w. 70. Freeman.
| commanding the Virginia divisi0n.
United Confederate Veterans Prayer
| Will be offered by Rev. j. W. Bach
man. chaplaln-g general OF the United
| Confederate Veterans. after which
| Governor TrinkIe Will deliver the
address OF welcome on behalf of
| Virginia. followed by an address ~uf
welcome on behalf OF the city OF
Richmond by Mayor Ainslie.
The convention then Will he
turned over to General Julian -.
Carr. copJnander-in-chief OF the vel
Grams. by General Freeman Afrrr
brief response to the address ~nf
welcome. General Carr will intro
duce DR.. Douglas S. Freeman. who
VIII deliver the reunion address. sr.
Freeman will be followed by Senaior
Pat Harrison. OF Mississippi.
General Carr will preside at the
afternoon session. which will begin
at o'clock. An address on behalf
OF the Sons OF Veterans Will be de-
livered by w. Tate Brady. Of Okla
homa. after which DR.. Henry Louis
Smith. president OF Washington and
Lee University. Will speak
| Governor Trinkle Will hold re-
ception at tho Executive Mansion
Tuesday afternoon between the hours
'of and 6 o'clock. and several events
| are scheduled for the same evening,
chief OF which Will be a reception at
the Jefferson Hotel by the Confed,
crate Southern Memorial. Association;
a ball at the Coliseum. and eyer
cises at John Marshall High Scho6r.
The business meeting Of the Sons
will he held at the high school from
. a. NJ. 10 +. NJ. when the laying
of wreath at the base of the .Ief-,
ferson Davis monument, with Gem
eral Collier officiating. will be SOL
emnized.
business sessions viii be held Wed.
nesday at the City Auditorium alto
a. NJ. and r. NJ. At the afternoon
session the selection OF the next re,
union city will be made. Jacksun,
vile. Fla, the home OF Admiral a.
O. Wright, OF the Confederate NAVY.
is making strong bid for the 1879
| reunion. ."'
Wednesday evening. from toll
o'clock, there viii he grand bali
at the Coliseum under the ausprcrs
of the United Confederate Veterans.
Confederate Southern Memorial As.
ISOLATION and the Sons OF ve,erans-..
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