Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28
j. c. '. REUNION PLANS
RAPIDLY TAKING SHAPE
General 10 Lane Stern and
Committee Chairmen Com.
plete' Survey.
FINDS 70 DEFnAr COSTS ~ LAND
Attendance of 5000 wcnrcrs ar Grny
md Thousands "f sons mud Dnugh-
tcrs Prcdicted-Addit Quarters
Are Needed.


mud Thousands "f sons aud DnuSh-
Are Needed.
Following the COMPLEXION OF sur
Ney made during the weok Colonel Jo
Lane Stern announced last night that
every detail in connection win plans
for the th!rty-sec7,nd ANIMAL reunion
OF tho United Cnnfederato- Veterans
To be held here June -. y and :.
was fas, being smoothcd out and
that the subcommittee handinE the
various features were functiorin,, In
way which bespoke perfect plans
for the csptiou and entertainment,
Of tho old EraNcoats when they reaon
Richmond
Edgar u Taylor chairman OF Tho
finance committee. reported tina; funds
TO defray necessary costs seemed To
he nearly sufficient. unless. uncxucct
ed oxpen Lures became necessary.
Alvin NJ smith reported that the
City Auditorium has been engaSed as
tho meeting place for the veterans.
General w. r. Freeman. chairman
II the program COMMITTEES. has about
cGnpleted the details OF his work. and
only ono OF Two minor features 70
main TO ne ADDED or withdrawn. Cen
cral Freeman also is -chalrmau Of the
ndrade committee. and. j9gether with
Colonel W. >IcE. Evans, E-irman OF
tho military committee. now - n
work complaining plans for The rrea,
parade aad roview wi5cr VIII ne
STAGED on iuuc -, the closing day
of III" reunion.
Major Allen PITS, chairman 2, tho
music committee. has assured Ten
eral Stcrn ,fat there Viii oa enough
bands on mud 90 crafty every one.
MIKE Many Appointments
Colonel John y Cutchins. chair
man Of tho committee on reception
and entertainment o., SPONSORS and
maids. is in constant contact with the
head Of eacn State division l.. orGcr
10 hasten the appointment ~ maids
and sponsors Scores Of appoint
ments have been made, said Colonel
Cutchins, hut there remain some Iii.
visions which have NOT reported Oh
this subject
l.. u. Hotchkiss. chairman Or IN.
transportation committee. practically
has concluded the hardest par, Of
MS work, which was tina, Of securing
reduced rates for the veterans mem.
hers OF their families. Sons OF CON
tolerate veterans, Daughters OF tho
tonfedoraCy, sponsors and maids
Usual Identification certificates en-
fitting III. holders 60 this privilege
nave ncen sent out through usual
cAarneis
While the veterans reunion starts
IN June 20 the conventions Of IN.
sons Of Veterans. Daughters Of the
'"niederac1. and the COnfcderatcd
southern Memorial Association will
"ren on June l. ON that date, how
ever. u is exported that all the old
'1nfcdcrateS will he within tho cIty's
Saies, ready to Lcgin their program
81 exercises and cercmpnics on the
following day
Mrs Norman V Randolph, chair.
man. and Miss sally Archer Ander-
son, assistant chairman Of Tho com
nittee on reception and entertain
mcHi or the memorial association and
~ g. Ar" working hard piepar-
INF for their part in tho reunion
These auxiliary organizations VIII,
p mold their meetings at the jefferson
nearby
The convention Of the Sons Of Con.
tolerate Veterans will b" held AZ ,h,
Ho'el Richmond, where Adiutan,-in
chief Car! Hinton now is making pro
rarations for their reception ana en-.
- TIA lTIVc0'.
Thousand. VIII he Here.
'ust no" many strangers Will com.
70 Richmond for the reunion * =
question which no one has so fa- at
tempted 70 answer In an official wav.
however. some nave gone so far as Ia
guess that 5000 or more q. tho =,
600 surviving Confedera,. robbers
"iI ne here. Whe9 j, IL ,al.n into
consideration tha"mos,.f ~ thas. wiI
be accompa ni=G-1hy ,Snt or more ,n.-o-
hers ot their families and ina, mere
N!ll BE thousands If sons ana daucn-
ierz ~ III" confederacy hare. i, NAV
." easily seen that the ,hronr ~ vis-
tors xiii NJ abou, an that Richmond
can cpm:orta BE take car. of
Major j.. r Morgan. chairra, ~
,7f Information and quarters COM
Hittts stiil is in need ~ more com
ol- quarters for Tho ola soldiers
n+ said, although iH"r" ALREADY has
"s+r generous response on tho mar,
- cl'izenS - "neH tnc.r private homes
70 the old sod.ers
Major Morsan's Committee also viii
h@ IN charge ~ meeting every vet,
cram as n" aiich's from train Tno
veterans "i.l %" given Identification,
- ZOE aSslgn.d % quarters and other
Use cared for Major Morgan a,d
Genera stern botn ara r,,ifyf,,.
NAM torfeferat" organizations as
possible 70 send out word ina,
FHflon- Tor lodgings cSpoci,lly
should be rnaGe In advance ,rI a..
'"t"ra'"s VIII be served dinner ANA
Sunner dali, with tho complirner,s -
the CITY az Richmoni and Common.