Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-08
Ifs Richmond Daa e Richmond County Ky, Thursday june
LAST REUNION AT
I CONFEDERATE CAPITAL

Richmond, Va, June 5-Be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 visitors
from Maryland to Texas, it is es-
trnated, will be here for the 32d
annual Reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans, which will
take place on June 20-22. OF
this number, it is figured, there
| will be present about 5000 of the
| 5000 surviving Confederate sol
! diers.
Practically all of the old gray
coats coming for their annual
roll call will be accompanied by
one or more members of their
families Reduced railroad rates
OF | cent mile have been grant
cd them by all the transporta-
ton systems throughout the
Southeast. In addition, there
will be sponsors named by the
three departments, the Depart
laent of Northern Indiana, the
Department Of Tennessee ard
The Department of Transmissis-
Slppi, and each state division.
Some camps are expected toI
name sponsors. There will also
be hundreds of maids and ma
trons-of-honor.
! his great assembly will bel
further increased by the presenceg
Of the Sons of Confederate Eet-f
crans, United Daughters, sof the
Coniederacy and members Of
THE Confederated Southern Me
mortal Association These also
will have the advantageeof re
duced railroad fares. the trans!
rortation companies having con-
scented TO sell round trip tickets
to Richmond and return at .theI
rate OF one-Way fare.
Reduced rate tickets will bell
placed OH sale at all points in |
ample time to allow all veterans
and other visitors to reach Rich
n:ond on Or before June 70. The 4
conventions of the Sons, Daugn-
tiers and Memorial Association I
will open on that date, while the
program of the Reunion proper
will not start until the following
lay, all ending on June p.
Identification certificates haveI
been sent out by the Richmond /
Reunion Committee to all Con
federate and auxiliary organiza-
lions for distribution to the vet i
Grams and others and these alone
will entitle travellers to the priv
llege of the reduced fares.
This year Richmond will pro-
eide comfortable quarters for
The veterans. At the last Reun-
;on here they slept on cots in t!
tents or barracks, but that was II
seven years ago. The age of the
old soldiers now forbids them
from this privation which they |
formerly looked upon as lark. II
Upon reaching the city every
veteran will be met and required Il
20 register, after which an Off
cial Reunion badge will be IS II
sued. Those who have not made
reservations in advance will belt
assigned quarters in private |
homes or boarding houses. A Il
large mess hall will be opened, /;
and here dinner and supper will Il
be served during the meeting toll
the veterans who wish to eat /
there. Il
This is undoubtedly the last of |
the big Confederate Reunions Il
which can be held in the former I
capital of the Confederate States |
and for that reason Richmond IS Ii
,paring no expense ii, providing |
a, royal welcome and elaborate /
entertainment for the Visitors: |
One OF the most interesting !
features of the Reunion will be 4
the laying of a cornerstone of a
to Matthew Fontaine i
aIaury, pathfinder of the Seas"
and hero of the Confederate ma
Wy. Richmond has done much II
for the Confederate soldier and Il
now wants to pay the same tri- /
butte to the Confederate sailor.