Show BOYS OF TOE f HE GRAY they maetto meet to unveil a monument THEIR NATIONAL MUSEUM where shall it be located nashville makes diakes a strong bid for it RICHMOND a va special over twenty thousand veterans who followed the fortunes of lee long street and jackdon Jac Saon have gathered here many of them accompanied by their wives and families to attend the sixth annual reunion and the unveiling of the jefferson davs monument the exercises will continue continua for three days davs there are in the organization known as the united confederate veterans nearly 1000 organized camps many of which hays have come to the reunion in a body and in addition more than twenty camps of sons of 0 veterans are here a large proportion of the members of the united daughters of the confederacy representing each of the southern states and thousands of prominent citizens from all over the south and southwest almost has been expended in the lavish preparations for entertain ment men tand and the guests gueste will enjoy the faaneva ct cf virginia hospitality none ot the reunions he ato fora haye hava been so largely attended as this I 1 and the unveiling on the second will attract thousands of additional visitors an immense auditorium with a seating beating capacity of has haa just been completed and in this the business sessions will trill be held the auditorium is IB elaborately dEca decorated rated with confederate BrAte flags banners bannera shields and pictures of confederate generals and officers in addition to thu the usual business such each as proposed changes in the con ution the selection of officers appointment of committees and selection of the next place for meeting a in bittar s atar of great importance will come up for discussion this is the proposed location of the confederate manorial Ms Ma morial museum to which mr charles boodway rouse house a wealthy new york merchant and an ex confederate soldier has been the principal contributor at the last reunion nashville new orleans atlanta Cliar ch leston S 0 0 and richmond petitioned for this battle abbey of the south memphis is a later claimant tor for the honor but has sent a delegation deleza tion bent on securing the museum for that city the movement in favor of memphis has been headed by bv general vaughan who is chairman of too battle abbey for tennessee nashville has already raised moro than to carry the museum there toe principal arguments used in favor of richmond is that it was the capital of the confederacy and that there is already a largo large confederate museum here in the old Jeff jefferson ereon davie mansion with relies relics to the value of this it is ia claimed would make al an admirable nucleons nu cleous for the proposed permanent exposition another important question to be considered will be the selection of a abool hool histories which will lean more tiwanda awards the south Is a view of the late striking features of the reunion will ba a mammoth chorus of 1030 trained voices and the gathering of mossya famous rangers followed by an elaborate ban banquet quat at night among the speakers ep eakers who have consented to respond to toasts on this occasion are john G 0 ropes hopes a well known hia historian torian of I 1 boston mass and major W H for hes U 8 A an ex es federal soldier who was captured by men at the battle ot aldie one of the greatest attractions ol of the gathering is a tableau of beautiful southern Son thein girls eirls wh who attend as spon sponsors sores one for each of the southern states these have been made the special guests of the daughters of the confederacy boet of these young women have been selected selecta I on account of their social distinctions or by reason rea son of gallant services vices rendered by their fathers in the confederate arav Vir virginia zinia Is ia represented by mies 11 P cooke of richmond Eich moEd louisiana tv dy miss virginia nicholls ITic bolls south carolina caralina by miss L P capers florida by miss 8 B raney kentucky by mies julia W spurr Arka Arker cEas jeas by mis tompie toland and mississippi by miss mies minnie clopton of aberdeen |