132 YEARS AGO - JULY 25th, R. E. Lee Camp No. 1 Confederate Veterans Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch a Resolution of Thanks for the 32nd REUNION of the U.C.V. Held in Richmond, and the 26th REUNION of the S.C.V. - 1922 As Published in the Paper: Resolutions of Thanks: (Published, Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 25, 1922) At a meeting of R. E. Lee Camp No. 1. United Confederate Veterans, held Friday night, July 7th, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved, that the thirty-second Reunion of United Confederate Veterans, held in this city June 20th, 21st and 22d, 1922, was in every respect an eminent success. The attendance from all parts of the country was surprisingly large. Arrangements for the comfort and pleasure of our guests was as well-nigh perfect as could be. The grand parade of white-haired Veterans, remnant of the incomparable army of the Southern Confederacy, rejuvenated by wartime memories, the stirring strains of martial music, and the smiles and cheers of lovely women, was a spectacle of hearty and pathos utterly indescribable. Contrasting sharply with their gray-clad sires and grand sires were the no less valiant khaki-clad sons, many of them veterans of the World War, the most horrible of all wars; the ever-ready Boy Scouts and the brilliant dress uniforms of our own gallant National Guard. To make such a signal success as was made of this reunion required organization, and the organization required talent at its head with unfaltering faith and courage. That the managers possessed these qualities to an eminent degree, inspiring the cheerful cooperation and loyal support of all, is fully attested by the wonderful success attained. While all performed so well the duties assigned them, amid the hearty congratulations and sincere thanks of this Camp are due and are hereby most cordially tendered all. We feel that the Steering Committee, appointed by this Camp, is especially worthy of praise and specially entitled to our thanks, for upon these three men devolved all the responsibility of leadership and direction, and had their great undertaking proven a failure, theirs would have been the censure. We also tender well-merited thanks to the City Police for the splendid service rendered, and to the Boy Scouts, who were Indefatigable in their considerate attention, and to the Virginia Railway and Power Company for their generous gift of free transportation for all Confederate Veterans, over all their lines, during the entire Reunion, and to their employees for their courteous attention. We wish also to return our sincere thanks to all the Managers of Railroad Companies that gave the reduction in fares to Richmond for the Reunion, which enabled us to have a much larger attendance. Last, but by no means least, we wish to express our grateful appreciation and thanks to the City of Richmond and the State of Virginia, and to those individuals who contributed, for their generous financial support, and for the splendid spirit shown by the citizens of Richmond generally. Their hospitality was whole-souled and without stint, and the zest and cordiality with which they entered into the true spirit of the occasion was most gratifying and helpful. Resolved: That copies of these resolutions be given to local newspapers with request to print. A. C. PEAY, Adjutant, R. E. Lee Camp, No. 1, C. V. NOTE: The R. E. Lee Camp two Sided Flag - Lee Camp 1 side, Battle Flag on Other, and They Also Carried the American Flag of the Period.
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