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| May 26, 2008 - Our Memorial Day ceremony will begin at 2:00 p.m. as usual. The venue for the May 26th event will be the Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery, located on Huguenot Springs Road (Powhatan County Route 607) just a half mile south of Robious Road (Powhatan County 711). For those of you that haven’t been to this historic site, take State Route 288, either south from Interstate 64 or north from U. S. Routes 60 or 360. Get off at the Robious Road – Huguenot Trail Exit and head west for a mile. Signs will be on your left indicating where to turn. For those in attendance we’ll have the distinct pleasure of being given a presentation by George William Warren, IV. A native of Richmond, Mr. Warren attended Christ Church Preparatory School, the Virginia Military Institute and law school at the University of Virginia. From there he continued his education at the University of California at Berkeley and Harvard University School of Law. He served three years in the U.S. Army and was decorated with the Bronze Star, 5 Air Medals and the Republic of Viet Nam Honor Medal. He has taught at the Naval Post Graduate School in the Presidio in Monterey, California, the T. C. Williams Law School at the University of Richmond, the School of Law at the College of William and Mary and J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond. He went on to become a Police Patrol Officer in the City of Virginia Beach and was a journalist for The Washington Post, The Roanoke Times and The Richmond Times-Dispatch. After a 28-year career as a lawyer with a private practice, he has now, since 2002, been the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Rockbridge Historical Society in Lexington, Virginia. One of his ancestors, the original George William Warren, was a Lieutenant in the 5th Missouri Infantry, who kept a meticulous daily wartime diary. In keeping with his lineage, his presentation at Huguenot Springs will be on the soldiers and their brave actions in the Army of Trans-Mississippi. May 31, 2008 - The Tom Smith Camp #1702 would like you to know about our upcoming Belles and Beaus Ball to be held May 31,2008 at the Suffolk Shrine Club, Suffolk, Virginia. Music by Southern Horison. Dress is 1860's period or formal wear. Tickets are $75.00 per couple or $40.00 single which includes a buffet dinner and cash bar. For information please call Robert Archer at 757-539-2924 or e-mail at rhades@verizon.net. June 7, 2008 - The Jefferson Davis Memorial Committee Sons of Confederate Veterans - Virginia Division, proudly announces the 200th celebration of Confederate President Jefferson F. Davis' birth at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia on June 7th, 2008 at 10am. Come join us for a Confederate service honoring our first and only Southern President. This year’s keynote speaker is Reverend Father Alistar Anderson. Come join us for music, poems, laying of the wreaths, and an unforgettable artillery salute on the Bluffs of the James River. Anyone wishing to lay a wreath please contact Jim Cochrane at 804-356-8868. For further information or to participate, contact Everette Ellis 804-346-4515, or Russell Darden 757-653-2508. This event is free and open to the public. Period dress is encouraged but not required. Light refreshments will be served, and a limited number of free souvenir programs and ribbons will be available. The ribbons are perfect to attach to your camp flags. Ceremonial flags will be available for purchase. Hope to see you there, make your plans now. Click here to view a flyer commemorating this event, or click here to view the President Jefferson Davis Committee page for contact information or to find out what you can do to help preserve the final resting place of President Davis and many members of his family.
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