The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-25
LrrrER TRoM CoLUMpUs.
Co1uMBus, March 22, 1SSO.

OuLuMbObg uAdASh SA9 ASONs
Mr.. EDIToR-A general reunion of SOL
diers, regardless of geographical lines
and of Ohio regiments, will be held at
Columbus, August 10th, 1lth and 18th,
II the weather isafavorable it will be
held on the State Fair Grounds, contain
ing 95 acres. Otherwise, halls, opera
houses, churches, rooms in hotels and
State buildings and private apartments
will be secured for mass and regimen
tai meetings. The first day will be de-
voted to arrivals, sightseeing, sunset
military brass band concert in camp, by
the famous Columbus Barracks Band,
singing at night, and getting settled. The
third day will be given to regimental re-
unions, mass meeting, sunset concert
and evening songs Of the war by good
vocalists. Early on the morning of the
third day the grand procession will form
and march, giving those from remote
sections Of the state time to get home
during seasonable hours. The process
sion will be led by soldiers of the war of
1912 in carriages, Mexican veterans, ex-
soldiers Of the U. s. Army; men who
served in Ohio infantry, from ] to 1917 in
numerical order, each carrying its own
flag, and other Ohio organizations in or
der.
Sixteen states and over one hundred
Ohio regiments are represented in the
ex.Soldiers' and Sailors Association Of
Franklin county, under whose auspices
this reunion is to be held. Each sepa'
rate act in the preparation for this gigan
tic reunion is assigned to one person,
one exsoldier, who will faithfully obey
orders.
The feasibility OF reunion on this
scale is based upon these facts; Fifty
seven counties are on railroads managed,
or having terminus facilities in CoIum
bus; and a majority ofthe remainder are
on the Lake Shore, the P. Ft. W. & O.,
the A. & G. w., and six railways south
of Columbus.
These roads iAterseCt Columbus lines
at 81 places. OF the 81 counties off Co.
lumbus lines, 23 are within from 10 to 80
miles of the Capital city routes. The
average distance between Columbus and
1l6 leading cities, towns and railway cros-
sings is but "a miles. Some two of the
eleven roads diverging from the place OF
rendezvous run to seventeen cities, in
cluding Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton,
SanduBky, Springfield, Urbana and
GAINESVILLE. Railway managers, as a
special favor to ex soldiers, have agreed
to make the excursion rates very low,
lower, perhaps, than ever was known in
the State. The average fare from all sec.
tions of the state, to and from, will be
about $l.95. A very large proportion of
the comrades will pay not to exceed 81,
Columbus lines touch the border at or
near fifteen places.
Ex-soldiers who contemplate making
excursion visits to the Capital will ar
range to come August 10Th, 11th and
18th. The early Ohio regiments have
peculiar interest in the movement.
They have never been able to meet on
account of the various companies being
scattered all over the state. Most of
these decided last year to meet in Co.
lumbus Subsistence will be furnished
in convenient form at cost or gratuitous'
ly, the cost need not exceed 25 cents per
day. Special favors will be shown at all
the state public buildings, and at the U,
S. Barracks. Particulars sent to all on
application, as the details cannot possi-
bly, be embraced in a letter of proper
length for publication. wv