San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-13
Disadvantages Chattanooga Program.

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. l2.-
The following is a synopsis Of tn,
program ofexercises in connection
with the dedication of the Chicka
manga and Chattanooga military
park:
On the morning of Thursday
September 10, battery and battal
lion drills will be executed by
United States regulars, about loo
number on the battlefield oil
Chickamaugua. A national salute
will be fired from Snodgrass hill,
Chickamauga park at II o'clock,
The exercises there will be opened
Gen. j. S. Fullerton, chairman
Chickamauga park commission.
Vice President Stevenson will be
called upon to preside. Prayer by
Bishop Gsylor, Tennessee "Ameri-
ca" to be sung by the audience (;
actresses by Gen. John Palmer, of
Illinois; and Gen. j. b. Gordon, OF
Georgia. "Auld Lang Syne" sung
by the audience and speeches by
visiting governors. At nights at
Chattanooga in large tent erect
ed for the purpose there will be a
meeting of the survivors of the
army of Tennessee. (Uniop) and
army of Tennessee (Confederate.)
Gen. Granville M. Dodge, OF
Iowa, will preside. Addresses will
be made by Gen. o. o. Howard,
U. S. A., Gen. Joseph Wheeler, of
Alabama for the army of Tonnes
see, Confederate; Gen. Willard
Warner, OF Chattanooga, army OF
Tennessee, federal. Gen. Frank C.
Armstrong, of Washington, d. c.,
of the army of Tennessee, confed.
crates; to close with brief remarks
by Col. Fred. Grant and Father
Thomas Sherman.
Friday, Sept. 20, the exercises
at Chattanooga by a
parade of the regulars, visiting
state guards and public school
brigade. In this parade the visit
ing governors and stats, and the |
committee will par.
ticipate. Twenty-Five governors
have stated that they would be
present. A meeting in the tent
will be presided over by Vice Pres.
ident Stevenson and the following
program observed: Prayer by Rev.
DR.. Samuel L. Nicolls, st. Louis,
address by George w. Ochs, Mayor
III Chattanooga; grafton by Gen
w. b. Bate, senator from Tonnes
see; Grafton by Gen. Chas. III.
Grosvenor, OF Ohio.
AT night in the tent there will be
a joint meeting of the survivors OF
the army OF the North Potomac,
fought at Chattanooga, presided
over by Gen. E. G. Walthall, of
Mississippi; orations by Col. &c.
Oates, governor Of Alabama, Col.
Lewis r. Stedman, New York, and
Gen. K. j. A. Williamson, of Iowa.
On Wednesday, September Is,
the dedication Of the state monu-
ments in Chicksmauga park will
take place, the governors of the
following states delivering ad-
dresses: Michigan, Ohio, Mime
sofa, Indiana, Massachusetts, and
On the evening Of September IL,
there will be q meeting in the tent
at Chattanooga of the Society OF
the Army of the Cum berland, pre-
sided over by Gen. J. G. Morgan,
with the following program: AID.
dress OF welcome, George W. Och,
mayor Of Chattanooga; res ponse,
j. 81. Boynton, secretary Society OF
tie Army Of the Cum berland ; an
nual address, by Senator Mander,
son, Nebraska; brief addresses
Lieut.. Gen. Schofield, U. s. A., Gen.
Granville M. Dodge, Iowa; Gen.
Horace Porter, New York, Gen.
Daniel Butterfield, New York.
Preparations are being made for
the entertainment of $4,000 yisi-
tors. All the streets and, houses in
the city are being decorated with |
bunting, and all public and private
houses are being opened for the |
entertainment of visitors. One
thousand Ohio soldiers are to go |
into camp here Monday morning. |
There will be 1900 tents so that !
the troops and 1000 Georgia troops
can camp here. The state national
guard added to the 1000 troops
here will put more than 5000 uni
formed soldiers here to participate
in the exercises.