Oxford eagle., 1897-06-17
TING NEXT
ANNUAL REUNION
Executive CD m I'M ittee
Sends Out Information
of Interest to allEx-Con
fcderate Veterans.

Nashville, Tenn May y, %
To Ex-COnfederate Veterans
Everywhere, Greeting
The executive eoEmittee send
out to their comrades over the
United States the following in
formation as to the nev. annual
reunion. June -, > and 9Th.
Transp0rtatioH-AlI railroad
lines east ofthe Mississippi river
have agreed on rates to the ~.
union Of cent per mile each
way. calculated ON the shortest
route. Lines west of the Mis-
sissippi have agreed on about
that rate. These tickets will be
sold with u limit of ten days. and
a further extension of ten days
additional ON application to
proper railroad oficialsat 7 Mon
Depot in Nashville. For full
information see your railroad
agent. From Vieksburg over
either road the round trip fare
is $1,000, and for anybody.
Board and lodging Meals can
be procured ut prices ranging
from twenty cents up, and sleep
ing accommodations can be had
AT from twenty-five cents per
night up 10 first class hotel
rates. Full information and di-
rectIons will be given by recep-
tiOn committee, on arrival. The
Daughters OF the Gonfede racy
and the veterans will do all in
their power to provide enter
talnment for those unable to pay
the rates mentioned above.
Camping Grounds - Suitable
arrangements have been made
for desirable camping grounds
convenient to railroad and street
ear lines. Camps or organiza-
tons owning or wanting tents
and camp equipages, desiring tn
from encampments, will give no
tIce to Major W. +. Foster.
chairman of camp committee.
Horses and Carriages-Arran-
gements have been made to have
horses and carriages furnished
at reasonable prices, and per.
sons desiring same can procure
all necessary information by
writing tn Capt. VI. ). CoekrelI,
chairman of committee ON hors-
Is ana carriages.
sponsors and Maids of Honor
Homes or quarters will be
furnished free of charge, to one
sponsor and her chief maid oi
honor. from each State, and the
different State organizations will
please send this committee AT
once the names and addresses
OF same.
Excursions TO battIefieIds
aud the Hermitage. etc. Cheap
excursions will be run To the
Hermitage. the home of Andrew "
Jackson, and to the Confederate
Soldiers Home. and tn many
Tennessee battlefields. Full in.
formation Later.
All veterans are requested 10
organize themselves into bodies
of twenty five or less. with a
chairman or commanding officer
who WILL upon their arrival. be
met by the reception committee
at Union Depot. We would sug.
gest that you send u representa-
tive here some days beforehand,
to make all Necessary arrange.
mentS.
All uniformed Confederate
companies will report to the
committee. as soon as possible,
the number of men expected To
come, and name of commanding
officer.
AS stated by the commansiipg
general this Will be the largest
and most important U. q. V. re.
uuIon ever held, and all Confed-
crate veterans are cordially in
vited to attend.
Vt the grand parade on June
H. II rs confidently expected
that more Confederate veterans
Will be in line than will ever
pass IN view again. For add,
u9nal information address.
j. b. OfRRYAy.
Chairman.