The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-20
SENDING IN THEIR NAMES.
CAMPS OF VETERANS TELL HOW
MANY WILL ATTEND REUNION.

lion bureGu-IW1ce as many Have
Vet TO RepOrt-BiG Attendance
Promised From These Indications.
List of the Distinguished Guests
of Honor-Governo Gambler to BE
vscorted by staff During Parade.
Agents of Information Bureau Go
out TO Meet Trains and Instruct
visitors.
Tomorrow the advance guard of the
Confederate Veterans will descend upon
savannah The number of the veterans
mat will be in attendance is variously es-
troated at from $500 to 1900, but no one
expects that it will fall short of the lat
Ter figure to any appreciate extent.
The camps that have yet been heard
from as sure to attend are as follows:
FIoyd County Camp. Rome; Confederate
Survivors, Association, Augusta; Jefferson
County Camp Louisville; Paul ]. Semmes
Camp Fayetteville; Houston County
Camp, Perry; Avera Camp, Avera; w. H.
T. Walker Camp, Atlanta; Confederate
Veterans Association, Kingsland; Charles
c. Jones, Jr., Camp, Jonesville; Bibb
County Camp, Macon; Confederate Sol
diers' Association, Augusta; Randolph
County Camp, Cuthbert; Gordon Camp
Green's Cut; Telfair County Camp, Nc
Rae: Morgan County Camp, Madison; Quit
man County Camp, Forsyth ;Calhoun Coun-
tv Camp, Morgan; Confederate Veterans
camp Swainsboro; Warthen Camp. San
dersville; John B. Gordon Camp, Spring
Place; Campbell County Camp, Palmetto;
George Doles Camp, Mllledgeville; Smith
al NJ
Darien; Senoia Camp, Senoia; William M.
Mcintosh Camp, Elberton; Tattnall Coun-
~ Camp. Chenille; Decatur Camp Balm
bridge; AdairsvilIe Camp Adairsville; A.
Fl. Colquitt Camp, Newton; o. A. Lee
Camp Baxey; Gen. P. ]. Semmes Camp,
Thomson; r. E. Lee Camp, Monroe; Glenn
ent A. Evans Camp. Decatur; John L.
Barnwell Camp, Jackson; and Jackson
Camp Brunswick.
Not one-half of the total number of
camps in the state has yet reported, and
1t is expected that the proportion of ac-
ceplances will not be decreased in the fu-
ture Between now and tomorrow night
II Is hoped that 1000 veterans viii have
signihed their intention of attending the
reunion and that they will bring the num-
erous host of their families and friends in
q body. Ample and elaborate preparations
have been made to receive them all.
The decorations in honor of the coming
of the visitors stll continue to be made
There are. many business houses on the
principal business streets that have not
vet been decorated, but 1t is thought that
this deficiency win be supplied before the
beginning of the reunion. All the decora-
tors in town have been besieged with re-
quests to undertake the ornamentation of
the various buildings and that the business
men will look to this important matter
there seems not the possibility of doubt
They all must understand that in the
outward and visible signs of the inward
and spiritual grace of the welcome that
awaits the veterans rests the success, or
the greater part of the success, of the re-
union.
The distinguished guests that are ex-
pected to attend embrace Maj. Gen. George
Norman, adjutant general and chief OF
staff of the United Confederate Veterans;
Walter L. Colquitt. Esq, commandment
chief of the United Sons of Confederate
Veterans possibly Hollins N. Randolph,
Esq, commander of the Georgia Division
of the Sons of Veterans; Col. PM u.
Byrd assistant adjutant general OF the
state; Gov. Allan d. Gambler, one of the
distinguished guests of honor; Maj. Gen.
c. Irvine Walker, commanding the South
Carolina division of the veterans; Maj.
Gen. E. N. Law, commanding the FLORIDA
division of the veterans, and Maj. Gen
George P. Harrison, commanding the Al
ALBANIA division of the United Confederate
Veterans.
Gen Clement A. Evans, the commander
OF the Georgia division, will, of course, be
on hand, with twenty of The Governors
staff These gentlemen last named will
act as a guard of honor to the Governor,
and win ride beside his carriage during
lhe parade on Thursday afternoon. Five
members of the Governors staff, Col.
George T. Cam, Col. w. 7. Hopkins,
Lieut.. Col r. M. Hull, Lieut.. Col. M. w.
Dixon and Lieut.. Col. George L. Keen,
reside in Savannah. The local members
of the staff have been notified that at
least fifteen of their fellow colonies will
be present, and viii take part In the pa
Tade on Thursday next.
In connection with the reunion a pleas
ing suggestion has been made by one of
the members of the Executive Committee.
1t has not been acted on, for the reason
that it was thought no action that could
be taken would produce the desired result,
and 1t has been determined to leave 1t to
the will of the mothers of the city. The
suggestion, though, was that the mothers
should dress their children during the re-
union in red and white, the Confederate
colors and permit them to walk about the
city decked in this garb
1t was thought that this dress would be
particularly pleasing and appropriate ard
mat the presence of so many of The young
tots. appropriately ccs umed, would Re as
elective as any other means that could
be suggested to add to The pleasure of the
oeoasi- n. Nothing Will be done on the line
OF The suggestion, but it win be left, as
II has been made, to the discretion and
sood win of the mothers, for them to take
such acton as best pleases them.
The branch offices of the information
bureau will be opened this morning at the
oepols of the Central and Plant System.
Booths have been erected at both of these
places and officers of the committee will
pc stationed there to give to incoming Wis
ltors all the information they desire and
70 direct them to the lodging and boarding
houses they require. The advance agents
OF The committee will be sent out during
the morning on each of the roads and will
meet the incoming trains at Everett, Mil
ZEN, Helena and Waycross. AT these
points the wants of the visitors will be
learned and the headquarters will be an
pIlsed by telegraph, so that they may be
dled
The preparations for the displays of fire.
works on Wednesday and Thursday even
lnSs are going steadily forward Mr.