The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-07

for the entertainment Of the Confederate
| Association. To this may be added $S5 GOO
subscribed by Individual citizens and $780,
900 for the Confederate Memorial Hall, in
which the association viii hold its meet
ings May 80 to June 3.
Charleston, S. c., constructed SPLEEN
did auditorium. which was used for the
| first time for the Confederate reunion of
1899 Louisville has done equally as well,
| il not better. Just as soon as it was deter
mined to hold the reunion Of 1900 here an
executive committee was formed of leading
citizens, who set TO work 10 begin pTepara-
tons
Grand Reunion BnII.
| Ample means were provided for all the
purposes Of entertainment, and the next
thing was to secure a suitable site and
build a handsome reunion hall. In this
| Col Bennett H. Young, the chairman OF
| the executive committee. took q leading
| part and was heartily supported by his
associates and by the people Of Louisville
| generally.
lot facing the Ohio River between
Fifth and Sixth Streets was procured rent
! free The ground is above the Ohio River s
high-water mark and some twenty-five
feet above the level Of the street. TIE
lot is 400 feet square and comma Ids an
uninterrupted view for miles up and down
the river. To the northward are tie
shores Of Indiana and the city OF Jeffer-
sonville, with a bold outline OF Indien
knobs on the horizon.
One OF the chief attractions des,E'.sd
for the occasion is 10 be a reproduction OF
the bombardment OF Fort DonelsOn. Col
James W. BOwles had charge OF his fea-
ture of the public entertainment. Aro-nd
u
all the river feet. the vessels. iron-clad
in warlike style. and eannonade the fort.
/ The effect. il carried out according to 6e-
/ sign, will be 20 reproduce the famous bonn
/ bar6ment OF Confederate history. which
/ the spectators VIII view from a grand
stand capable Of accommodating $4,000 per-
sons.
/ The Confederate Reunion Hall was de-
| signed by Mr. Harry Mcdowell a Confsd-
/ crate veteran, The building has front
! age Of 165 feet, extending back 80 feet
{ with square pavilion on each corner The
/ first floor is a great nave II5 feet long and
/ 70 feet wide. The stage fills the entire
! end Of the nave opposite the main en-
/ trance. Several committee rooms are in
/ cluded in the plan. Instead Of glas white
/ cloth will cover the window openings, on
which. in chronological order. will b. pie
/ tured the prominent events OF the Civil
War from a Southern point OF view. Lat
/ bies on land anc water. inaugural OLs. pOr-
| traits of Confederate chieftains and states
! men These designs will carry ong IN
1 panoramic form tie striking incidents Of
/ the war With the opening gun at Sumter
/ 10 the closing act az App0matox.
! The stage will seat 200. the FIST fcOr
| $500, the subgaIleFy 1850 the main GAL
lery 2.l75. making a fetal of 7.22j seats
By placing the chairs in the aisIes the to-
| tai seating capacity will be 10000.
Women of the south
Each year as the number Of veterans Of
the COnfederacy diminishes fresh impulses
are infused into the annual reunions by
/ the eyer-inereasins interest the women
and the Sons and Veterans take in keeping
| alive and perpetuating the memories of the
great war. In all the border and Southern
| States the women have Confederate or
| CARNATIONS. of which TIE chief is the As
| soeiation of United Daughters OF the Con-
| federacr. The Louisville chapter of this
association will give a grand reception and
| ball to greet the veterans. The reception
| viii be Turing the morning hours OF a
day to be named and the ball in the even
ing. II IL expected that al least five thou
sand Of the women of the South viii take
part in these social functions The ball
will be especially in honor of the sponsors
and maids of honor Space will be reserv-
| ed on the floor for 1.000 dancers at time,
| and three bs.Ids of music will be in service
/ on the occas-Jn.
1t has grown in.o a custom in connec-
/ tiOn with the Confederate reunions for
| each State represented in the association
to have sponsors and maids Of honor.
| These are always young women Of beauty
! and accomp'i shments. Each of them has
a distinct part in the programme, and
sometimes IL is distinguished and enjoy
able for the admiration that results.
Among the names of some of these young
women are names that stand high on the
roll Of Confederate fame.
Among those who are slated TO attend
the Louisville convocation is Miss Mamie
Gertrude Morris. OF Chattanooga. Tenn.
who was appointed colonel on the staff of
Governor Allen d. Gambler of Georgia. lin
recognition OF her many courtesies to the
| Governor and his party while on a visit 10
| Chattanooga Colonel Morris is a typ
| ical Southern woman, gifted writer, a
| talented musician and a brilliant CONVEX
! sationalisI. 1t is expected she will wear
a colonel's uniform and attend Governor
! Gambler nth others of his staff. The uni
| form is described as of regulation blue.
| plain tailor made very elegant in its gold
braid and finish and admirably becoming TO
the splendid figure Of the fair colonel
PrHcticai objects
The sons and daughters have in view the
practical objects of preserving the truths
of history and the care Of the aged and the
orphans of the South Growing out of the
main association are Confederate Histori-
cal Societies which insist that the history
| of the Confederate period, the statesman
! ship which led up TO IL and controlled il
| and the battles which its armies fought
| shall be truthfully written.
Next 10 history comes charity. For the
| aged veterans who rapidly passing
| away there are homes in most of the
| Southern States. There is one in Mary
| land. at Pikesville. where the arsenal
buildings formerly belonging to the United
| States Government have become the home
| of disabled veterans. There are orphan
| ages also where destitute grandchildren
| and other descendants of Confederate vet
| Grams are cared for. Public interest in all
these good works is promoted by the year
ly gatherings of the general body OF asso-
| c;ated veterans.
At Luray. in the beautiful Valley Of Vir-
| ginia, there is a large farm for the care
| OF orphans-boys and girls Here IL is
proposed to build a home for the orphan
1 descendants Of Confederate soldiers &c a