Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-29
MEETING OF VETERANS.
Louisville Ready to Entertain TX.
COnfederates and Visitors.
A CROWD EXPECTED
The Convention WIN Begin Wednesday
and Last Through sunday There
WIN Be Special Attractions
fe. Each Day.

Louisville. May 9s.-The tenth annual
reunion Of the United Confederate Vet.
Grams viii meet in this city ON next
Wednesday. II is expected IL will sur.
pass any Of the nine previous held, and
n conservative estimate Is that $50. 900
will be In Louisville during the week
Every arrangement has been made for
entertaining such crowd. The com.
mittees have been at work for months,
and all now remains is for Kentucky 70
welcome It's thousands Of guests. The
city is handsomely draped in bunting,
the red and white Of the Confederacy
being most prominent, while the Dor.
trains Of Confederate generals. whose
deeds of patriotism are dear TO Confer.
crate hearts, are suspended from many
buildings, public aud private.
Reunion hall. built in honor Of tho
Confederate Veterans and situated at
Sixth and Water streets. where IL over.
looks the beautiful falls of the Ohio, has
boon completed. The hall itself will
hold 5000 chairs with standing room for
10000 people A balcony extends all
around the inside On every window is
the name Of battle, where not Jess than
800 men were killed, and interpreted
are the names Of tho beloved leaders OF
the Confederacy.
The advance guard Of the old Confed.
crates has already begun 10 come in
They are mostly from the neighboring
Kentucky towns and come in small de.
tachments 81 as 10 be- ON the ground
early. State headquarters have been
opened for the divisions Of each state rop.
resented in the United Confederate Vet.
Grams.
The programme for the entire five
days Of the reunion has been arranged
50 rs 10 provide many interesting feat.
ures. The convention will assemble on
"Wednesday Mt noon in Reunion hall and
after addresses Of welcome by Mayor
Weaver Of Louisville. Representatives Of
the various commercial bodies Of the
city and the local Confederate camps. a
response will boz made by General John
II. Gordon. conmnnder.in-chief. The
exercises viii be- concluded with an ora.
ton by Rev. A. NJ Palmer Of New Or.
leans At night there will be various
amusoments, including concert at IT,.
brary hall by the famous Stonewall
jackson brigade and Glee club.
An old fashion basket picnic will
serve TO pass away pleasantly the early
morning Of Thursday. Various business
sessions will be held in the forenoon,
and in the afternoon reception will
be- given by the Daughters Of the Con.
fedoracy Fireworks on the Ohio river
and grand hall Mt Reunion hall will
claim attention in the evening.
Friday is the day for the big parade
which will take place IN the afternoon.
In the evening ball will be- given at the
auditorium.
The most important feature Of Satur.
day will be the decoration Of the Con.
federate graves will b. held Mt Reunion
Hall IN honor Of the ninety-second birth.
day Of the only president Of the Confed.
eracy, jefferson Davis. The principal
Grafton will be delivered by the Rev j..
NJ. Jones Of Virginia and talks will also
be made by General John r. Gordon,
General Simon Bolivar BuckEor Of Ken.
lucky and others.