The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-30
READY FOR GREAT REUNION.
MANY VETERANS ARE GATHERED
IN LOUISVILLE

Onening Exercises Will Be Held at
Noon To-day-Many sponsors and
Maids of HonorsAre There and the
Social Features VIII BE interest
inG-severaI Cities Have Already
Begun to Work for the Next Reun-
ton-The Sons of Veterans.
Louisville May 29.-The tenth annual
reunion of the United Confederate Vet
Grams will begin tomorrow at u O'Clock
noon In the splendid new hall erected for
This occasion by the people of Louisville.
The ex-Confederates and the other visit
ors have found Louisville swathed with
bunting, the Stars and Bars of the Con-
federacy predominating.
Tomorrow proceedings of the reunion
will be merely opening exercises.
Gen. John B. Gordon, the commander
in-chief of the United Confederate veter-
ans. arrived to-day from Shelbyville. Gen.
Gordon went at once to the headquarters
of Adjt. Gen. George Norman.
The hour for the great parade of Fri
day, which had waited on Gen. Gordon s
coming, was fixed for Friday at 2 o'clock
p. m, after the commander-in-chief had
been consulted to-day. This time was
chosen instead of 1880 a. m.
The place of Bishop Ellison Capers Of
Columbia, s. c.. in next Sundays services
Cen. Norman announced will be taken
by the Rev. j. William Jones, of Rich
mond Bishop Capers is unable 10 be here
on account of the illness of his wife. The
Rev Jones is the father of the Rev. Carter
Helm Jones and the Rev. E. Pendleton
Jones ard was in the army of Northern
Virginia. He was a close friend of Gen.
Lee and Jefferson Davis.
Gen Norman also announced that
United States Senator James II. Berry OF
Arkansas will speak at noon Thursday on
Heroes and Incidents of the Trans Mis-
sissippi Department.
The social feature of these reunions,
made so interesting by the large number
of sponsors and maids of honor that
are present promises to be especially
prominent at this meeting.
In all about 5000 young women have
been appointed sponsors and maids of
honor and between 1900 and $500 Of them
are expected to be present, a large num-
Der having already arrived.
Many Cities Want Reunion.
Before the reunion has begun there is
a contest for the next gathering Buffalo
has already made It's bid, Cincinnati and
Jacksonville are candidates and Memphis
and New Orleans are also said to have
their eyes on the eyentpx
Among the distinguishes arrivals to-day
was Gen James A. Walker, the last COM
mander of the historic 'StonewalP' Brl-
gade Another distinguished arrival to-
day was DR.. j. B. Cowan of Tennessee,
president Of the Association of Medical
officers of the Confederate Army and
Navy.
A notable delegation reached here this
afternoon. 1t was made up of 147 mem
hers of r. z. Lee Camp No. l. Z. c. ", of
Richmond, Va, and the military organi-
cation known as the Richmond Howitzers.
Brig Gen. ]. r. Crocker headed the par
ty, which came on a special train over
the Chesapeake, and Ohio
A telegram from Charleston announces
that $50 South Carolina veterans will
reach here at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, bringing with them their battlehags,
three palmetto trees and portraits of
Hampton, Kershaw, Conner and other
South Carolina commanders.
Ohio camp, No 11S, from Columbus, O.,
arrived this morning, camp consisting
Of but seventeen msmb RS.
The fifth annual reunion of the United
Sons of Confederate Veterans will be call
ed to order in the court house tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock, two hours before
the meeting of the veterans at Reunion
Hall Commander-in-Chef w. T.. Colquitt
will cali the organization to order and an
address of welcome will be delivered by
Biscce Hindman, who is a candidate for
c0mmander-in- chief. 1t is expected that
Il ance.