The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-28
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Tenth Annual Meeting viii Commence on
Wednesday 10 Louisville.
KENTUCKY CITY HANDSOMELY DECORATED
Elaborate ProSrarnme Has Been Pre-
pared by People OF Louisville.
Large Attendance Expected.

considered that numerically. the tenth re-
union will surpass any ~ those previously
held and a conservative estimate is that
10000 visitors will be In Louisville dur
ing the week. Everything has been done
for the entertainment of such crowd.
Committees have been at work for months
and all that now remains Is for Kentucky
to wel3ppe In Kentucky fashion MS
thousands~of guests. The city Is hand
someiy draped In bunting. the red and
white Of the Confederacy being most prom
inent, While the portraits OF Confederate
generals ara suspended from many build
ings. public and private. The court OF
honor, on Jefferson street, opposite the
court house. where the great reviewing
stands are erected, is an imposing
structure. BY day II can be seen in rs
dazzling Naiteness for blocks and by
night 1t viii be ahlaze with thousands
Of electric lights, Reunion hall, built
in honor OF the Confederate veterans. is
situated at Sixth ana Water streets, where
It overlooks the falls Of the Ohio. The
half itself Will hold 5000 chairs with
standing room for 10000 people. A ball
cony extends all around the sides. On
every window Is the name OF q battle,
where not less than 800 men were killed,
and lnterspersed are the names OF the
beloved leaders OF the Confederacy. Tho
main wing bears an inscription: Less
than 100000 fighting men surrendered
after enduring four years OF suffering.
The survivors OF this crew are here today,
and Kentucky Is happy"
The advance guard of She old Confed-
crates has already begun TO come In
They ere mostly from the nelghboring
Kentucky towns ard come in small de-
tachments so as TO be on the ground early.
State headquarters have been opened for
the divisions Of each State represented.
Major General George M0orman Will be
the FIRST chief 20 arrive. He will get IN
tomorrow with General j. b. Gordon. the
commander In chief. Rev. b. NJ. Palmer
of New Orleans will give the opening
grafton.
General Gordon's stan Is composed OF
the following officers: Major General
George MoorTnan New Orleans, adIutant
general and chief OF staff Brigadier Gem
eral J. T, Ship, Chattanooga, quartermas-
ter general; Brgadier General G. II.
Tebault New Orleans, surgeon general;
Brigadter General William Jones. Virginia
chaplain general Brgadler General Ben
nett II. Young, chief OF ordnance: Lieu
tenant General Joseph Wheeler Alabama,
commissary general Major General Will
liam II. Jackson, Nashville. chief OF ar
tillery; Major General Robert r. Hoke,
North Carolina, inspector general; Major
Judge advocate general; Major General
W. B. Bates, Tennessee. Judge advocate
general.
The programme for the entire FIVE days
OF the reunion has been arranged so as
10 provide many interesting features The
convention viii assemble Wednesday at
noon in Reunion hall and after addresses
OF welcome by the mayor OF Louisville,
representatives OF the various commercial
bodies Of the city and the local Confed
crate camps, q response viii be made by
General John b. Gordon, commander 10
to,rhief The exercises will be concluded
rursith an Grafton by Rev. p. NJ. Palmer OF
TY4ew orleans. The afternoon will be
oElyen over to g business session. At night
there viii be various attractions. includ-
Ing concert at Library hall BY the ia
rnons stonewaIi Jackson brigade band and
Glee club. An old-,ashioned barbecue and
picnic Will serve to pass away pleasantly
the early morning OF Thursday. busi-
ness session will be held during the fore
noon and in the afternoon a reception will
be given By the Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy. Fireworks on the Ohio river and
grand ball at Reunion hall VIII claim
attention In the ~exenlag. Friday Is the
day OF the big parade, which will take
place in the afternoon. In the evening a
ball viii be given at the auditorium for
the officers. The most important feature
OF Saturday viii be the decoration OF Con-
federate graves at Cave Hill cemetery.
Sunday special exercises Will be held at
Reunion hall in honor OF the birthday OF
President Jefferson Davis. The principal
oration will be delivered by Rev. J. NJ.
Jones Of Virginia and talks Will also be
made by General John b. Gordon. General
Simon Bolivar Buckner OF Kentucky and
pthers.
The accommodation committee has on
IN y = haf Vuff eli
Ing capacity for 1000 people; 600 board
Ing and private houses, with capacity
for 10000 people; thirty restaurants able
to sleep 500 people and feed 10000; pri-
vate citizens who will entertain as
guests at their homes nearly 5000 people.
in addition to this there Will be sleeplng
quarters for nearly 5000 people ana free
meals for $500. All the committees have
sleeping quarters for nearly 100000 and
boarding places for nearly double that
number. They expected visitors to write
and engage rooms in advance and nearly
5000 persons have done so. Free quarters
VIII also be assigned To all appi Giants
from the variens State headquarters
Tickets win be issued by the State chair.
men or the representative of the hote's
committee at the State headquarters. Al
the sleeping hall the applicant viii b
given meal tickets ON a restaurant In tn,
hall or one nearby.
All preparations for the sham battle {,
take place at the track Of the L.oulsyill,
Jockey club Thursday afternoon hay,
been completed. The battle will be A re
production of Perry's battle and 1000 MT:
viii take part. Twenty thousand round
OF ammunition have been ordered m,
the presence OF cannon on each side NIL
serve to make the noise Of battle unmis
taxable. Thursday night will BE- bi
night on the river front There will b
a big display OF fireworks,
Among other things will he the larses
flight OF rockets ever seen south OF ID
Ohio, Among the set pieces will be
portrait OF General Lee on horsebacb
Another will be entitled General Lee
the Rescue" and Will show two soldier
OF Texas brigade holding General Lee
horse and endeayoring to make him 20 /
the rear OF the line.
There will be a reproduction OF an al
tack OF seven Federal gunboats ON Fol
Donelson. The mock fort will be bul
ct the foot OF Floyd street The bombart
ment win be heavier than a real ana
OF the kind This will take place at ST.;
O'Clock. After this there viii be ri
production OF the attack OF six pint
ships from Algisrs apon the United Stat,
frigate Philadelphia. which took place
1904
on SATURDAY. night will Ia giveS a ,,