The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-01-26
THE M REUNION
viii Be the Greatest Gathering Of
Old Soldiers Ever Held
Arrangements Rapidly Rounding Into
shape-The Finance Committee Meet
ing With Gratifying success.

citizens all point to n OF the most
successfu, gatherings of the old soldiers
sver held under a Southern sky. At
recent meeting of the general executive
committee it was decided that music
should be a special feature of the re-
union. Chairman Thomas o. Vinton,
Of the music committee, assured the
executive committee that he would
have on hand an abundance of music,
and to that end he stated that negotia-
ions were now being carried OIL with
with several prominent bands, with a
view to securing their services for re-
nnion week. Bands from small towns
and cities will be invited to attend, and
inspiring airs will be heard at all hours
Of the days and evenings.
The finance committee, of which Mr..
A. b. Pickett, editor and proprietor OF
the Evening Scimitar, is chairman, re-
ports encouraging progress in its work.
In an interview, Mr.. Pickett today said:
There is an impression that the
amount named by the committee, fifty
thousand dollars is more than will
be required. l have not entered into
details of expense, but base my calcu-
%,ations on the expense of the previous
reunions. There were about $4,000
people at Richmond, and the expense
there was something over $50 900. At
Louisville there was 66, 900 people, and
The expense was over $40, 900; it would
have been a great deal more if the
..u.Lou Lol haaz nrppitf,uS and tina
entertainments mapped out had been
given. Mr.. Lockwood, general pas
senger agent of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis railroad, and the
representatives of the other Western
roads with whom l have talked are
making extraordinary preparations to
bring the people from Texas and the
Southwest generally to Memphis.
They estimate the crowd at anywhere
from 90, 900, to 10, 900. Representatives
of the railroads east of the river are
all of the opinion that the attendance
upon the reunion from the Gulf coast
will be far greater than ever before al
any Southern city, though they are no,
| prepared to make figures.
zone hundred thousand are a great
many people," remarked the reporter
land you must be taking some extra
ordinary measures to bring them here.
> "We are doing So" Mr.. Pickett said
land it is the determination of the gen
eral committee to make this the great
est occasion Of the kind that the Soutl
has ever known. For instance the rail
I roads west of the river, which hav,
e never given a rate of one cent a mile
e will, in my opinion, do so this time"
= Mr.. Pickett says that subscription
s are pouring in with a l~iberality neve
: before known in a public enterprise O
a like character. Among the subscrir
tions so far received are the following
: Van Vleet-Mansfield Drug Co. S $50 0
$ Il. b. Snowden. ........... 1900 0
Capt. Sam S. Brown. ......... 500 Q
r George C. Bennett ............ 500 Q
Z George c. Benne & Co. 500
James kinnane. 500 {
Q Henry Leurhmann 500 {
: Thomas b. Turley. 500
&c b. Lowenstein Bros. .......... 500 {
3 Ben NJ. Stainback. ........... 500
billiard & Coffin. ........... 400
Orgill Bros. 300
" Delta Cotton Co. ............. 800
d w. A. Gage & Co............... 300
r Memphis National Bank. 300
t. State National Bank. ...... 300
e. National Bank of Commerce. 800
ID Monogue-Pidgeon Iron Co... 300
n Goodbar & Co. 800
ot VIM. Il. Moore & Co. .......... 300
20 Mercantile Bank. 800
IN Napoleon Hill. 800
IN Woods-Chickasaw Iron Works. 800
Lemon e. Gale Co ............ 300
Patterson Transfer Co. ........ 800
H. Stewart, Gwynne & Co........ 800
John CASTOR. 800
nv Manhattan Savings Bank...... 200
an w. b. Mallory & sons Co... $50
lie Memphis Savings Bank ........ 100
he State Savings Bank. go. -. 100
rs Security Bank.................. 100
er ;. ii. Brooks 100
le- r. p. Lake .............. 49,. 100
as Memphis Typographical Union. so
ma Austin Clothing Co............. so
ne
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of the Daily Mail credits an engine
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