Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-11
LINE OF MARCH
Outlined by the Chief Marshal
Gen. Gordon.
REUNION PLANS DEVELOPING
Into Fixed State of Comprehensive
Grand Bali as the Brilliant Feature
OF the Entertainment Work.

OF the Entertainment Work.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 6.-Gen. G. w
Gordon, who will be chief marshal Of
the mammoth parade on the last official
day OF the Confederate Reunion, has
given out his plans for the line of march.
As has hitherto been the custom, the
Army of Virginia will be placed at the
head of the procession, as the post OF
honor. The Army of Tennessee follow S
and the third position is assigned to the
Irans-Mississippi Department. This
will form the body of the parade Follow
ing the Veterans come the divisions of
Sons of Veterans, occupying the same
order, the Army of Northern Virginia
again taking first place. The sponsors
and maids Of honor of the Sons of Vet
Grams for the three divisions, for the
commander-in-chief and the Forrest
Camp, will be the only sponsors rec
onized unless the order is modified, In
the rear of the Sons of Veterans and
bringing up the rear will be the local
military companies and visiting mill.
tary companies.
The present order is only general in
character, and the formation and order
of parade, the line of march, and the
details in connection Herewith, will be
announced in future orders.
1t may Low be said that in general
the work of the different sub-com-
mittees is rapidly formulating into a
completeness in every way desirable for
the perfection Of the greatest Reunion
of Veterans ever held in the country.
The immense Confederate Hall rears
its roof high above the business blocks
along Front street, and requires only
a few more weeks for it's completion.
Residents are furnishing their spare
rooms with cots--public buildings all
over the city have finally been con-
tracted for and engaged for sleeping
quarters-the commissary department
reports enough provisions for the grand
encampment, and in all the different
qualifications of the work progress is
sure and satisfactory.
An outline sketch of the official pro-
gram has been prepared by Temporary
Chairman Gen. G. w. Gordon, of this
city and is as follows;
Tuesday, May Is Calling conyeu.
ton to order at 10 am. by Temporary
Chairman e. w. Gordon; invocation by
Rev. William Jones, chaplain-general
United Confederate Veterans; singing
Of the doXology; address of welcome to
Veterans by Gov Benton McMillin,
on behalf of the State; address of well
come to Veterans and visitors by Mayor
j. j. Williams, on behalf of the City of
Memphis; address of welcome to visit
Ing Sons Of Veterans by Right Rev.
Bishop Gaior, on behalf of the local
Sons Of Veterans; address of welcome
to Veterans by Senator Thomas b. Tur-
ley, on behalf of local Veterans and
executive committee; brief general re-
marks by Temporary Chairman Gen.
G. w, Gordon, of Memphis, who will
conclude by introducing Gen. John b.
Gordon, and turning the convention
over to him.
Wednesday, MAY 29-Convention
meets in business session probably at |
$3.50 am. Convention reassembles in
business session at o'clock pm.
Thursday, May 80, Convention meets
in business session probably at 9:3Oa.m m.
Final adjournment Parade at $3.50
pm.
1t is not expected that this program
will be changed to any great extent.
1t does not, of course, include the hun
drels Of amusements, exhibitions en-
tertainments, etc, mention of which
will be made at a later date.
The Grand Ball.
In settling the much talked of ques.
ton Of tho grand ball, to be given on
Thursday night Of the Confederate Re
union, the general executive committee
has at last disposed of one Of the most
perpleXing entertainment problems
that has thus far presented itself for
solution The ball will be pay affair,
instead Of being free to all visitors. 1t
has been found impossible to do other
than this, owing to the fact that while
the ballroom in Confederate Hall will
be the largest one in the South, there
will be such an immense crowd in at
tendance as to preclude any possibility
Of making the affair social success. 1t
is feared that if the hall is thrown
open to a free public the result will be
an overcrowded and unsuccessful func-
tion, As now decided, the ball will be
u brilliant one.
The Sponsors.