Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-03-20
CITIZENS ASKED TO
KEEP OPEN HOUSE,
Committee on Securing Homes
for Veterans at Work.

Columbia StaLe.
This week active work vii. b.
begun by the several committee:
and subcommittee that are t."
arrange for the securing of homes
for and The entertainment of thH
Confederate veterans during the
State reunion that will take plac"
here beginning on, May 9. The
time is growing shorter very
rapidly.
Thus far the finance committee
hes organized, appointed sub,
committees and secured a good
nest egg. The COMMITTEES charged
with the securing of the homes has
likewise organized, appointed sub
committees to do the canvassing,
and proposes to get down to its
work today in good form. The en-
tertainment committee has elso
begun to map out it's work, and the
cent.a-mile rate has been obtained
Oh all lines save the Seaboard Air
Line, leaving the committee Oil
trasp ortation practically nothing
to do but to arrange the rate With
the Seaboard people. This will be
done without difficulty.
The general committee meets
again tonight at $50 o'clock at
the county court house and it ls
desired that all members be pre-
sent.
The committee on homes will
get down to it's canvassing work
through it's subcommittee today
very likely. On Saturday the
following was issued by this COM
mittee:
To the Citizens of Columbia:
1t is the earnest desire Of the
committee OF. bureau of informa
tion for the coming State reunion
of Confederate veterans. charged
with securing homes for the enter
tainment of the visiting veterans,
that Columbia and Columbians
maintain the city's reputation for
hospitality. The committee hopes
that the citizens will throw open
the doors of their hcmes and en-
tertain free of cost every old soldier
that comes to the capital city.
Columbia has never had the State
reunion before. The men who
fought for the Confederacy are
fast passing away and they should
he shown the fullest measure of
hospitality. The committee feels
that it is unnecessary to dotali
at length the reasons for request
ing the citizens to keep open house
indeed it feels that the mere sug-
gestion 10 sufficient.
The committee desires to ac-
compfish its work in such way
that the assignment of veterans
to homes caa commence some
time before the reunion, so that
when the old soldiers arrive here
they can 20 direct to the homes
selected for them.
This committee has been |
divided into sub.committees that
will canvass the whole city. The
subcommittee proposes to call on
all citizens. The information de-
sired is as follows: The name and
street number of the host or hos
tess; the number of soldiers that
can be entertained, stating whether
entirely or only for lodging or on
ly for board. 1t is desired that
there be as few of the latter class
as possible. If there be any who
have already arranged toe ntertain
veteran friends, or expect to do go,
the names of such veterans should
be given the committee for entry
on the list so that they may not
be assigned to some one else, thus
reducing the number of homes.
At this time the committee vii!
concentrate oil It's efforts upon the
work outlined above. Furthe]
announcements will be made
Letter.
1t is hoped that the citizens will
cooperate with the sub-committees
in everyway possible so that the
work may be facilitated as posi-
BILE. The information desicet.
could be written on slip of pape!
and left at each house to be hand
ed the ward committee when j,
calls thus materially aiding the
sub-committeemen.