The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-10
ARE GETTING READY
FOR THE VETERANS
The Good People Of Memphis Planning to Give
the Confederate Heroes a Royal
Time This Spring.
MANY EXPECT TO GO FROM VIRGINIA
Time This Spring.


cago Symphony Orchestra. under the di-
rection OF -Adolph Rosenbecker. The Vo-
cal soloiSts for the concerts will be Nine.
Meredith, soprano; Miss Crawford, alto;
l.. c. ToWne, tenor; DR.. Carl Duff, bass
The Mozart Society festival chorus will
render. the oratorio, Messiah" for one
concert and some shorter cantatas and
operatic excerpts for the others, and
these concerts viii be complimentary to
the veterans.
@s. PARADE.
There is Il handsome fund left over
from the Dewey flower parade of last
year, which has been turned over to
Chairman Taylor to further assist in this
beautiful form Of entertainment. Mr..
Taylor is thoroughly posted on his work
and his plans run this wise: The process
sion will march one way and then coun-
termarch 50 as to give veterans
chance to see each other in line. All uni
formed companies will parade. The
grand marshal of the parade will be
General Gordon. The Sons of Veterans
will march Immediately following the
veterans. Carriages will, be provided for
the sponsors and maids of honor, mounts
furnished for the generals and their
staffS.
No one entitled to Il badge will fail to
be supplied. There will be 10000 badges
for ladies, $500 for camps, and a number
sponsors, maids of honor, the executive
committee, the generals and their Staffs.
The general badges will have on their
face the portrait of Forrest. Thus does
the home OF this brave general desire to
honor him.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT..
DIR. Malone is chairman of the medical
committee and is the right man in the
right place. He has provided three am
balances to be stationed in the parade to
care for any of the grand old men whose
bodies may now be weaker than their
enthusiasm and spirit who may be over
come with marching. There will be
about $500 used for sanitary purposes
during the reunion. The Association of
the MEDICAL officers of the Army and
Navy of the Confederacy, about 500 in
humber, will hold its annual meeting
here during the reunion. DR.. j. NJ. KEEL
lar, of Hot Springs, Ark, is president,
and he says he thinks the largest num-
Der Of Confederate surgeons that ever
attended any reunion Will be in Memphis
in May. Not only will Confederate sur
Scons come, but Confederate soldiers
who have become physicians since the
war and the sons of Confederate sur
GecnS.. DR.. kellar was d surgeon in COM
mand of the trans-Alississipp division
of the Confederate army and is we'll
known throughout the South. He en-
listed in Memphis the day that Fort
Sumter was fired or. He is a true south
err. gentleman, of fine physique and en-
GaEing manners, a true friend an hon
orable foe, and numbers. his friends by
the score.
SUBCOMMITTEE NAMED.
The following subcommittee have
been appointed in this department by
the chairman, DR.. 6. Is. Malone:
Executive Committee-Dr. Heber
Jones, DR.. f. P. Sale, DR. L. A. Neeley.
Reception Committce-Dr. L. c. Elicit,
chairman; Drs. r. Fl. Mitchell, ]. l..
&. L. Turner, Alfred Moore. D. NJ. Hall.
T. S. Raymond, j. NJ. NIaury, E. NJ. Hol-
der w. w. Taylor. G. G.. Buford, a. +,
Porter, z. G. Hennlng.
Hospital Committee-Dr. Edwin VIII
liams, chief surgeon; Drs. A. B. DeLoach
Z. L. Haynes, NJ. Hasse. +. D. Smythe,
e. w. Holder, Walter Stewart. William
Krauss, Z. e. Francis. j. II. Reilly. c.
w. Stewart, Allison Brown. w. B. San
ford, j. H. Venn, w. L. Black, Battle
Malone, j. L. Andrews, S. S. Terrell, A.
S. Johnson.
Committee of Arrangements of Associa-
ton Medical Officers of Army and Navy
of the Confederacy-Dr. r. w. Mitchell,
chaiIman: Richmond Mckinney, secre-
tary; Drs. Alexander Erskine. A. l..
Elcan, G. B. Gillespie. r. B. Naury, ].
P. Matthewson. X. w. S. Martin, J. r.
Saunders. T. r. Wings, A. Ray. George
II. Moore. G. B. Malone. R. NJ. Bostwick,
J. A. Lpscomb, j. r. Sanford. r. L.
Knox, C. III. Stewart, G. B. Thornton,
Mr. Ed. Brown.
HOWsTO GET THERE.
Memphis seems, to be the center of
ma gnanmous railroad systems. Mr.. Fred
Orgill is chairman of the Transportation
Conmittee and went to his work with
business tact and a right good will. IN
der the decision Of the Southeastern As
ISOLATION. within a limit of 200 miles from
Memphis all the lines will sell tickets.
on May 9th, 18th. 18th and Goth. good
to return until u o'clock at night on
June 4th. Here is where the extension
scheme comes IN. Provided a passenger
deposits his ticket with the Joint agent