Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-09
LINE OF MARCH
Outlined by tho Chief Marshal
Gem Gordon.
REUNION PLANS DEVELOPING
fnfo . FIXED state of Comprehensive
Grand Ball 90 the Brilliant Festur.
of the Enfert2in menf WORK

MEMPHIS, Tenn. May s.-Gen. G. W.
Gordon, who viii 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 VIII be placed 1t the
head Of the procession, as the post of
honor. The Army Of Tennessee follow
and the third position IS assigned 20 the
Arans-Nississippi 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 frs; place. The sponsors
and maids Of honor Of the sons Of Vet
erans for the three divisions. for the
eommander-in-chief and the Forrest
Camp, viii be the only sponsors rec
onized unless the order is mod fed. In
the rear Of the sons of Veterans and
bringing up he rear will be the local
military Companies and visiting mill
tarv 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, viii be
announced in future orders.
Il may E0w be said that in general
the work Of the different sub-com-
mittees is rapidly formulating into a
completeness in every way desirable for 1
the perfection Of the greatest Reunion (
Of veterans ever held in the country.
The immense Confederate Hall rears
is roof high above the business blocks /
aong Front street. and requires only I
few more weeks for it, completion.
Residents are furnishing their spare
rooms with eots--3nbiic buildings al
over the city have finally been con-
trzcted for and engaged for sleeping
quarters-the commissarv department
reports enough provisions for the grand
encamDmsnt. and in all the different
ramitcations Of the work progress Is
sure and satisfactory.
An outline sketch Of the official pro-
gram has been prepared By Temporary
Chairman zen g. W. Gordon. of this
city. and IS as follows:
Tuesday. MAY 2s--Calling conven.
ton u order az 10 am. By Temporary
Chairman g. W. Gordon; invocation BY
Rev. William Jones. chaplain-general
nited Confederate Veterans: singing
Of the doxoiogy; address Of welcome 70
Veterans by Gov Benton McMillin,
on behalf of the State; address of well
come % Veterans and visitors by Mayor
j. J. Williams. on behalf of the City of
Memphis; address of welcome TO visit
ing sons Of Veterans ny Right Rev.
Bishop Gailor, on behalf of the local
sons Of Veterans; address of welcome
10 Veterans By Senator Thomas b. Tur-
ley, on behalf Of local Veterans and
executive committee; brief general re-
marks By Temporary Chairman Gen.
q. W. Gordon, Of Memphis, who will
conclude By introducing Gen. John b.
Gordon, and turning the convention
over To him.
f Wednesday, MAY 29-convention
meets in business session probably at
$50 Am. Convention reassembles in
business session at o'clock pm.
Thursday, May 30.-Couvention meets
in business session probably at $50 a. m.
Final Adjournment. Parade at $3.50
pm.
II is not expected that this program
viii be changed to any great extent
II does not. OF course, include the hun
dreds of anusements. exhibitions. en-
tertainments. etc, mention of which
will be made at later date.
The Grand ball.
In settling the much talked of ques-
tion of the 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 a social success. 1t
is feared that if the hall is thrown
open to free public the result will be
an overcrowded and unsuccessful func-
ton As now decided, the ball will be
brilliant one.
The Sponsors
The most important feature Of the
order issued is that it settles the point
in regard to sponsors. There will be
allowed one carriage each for the spou-
sors of the three departments and for
eighteen divisions. making a total of
twenty-cne carriages for that purpose
However, Gen. Gordon has added that
all sponsors and maids of honor for the
brigades and camps may follow at the
end of the procession. He explains that