The Green Forest tribune., 1901-06-08
THE MEMPHIS REUNION.
.Confederates Hold Their
 Eleventh Annual Reunion.

Eleventh AnHudI NeuHIOHs
 From the four corners of the South the hosts of Dixie found quarters in the city of Memphis last week k. It was a distinguished pleasure of a TRIBUNE represen- tative to witness this spectacular event. Although a lapse of 36 wears has intervened since the terrible struggle between the blue and the gray, yet the Mem Iphis Reunion was by odds the most successful ever held. Mem phis is centrally located in the South and the various railroad companies gave exceptionally low rates.
 It is estimated that there were %, ,OOO old soldiers in attendance while there were fully 85,O00 wis., itors. The well preserved bodies and the excellent department of the old soldiers were matters of comment among all reunion visi- tors.
 Although he may enjoy seeing others, it is not the ordinary for the old man to engagein the pur- suits and sports of his younger days; he is content to live them over in memory. But with the |old soldier it is different. At the 1sound of martial music his step again becomes elastic and the |soldiery bearing of 40 years ago returns and in his imagination he actually believes that he could bgain endure with the same for titude and hardships of the battle field.
 It was a splendid sight, this gathering of the remnants of the great armies of Lee, and the fra ernal feeling as comrades would Erasp each others hands can lever be described. The love hey had for each other, being \ orn in the comradeship of arms e@ith it's hallowed memor- M leannot be understood by any sy sAr than an old soldier. When kd4 ands played Dixie and other x hern airs the heart of the ~ An could find no adequate Wxl Bsion for it's emotions. My reunion began on Tuesday EEN lhded on Friday. To give thing like a complete idea
 the features of the program
 uld occupy pages of the largest
 ly. In fact it was impossible
 any person to know all the
 ceedings, as many items of
 he program were being carried
 at the same time in different
 Us of the city.
 mong the most prominent
 ures of the first day was the
 lking in the convention hall
 Ire 10000 people tried to hear
 was being said, and get
 pse of some of the most dis
 lished veterans. Among the
 y notable veterans on the \ were General Fitzhugh Lee, !, B. Gordon, Joe Wheeler, 2 bet H. Young, and Senator l Ean', the only surviving mem- ' f Jeff Davis cabinet.
 e of the features of the sec-
 lay was the flower parade. ore beautiful sight was ever
 ssed in the South than this ;l y of floral beauty. It was
 charming to look upon the ec bedecked vehicles, from
 heelbarrow to- the, automo- av 1t was seldom that vehic- ilhH Id be discovered in the
 of which any part could n a' n save the surface of the Do complete was the work ileq pration carried out. There asa arriages covered with dais- en lsteria, snowballs, tiger
 white lilies, American
 roses, iris, pansies, and 'or, nthemums of.every shade.i 5s, al4' |png lady occupants were
 in the most gorgeous cos fSs @ md the beautiful horses l,. ,' tired in silken harness of 3 De nd yellow. The spectacle Tai s St pleasing to the great II .,e pe which damned the streets, saEhi cheered again and again
 gay colored carriages