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 State.

dEu suu-C'Lu LII iGteS1 '
arrange for the securing of homes
for and the entertainment of the
Confederate veterans during the
State reunion that will take place
here beginning on, May 8. The
time is growing shorter very
rapidly.
Thus far the finance committee
h.s,. organized, appointed sub
committees end secured a good
nest egg. The committee 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 also
begun to map out it's work, and the
cent.a-mile rate has been obtained
Oh ali 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 commitcee meets
again tonight at $3.50 o'clock at
the county court house and it is
desired that all members be pre-
sent.
The committee on hcmes will
get down to it's canvassing work
through its subcommittee today
very likely. On Saturday the
fol- ewing was issued by this COM
mittee:
To the Citizens of Columbia:
It 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
tainmene 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 dotail
at length the reasons for request
ing the citizens to keep open house;
indeed it feels that the mere sug-
gestion ls sufficient.
The committee desires to ac-
complish it's work in such a way
that the assignment of veterans
to homes car commence some
time before the reunion, so that
when the old soldiers arrive bere
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 anc
street number of the host or hos
tess; the number of soldiers that
can be entertained, stating whether
entirely or only for lodging or ou-
ly for board. 1t is desired thai
there be as few of the latter class
as possible. If there be any wh"
have already arranged toe ntertain
veteran friends, or expect to do 30,
the names Of such veterans should
BIZ given the committee for entry
on the list SO that they mag not
be assigned to some one else, thus
reducing the number of homes.
At this time the committee viii
concentrate oil It's efforts upon the
work outlined above. Further
announcements Will be made
Letter.
1t is hoped that the citizens will
cooperate with the sub-committees
in everyway possible 80 that the
work may be facilitated as posi-
BILE. The information desired
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.
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