The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-26
Plans Complete for the United
Confederate Veterans An
nual Reunion.
GREAT ATTENDANCE EXPECTED.
Nearly $4,000 Former Wearers of
the Gray Expected to Partici-
pate in the Annual
Parade.


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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Memphis, Tenn May 25.--Every arrange
ment has been completed for the eleventh
annual reunion of the United Confederate
Veterans and the sixth annual reunion of
the United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
which will take place commencing Tuesday.
May Is.
A welcome true In its,invitation and truer
still in Its meaning Of hospitality and kind
ly inspiration awaits the 10000 or more
guests. collectively and individually. who.
within another twenty or thirty hours, will
be 1ourneying toward the Queen City of the
mississippi Valley.
The preparation for the reception of the
vast tidal wave Of humanity that soon Will
lie rolling toward Greater memphis embrace
Il variety of details and covers scope Of
activities tnat would nave staggered a less
patrlotlc ana progressive community. But
the great home mas been put In snIpshape
condition for the coming Oh the guests, ana
when the latch-string Is lifted the door OF
southern hospittilty Will swing open and
tEat largest and the most memorable house
a party Ill the history OF the Southland will
be inaugurated.
Welcoming the Visitors.
The reception of the tens OF thousands of
guests that Will pour into Memphis IL a
TASK TO which several hundred afrable and
thoroughiy informed gentlemen have been
assigned. battalion OF soldiers were never
oetter posted as to their duties than the
r;en who are 10 receive the reunion crowds
anu direct the strangers within the gates
Oh the city to their places of abode
less tnan SleO,O0o has been raised to be ex-
pended In entertaining the veterans mo
part OF the great reunion entertainment
Is more diHcuit of rendition or will make
sreater demands upon the wits and phys
ical resources of those engaged than will
IN, me reception and assignment of guests
Ihere VIII he three shifts of men in charge
OF this branch of the work, each SHIFT
standing watch of eight hours
special trains will begin arriving in Mem
phis Monday afternoon. the first ARRIVING
from Paducah. bearing the Kentucky Wis,
itors TO the reunion. Specials Will be run
over every line entering Memphis. In addi--
tion 10 the regular passenger accommo oda-
tons. Steamboat lines will also run special
excursions. two coming from Cincinnati and
others from various points on the Missis-
sippi and Ohio rivers.
Citizens of Memphis have made arrange
ments for entertaining large number of
visitors In their homes. General John B.
ate Veterans. will be entertained by Judge
and Mrs X. j. Latham. Colonel X. b,
snS%dsn Sn,SSds ,,, VIII entertain group of distn-
Wheeler and Fftzhugh Lee. and Lieutenant
Richard T. Hobson :
Variety of Entertainment.
An endless variety Of entertainment has
been designed for the pleasure of the Wis
itors. Musical entertainments. receptions,
balls and pleasure-producing entertain
addition to the public ceremonies. Tuesday
afternoon will occur the flower show, which
has been arranged on splendid scale this
year. Tuesday night there will be flower
parade review In Confederate Hall. The
leading social functions of the reunion will
be the Veterans and Sons of Veterans
balls. The Sons of Veterans ball will be in
honor of the 5000 sponsors and maids OF
honor. who will attend the reunion Both
will be given in the big hall.
The business sessions Of the two organ
izations will be held on Wednesday.
On Thursday evening the grandest Spec
tacle OF the reunion will occur. 1t Is ex-
pected that between 10000 and $1,000 vet
erana will he In line for the parade, the
grand marshal of which Is General G. W.
Gordon of this city
The annual Grafton this year will be de-
livered by Colonel Bennett H. Young of
Kentucky. He entered the service Of the
Confederacy when a mere boy. and rode
with the dashing John Morgan in daring
raids. which made the name Of that peer
less cavalryman one of the most illustrious
in Confederate annals.
On the opening day addresses will be de-
livered by Governor Benton McNfillin, May
or J: J. Williams. Right Reverend Thomas
F. Gailor. ex-senator T. b. Turley. Lieu
tenant General A. 2. Stewart. General John
B. Gordon and others.