St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-25
FACTS FOR VISITORS
now Reunion Visitors Gan sau
Accommodations
TIE SONS OF vErERAt y
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should BE Addressed.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April a9.-prob,i,
Sue most important question ON the l;ns
OF All these who will attend the e.
1eoerate Reunion to be held in this j =
oe1s month, is that of how toss. r. q
accommodation during the three ,.. !,
onciai gathering of the ex-Confede,,s. =
veterans. The work Of the int,
ZION committee. in conjunction witt i; :.
eale'oily prepared plans of the co...
nisoee on hotels and accommodate,
Is now IN such state as to be abe -
furnish complete answer to this j. !
question. '''-i
Preparations for the accommodate.
OF about 10000 people during tbs Re-
union visit have already been COM
pieteo' out there is still ample I'D
comfortable room in waiting for then
sands more. The information co..
mlttee, consisting of 400 members i
ready to furnish Accommodations for
any and all who wish to write to them
On that subject. Upon INQUIRY this
committee will mail blank to those
interested, this blank being provided
with spaces which, when filled cut by
the applicant. will show clearly how
many people desire rooms, what price
per day they wish to pay for the same.
whether there will be ladies in the
party or not, and how long the visitors
IN question intend to stav in Memoirs.
Letters OF inquiry should be addressed
to Chairman of the Assignme ut Com
mittee, IL Cotton Exchange Building.
Memphis, Tenn.
Every stranger, veteran and visitor
Will be met the depots here as soon as
they step off the train. Each demo.
viii be watched by squad Of tenmem-
bers of the committee. The visitors
should apply at once to any OF these
committeeman for accommodations,
providing they have not already been
assigned quarters prior to coming to
the city. ticket. to which is attached
= duplicate stub which is retained by
the committeeman, will be handed to
the visitor. On this ticket will be
written the name Of the Reunion visi-
tor, the name and street address to
which the ticket provides assignment
to accommodation. and the price per
day that the guest il willing to pay.
Passing through the depot TO tho
street the strangers will be furnished
complete directions regarding the loca-
ton and how to reach it. of the address
on their tickets. This information must
be obtained by inquiry from the mem
bers of the information committee, who
will be prominently located throughout
the depots, along the streets and at all
the hotels, and who will all wear badges
that will be recognized at glance.
The stubs of the tickets thus handed
ont will be sent to the head bureau of
the Information committee, and the
names thereon written will be entered
In the quick index book, together with
the address to which the party bearing
that name has been assigned.
In this manner aninquiry at the head
bureau of information by persons de-
string to locate their friends can be i'm
mediately answered. Naturally those
who secure their accommodation in
dependent of the information COM
mirtee viii not have their naees thus
registered, and for this reasos and for
the purpose of avoiding confusion it is
highly commendable that all attending
visitors should obtain their tccommo-
dations through the information COM
mittee. Those who have already
secured quarters independent Of the
are earnestly req1ested to
send their names to the chairman OF
the assignment committee Immediately,
stating where they can be fond dur
ing their visit to the Reunion.
Sons Of Veterans.
With the close of all the preliminary
work attendant on the coming Confed-
crate Reunion, important orders have
been issued from the headquarters OF
the United Confederate Veterans at
New Orleans, formally inviting the
same to rally in Memphis on Nay %. %
and 80, 1901, the date set apart for the
eleventh annual meeting OF the old
,oldiers of the Southern States This
notice includes ''all Confederate organi- |
cations and Confederate soldiers and |
,ailors Of all arms, grades and depart
ments, Daughters Of the Confederacy
and Sons of Veterans"
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
have also received their first special
order, and in general their work for the
is pregnant with interest and
activity. They have located their gen.
eral headquarters. They. together
With the sponsors, maids of honor and
Of the Confederaey. will be
nrominent in the grand balls, recep-
lions and social functions IN general. |
The coming occasion furnis hes their
.ixth annual reunion and VII be the
largest event in their history The nrst
.necial order No. follows:
DEPARTMENT ARMY TENNESSEE
1INrTrD Sous CONFEDERATE VETERANS, i