The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
Reunion at Dallas.
GREAT PREPARATIONS MADE TO EN-
TERTAIN CONFEDERATE
VETERANS.

WEB EhANO.
The twelfth annual reunion OF
the United Confederate Veterans.
which will be held III the city of
Dallas, Tex, April p, %, "a and
25, promises to be Il much larger
affair than the people of Dallas
and of Texas ut first contempla-
ted.
The visitors will include, not
only tho Confederate yeterans,
but their sons and dau '1sHs = and
grandchildren, and ms I!y others
who will take advantage Of cheap
rates to see Texas.
TO accommodate and care for
the Confederates properly the
Texas State Fair Grounds in the
eastern portion of the city was
chosen as the place where the re-
union will be held, and where an
encampment will be established,
into which every Confederate is
invited to 90 as the guest Of the
people of Dallas and of Texas.
Tents will be erected, cots, blan-
kets and pillows have been pur-
chased, and all Confederates, rich
or poor, who will go into the en-
campment, will be lodged and fed
free of any charge.
The Texas State Fair Grounds,
where the reunion will be held,
embraces 120 acres, containing
five miles of gravel walks and
drives, with foliage and flowers
that bloom during the entire year,
making a very attractive spot for
the old veterans to pitch their
tents. There is IL complete sys-
tenn of waterworks on the ground,
and every facility offered to make
the old heroes comfortable, which
is a very necessary provision, as
the ranks are becoming thinner
and more feeble with each sue
ceeding reunion.
Ample opportunity, at II mod
crate cost, will be afforded to Wis
itors to the reunion to make eX-
cursions over the State to visit
various points of interest, which
are rich in historical lore and to
view the vast domain of the Lone
Star State.
The chairman of the commits
sary committee, with his helpers,
| is busily engaged making prepara'
tions to feed 10000 Confederates
The contract for barbecuing the
! fresh meats has been let. Many
firms and manufactures have made
liberal donations to the commls'
sary department.
| For a suitable hall in which tc
hold the meetings for busines.
there IS an auditorium that viii
seat $500 people. A mess hal
has been constructed where al
| meals will be served free to vet
Grams. The contract for badges
to cost $4,000, has been let, ant
Fthey will be the handsomest eve
seen ut anv reunion.
Eight bands will be employed
to furnish music. The informa
ton committee has arranged TO
lodging and boarding place TO!
the multitude.
| Various entertainments hav
been provided for everybody, tn
old and the young, interesting AM
amusing, that will makethe hour
pleasant by day and by night-en
| joyable diversions from the rou
tine of business, the reminiscen
chats of "war times" and reju
venescence of the memories of tn
olden and golden days of youth
Among these will be parade b
the Kaliphs, a most resplenden
pageant, scene rivaling in brl
liancy and beauty even that @
"The Field of the Cloth of Gold,
or the mighty gathering IN tn
chivaIric age Of armored knight
, for the tournament, where lance
were shivered and blows of swor
and mace fell heavily in the fra,
and oil for fair woman's smile
! This will be on the night Of th
23d. The next night the kalipt
will give Il magnificent ball, ella
in their wondrous costumes glls
. ening with the sheen of gold an
, gems, and crown the Queen OF tt
} Kaliphate. The Sons of Comics
, crate Veterans will also give
grand ball. To all entertainment
{ the Confederate soldier has tt
entire. ..-
e 4 severe storm visited Crowl'
: and vicinity shortly afterlO o'clot