The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-23
DOORS OF THE HosPlTABLE
TEXAS Guy THROWN WIDE
OPEN TO THE 9ATrLE.woRN
SONS OF DIXIE.
THOUSANDS HAVE ARRIVED AND
OTHER THOUSANDS ARE Ex-
PEcTED DUnNG THE THREE
DAYS OF THE REUNION.

Dallas, Tex, April 22.-The twelfth
annual reunion OF the United Confea.
crate Veterans was called 70 order
IN the Auditorium at 10 O'Clock this
morning by Major General K. NJ Van
Aandt, commanding the Texas diyis-
Ion OF the association. The division
IS the largest one in the counav.
Ionlght it is estimated tnat there
are 10000 visitors in the city and to
quote Mayor Cabell, "it farly makes
the city limits bulge" OF these if l.
SAD 5000 are keen-eyed, strong-limbe.,
men, who forty years ago carried the
Stars and Bars in spleaI:d berc,sm or
many glorious battle neId. Sons of
veterans sponsors, maids of honor
sons wives ana daughters, each with
g me oa 'So @how!ly prils ot confea
crate deeds, make up the total ,nen-
toned. IeA
Inc railway depots and the 1ote1s
were the busiest places III Dallas nv.
cept the cantonment. At The stotioas
'ne pidtiofms We're crowded all dav
ana lar into the night with incroar.
lug guests and the people there to
meet them. So nearly incessant was
the arrival of the loads of bu,,o,
freight that the railway officials found
II necessary to clear the yards of all
lielsht cars Consequently freigb+
uesuned for Dallas and other rra~,o.
poihes is scattered about the lim;ts
oi the city with prospect of stavino
Chere at least till Wednesday MAN.
trains Were late, but on the whole -
is said that the immense traac ,s
0eing handled with a promptness ro
inarkabIe under the circumstances
Decorations Everywhere.
AS to decorations, visitors declare
Ih"C at no reunion has this feature
peeh given more attention NOT
building in the downtown distriot a.
without its bunting or flags ana tho
great majority have both In profueio,
Electric lights and portraits Of tho
southern generals whose hri1lianao
mas given tnem place in the worla,s
history appear everywhere Tho
whole scheme of decoration wac nlooo5
IN the hands of an EXPERT who 80
only surpassed himself on indiv,dpoI
''fuctufess but blended the whole
mass In a harmonious sea of a,,t+ar
ins color Among the nags on oanr
nouses appears a White one +bi. g.,
nines that inside lodgings are 70 ha
l"u' The idea belongs to former
Governor Barney" Gibes. who sai1od
upon 1t when a fear became rrovoIon.
'na' 1aIas would not be able to house
ner visitors. To hang out toe whit
''as came as an appeal to civic prida
u 'he cltlzens OF Dallas. They ware
urged to join in the attempt to soow
enat Dallas hospitality is eovol
%ny IN the south with it's rennta+,ou
Tor hospitality. iepolatlon
M Many More Expected.
AeH thousand veterans are exnao.
Gu ana 10000 others before tha ~
~" srba 9hdil nave passed into history
me streets are net work of croms
ing, but good natured bumanit1 IVY, "a,
nave secured accommodations ana az :,
p peiieVed that the great crowd which
- expected tomorrow will be eonaII,, 1u
well cared for. 0 equdhy
A huge shed at the cantor,,on.
uds Deen put up for MESSING 0A''
Il IS planned to feed 1900 tbaro -
morrow. II 1t could have been M MT ~ -,
operation today the veterans aireod,, bae ~
"a camp would have had little f. e.ey aa1,
Tor but 1t was found 1mnossihIa asa IN
hasten the work of preparation ,ln'9 an9 70
che old soldiers had to purchaee tba,, asiu
meals at restaurants or at innnnor MOI
eole lunch counters which have ar'rllT, sn1l,ns.
W ~ IN every available corner. 40
Poday's session was taken IN =,
most entirely with ceremonies vol
coming the veterans to the citv ami IN
responses by representatives of tbe
ateef. Among the speakers on tbe
program were Governor Savers NAV.
OF Cabell, Private" John Allen the
orator OF the day. and Gen, rabn
3. Gordon, commander In cnlet Of
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