The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17

surviving member of the Confederate Cab
met, who. some time ago, made known
his intention to be present at the great
gathering of his comrades. The belief that
this will be Judge Reagan's last appear
ance at reunion has influenced the
4 committee to prepare for him reception
that will be one Of the notable features
Of the convention. Another guest who
will, be signally honored at the hands OF
every lover of the Confederate cause Is
Mrs Stonewal Jackson, who will come
to New Orleans with Judge md Mrs.
George L. Christian, of Richmond, Va,
MANY aEoRGIANs.
Another big delegation will come from
Georgia. Savannah has laid Its plans
to secure the next convention, and has
shown its determination to get 1t by
preparing to send the largest crowd that
has ever gone from that State to n SINH
lar meeting. Arkansas crowd will also
be the largest on record. and Kentucky
will send In the biggest delegation that
bns ever come this far South from that
State. Louisville, not content with It's
entertainment Of a few years ago. will
4 try to capture the reunion for 1904. The
belief here is TINT it will go to Savnn-.
nah, and 1t is probable that the local In
fuence will be cast for the Georgia town.
The preparations that have been made
for the entertainment Of the visitors
have been in charge OF an Executive
+ Committee, appointed several months ago
by the various Confedera.e organizations
in New Orleans. This committee organ
lied with some of the most prominent
men In New Orleans to lead 1t. They at
once began the work OF raising money
FOR the reunion One hundred thousand
dollars was fixed as the amount neces-
sary to make the reunion Il success. Sub
scrptions were at first taken privately,
and when 1t was found that they did
not come in fast enough the newspapers
We're called on and opened subscriptions
for the fund. About half OF tho amount
necessary has been raised, and there Is
absolutely no doubt that the remaining
fifty thousand dollars will be forth
coming.
1t was thought best by the committee
not to spend q very large sum for the
erection of an auditorium. Consequent
~, only about ten thousand dollars was
thus invested, The auditorium Is stu
ated at the Fair Grounds, about three and
half miles from the city. Two lines OF
cars run from the city within convenient
distances of the grounds, but, as all the
street railways IN the city are under one
management. an unlimited nlmher Of
cara can be used for carrying the vete-
rams. The headquarters for the State
and the veteran camps are both situated
here. 1t is estimated that ten thousand
veterans VIII be cared for at the grounds.
and in the city The Hotel Royal, form
erly the Reconstruction State House Ct
Louisiana, will be used to lodge three
thousand veterans, Another large build,
ing loaned for the purpose. will he MI
ed with two thousand veterans. These two
buildings are In the city and tho yete-
rams lodging here Will take their meals
IN the city. Those situated at the Fair
Grounds will be fed there
TWENTY-oNE BANDS.
Communication between tho city and
the Fair Grounds has been made easy,
by putting in number of switch tracks
at the Fair Grounds. The veterans as
they arrive will report to their respee-
tive Headquarters and will be assigned
places or entertainment, Twenty-one
bands have already been secured; and
these Will head the march OF the veterans
to their camps,
The Auditorium viii seat ten or twelve
thousand people, Is two hundred and
, ten feet square. and has been erected
OF. tho centre OF the circle enclosed b5
the race track, The central space OF the