The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-14
Old Soldiers and Their
 Sons Will Be Feted.
Program. are Filled With Entertain- nents Accessory to the Business Sessions of the Organizations.
 News et Gulf City.
Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile Nov. 1S,

Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile, Nov. IS.
 swelcome to Alabama Veterans and sons." is the word in Mobile. The City by the Sea Is awaiting the coming of the Alabama Division of warriors of the Lost, but not Forgotten Cause" and their sons. with open arms. Every thing is in readiness. The city has be- come thoroughly enthused and nothing has been left undone to make the old warriors thrice welcome to this the city of hospitality.
 Early tomorrow morning the work of decorating public and private buildings will begin and Mobile will present a greater gala appearance than at any Mardi Gras in recent years, so far as the display of bunting is concerned. At night the illuminations will be pretty. The programs at the theatre and audi torfum of the Y. M c. A. building by the Veterans and Sons have already been announced and these will be car rfed out in precision and with despatch.
 Chairman Lockwood of the reception committee to act at the passenger de- pot, has completed all arrangements to have local veterans and sons meet all trains. The veterans will wear uni- forms and all will have badges in order
 
 approach for information. The inform ation bureau will be located in German Relief Hall, where an official and aides will be fin readiness to assign all to homes as they come. In this building will be the general headquarters, as well as the place where veterans may find on Tuesday and Wednesday all they want to satisfy the inner man.
 Colonel R. B. du Mont has arranged for the parade, which promises to be sight worth seeing. The local mili- tary has entered into the spirit of the importance of the occasion, and will answer at the appointed time, in full uniform. with saccoutrements, to act as escort to the grand old heroes. A de- tachment from the revenue marine, u. s. R, S., will appear in the parade; the four infantry companies of this city, or the list infantry, A. N. G.. will be the guard of honor, with Battery A, A. B. A., and the students of the several mili- tary colleges of the city will also ap- pear in line. A detachment Of the I,owndes Rifles, Ft. Deposit, have ten dered Colonel du Mont their services. and will be here to participate in the parade. The color company or the Mobile battalion will have the color guard dressed in the uniform or the olo cadets, which is grey.
 In order that the parade up Govern ment Street. on which thoroughfare it is intended to have the counter march, will have ample room, the contractors for the paving on that street, the As phalt Paving Company of Georgia. have a large force of hands working night and day, the force being at work all Of today putting down the asphalt. This action on the part of Mir. Palmer. the vice president and general manager Of the company, was noted with genuine pleasure by the chairman and members of the general reunion committee. IL is safe to say that between this morn ing and Tuesday night the company will have laid a quarter of mile more of asphalt paving on the street named allowing the marching column to go as far west as Cedar Street, where the counter march will begin. The review by General Harrison and his stan. in front of the county court house and directly opposite Semmes monument. will allow of the -chief and staff seeing each and all of the veterans In line.
 Band concerts will be had Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon in. Bienville Square. Tuesday afternoon. from 2 to 4:3o o'clock the two bands from Spring Hill College, kindly loaned by Very Rev. Father William J. TyrreIl, s. J.. president, will render music. There are fifty students in the two bands and the concerts will be con- tinuous. Following these the 1st in- fantry band will give a concert from 5 to 2. This band will give concerts on the following day.
 For Tuesday night the sponsors and maids and their male escorts will be rendered a reception in E1ks' Home where dancing will be indulged and refreshmentas served by Mobiles noble Order of Elks. Wednesday night. in Temperance Hall. a grand ball will be given. Tuesday night the Veterans will be rendered a reception in Temper ance Hall. under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Mrs. Harvey E. Jones general chairman.
 The subcommittee of the general re- union committee will tender the spon- sors and maids a boat ride and an auto