The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-10
UNITED CONFEDERATE vETER-
ANS WILL HOLD ANNUAL RE.
UNION AT LOUISVILLE
Will Be the Largest Gathering Ever
Held by the Old Soldiers of the
Confederate States

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 10.-Louis-
vile will keep the latcn string on the
outside next week, and put the big
pot in the little one in honor Of the
United Confederate Veterans, whose
annual reunion will bring thousands of
visitors to the city. On the eve of the
opening of the gathering it is appar-
ent that the reunion is to be the lar
gest in point of numbers and the most
elaborate in the matter of arrange
ments for entertainment in the history
of these annual gatherings of the boys
in gray. 1t is believed there will be
more of the surviving Confederate
generals at the coming reunion than
at any previous one. There are now
between forty and fifty of these gen.
erals scattered about the country and
word has been received by the commit
tee in charge of the arrangements
that almost all of them are coming to
Louisville to mingle again with their
former comrades in arms.
There will also be more camps rep
resented than at any former gathering
of the veterans. The reports also in
dictate that there will be more veter-
ans in uniform than ever before. In
dividually, as we'll as in commands
they will participate in the events of
the week, clad in the gray similar to
that worn by them in the COS.
Another feature Of the reunion in
the matter of attendance will be the
presence of several score of those who
were surgeons in the Confederate ar
my. From widely separated parts of
the country they win come, adding an
other distinctive and interesting fea-
ture to the assembly.
And, while the veteran will be plac
ed prominently to the front during the
week, with something provided for his
comfort and entertainment every min
ute of the time, yet will there be much
of social gaiety and brilliance for the
younger set. There will be more spon-
sors here and more social features than
on the occasion of any former reunion.
The daughter of General Joe" Wheel
er has been CHOSEN SPONSORING chief,
and she will be assisted by scores of
the fairest daughters of the entire
south, from Maryland to Texas and
from Missouri to Florida. Young men
also will be much in evidence as the
reports indicate that the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans, those to whom falls
the privilege of defending and perpet-
uting the traditions of the Old South,
will turn out in force. Morning, after
noon and night it will be one unbroken
round of pleasure for the younger set
The big reunion ball will be given
at the Gait House. This, of course,
will be the largest and most brilliant
of the social features. The last even
ing of the reunion will be set aside for
an entertainment to be given by the
Daughters of the COnfederacy The
Daughters of the Confederacy will
keep open house during the entire re-
union. On Thursday night a ball will
Veterans.
One of the many features for the
entertainment of the veterans will be
a moonlight excursion on the Ohio
river. This excursion, rendered to the
Georgia Encampment, will take place
on Wednesday night. The affair will
be similar to that given at the time of
the Grand Army National Encamp
ment here several years ago.
The work of decorating the city for
the reunion will be commenced on
Monday. The committee in charge of
this part of the work has been busy
for months past and as a result of it's
efforts it is promised that the down.
town district will be CARRIED in gala
attire to an extent never seen mere be-
fore. Hundreds of mammoth flags
and thousands of yards of bunting
will be used in the work Of embellish-
ment. Z The national colors will hide
the fronts of public buildings, with
here and there the stars and bars of
the Confederacy intertwined with the
national tricolor. At night the city
will shine in splendor with tens of
thousands of electric bulbs outlining
the hotel headquarters, the reunion
meeting place, and numerous public
edifces. Several mammoth arches of
elaborate design will span the chief
thorOughfares over which the veterans
will march in their annual parade.
Strings and festoOns of cOlOred cleo
trict lights will swing over the streets
at every important corner Under the
lights will hang Conferedate flags and
United States flags and each group
will also show the portrait of one of
the noted generals of the COnfederacy.
Hundreds of private homes will be
thrown open for the accommodation
Of the veterans and the ladies who ac-
company them. Countless others will
be provided for in the hotels. Despite
the fact that the attendance is expect
ed to break all records for Confeder-
ate reunions the local committees an
nounce that each and every visitor in
Louisville during the coming week
will be provided with a place to sleep
and plenty to eat, to say nothing of
free entertainment on an elaborate
scale.