The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-01
IS READY FOR VETS REUNION Fine Program Planned
 by Birmingham. GREAT PARADE A FEATURE Colonel Russell to Make Chief Address. General Harrison win Be Grand Mar shaI and Seven Brass Bands
 VIII Eniiyen Occasion
 With Music.

Birmingham. May si.-The annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans will be held In Birmingham
 June g. 10 and II.
 After months of hard work. Birming ham is ready to welcome the tn ous- ands from all parts of the nation who
 have already signiied their intention
 of being present. When the hotels
 are filled private homes will be thrown open and every visitor will be taken
 care of, so that the s5-year-old city so
 representative Of the new South will try to outdo It's older sister cities In
 doing honor to the men who were the defenders of all that was best in the old South.
 4 feature of the Birmingham reunion 1 will be the attention given the veterans | themselves. Sponsors. maids. sons and
 daughters will be given secondary con- sideratIon. and an effort will be made
 to take care of each veteran individ-
 lalIy. Advanced age and infirm step wall be no handicap to the visitors in
 having pleasant time If the plans of 1 the local committees go through. In the frst place. Birmingham win enter
 tain free every veteran who will accept 1 this hospitality and to this end n moQ-' ern hotel has been fitted up at the
 State Fair grounds known as Hotel John B. Gordon" where everything win be free Bands will De there day and night to play the tunes that the | old men love so well. and prominent
 local Sons of Veterans and others Will I be on hand to see that every man en- joys himself In his own way.
 Seven Bands Engaged.
 Seven bands have already been en- gagged to play on the, streets. and in ad-
 dition to this there will be numsrous free concerts and shows during the | three days of the reunion. The local | committee is spending more money for
 music at! the present reunion tban. has
 ever been spent before ct reunion ! for this feature
 l Weeks ago the connanalmg orinere I 0g the various .dtvisioDs of the veterans 1 l6naagpd their quarters. sponsors ana | made for theif epteTtainnasHt, and it is
 believed that everything win move like' | clockwork when the reunion begins. Gen. George P. Harrison, eomnlan- der of the Alabama division. will be
 chief marshal of the parade. which will | take place at Ii o'clock on the morn | ing of Thursday. The route will not be long, because everything Is being done with consideration for the advance ing years of tn veterans. The review | ing stand will be at Capitol Park and
 the line of march. will be down Twen- | tieth Street. .es,
 The parade will go for six blocks on | this broad thoroughfare, which will De more. elaboratelyl decorated than any | thing ever before attempted by Birm- ingham A uniform plan will be car | ried out the full length of the street | in. harmony with decoration about the | Confederate monument and reviewing stand at Capitol Park. On each side ot the street facades will be erected. and
 these will be connected at frequent in | tervals by arches extending entirely
 across the street. At Capitol Park the facades will be merged into the court of honor scheme, which will surround 1 the monument and reviewing stand ! Thousands of yards of bunting and l thousands of flags. will be used in car ryfng out this design.
 | The Official PRogFam. The official program has been issued | for the reunion. and 1t provides for the opening of the Hippodrome at o'clock Tuesday morning At 10 o'clock Gen | Harrison will call the convention to order and invocation will be made by Rev. pr. J. William Jones. of Rich
 mond, Va. chaplain general Follow ing this, General Harrison will deliver
 his opening address. Governor B. B. | Conner of Alabma, will welcome the
 visitors on behalf of the state; Mayor George B. Ward on behalf of Birmtng- ham; BrIgadier General J. W. Bush. Of
 Birmingham, on behalf of the Alabama l Veterans; Comrade R. N Rhodes, of 1 Birmingham. on behalf of the sons of veterans; Mrs. Charles G. Brown. Of
 Birmingham. on behalf of the Alabama
 daughters.
 Tuesday afternoon. Col. E. L. Russell. | of Mobile. will deliver the reunion ora
 ton. and Judge A. O. Wright. of Jack | sonville, Fla, will deliver his address
 on "The Confederate Navy"
 Tuesday night Governor and Mrs.
 Comet will give reception to the vet
 erans, and there will be fireworks at
 the fair grounds
 Wednesday morning the Battle Abbey Committee will report and the place Of ! the next reunion will be decided upon. | At noon the annual memorial exercises will be held. Wednesday afternoon will come the reports of other com mittees and election of officers. The | floral parade under the auspices of the
 Sons of Veterans will be given Wednes- | day afternoon at { o'clock. Free con- eerts will be given at night.
 l The grand parade will be at II
 o'clock Thursday morning. Tn the | afternoon at the fair grounds will be
 open air entertainments, including band concerts and a sham battle at o'clock l The ball under the auspices of the | sons in honor of the veterans. sons of
 veterans. and sponsors and maids of honor. will begin at 9:30 o'clock For | those who do not care to attend there will be fireworks and open air con certs at the fair grounds.