Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-22
HOW VETERANS WILL
BE RECEIVED
plans For Entertainment OF Old Con-
fedcratc soldiers ut the Annual K"-
union i'm Birmingham Next Summer.


preparing for the annual reunion u
the United Confederate Veterans. foi
three months the work of preparation
has been going on, increasing in slzt
every day while nearly the same
length of time intervenes between
now and the holding of the reunion IL
Birmingham next June.
Birmingham civic pride is being
exemplified in the manner OF her prep
aration for this great event Solid
sturdv business men with heavy bus
mess cares upon them are devotilne
hours of their time to the making OF
the reunion a success. 1t is safe &c
say that il would be impossible tc
contract with many of them to deNo1e
the same amount of time to aNrdl-
nary business proposition for a 'Sklary
of less than several hundred dollars
per month. And yet the many com
mittees, and especially the executive
and finance committees, have been
holding meetings two or three after
moons a week for the last SIX weeks
planning for the best way OF enter
Pertaining the old fighters, and it rare
Nv haDpeps that a member of the COM
mittee is absent.
The first thing, that which is re-
carded above all others, is the care and
comfort of the veterans. This is to
come first and the entertainment OF
the sponsors and other social affairs
afterward. Nothing will be left UNI
done TO make the heroes of '61-6o feel
happy and content while they are BIZ
mingham's guests.
There will be thousands of them
but Birmingham will be equal to the
occasion. To hose who do not feel
able to pay for their lodging and
board especial attention will be PAD.
One of the largest buildings at the
fair grounds will be converted into a
hotel for their accommodation. This
hotel will bear the name of John b.
Gordon.
Several thousand cots will be placed
in the building and the only request
made of the veterans is that they bring
blankets. Accommodations OF all
IIkinds will be supplied while every
| thing palatable in the eating line Will
be provided Huge kitchens Will be
fitted up. while expert barbecue cooks
will be kept steadily at work from the
time the reunion begins until the
finish
There will be no limit either as tC
the amount Of food A veteran may
eat one, twice or a dozen times a day
if he wishes, as the dining room Will
be open all day.
The Meeting Places.
The Hippodrome Skating Audlto-
rum will be used as a convention nall
| The acoustics of this building are very
good and the seating capacity Will
accommodate more than 5000. The
grand ball will also be given in the
| Hippodrome From the fair grounds
to the Hippodrome is a ride of l. min
utes
/ General headquarters for the as
signment of rooms and other work OF
the reunion will be in the city hall
while the different generals Will estab-
lish separate headquarters Tor then
commands. Reservations for head
Quarters are being made right along
among those being Gen. Stephen ID
! Lee and Gen William E. Mickle, whE
have reservations at the Hotel Hill
man, while General Tyler has reserved
headouarters at the New Morris hote
for himself and the surviving mem
beers of FORESTS Cavalry. Requests
for reservations are being received
daily
Recimental reunions will be held il
Capitol park, its six acres of beautiful
lawn and closeness to the heart o
town making it an ideal place for sucf
occasions. II is only five blocks from
the corner OF Second avenue and Twen
tieth street. the business center OF tn,
town. and seven blocks from the Hip
tpodrome Skating Auditorium. the con
vention hall
Entertainment Plans.
There will be number of enter
tainments for the pleasure of the vet
Grams. The customary ball viii be hel'
in the Hippodrome, while ar least tw'
concerts at night are being arranged
Special entertainment will also be pro
vided al the fair grounds at night TO
the veterans registered at the Fai
grounds hotel, while at least one after