The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-13

At REUNION IN
BIRMINGHAM
Fine Entertainment Provid-
ed is Report of Camp
Ward Veterans.
Birmingham Treated All of
the Visitors Royalty and
Reunion Will Go Down
in History as One of the
Best Ever Held.

Captain Dixon Reed, who was one
OF Pensacola's prominent delegates
TO the Confederate reunion which was
held IN birmingham during the past
week, told Journal reporter last
evening OF the splendid treatment
and the excellent entertainment ac-
corded the grand old men in gray
during their visit in the Alabama
CITY Two cars filed with repre-
sentative Pensacola crowd left the
city on Monday noon, and when the
same delegation arrived home on the
four O'Clock train yesterday, a more
satisfied and enthusiastic aggrega-
ton coIrld harry have been found.
Tells of Trip.
I'VE left Pensacola at noon on
Monday" said Captain Reed last
night, and all that / have to say
about Birmingham people, is that
they. certainly know how to look af-
ter visitors. There We're Al members
from Camp Ward in attendance the
party from Pensacola probably num-
bering about $50. Upon our arrival
We made our way to the hotel wnicn
had been prepared for us near the
fair grounds, getting into tne city
about midnight" Upon being cues
toned as to the success OF the events
at Birmingham as a whole, the cap
tain grew enthusiastic
1T was one OF the finest reunions
on record" he declared with an en-
phasiS which showed clearly that
Pensacola people had been treated
royalty in Birmingham. and nod not
been slow in approaching the fact
Ten thousand Confederate verer-
ans, it was estimated, formed in the
grand march which occurred on
Thursday. The day was a warm one.
burt the ladies' had arranged small
ice wafer booths all along the line
of march, which certainly was appre
ciatedr l should say that there were
about 10000 visitors attracted 10
Biruangham during the past week
by the reunion.
ION Tuesday. which was the first
time that the Pensacola crowd we've
out on the streets, the day was
given over to speech-making' in gen.
eral. No, ] couldn't begin 20 tell You
who all did the speaking; it seemed
that everyone there was loaded VIA
some sort of speech, and there were
more talks that day than could hard
" be kept track Of. On Wedne Sday
the large floral parade took place.
which everyone agreed was the most
beautiful pageant that has ever oc-
Cured at a reunion. The rest of the
day was given over 10 the selection
of the next meeting place for the
veterans, and Memphis won. The
voting in of Gen. Evans, who is to
be commander-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, was held
Thursday the grand parade of
veterans took place and there must
md
al night everyone attended the grand
ball given at the Hippodrome in
honor of the visiting veterans"
PensacoIians Well Treated
Among the large list of Pensa-
coIians who were in attendance at
! the interesting events at Birmingham
this week, there is nothing heard but
the most enthusiastic praise relative
TO the treatment received Every
| thing. in fact. which it were pos 5ibAe
to do in adding TO the amusement
and comfort Of the visitors was zone
| and this years reunion VIII De one
| Of the events in the history 81 the
gigantic organization of Confederate
veterans which will not soon DE for
gotten Enthusiasm marked every
detail of the memorable event. AT
every opportunity. the band struck
I'D the strains Of Dixie" and then
| ii was that war-Scarred. hoary halred
old veterans, mayhap crippled WIN
a bullet which had been received
! away back in the SIXTIES, broke
| into the rythym of the music, and
sway and dance until the last 1nspir-
| ing strains had died away. -Ae
Birmingham reunion, in fact, accord
| ing to PensacoIa's representatives,
was the best which could poss.~Iy
have been planned under any circum'
J stances whatever, and the real ap-
probation which is evlnced upon
every side as to the entertainer mi
/ al birmingham. is one of the most
( satisfactory results of the big event