Evening star., 1909-06-06
WILL GREET THE GRAY
Memphis Preparing for Re-
union of Confederates.
MEETING OF THREE DAYS
Varied Amusements to Be Provided
for the Visitors.
EXTORTIONATE FEES BARRED
Railways Arranging to Garry Large
Throng-Flora1 Parade to Be
Among the Attractions.
MEETING OF THREE DAYS
EXTORTIONATE FEES BARRED

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 5.-Realizing
that, by the very force of nature. they
will probably never again have the op-
portunity to entertain the soldiers of the
'lost cause" the citizens Of Memphis
are bending every energy to make the
approaching reunion Of Confederate Vet
erans an event long to be remembered.
The dates named for the annual gathering
are June 8, and 10, and every prepara-
ton has been made looking to the pleas
ure and comfort Of the visitors. Food in
abundance and healthful lodgings are
gratuitously awaiting those who come
and properly register. Varied amuse-
ments will be provided and the general
executive committee, having in charge all
arrangements announce that no eXtor-
tionate fees will be exacted from visitors
by hotels and boarding houses.
Every railroad in the south and south
west has made the low rate of I cent
mile to Memphis and return. The geo
graphical location of the city is excep-
tionally we'll suited for the reunion North
and south and east and west are the
states which rallied TO the standards of
Lee and Jackson, and hereabouts were
enacted many of the stirring events of
the civil war. Nine trunk lines of rail
road enter the city from all directions and
special trains will be run for the con-
venience of veterans and other visitors.
Nineteenth Annual Session.
The reunion of this year will be the
nineteenth annual session, and will be
presided over by Gen. Clement A. Evans
of Georgia, the comnander-in in chief. The
first two days will be devoted to the
business of the organization, and June
10 the parade of the old guard in gray
will take place Because Of the advanced
age of a great ma jority of the marcherS
the route VIII be short and along Main
street, the principal thoroughfare of the
city. This avenue will be laviShly dec
Grated for the occasion, and at night will
be blaze with myrads of electric light,
representing the flags of the Union and
Confederacy In advance of the Veterans
proper will be the survivors OF FORESTS
Cavalry, on horseback. an organization
separate and distinct from the United
Confederate Veterans. Next will come
the sponsors and maids OF honor. then
the veterans themselves.
A Floral Parade.
A unique and interesting feature for the
entertainment of visitors will be floral
parade of hundreds of automobiles and
carriages. Handsome prizes will be
awarded the winners in their respective
classes and entries in large numbers have
from neighboring towns and cities.
1t is planned to greet the veterans with
a children's chorus of several hundred
voices and the old songs so dear to the
south will be rendered. At such gath
erings the reunion spirit is paramount and
no pleasure the committee can provide
will exceed the enjoyment the veterans
will get from meeting again over camp
fire reveries Opportunities for the vet
Grams to mingle with each other will he
afforded at the headquarters of the va
riouS departments.
Luncheon and Ball
Immediately after grand parade the ].
Harvey Mathes Chapter. u: d. c.. will
serve lunch to the Immortal Six Hundred
and visiting Confederate surgeons a Cal
vary parish house. I'd and Adams streets.
A ball will be given in the evening to
be opened by southern cross drill at the
Auditorium.
The Association Of Medical Officers OF