The Pensacola journal., 1910-01-14
BIRTH DATE OF
GEN. LEE WILL
BE OBSERVED
LOCAL CAMP OF VETERANS AR
RANGE FOR GRAND cELEBRA-
TIoN, SCHOOL CHILDREN BY
HUNDREDS TO PARTICIPATE.

SAonS, Ddu5AlCiS VI cHC SohiCuCA aSy ,
several hundred school children, the
city officials and the school board will
take part in the fitting celebration OF
the birth date of the South's great
leader, Gen. Robert e. Lee, on Feb.
10. The local camp Of veterans held
a meeting at the bivouac last even
ing and closed up practically all pre-;
liminaries. The selection of Hon.
John 8. Beard as orator Of the day
was one of the events of the evening.
Commander Dixon B. Reed presided.
He announced that the purposes of
the meeting was to consider the plans
for the. Lee birthday celebration, and
then he asked the pleasure of the
camp. The first matter for the camps
attention was the appointment of sew
eral committees which will handle the
future details of the approaching
event. These were named as follows:
On Arrangements. D. Kendall.
On Finances-W. L. Witch and d.
B. Reed. 1---.
On Music-W. L. Witch and Com
rade Flowers.
On Schools and School Children
N. B. Cook. ,.
Grand Marshal.
Prof. w. s. Gawthon, principal of
the High School, was named as grand
marshal of the day. He will later
appoint any aides which he cares to
have to assist him during the day.
Hon. John s. Beard, member of
the camp of the Sons Of Veterans, was
unanimously selected as orator of the
day, and the acceptance of such an
honor was conceded on the part of
that eloquent speaker.
Arrangement of March.
While the actual time for the move
ment Of the procession was not deli
nitely decided upon, it will be ar
ranged early so that the exercises
will be ended before dark. Hereto
fore all exercises of this nature have
been started at o'clock. The trend
now is to start early, as the darkness
comes on SO quickly.
The plan for the formation will be
about as follows: The veterans are
to form at the bivouac- and move
down in double file to the govern
ment building and there be arranged
by the grand marshal. School child
rem from the city schools and the
school at Bayou Chico are to form at
the same intersection, under the care
Of their teachers. There will be near
iy. one thusand pupils present, il not
more than that number Tnes Sons OF
Veterans, the Daughters of the Con-
federacy and the mayor and members
of the city council will shortly receive
an invitation, and the hope of the vet
Grams is that this invitation will be
accepted by the entire number They,
too, will form at 1the Government
street intersection. All the members
of the board of public instruction are
taking quite an interest in the proper
celebration of the day and they will
be in line in bunch. The Daughters
and the Sons are requested to wear
their badges. The commander stated
that children from the Bayou Chico
school would probably be transported
free, as Manager Warren of the Elec-
trio Company, had provided the free
transportation once in the past and
had offered anything within, his power
to aid in the celebrations in the fu-
ture.
Jackson Brandon, who is command
er of the Sons of Veterans, was pres
ent and suggested that his organiza-
tion be allowed and given able repre-
sentation upon some of the. arrange
ment committees so that the work OF
the old veterans would 4be lightened
Mr.. Brandon himself and R. Pope
Reese, another member of the younger
organization, were named to assist the
finance committee. Mr.. Brandon said
that he would today furnish the COM
mander Of the camp list of the mem
bership of his organizations and from
them could be selected a number of
names who would gladly assist in any
manner possible. to make the day one
of widespread interest.
In the list of special invitations to
be sent out, there will be included one
for the ladies of the Memorial Asso-
citation, and for the comfort of those
ladies and also for the Daughters of
the Confederacy, chairs will be pro-
vided in the square. Mr.. Kendall, who
will be in charge of ARRANGEMENTS,
will see to it that several policemen
are on the ground to preserve order
He will make such request of the
chief of the department in plenty of
time
Forming at the Government street
intersection, the procession, in order
to be later arranged, will move for
ward north at a given signal to the
r. E. Lee square, where flowers are to
be deposited on the great granite col
umn, the oration listened to and the
program generally observed. This will
all be announced in later issues.
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