The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-10
VIII be Held In Oklahoma City on
August 81, % and % With
Large Attendance
Expected.
ALL READY FOR II
Three New Hotels In the City Have
Recently Been Completed and
Guests Can be Ac-
commodated.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, May 10
Not since the year 1900, when Theo-
dore Roosevelt, much in the public
eye, with his famous regiment, held
the annual reunion In Oklahoma City,
have such elaborate arrangements
been undertaken as are now in pro-
gress in this city in anticipation of
the assembling of the hosts from
every state, territory, and Cuba.
Hawaii the Philippines, that will
gather in Oklahoma City, August 81,
% and % to observe the annual re-
union of the Spanish-American war
veterans.
Never before in the history Of this
military and patriotic organization,
has a reunion been held in a city of
this size, the former reunions having
taken place in Denver. and other
cities that claim a population of a
quarter of a million But Oklahoma
City, queen city Of the last frontier,
having in energy, loyal,y and enthus-
iasm what it lacks in population,
proposes to entertain these young
veterans as they have not been enter
tanned before.
While Oklahoma City has a popu-
| lation of but 10000 and Is barely
| twenty two years of age, the selection
Of this city for the 1911 reunion of the
boys of '9S was not made until the
chamber of Commerce with It's ]. .2of
members had given assurance thai
this city was equipped to handle the
thousands of visitors that would be
in attendance as veterans or as guests
of veterans.
Three new hotels, costing one-hali
million dollars each, have been com
i pleted within the past twelve months
and this city now offers hotel accom-
odations consisting of forty hotels
said to be the largest number claimed
by any city of its size in America
Not one of these will advance thu
rates On account Of the reunion
General Leonard Wood, chief O
staff of the United States army, viii
be among the distinguished guests ii
/ attendance. Theodore Roosevelt,
/ former commander of the national as
I sociation, will also be entertained b.
: Oklahoma City on this auspicious oc
casion. arrangements are nearl
completed for the military tournamen
that will be held in connection wit
, the reunion. Detachments from For
Sill Oklahoma, the largest militar
post in America, will be detailed b
the war department to attend tn
Spanish war veterans reunion All th
branches of the service will be rel
resented
The number of applications fo
:, rooms already received by the entei
a tainment committee indicates tn
S largest attendance In the history {
the organization Features are bein
n planned which contemplate a whir
n wind of enjoyment for those who a
n tend Camps from far off New Ems
T land will compete with those of tn
Z Pacific coast in sending large deleg,
tions The contest for selection {
2 1912 encampment is already deyelol
u ing keen interest. Cities Of the eas
! are looked upon as the most likel
e candidates, the 1910 meeting havin
n been held on the Pacific coast and tn
L one of the present year in the mt
l. west. The attendance this year WI
be as numerous from the dista1
2, states as it will be from the nearh
D states and those OF the Mississipl
valley.