The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-17
ALL EXPECTATIONS
ARE SURPASSED
II,OOO VETERANS THERE
SELECTION OF NEXT MEETING
PLACE THIS AFTERNOON
MACON LEADS.

Little Rock, May 1.-THE third
day of the Confederate reunion sees
the tremendous crowds unabated. A
hundred circus crowds rolled into one
will give faint conception of the
crowds that have thronged this city
since early Monday morning. From
Florida to Seattle the visitors have
come by the trainload, and railroad
men and others agree that rs 900 is
rather conservative estimate of the
number of visitors, or more than the
combined population of Little Rocl
and Argenta.
The attendance has far exceeded the
widest expectations of the committees
in charge. There have been 10000
veterans registered at Camp Shaver,
where tents had been provided for on
ly 1000, and school buildings,
churches and other buildings not al
ready occupied have been turned over
to them for free entertainment for the
veterans. The city is pledged to the
entertainment of every veterans free
of cost, and no efforts will be spared
to fulfill the obligation.
| The convention features of the re-
union are attended by only small per
cent of the crowd, not being an at
| tractlve feature as rule. There are
several different organizations meet
ing during the week, but the meetings
are largely perfunctory, as the people
come to see and be seen. The street
cars, which run continuously the whole
"A hours, more than twice the normal
number, are crowded to the limit all
the time, and even then cannot take
care of the crowd. The big picnic is
remarkably free from accidents OF
casualties of any kind, and the police
are showing themselves extremely eff
ficient in caring for the throngs.
The decorations are praised by all
as the most complete ever attempted
at any reunion, and at night Main
street for ten blocks is blaze of col
ored lights and flags and bunting. The
decorations alone have cost thousands
of dollars.
There are nearly two dozen bands
in the city to enliven the occasion with
music, in which Dixie" and "Suwa-
nee River" are the favorites that env-
er fail to bring forth rounds of ap
plause, and the re-echoing rebel yell
There are Is official bands, under the
direction of the reunion music com
mttee, as follows: Ouachita ana
Henderson from Arkadelphia, Bay
City, Tex, Clarksville, Tex, Corinth
Tex, FL Dorado, Ark, Fayetteville,
Tex, Grand Saline, Tex, Van Buren,
Ark, Saltillo, Miss, Memphis Fife
and Drum Corps, Nowata, Okla,
Sweetwater, Tex, Louisville, KY, and
the First Regiment Band Little Rock.
Besides these, there are number of
unofficial bands, including band com
posed wholly of young school girls
from Stone county, Arkansas, who
have attracted much favorable atten-
ton by their cool white duck uniforms
and their excellent music. Macon,
who has come here in force to carry
off the next reunion, is making itself
known by the presence of three bands.
The indications are that Macon will
get the coveted honor.
Today forenoon the session of the
convention proper was devoted to bus
mess, including reports of the com
mttee on credentials, of the Battle
Abbey Committee, and the History
Committee. Memorial services were
held at noon including eulogies on
Gen. w. l.. Cabell, late honorary com
mander-in-chief, a funeral dirge by
the poet laureate Of the south, Mrs
Virginia Frazer Boyle, and "rhe
Drummer Boy" by Father Brennon
of Texas.
This afternoon will Sc the conclus-
ion of the business of the reunion, in
chuding the selection of the next place
of meeting, election of officers and re-
ports of the committee on Davis
Home Farm, the monument of the
women of the Confederacy, and on
the Confederate monument. The pa
rade of the veterans will begin at 10
a. m. Thursday, and will be the climax
of the reunion. All the sons and spon-
sors and maids of honor will be in
line of march.
At 10 a. M today the monument to
the Capital Guards, one of the BRAY
est of the companies that went forth
to battle from Little Rock, was un-
veied at the city park with elaborate
ceremonies bv the Sons of Veterans,
with the young ladies participating in
| the most responsible positions.
There are a large number of i'm
portant social events scheduled for to-
day, beginning with receptions at 4
O'Clock at the Quapaw, Concordia and
County Clubs, the Athletic Associa-
ton, the Elks' Lodge, Eagles Aerie
and Scottish Rite Consistory. Tonight
there will be a dance to the official
sponsors at the Hotel Marion, and
a dance at the Auditorium in honor Of