The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-16
MACON PREPARING FOR
CONFEDERATE REUNION
1t Will Eclipse Any Re-
union Ever Held---Great
Efforts Have Been Put
Forth to Accommodate
Veterans and Visitors.
BY BROWN M'MILLIN.


Macon, Ga. Feb. 9.-In all prob
ability no city in the South in the
history Of former Confederate re-
unions has made greater strides so
early in preparation for such an
enormous undertaking than Mecon,
and iat the present time arrange.
mepts are we'll under way auguring
that the reunion to be held in Ma,
CON May 6-7-8-9 will be the most
elaborate as well as the most COM
pletely arranged in the history of
the, South. Already departmental
committees are at work in q system
attic manner in an effort to have the
city. in perfect condition for enter
tanning the 10000 visitors who
will have to be housed andfed. The
general committee, with Col. w. A.
Harris at the head, is supervising
the work OF the departmental COM
mittees. And last but not least, the
committees from the various ladies'
organizations are doing everything
In their power to see that their inn
portant part in the work of prepa-
ration is as complete in detail as any
other element of this gigantic un-
dertaking.
Macon is prepared to raise $780,
OO0n necessary for the entertain
ment OF the heroes and the families
OF heroes who will flock to the CITY
in>May, and from the: scope of the
work already accomplished it seems
no stone will be left unturned to
make this reunion the most sue
cessftil in history. Detail has been
thesmotto of each committee and it
is the main object of these bodies to
have a system Of entertainment at
work in May in which there will not
be,a flaw nor defect.
To one visiting the reunion Cen.
tral City Park will revive the spirit
OF war times, for spread out in the
May. sunlight will be acres of white
tents housing comfortably the men
who wore the grey. And the COM
Portable entertainment OF these vet
Grams will be matter of the great
est care at the hands Of the commit
tees which will make it an especial
point that they shall not suffer the
slightest discomfort. Special care
will also be paid to the matter of
sanitation and the entire camp will
be under military control. Mai. J.
A. Thomas will be in charge of the
>encampment.
AS to the commissary department
and its importance at the reunion
1t suttices to state that there will be
about Is, 900 mouths to be fed three
times daily. And along this line it
will come as pleasant news that al
ready Macon business men and the
committees are mapping out plans
to meetthis contingency, these prep.
arations promising to eclipse in per-
lection those of any other previous
reunion. The best food will be
bought, none but experienced chefs
will be employed, cleanliness will be
the salient motive of the commis-
sary department and the fat of the
land" will be served as none too
good for the men who fought for
home and principle.
At the same time at which the
battle of preparation and the skir-
mishes before the big event swing
on, under the leadership of the gen.
eral and departmental committees,
the Ladies' Auxiliary, of which
Mrs. w. D. Lamar is in charge, is
silently but skillfully working for
two ends, these being that visitors
to the reunion shall not suffer for
lack Of accommodations and that
Macon, the City Beautiful Of Geor~
gia, shall blossom forth in her great.
est beauty and in her richest habili.
ments during the time the visitors
are within her portals.
These ladies have arranged with
Congressman Bartlett at Washing
ton that free flower seed be distrib.
uted in Macon and they will urge
the y property owners TO beautifys
their yards in the spring with these.
Another !. request which, is being
made. is tiiatsall Of tfe1 1ences Of the
city be whitewashedor painted Tor
the gala occasion. 49,.
In the matter Of accommodations
q canvass Of the whole city is now
being made in an effort to secure
quarters for the visitors in private
residences who are unable TO obtain
places at the hotels. 1t is an as
alrpd fact That Manox, xr;ll ha.,o