Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-08
Dates for Confederate Gath
ering Announced by
Committee

1 members Of the II. y Forrest CAM
Of Confederate Veterans. members %
the Chamber Of Commerce and oiti
zens Of Chattanooga
when the committee met t"'
dates we're offered for selection
the last part OF May or last days %
June Part OF the committee viii
power 70 select the date favored
holding the reunion ia June 10 a.
c0mmodate many Confederate U.s.
INK in Texas. Arkansas and west o.
the Mississippi River. who had writ
ten 10 members OF the committed
asking for the latter date 30 one
trip would suffice for the Chatianoo
go reunion and the peace jubilee a'
Gettysburg In July An argument
20 me effect that the earliest date
possible would be most advautaReous
was made on the ground that old
soldiers clad in regulation uniforms
and bearing cumbersome arms
would be- leopardized by marching
thus equipped in The hot days OF
June This decision prevailed
The meeting was presided over by
President W. y. Brock OF the Chat
tanooga Chamber Of Commerce and
later by Gen. Bennett " Young.
Among those In attendance we're
Lieut. Gen. John =. Hickman Of
Nashville. Gen ". f. Mlckle Of Mo-
bile. S. A. Cunningham OF Nashville.
Capt j +. Ship. Col. L. r Dickin-
son. Mayor r G. Thompson, +. J.
Krous. John a Patton, DR.. J W
Bachman. 4 " Judd W. A. Ter
roll. +. Il Betterton, ST. w. 7 Ne.
Clatchey. y. Johnson and II a.
Chambers OF Chattanooga.
General Young made an eloquent
address during the morning session
Of the conference. In which he oxtol-
led the men of Tennessee taking
part loo the Confederate struggle OF
$50 years ago. and paid glowing
tribute 10 the women Of the southern
states. who shared the struggles Of
their husbands. fathers and brothers,
That touched the heart Of everyone
In attendance
after the meeting Gen. John T..
Hickman. who presented a pictures
que appearance as he sat In the lobby
OF the Patton Hotel with his cooked
hat. TAN black boots. clothes show
Ing here and there genuine Confed-
crate buttons which be wears as me
wouioes of 80 years when he vas
lighting m Chattanooga AGAINST al
great Northern army, said
our mothers aud sisters duringi
'h. war we're AN dies. and most OF
Them knew how 20 ride not the
nl-ar as'r.1c style of today. but
.N.s rode as 800 have ordered that
Or. aomon shall iH our grand par
q. npV May Not a woman shall
appear 100 This parade rid.ng astride
OBS virtue OF my office as comman-
der OF the Army OF Tennessee DE
prtmout. ] shall ho grand marshal
% 'h, reunion and shall lead the
ua~ad. ou the final day of the
great gathering of the gray, their
friends aud descendants
General Hickman said that the
first day VIII be- devoted 20 speech
,. of welcome and response During
Tho first Of these exercises. or while
the -p,echo. Of welcome are being
made General Hickman will preside
over The reunion az the auditorium.
Whom speeches of response on the
rlr' Uf visiting soldiers are iu order
Con Bennett p Young. will boz call
el .o tho chair aud viii preside dur
ug The balance OF The reunion sol
speeches az Introduction will De- al
lowed after the first DAYS session,
according 90 resolutions adopted at
rho Macon reunion last wear
Tho reunion Of May % will devote
I-s entire attention 10 business mat
fors The next day. or final day Of
the reunion viii bee the time OF the
parade. when every old soldier and
his relatives and friends will march
In the parade
General Hickman explained why
the earlier date had been chosen BY
The committee lie said that at the
Little Rock reunion OF two years
ago. which was held IN June. they
LETT three dead men and IS in the
hospital on account OF exhaustion !
due 20 hot weather This time
they are anxious 20 avoid casualties,
and " the meeting was held In MAY
there would be no excuse for deaths
or sickness due 10 hot weather.
There will be many companies"
said General Hickman. OF old SOL |
diers clad In full uniform and armed
with heavy guns Marching IN such |
weather as may be expected In June
Is dangerous for them In their fail |
ing physical cond tion-in fact. Il
would even be unsafe for young men
and We do not want 20 repeat the
Little Rock death record this time.
Prominent women OF the South.
beautiful young ladies and girls. will
be- here by the hundreds" continued
General Hickman.