Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-13
At REUNION IN CHATTANOOGA.
Chattanooga, Tenn,
Nav 25. 1913.


Robert and family and taking il
the Reunion of Confederate Vet
Grams, which promises to be th'
grandest in the history of its orga
nization, the place being most pro
pitious and the time most oppor
tune.
/ have remembered the promist
made to friends that I'd writ.
something about this great "Sou
thern Rally" the first / have evel
attended; but I must say as die
j.. G. Blaine, when viewing thu
marvels of the Centennial Exposi
ton in 1875, 'Tt is too big to seer
\ Therefore, I can tell only of the
things that impress me most.
u We arrived in Chattanooga al
five o'clock, just as morn "Walks
y DER the dew of yon high eastern
/hill," Missionary Ridge), so full
I of historic interest. After resting,
we went automobiling, visiting
the places of magnificent prepara-
ti0n for the entertainment of the
veterans. It seemed indeed that
all Chattanoogans were imbued
with the thought so beautifully
expressed in the May issue of
"The Veteran by one of the
daughters and workers of the
Reunion, that, every deed we
perform for them, and every kind
word will be as wrought in gold,
and will make us wondrous rich in
Heaven.
In lavish expenditure of time
and means and in perfection Of ar
rangement in the minutest detail,
Chattanooga surely has excelied
all cities in preparation for the
Reunion of United Confederate
Veterans.
The principal streets and resi-.
Dental portions of the city are
beautifully decorated. l have
never seen such q display of red,
white and blue. There are flags Of
all sizes most arfistically arranged.
Women wear them and autom0.
biles are draped with them. In
fact, the entire city has the ap-
pearance Of sbeip2 ON dreas pasnac.
After seeing the city in gala at.
fire, we visited Camp Stewart,
where, it is said, there are 1S,OOO
..snts stretched and comfortably
,quipped besides a mess tent with
eating capacity for $4,000. The
Altchen and attendant accessories
are in keeping with this, having
facilities for providing three meals
per day, and for serving coffee and
sandwiches all night, making 180
gallons of coffee at one time. The
caterer who is employed here to
serve meals told us that he had
had as many as 1920 at meal.
He is paid one thousand dollars
for the four days service. To
give an idea Of the enormous
amount of provisions and the de-
spatch with which they are served,
will say that they can cook six
barrels of Irish potatoes every
twenty five minutes.
26TH OF MAY.
Gen. Bennett III. Young. Com
mander-in- Chief Of the United
Confederate Veterans, arrived in
the city yesterday and after max
ing a tour of the principal streets
and of Camp Stewart, said: III
have attended every reunion
since the association of Confed-
'erate Veterans was formed and /
declare have never seen prepara
,tions at any city where we have
been entertained that surpassed or
even equaled what I have seen in
Chattanooga" Then he added,
This Reunion is going to be the
most memorable in the history of
Esnur association. !"
v MAY 9th.
\ At 8 a. M, the 18th Regiment
United States Cavalry, commanded
by Col. James Lockett, paraded
sShe streets. They were beautiful
equipped. There were a thous-
and soldiers with all accounter-
ments, just as if they were on line
',f march. 1t was well worth see.
gng, but / came to see the parade
saf those who wore the gray.
] At four O'Clock p. m, six hun
Fired sponsors and maids, conveyed
kn two hundred aud two automo-
'biles, paraded the streets of the
Eity and Camp Stewart and were
endered garden party at War
Yer Park from FIVE till seven
t'clock. Robert ca -ied q party
Ne these in his Car in the parade,
10 we remained at the hotel, and
lieWed from window this pano-
smic pageant which was very
,aautifnl From eight tn eleven