Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-25
RESUME OF The PLANS
FOX The REUNION
All Preparations Have Been
Completed.

| twenty-third annual reunion of thu
United Confederate veterans is now so
close at hand that few words of Off
clai character seem in order, to assure
thu il ople of the Southern states that
Chattanooga is ready to receive them.
he plans for this reunion were laid
0It on a broad scale, and a call was
made on the people of Chattanooga TO:
enough money to finance the plans,
The response to the call for money was
liberal, as is most generally the case
in Chattanooga.
When the necessary funds were Sc
cured, in cash and good pledges, the
general executive committee, which
had already been named, got down to
earnest work, and for three months
there has been no rest for any member
of the executive committee, or the TO-
ty subcommittee.
A thousand intelligent, earnest ac-
tive and patriotic citizens have been
at work on the plans for fully three
months, and as a result Chattanooga
is ready for the reunion, and the large
crowd that is confidently expected TO
attend it.
Camp Stewart, where ten or twelve
thousand veterans of the Southern ar
my will be cared for during their stay
here, is ready. No more delightfully."-
located camp could be desired and no
better equipped camp for the purpose
could be imagined Everything that
can contribute to the comfort of the
old soldiers has been supplied.
Many little conveniences, small in
themselves, but immense as a whole,
have been supplied on the streets of
Chattanooga for the crowd such as
public water stations, where good wa
ter may be had for the asking; infor-
nation booths, where all desired info
nation will be given; lunch stands a.
Camp Stewart; guides to restaurants
where good service may be had "t
customary prices; the best car service,
and a number of other conveniencea
too numerous to mention. These cor,
veniences will, the committee believes.
add a great deal to the pleasure OF
reunion visitors.
The city has been brilliantly lighted
I in the downtown sections for the reu1-
ion occasion. Thousands of brilliant
electric lights will make the main
thoroughfares of Chattanooga as bright
as day. This work cost great deal f
money, but Chattanooga believes that
nothing is too good for the survivors
of the Confederate army, and taerr
friends.
With a complete and intelligent or
'ganization throughout the entire CITY
for handling an immense crowd, and
/ for giving the people all of the police
protection that may be necessary.
Chattanooga feels safe on the score of
good order. 1t will be preserved at
any cost.
AS to housing the crowd, there
should be no fear in any quarter. If
the attendance is double what the com
mittee expects it to be, every man,
woman and child will be taken care Of
in satisfactory manner.
The feeding and housing facilities "
Chattanooga have been very greatly
enlarged for the reunion, in anticipa-
ton of a record-breaking attendance.
All who come will be given satisfactory
accommodations at prevailing prices
Rates for beds and meals have not
been advanced, nor will they be.
The parades, the social side of the
reunion, have been laid out along the
same broad lines. Two of the best
Features of reunion week will be the
parades and a round of social func-
tons, all of which have been fully d.
scribed in this correspondence
The plans for entertaining the reun-
ion are complete, and will be more
than satisfactory to the visiting thous-
ands who will attend the meeting. That