The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-15
The Great Reunion of the
u. {. Y.

The approaching Reunion f'the
United Confederate Veterans at
Chattanooga, May 27th-29th.
1913 is tire semi-Centennial OF the
famous battles of Chickamauga
Missionary Ridge and the Battle
Above the Clouds" on the heights
Of Lookout Mountain. TO people
of the Southland, the topic of great
est interest at this season of every
year is the reunion Of these old
Veterans in gray. But this year the
event is of wider interest because
ne Reunion is held for the first time
ice 1890, on the ground halIoWec
by the valorCus deeds of both. North
ID South, Hence there will be an
attendance of survivors and. deS
Cendants from all over the country.
Chattanooga is making elaborate
plans for the entertainment OF the
Veterans and other visitors. There
will be approximately 1900 veter-
ans who will be lodged and fed, free
of all charge, during their stay Of
four or more days. For this pur
pose, the War Department has loan
ad us I, 400 large tents and the nee
essary cots, on Whi-h the freight
alone, which we pay, will amount
to over 81, 100000. Our Comnissary
will be large tent, occupying owe r
an acre and a half of ground. In
this, we will serve during four days,
total of IA 900 free meals
We have raised S33 100000 for
entertaining the Veterans properly,
not including $50, 100000 extra raised
by merchants on our mail business
streets for one and half miles Of
Great White Way" that will re-
main permanently. Miles of decor
ating material will ornament orr
factories, stores and residences by
day and eleven thousand lineal feet
of electrical festoons will add to PR
Vate Examinations at night.
Aviation meets, CarnlvalS, etc.
will provide amusements for our vi
sitors, who are expected to number
- 100000. A railroad rate Of one cent
Der mile will enable people to visit
our celebrated hydro-eleCtriCal pro-
jects, which aggregate146, 900 horse
power, our wonderful mountain re
sorts overlooking the beautiful Ten
nessee River, and the battletlelds
where the casualties of AZ 900 troke
the records of any war, accident or
modern.
This semi-Centennial reunion will
provide many spectacular features
of interest to tourists, tie most
touching of all being the parade of
the survivors of Lee and other il.
lustrious Southern leaders.
The Chattanooga Reunion will be
the crowning event OF the lives Of
the survivors, who are now passing
away so rapidly. For many, if not
most of them, it will be their last
pilgrimage to the ground they made
sacred by their heroic deeds fifty
years ago. They will find the
famous battle grounds beautified by
lavish government expenditures in
the way of monuments in marble
and bronze, made accessible by eIel-
trio oars and gridironed by over one
hundred and ten miles of model
automobile roads, built by Uncle
Sans engineers. The roads include
the celebrated Great Road along the
top of Missionary Ridge and are sup
plemented by a million dollars worth
OF asphalt maCadam and ebert
bouleVards lately built by Hamilton
County.
They will find, instead of stray
Cling village, a beautiful, modern
city, compromising with suburbs
slightly over a hundred thousand
people, all anxious to do them honor.
The rena: kable low railroad rate
leads Chattanoo a Manufacturers
: ana Joooers to expect many of their
distributors, SuDpliers and customers
to visit them dvring the thirty dav
PERIOD these rates are in force. Such
people will find welcome that will