The log cabin Democrat., 1913-05-12
RECEPTION
 10 CONFEDFRATES CHATTANOOGA REUNION EVENT WILL MARK SEMI-CEN- TENNIAL OF FAMOUS NOUN
 TAIN BATTLES.

preaching reunion of the United Con- tederate Veterans at Chattanooga, May 27-29, marks the semi-centennial of the famous battle of Chickamapa.
 Missionary Ridge and the Battle Above the Clouds" on the heights of Lookout Mountain. To people of the southland the topic of greatest inter- est at this season of every year is the reunion of these old veterans in gray. But this year the event is of wider in terest because the reunion is held for the first time since 1890, on the ground hallowed by the valorous deeds of both north and south. Hence there will be an attendance of survivors and des- cendants from all oyer the country.
 Chattanooga is making elaborate plans for the entertainment of the vet efans and other visitors. There will be approximately 12,000 veterans who will be lodged and fed, free of all charge, during their stay of four or more days. For this purpose the war department has loaned 1,4OO large tents and the necessary cots, on which the freight alone will amount to over S4,OO0. The commissary will be a large tent occupying over an acre and a half of ground. In this we will be served during four days a total of IA, ,000 free meals.
 chattanooga has raised $35,OOO for entertaining the veterans properly. not including $26,000 extra raised bv mer- chants on the main business streets for one and half miles, of Great White Way" that will remain perma- nently. Miles of decorating material will ornament the factories, stores and residences by day and 11,O0O lineal feet of electrical festoons will add to private illuminations at night.
 Aviation meets, carnivals, etc., will provide amusements for our visitors who are expected to number 15OOOO A railroad rate of one cent per mile enable people to visit the celebrated hydro-electric projects, which aggre. gate 146,OOO horsepower, the wonder 1ul mountain resorts overlooking the beautiful Tennessee river, and the bat tlefields where the casualties of 47OOO broke the record of any war. ancient or modern.
 This semi-centennial reunion will provide many spectacular features of interest to tourists, the most touching of all being the parade of the surviv- CTS of Lee and other illustrious south- ern leaders.
 The Chattanooga reunion will be the crowning event in the lives of the sur Vlvor 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 50 years ago. They will find the famous battle grounds beautifed by lavish government ex- penditures in the way of monuments in marble and bronze, made assessible by electric cars and girdironed by over no miles of model automobile roads, built by Uncle Sam's engineers. These roads include the celebrated Crest Road along the top of Missionary Ridge and are supplemented by mil lion dollars worth of asnh alt cad am and chert boulevards lately built by Hamilton county.
 They will find, instead of strag- gling village, beautiful, modern city, with suburbs, slightly over a hundred thousand people, all anxious to do them honor.
 The remarkable low railroad rate leads Chattanooga manufacturers and jobbers to expect many of their distri- butors and customers to visit them during the 30 day period these rates are in force. Such people will find welcome that will set a new mark for southern hospitality.