Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-14
CHATTANOOGA READY
FOR GRAY REUNION
special 10 Daily ssw
CHATTANOOGA

ISOLATION 10 b. a matter OF history
that the first steps toward Organiz-
ing the southern survivors OF the
civil War we're taken Boa Chat'anooga
The New Orleans meeting. az which
the organization was effected. by the
election Of Gen Jno y Gordon, com
mander in chief. resulted. Iu large
measure. from agitation started here
by Captain J F. Ship and others.
for an association OF COnicderates
The New Orleans meeting elected
Gen John g. Gordon 20 head the or
ganization and be- called the first rec
union OF the association OF Chatta-
noOga july g. Z and . 1880 Under
all Of the circumstance the people OF
Chattanooga feel thar b. is their duty
10 exert every effort 20 make the
coming reunion "a brilliant success u
Is certainly their pleasure 20 DO so
The date OF the reunion b. May
27-29 Inclusive. Ouls three months
remain IN which tho work Of the or
ganization may be- done but o. is wen
under way The various committees
have been appointed. and are al
work In their respective spheres In
formation gathered from all sections
OF the south Indicates that fully 1850
600 people will be- here
The passenger departments of AN
the railroads having lines entering
Ch]attauoora report that already
there Us much interest in the coming
reunion. Inquiries are received cy-
cry day about rates. hotel accommo-
datious aud the progress OF the work
incident TO the entertainment of the
veterans and the thousands OF visit
Ors that will be- here The head of
the passenger department OF one of
the largest railway systems iu the
South. has served notice on the PEG
pie OF Chattanooga that a record
breaking crowd may be- expected
The Confederate veterans met here
100 their first reunion loo 1890. TWEEN
ty-threc years ago Chattanooga a.
that time was bur poorly prepared 20
care for the visitors Hotel accom-
modations were inferior, local trans
.portation facilities poor and the peo-
pie we're suffering financially from
a collapsed boom However. that
reunion was voted a success
The Chattanooga of today was
built since 1880. II is now q clty ~,
100, 600 with the best of hotel &c
commodalions and first class local
transportation facilities. II has 26
hotels, n of them a modern. ~
story building costing a million dol
lars The boarding house accommo-
dations are an that are 10 be- found
IN a modern city of TOO. uou popula
ton The hotels. boarding houses
and private families win furnish en-
tcrtaiumpnt for 100000 visitors The
restaurant service Is first class and
adequate 90 any demand
The Confederate veterans will be
az Jackson Park, a delight
ful resort almost within the business
district of the city This camp has
been named Camp Stewart. In
honor of the late Gen 4 =. stewart,
the much beloved and noted south
nru chieitaiu. who Won fame on the
greatest ba%itleticlds OF the civil war
and spent his declining years In chat
.auooga as a member OF the Chicka-
manga National Park Commission
The motion to name the camp for him
was put by Mayor T. G. Thompson
and was unanimously adopted.
Through the influence Of the local
'oueressman Hon. John 4. Moon.
10000 cots have been secured from
he war department for the camp
Tents have also been secured from
he same source 90 accommodate l2.-
roo men The camp site is admir-
aud the equipment viii Dee an
hat the veterans could desire
Chattanooga is putting great en-
.rgy into the preparation for the re-
lniou, and every Indication is that
{ will bc one OF the most delightful
Meetings the yec'rans have ever en-
Dyed.
The environments of Chattanooga
rc IDEAL for a reunion OF the Coufcd.
rate veterans The hattlenelds are
De- chief points of interest, of course,
nat they are not an by any means.
'haitanoogs Is a modern city ot
nO 600 population. with a greater
lumber OF manufacturing plants than
city boz the southern states. turn
ne ont more than seven hundred dir
oreuf products that go practically all
yer the world. u has q number OF
BY scrapers. and other modern
ulldiugs The climate Is ideal The
mountain scenery is not eXcclled iu
other section OF the South Some
axe Prince Henry. OF Prussia.
peut a day In Chattanooga and
made a trip 20 the top OF historic
lookout Mountain After viewing
be- panorama from that emiuence. he
Nclaimed There Is nothing finer
all Europe Every tourist who
travelled in European countries
asses rae same eulory on these
fountains The Confederate yoter
however. know what they r
thousands OF them fought over ths
.eld and u will be- a pleasure %
hem 20 ro.yisit the scenes OF the car
aee through which they passed in
So Those Who Weru NOT in
chattanooga campaivn viii be eur