Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-15
WAVING FLAGS WILL GREET
GRIZzLED VETERANS soon

few days large forces of men will be,
gin putting up decorations which are
to greet the Confederate veterans who
assemble in annual reunion here Nav
27-29, and will incidently celebrate the
semi-centennial of the battles around
Chickamauga and other Chattanooga
engagements. Also the work of put
ting up thousands of extra lights
throughout the business district will
begin about the same time. When the
first visitors arrive, Chattanooga wiz
be brilliant scene, with Confederate
flags, bunting, pictures on canviss OF
the famous Confederate generals, and
other appropriate materials Haunting
in every breeze; at night the entire
downtown section ablaze with myriad
lights, those of permanent character
and specially erected for the occasion,
n large numbers, adding to the gaiety
and brilliance of the scene Aside from
the strings of light along the Sidewalk.
many buildings will be completely our
lined with streamers of lights, as there
is widespread interest in making the
entire city do proper honor to the vet
Grams.
Camp A. P. Stewart is complete as
far as it can be made so at a date con-
siderably ahead of the reunion. All
the tents are up, the big dining room
tent in place, the commissary and
kitchen facilities about completed The
big camp, where 10000 or many more
if necessary, of the veterans can be
accommodated, is patrolled day and
night for the safety of the property
which is on the ground.
With the adjustment of the railroad
rate from west of the Mississippi riy
err, all veterans and friends in the
southeastern territory may feel sure
of seeing thousands of the Texans and
others from the Trans Mississippi de-
partment during the reunion. The wes~
tern railroads have succumbed to the
storm of protest, the rate is just the
same for the western veterans and
other reunion visitors as for those who
are coming from the southeastern
states-one cent a mile each way. Re-
union tickets may be extended for thic-
ty days by depositing them with a spe-
cial agent here. This will allow not
only a lengthy visit in Chattanooga,
that is necessary to thoroughly enjoy
all the sights, but will permit nice side
trips to points in adjacent states at
exceedingly low rates. This should
prove a great inducement, especially
to persons whose former homes are IN
the Southeast. or who have relatives
in this section, or who wish to visit a
particular city before returning to the
West. The same is true to large de-
gree of people who come from compar
atively near and wish to take more OF
a trip than to Chattanooga.
Favorable action on the part of the
Southwestern lines means that from
the entire territory which naturally
sends hundreds or thousands of visit
ors from every locality to each reun-
I ion, the same rate to which the veteT,
ans and their friends have been accus-
toned will apply for the 1913 reunion
in Chattanooga.
The events connected with the great
reunion, Chattanooga's scenic and his
toric points, the big street carnival that
will be in progress all week, Southern
league baseball, airship flights daily
from the veterans camp, four fine pa
rades, steamboat excursions on the
beautiful Tennessee river-all these
and more combined with the lowest
railroad fare ever granted for any kind
of an occasion, make an unparalleled