Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-02
SPECIAL RATES WILL
Be GIVEN BY ROADS
To The Reunion in Chatta-
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reunion headquarters is in a position
to officially announce the granting by
railroads of special rates for the reun-
ion throughout the Southeastern and
Southwestern territories. In the
Southeastern territory, which takes Ia
cN erything south of the Ohio river ami
east of the Mississippi, the rate VIII
be one cent a mile each way, the low
est which has ever been granted for
any cause In the southwestern ter
ritory a reduction has ben made 50
that the fare will be only two cents a
mile as far east as ST. Louis, New Or
leans, Shreveport and Memphis. From
these cities to Chattanooga the one
cent rate will be in effect.
Arrangements for the twenty-third
annual reunion of United Confederate
Veterans and Sons of Veterans here
May 1929 are progressing rapidly ev-
cry day seeing some new development
pointing to the biggest, best, busiest
times the veterans ever had, when they
return to Chattanooga after twenty
three years on the occasion of the
semi-centennial of the battles around
tits city, two of which Chickamauga
and Missionary ridge, were the blood
lest and most fercely contested of
any in the civil war
During the past week many import
ant details have been settled in sucn
shape that the local committee can
work more intelligently. Maj. Ger
John P. Hickman, commanding the
Tennessee division, U. c. ", hence
grand marshal for the reunion, ami
Lieut. Gen. H. A. Tyler, commanding
n. B. Forrest Cavalry corps, were here
for few days. Gen. Hickman prompt
~ Strengthened out the local parade
committee on the matter of what Will
be allowed to make up the veterans
parade, May 30 He will abide by the
constitution of the U. C. ", with a very
few exceptions, which have become the
custom. The exceptions will be a
delegation from the Confederate We
mems Memorial association, and some
women prominent in Confederate cir.
Giles, who will occupy carriages in the
parade. The carriage in which the
department and division sponsors with
attendants, will be accompanied oy
outriders. These outriders will oe
from the Chattanooga young men who
are serving on the committee on recep-
ton and entertainment of sponsors
and maids.
Capt. J. F. Ship, quartermaster
general of the u C. v, and ranking
officer of that organization, after Gen.
Hickman gave his verdict of what
should be in the parade, promptly an
nounced his recommendations about
formation of the parade He was re-
q ested by both Gen. Youn gand Gen
Hickman to get up this formation, be-
ing very experienced in reunion mat
teTs. If Capt. Ships formation is
approved and adopted, the TRANSMITS
sissippi department will lead the pa
1ade, wiah the Texas division at the
head of the column, falling in behind
the commander in chief, Gen. Bennett
Fl. Young, the sponsor of the South,
The department of the Army of North
ern Virginia will come next, and the
department of the Army of Tennessee
third. Survivors of Gen. FORESTS
cavalry corps will bring up the rear,
most of them mounted.
1t is planned to so arrange the pa
rade that every veteran here can
take part, whether he is physically
able to march or not, For those who
are too manned and feeble to take par;
with their comrades on foot, big auto
mobile trucks will b provided Truck
are selected because their speed can
be- regulated to keep pace with in