The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-04
GRAY LINE MOVES
ON JACKSONVILLE
Soldiers of the South Will Hold
Their Annual Reunion
This Week.
ALL PREPARATIONS COMPLETE
Florida City Proposes to Enter
tain Its Guests in Manner
Most Royal.


preparations completed, Jacksonville
! tonight was ready to welcome the
United Confederate Veterans. tho
Sons OF Confederate Veterans ana
mombers of tho Confederated South
ern Memorial Association. which or
sanizations will meet hero in annual
convention during the present week.
Thousands OF visitors are expected to
attend. and elaborate preparations
have been made for their entertain
ment.
The first meeting will be held on
Tuesday night whom the Sons OF Con-
Tolerate Veterans Will innugurate their
nineteenth yearly convocation. The
principal events of the week. however.
will not begin until Wednesday.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning the United Confederate Vet
Grams Will formally open their twenty
fourth annual reunion. which will close
on Friday with the veterans parade
and the yearly ball in thoir honor.
Sessions of the affiliated organizations
Will be held simultaneously with those
OF the United Veterans during tho
week. and their conventions also will
end on Friday.
PREPARATIONS COMPLETED
FOR THEIR ENTERTAINMENT
Reunion Association here has been
making ready for the gathering. Moth
ing but tho actual reception and en-
tertainment of the coming guests to-
night remained to bo looked after.
and careful preparations to that end
were perfected days ago.
Jacksonville already has been dec
GRATED in gala attire In readiness for
her guests. Tonight the city was
ablnzc with myriads OF electric lights
and gay with futtering flags and
bright bunting. At Springfield Park
500 neat, white tents stood waiting for
the veterans, for whose safety and
care infinite precautions hnve been
taken.
The advance guard of visitors Will
begin to arrive Tomorrow, but all the
veterans probably will not reach here
before "Wednesday morning.
Especial attention has been given
this year to the social events connect
ed with the reunion. The nrst OF these
features Will be the parade of spon-
sors and maids of honor on Wednesday
morning. There also will be balls on
Wednesday and Friday nights, and
many other events of social nature
during tho week.
4 unique feature OF Wednesday
nights social session will be the re-
turn TO the State OF Ohio OF battle
flag captured from one OF the regi-
ments of the buckeye state" by Con-
fede, ates. rhe flag will be returned
by the Alabama division U. c. ", and
will be formally accepted by Governor
sion presentation OF sponsors and
maids of honor will be made.
In striking contrast to the establish
ed customs at reunions of the past will
be the parade OF veterans on Friday.
Heretofore the old soldiers have braved
a long. hot march through endless
streets. This year they will ride in
automobiles. and no trailing ambu-
lnnces will follow the line of march.
On Thursday afternoon the Sons of
Confederates will hold their annual pa
rade. marching with the National
Guard OF Florida.
MEXICO CAUSES CHANGE
IN PLANS FOR REUNION
1t had been expected that regiment
of United States cavalry would attend
tho reunion and participate in tho pa
radcs. and also that there would be on
hand number Of vessels of the navy.
The present situation with Mexico,
however, has necessltated eliminate
of these features. The survivors of the
dashing cavalry brigade of General Ma
than Is. Forrest. however Will attend.
and Will lend their picturesque presence
to the parades.
Park Trammel, Governor OF Florida,
and Naan c. Swcaringen. Mayor of
Jacksonville. will deliver addresses of
welcome to the veterans on Wednesday,
after which General Bennett II. Young,
commandor-in in chief. will assume
| charge of the sessions.
Important business connected with
the organization will occupy the at
tention OF the veterans to great e1-
tent during the second day OF the re-
union. Selection Of noxt years meet
Ing place will be made on Thursday.
and the annual election Of officers also
will be held.
At noon Thursday memorial exer-
cises will be held in the U. C. V. audito-
rum. under the auspices Of the United
Veterans and the Confederated South
ern Memorial Association. at these
| services the Sons OF Confederate Vet
Grams also will be present. With all
business cleared away. the veterans
VIII be ready on Friday for their pa
rade and the grand ball. with which
tho reunion will close.