Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-05-07
GREAT PARADES
At The REUNION
Maids and Sponsors To Open
Series On Morning or
the First Day
so.s Of Veterans N Military or-lri.
nations Second Day. White the
Veterans Parade Last Cay.

Jacksonville. Fla-wIth the rear
approach OF May 6. interest in the
cath annual reunion OF the Unlted
Confederate Veterans Association and
Sens Of Confederate Veterans. centsrs
around the three parades. one each
day OF the roraior II has been den
riteiy decided that she lrst parade
viii be that OF the maids and sponsors.
and II will be given on tie afternoon
CT May 6.
This parade viii be confined 10 nu-
tonob.les and carriages aad all s9on-
sors ard msics OF honor will be adj
mltted to II. The Jacksonville Re
union Association has decided that.
Il possible, the parade of maids and
sponsors viii be the finest spectacle
Of the kind ever seen In the southern
states. The route Will be several miles
long and passes through the principal
residence and business sections OF the
city.
The parade OF the second day. May
Z. will be OF the Sons OF Confederate
Veterans and local military crganira-
lions. 1t Is the present plan for the
Sens to march on foot. and the parade
win take in the b-s.ness sections OF
the city.
On the morning OF May 8. the last
day OF the reunion. the annual parade
OF tho Confederate Veterans will be
held. jacksonville labors under a dis
advantage In staging this parade that
no other reunion city has ever en-
eountered, that OF securing horses
There arc vcry few available horsei
IN jacksonville. and as . result !. hai
been decided TO make h parade
combination between horses. automo
biies and fcot-marehiag- The loea
association believes that Il Will b
possible for the commanders and taeil
star officers to tie provided witi
mounts. but It IS going to he a diG
cult matter to secure n sulisicnt mum.
Der even for that. However. a united
EFFORT Is being made 10 Secure al ,4e
mounts possible IN Jacksonville aad
nearby towns in Florida and South
:. Georgia.
Arrangemcnts for these parndes are
J heirE worked out rapidly b. sae ID
committees. Mai. S. c Harrison is
chairman Of the committee thar vi'i
have charge OF the Sons u 2 eJe-aas
parade. RE is being assisted Dr. ;as
local camp Of Sens OF Nete-a1s. OF
which Judge John I. Dodge is com-
mander. Adjt-Gen. y. b. ForTest. Of
the National sons OF Veterans. is here
giving much OF bis attention to these
arrangements.
DR.. ". NJ. Stinson Is chairman &
the committee on entertainment a
maids and sponsors. and has Deed
working on plans for some time viii
a corps OF assistants. He will orgau-
lie the entire program OF the maid
aud sponsors entertainment featnres
and promises to give the visiting u
dies the best possible reception ,
jacksonville.
Gen. John L. inglis. eommander Of
the Florida division. U. c. V. ia M
der the rules OF the United Confeder.
ate Veterans Associations. chief ma
shall OF the veterans parade. with Gen.
W. II. setring. chief aide. Gen. Inxi
wants : parade in which the older ve..
erans will occupy automobiles and car.
riages. with commanders ard as nan
OF their STATS as possible on hors Q
back. The veterans parade il being
worked out along these linSs.
The social functions OF lie reur ion
will be about the same as have pre-.
vailed at other reunion cities. Three
balls will be given during the week.
one for maids and sponsors. one for
the Sons OF Veterans and the other
for the veterans themselves. Gen.
Bennett, u. Young a~ppointed rs his
ch.ef sponsor Miss corrinne Han Btou.
of Columbia. s. c. His maids OF hon
or are Misses Minnie Brock. OF chat.
tarooga; Eloise washburn. Of Mont.
somery. Ala. and M.Ss cladys Ker.
nan. OF New Orleans These laeies
represent the south a the social fune
tons OF the reunion.
A dancing payilion viii be erected
close to tina business section Of the
city. and It viii be large enouEh to
accommodate the reunion baH. In
addition to the balls there wHu be 4
number OF events on the program for
the entertainment OF oflclai ladies'.
Chief non these Is Z trip 10 the sea.
! shore. and Al e{cursion or two on tho
St. johns river. Some two hundred
young men havs soluntee ted Their
services as esecrts for the visiting "A.
dies. ana eyeFyshing points TO a most
enjoyable week for all eho may par
telpate in ;he social functions aud
he anncsi FADES.