The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-30
GREAT PkRADES
At THE REUNION
Maids and Sponsors To Open
Series On Morning OF
the First Day
Sons OF Veterans and Military Or9anl-
zations Second Day, While the
Veterans Parade Last Day.

24th annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans Association aud
Sons OF Confederate Veterans, cen'ers
around he three parades. one eaeh
day Of the reunion II has been den"
nitely decided that the FIRST parade
will be that of the maids and sponsors.
and II will be given on the afternoon
OF May g.
This parade will he confined to au-
tomobics aud carriages and All spoh-
sors and maids of honor viii be ad-
mitted TO It The Jacksonville he'
union Association hae decided that,
If possible. the parade of maids and
sponsors wlI be he finest spectacle
of the Kind ever seen In the southern
stntes 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
7, VIII be OF the Sous Of Confederate
Veterans aud local military organiza.
tions. II "a the present plan for the
sons to march on foot, and the parade
Will take in the business sections OF
the city
On the morning Of May s. the last
day Of the reunion, the annual parade
OF the Confederate Veterans Will be
held jacksonville labors under dis
advantage in singing this parade that
no other reunion city has ever en-.
counterod, that of securing horses.
There are very few available horses
In Jacksonville, and as result IL has
been decided to make the parade "A
combination between horses, automo-
biles and foot-marching. The local
association believes that 1t VIII be
posslbe for the commanders and their
stan officers to b. provided with
mounts, but 1t Is going to be a din
cult matter to secure q sufficient mum
ber even for that. However. a united
effort Is being made TO secure all the
mounts possible in jacksonville and
nearby towns in Florida and South
Georgia.
Arrangements for these parades are
being worked ont rapidly by special
committees Mai S. c. Harrison Is
chairman Of the committee that VIII
have charge OF the Sons Of Veterans
parade lie Is being assisted by the
local camp of Sons OF Veterans, of
which Judge John L. Dodge is com
mander Adlt. Gen n b. Forrest, Of
The NATIONAL Sons Of Veterans, Is here
giving much Of his attention to these
arrangements
DR.. W N. Stinson is chairman Of
the committee on entertainment Of
maids and sponsors. and has been
working on plans for some time with
| a corps Of assistants. He viii organ
| ize the entire program Of the maids
and sponsors entertainment features
| and promises TO give the visiting Ia
dies the best possible reception In
jacksonville.
Gen. John l.. lngIs, commander OF
the Florida division I G v, is, un-
der the rules Of the nited Confeder-
ate Veterans Associations, chief mar
shal Of the veterans parade, with Gen
W II. Sebring, chief aide. Gen Inelis
wants a parade in which the older vet
erans will occupy automobiles and car
riares. with commanders and as many
of their stafs az possible on horse
back The veterans parade Is being
worked out along these lines
| The social functions OF the reunion
will be about the same as have pre-.
vailed Al other reunion cities. Three
balm win be given during the week.
one for maids and sponsors. one tor
the Sons Of Veterans and the other
| for the veterans themselves Gen
Bennett II Young appointed as his
chief sponsor Miss Corrinne Hampton.
Of Columbia, ). C. His maids Of hon
or are Misses Minnie Brock. OF Chat
tanooga. Eloise Washburn. OF Mont.
somerv. Ala. and Miss Gladys ker
nan. Of New Orleans These ladies
represent the south ia the social ranc
lions OF the reunion.
A dancing pavilion viii be erected
close to the business sections OF the
city. and 1t viii be large enough To
accommodate the reunion balls. Ia
addition 10 the balls there will be q
| number OF events Un the program fOg
tho entertainment OF official ladies'
Chief among these is trip to the sea,
shore. and an excursion or two on the
ST Johns river. Some two hundred
young men have volunteered theiI
services as escorts for the visiting la
dies. and everything points to a most
ENJOYABLE week for all who may par
ticipate in the social functions anc
the annual parades.