The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-06
GREAT PAPADES
At The REUNION
Maids and Sponsors To Open
Series Cn Morning OF
the First Day
Sons Of Veterans and Military Organk
cations Second Day, While the
Veterans Parade Last Day.

Jacksonville, Fla.-Wlth the near
approach of May s. interest in the
oath annual reunion Of the United
Confederate Veterans Association and
Sons of Confederate Veterans, centers
around the three parades, one eacn
day OF the reunion. 1t has been deli
nitely decided that the first parade
will be that Of the maids and sponsors,
and It Will be given on the afternoon
OF May 6.
This parade will be confined to au'
tomobiles and carriages and all spon'
'sors and mails Of honor will be al
mitted to 1t. The Jacksonville he
union Association has decided that
II possible, the parade Of maids and
sponsors will be the finest spectacle
OF the kind ever seen la 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
I. will be Of the Sons OF Confederate
Veterans and local military crgaaisa'
lions. 1t is 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 8. the last
day OF the reunion, the annual parade
Of tie Confederate vete: ans will be
held. Jacksonville labors under a DIS
advantage In staging this parade that
no other reunion city has ever en-
counte:ed, that OF securing horses
There are very few available horses
In Jacksonville, and ss . result It has
been decided TO make the parade o
combination between horses, sutomo-
biles and foot-marching. TIE local
association believes that II will be
possible for the commanders and their
staff officers to te provided With
mounts, but !: is going TO be . dim
cult matte e secure sufficient num-
Der ev ..- III; :, However. q united
effort b. 8 cacs to secure all the
mounts sc in Jacksonville and
nearby I. us II Florida and South
Georgia.
Arrangements for these persdes are
being worked out rapidly by special
committees. Maj. S. C.. Harrison is
chairman Of the committee that Will
have charge OF the Sons Of Veterans
parade. He Is being assisted by the
local camp Of Sons Of Veterans, OF
which Judge John l. Dodge. is com.
mander. Adjt.Gen. n. B. Forrest. Of
the National Sons Of Veterans, Is here
giving much OF his attention to these
arrangements.
Dr.. W. NJ. .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 will 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. Inglis, commander Of
the Florida division. y. ". Is, Tn.
der the rules OF the United Confeder-
ate Veterans Associations, chief mar
shall OF the veterans parade. with Gen.
W. H. Setring, chief aide Gen. Inglis
wants q parade In which the older vet.
Grams will occupy automobiles and car.
riages, with commanders and as many
OF their stats rs possible ..oa horse
back. The veterans parade Is being
worked out along these lines.
The social functions Of the reunion
vii! be about the same as have pre-
vailed at othe, reunion cities. Three
balls will be given: during1the week,
one or maids and sponsors. one for
the Sons OF Veterans and the other
for the veterans themselves. Gen.
Bennett H. Young appointed as his
chief sponsor Mics Corrinne Hampton,
Of Columbia. 8. c. His maids OF hon
or are Misses Minnie Brock, Of Chat
tanooga; Eloise Washburn, OF Mont.
gomery, Ala. and Miss Gladys Ker-
nan, OF New Orleans. These ladies
represent the south in the social func-
lions OF the reunion.
A dancing pavilion will be erected
close to the business sections OF tho
city. and It will be large enough to
accommodate the reunion balls. In
addition to the balls there will be q
number OF events on the program tor
the 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 their
services as escorts for the visiting Ia
dies, and everything points to most
enjoyable week for all who may par
ticipate in the social functions and