Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-05-01
GREAT PARADES
AT THE REUNION
Maids and Sponsors To Open
Series On Morning Of
the First Day
Sons of Veterans and Military Organl.
cations Second Day, While the
Veterans Parade Last Day.

Jacksonville. Fla.-With the near
approach of May 6, interest in the
24th annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans Association and
Sons of Confederate Veterans, centers
around the three parades, one each
day of the reunion. 1t has been def
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 maids of honor will be ad-
mitted to it. The Jacksonville Re-
union Association has decided that,
If possible, the parade of maids and
sponsors will 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 organiza-
tions. 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 the Confederate Veterans will be
held. Jacksonville labors under a dis
advantage in staging this parade that
no other reunion city has ever en-
countered, that of securing horses.
There are very few available horses
in Jacksonville. and as result it has
been decided to make the parade a
combination between horses, automo.
biles and foot-marching. The local
association believes that 1t will be
possible for the commanders and their
staff officers to be provided with
mounts. but it is going to be a diff
cult matter to secure sufficient mum.
Der 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 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
DIR. w. NJ. Stinson is chairman of
the committee on entertainment of
maids and sponsors, and has been
working on plans for some time with
q 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, U. C. ", is. un.
der the rules of the United Confeder.
ate Veterans Associations, chief mar.
shall Of the veterans parade, with Gen.
w. II. Sebring. chief aide. Gen. InglIs
wants parade in which the older vet.
Grams will occupy automobiles and car.
riages, with commanders and as many
of their STATS as possible on horse.
back. The veterans parade Is being