The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-04

Iof the present. 1t is proud of its wo-
men, and has no fear to enter them
| in any beauty show on earth. The
Confederate reunion, in one sense, is
The annual beauty show of the south
ern states, and this year, as already
stated, it is to be held in Jacksonville
the southernmost of the large cities
of the Atlantic coast.
The social side of the Jacksonville
reunion will be participated in by rep
Iresentatives of all southern states, the
border states and few western con,
monwealths. There are sixteen sta tie
divisions of the United Confederate
! Veterans Association, as follows.
South Carolina, North Carolina, Nir-
GINA, West Virginia, Maryland, Lou
Iisiana, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, TeXs
Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas.
Each state sends large delegations of
young women to the reunion, selected
with regard to their social standing
at home. In addition to the state del
egations, the communicating chief has
his own official ladies, chosen from
the south at large. There are three
departments, known as the Army of
Northern Virginia department, Army
of Tennessee department and Trans
Mississippi department. Each de
partment appoints maids and sponsors
and sends them to all reunions. The
scope of country covered by these
many organizations has about half
hence, the interest in Confederate
reunion is always widespread. So
ciety circles in all OF this territory are
interested in the Jacksonville reunion,
and the event will bring here one of
the largest crowds of young people
ever assembled in the south. Florida
appeals to the young, because of its
flowers and its wonders-its poetry
| its song and its attractive history
Rivers and Ocean, gulf and bays have
interest all their own. The palm and
the pine liveoak and holly, and hun
drC1 other forest trees that abound
Throughout the state as nowhere else
on the continent, invest Florida with
an interest as wide as the ration
Greater interest attaches to the Jack
sonyiile reunion than to any recent
Injecting Of the Confeder&tes, and pre-
parationS are being made to entertain
a large crowd of people in May
Jacksonville will do as much for the
social side of the reunion as any other
reunion city has done, and will try to
improve on the best programs hat
have been enjoyed by the veterans and
their friends. The visiting ladies VIII
be entertained by large committee
Of which DR.. w. NJ. Stinson, one Of
the most accomplished gentlemen Of
Jacksonville, is chairman This com
Mite is already at work on the pro-
gram. 1t will consist of the usual
round OF entertainments, balls and re-
ceptions, trips to the river and ocean.
and to other points of interest about
the city. A dancing pavilion will be
provided for the balls by the associa-
ton, and everything else done to make
the visit of the reunion crowd as de-
'iehtful as possible.
4 great number of maids and spon-
sers have already been appointed In
the main it is a new SOCIAL crowd.
While many Of the ladies who are
known throughout the South as So
cial leaders at Confederate reunions,
are coming to Jacksonville. several
hundred young ladies', who have never
appeared before in official capacity
at reunion, have been appointed to
stations of honor. They came from
the south's best families, are leaders
in the social circles of their respective
communities and will grace the re
union. They are grand daughters and
great grand daughters of the Confed-
crate leaders in the civil war, attrac-
tive and accomplished young ladies
whom Jacksonville will delight to en-
terrain.