The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
VFlREnS OF GRAY
WILL INVADE FLORIDA
1weIity-fourth Annual Reun-
ion At Jacksonville
,...s Fixed for May 6 to 8, Inclusive
nd the Metropolis Of Florida Makes
rI,borste Preparations To Receive
Guests.

ypuHi0n OF tut ch'11
rc,craus. Sons of Confederate Vet
a..re and all allied organizations, will
:, hold in Jacksonville. Fla, May 6,
.bdS, Already the progressive. pub
,ic.spIrjted citizens Of Jacksonville are
MAKING preparations to receive and
an.ortqjn the veterans and all visitors
i the reunion. 1t is Jacksonville 5
,nbisfon 10 break all reunion records
h mint of attendance and entertain
mont and to this end every energy
n this thriving, modern city will be
ai,-sfed Every effort will be put
tortb to make them feel at home, and
IL enjoy their stay in the Gateway
civ oi Florida Hotels. boarding
souses and private homes will be open
70 Inc reunion delegates and visitors.
All who come viii be cared for The
hest f5a. Jacksonville can do Will not
h. 100 GOOD fer the thousands OF Wis
tors who will attend this reunion.
Jacksonville Will impress the Wis
TORS with all the force of Andrew
Jackson, FOR whom the city was
named In return for valuable serv-
tees rendered the state in its Indian
,roaAes by Gen Jackson, the city was
named il his honor From village
Of l,5dn population year after The
e,ose Of the war, Jacksonville has
sra#n tata a modern city Of $4,000.
Thage is no more progressive city in
the Soatb. 1t Is thoroughly abreast
Of the Zines. a throbbing and thriving
cealar 0l trade ard commerce. By
reason Of H. location, its railway faciI-
tas It's resources and its enterprise,
JaeksoHy lie looms big as the Gateway
q Florida and commands the trade Of
vast aud constantly expanding ter
r,0fy Thousands Of tourists from the
northern sections Of the country pass
through Jacksonville every fall to seek
warmth and pleasure along the famed
East Coast All of them stop at jack
s0sfile. pending part Of their yaca
'0H time enjoying the many atrac-
ions tina, the city and community af
w az MS eoistdnt sl' ea' III Vi 'l't' -
hes made Jacksonville better and
more tararably known than any city
on the Atlantic coast Recognizing
,''F 0PP'. 5"''-S'eS ioF pi"Il' 'i9 N''s'-
So, ''i' 7''-+e'' - lL'N 'i''Ns'''' - :
a, ss s'e'f Sedi aclt' T. u os' e.
SIZE Young men. with brain and cap
Nv ga" 'h 't'o wa VI means
~. Il WI eH5 P'o'ue' vi 'Ie
e''',t
j.. 9-0'7''t, Is ne" Guy ana t"
-, 0.,' - '"e ie"us tue Ai1''q"lt'es
-''-'' In mus 'AaI A''e 'sz''-'ots
l'' 't'o 09 tiiiS uiaf 'etoHS Guy
'9N iii over hearty touf h0''a'eu
',''' oAo " inc sturdy adventures
zen l4' y. ne eaA't 99.''
- u 'i9 loIldd pehiHS''" MA
-'''s7.S ana origin III Tue reA.s-
,,.i[.. '"''eS tAleTiehtea pS 'He
"''uel 'Hd''es ~ h'HA u
-. 'V"l atodhI headca tHT n'Sl
"'''"" 10 tue ne" Nofid HI lou
''.' P"' pose OF FOUNDING ce'ofE
M 'ii''' N no" the East coast oi
- - i''ese duFehlltfefs ifat i'No-
.'ie 'i'oa'A OF the st johns river
I'VE i"'4es oeIo" the present
VI '"eNsohfiiie Here they erect
'''"Ht'''ieAt' out afterwards sailed
~ ','s Voa9t ana established a settle
mt I'll i'oft Royal, South Carolina.
s''9''i'eht was abandoned after
NY year with the INDIANS. An
-. e"PFa!tioh came TO the East
''o'" france III la54 ms adj
~ WAS headed by Landowners
.,.S "ISt landing was at the present
t,, 81 augustine, out III a snort
a5 ''s !ie salled up the coast and enter
~. '',1 o. 'ohhs river. about haf-
T T between the mouth of the ST.
0l''a ana the present city of Jack
-1',''4'e the expedition erected fort
r w 4. named 1t Fort Caroline. King
~, .''''P ~, OF Spain, through hatred OF
~ 'e'is'ous ialth OF the Huguenots,
sent an expedition to Florida to drive
w. w.. '''e Frehch. Fort Caroline fell be-
an attack by this expedition. The
Nv ~. VI ItliS old fort is but few miles
D " Jacksonville. History is full
e. V'idehces that both the French and
P"utsh brought their WarshiDS as far