The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-26

Elaborate Preparations To Receive
Guests.
jacksonville, Fla The oath annual
reunion OF the United Confederate
Veterans, Sons OF Confederate Vet
erans. and all allied organizations, will
be held In Jacksonville. Fla, May s,
: and s. Already the progressive, pub
lic-spirited citizens OF Jacksonville are
making preparations TO receive and
entertain the veterans and all visitors
at the reunion II is Jacksonyille's
ambition to break all reunion records
in point OF attendance and entertain
ment, and to this end every energy
OF this thriving, modern city will be
directed Every effort will be put
forth to make them feel at home, and
to enjoy their stay in the Gateway
City Of Florida. Hotels, boarding,
houses and private homes will be open
to the reunion delegates and visitors.
All who come Will be cared for The
best that jacksonville can do will not
be too good for the thousands OF Wis
ltors who viii attend this reunion.
Jacksonville will impress the Wis.
itors with all the force Of Andrew
Jackson, for whom the city was
named. In return for valuable sery-
ices rendered the state in its Indian
troubles by Gen. Jackson, the city was
named in his honor From a village
of 1900 population year after the
close Of the war, Jacksonville has
grown into a modern city Of $1,000.
There is no more progressive city in
the South 1t is thoroughly abreast
OF the times, a throbhing and thriving
center OF trade and commerce BY
reason OF its location, It's railway facill-
ties, it's resources and It's enterprise,
Jacksonville looms big as the Gateway
of Florida and commands the trade OF
vast and constantly expanding ter
ritory Thousands Of tourists from the
northern sections Of the country pass
through Jacksonville every fall to seek
warmth and pleasure along the famed
East OdSl. All Ol LHclH sup at JAIN
sonville spending a part OF their vaca-
tion time enjoying the many attrac-
tions that the city and community al
fOrds This constant stream of travel
has made jacksonville better and
more favorably known than any city
on the Atlantic coast. Recognizing
the opportunities for profitable bust
ness and investments, new citizens are
acquired every year-active. progress
siye young men, with brain and cap
ital, who join In the work OF making
Jacksonville a worthy product Of the
Goth century.
jacksonville is a new city, and yet
It is Old. II one reads the Antiquities
of Florida, he finds that the territory
now covered by this marvellous city
was fought over nearly four hundred
years ago by the sturdy adventurers
of the 10th century. The early settle
ments of the Florida peninsula had
their genesis and origin in the rellg
ious troubles experienced by the
Huguenots under Charles X. king OF
France Jean Ribault headed the first
expedition to the new world in 1862
for the purpose of founding a colony
on what is now the East Coast OF
Florida. These adventurers first land
ed at the mouth of the St Johns river,
twenty five miles below the present
city of Jacksonville Here they erect.
ed a monument, but afterwards sailed
up the coast and established a settle
ment at Port Royal. South Carolina.
This settlement was abandoned after
1 stormy year with the Indians. An
other expedition came to the East
Coast from France in 1864. This ad.
venture was headed by Laudonnere.
His first landing was at the present
site Of St Augustine, but in a short
time he sailed up the coast and enter
ed the St Johns river About half
way between ihe mouth OF the St.
Johns and the present city OF Jack
sonyille the expedition erected a fort
and named it Fort Caroline. King
Philip II, of Spain, through hatred of
The religious faith OF the Huguenots,
sent an expedition to Florida to drive
put the French. Fort Caroline fell be-
lore an attack by this expedition. The
site of this old fort is bu. few miles
below jacksonville History is full
II evidences that both the French and
Spanish brought their warsh.ps as far
up St. Johns river as Jacksonville.
They were the first white men to set
loot on East Florida.
During the Confederate reunion
steamboat excursions will carry vet
Grams and visitors to these points OF
historic interest on the beautiful St
Johns river. which bounds the city of
Jacksonville on the south. 4 boat
ride on this river is worth coming
miles to enjoy. In many respects it is
the most wonderful body Of water In
America. 1t is a river of sensations.
fed by never-failing springs At points