The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-04-16
WEARERS OF GRAY
WILL INVADE FLORIDA
Twenty-fourth Annual Reun-
ion It Jacksonville
Dates Fixed for May to 8, Inclusive
and the Metropolis Of Florida Makes
Elaborate Preparations To Receive
Guests.

Guests.
Jacksonville, Fla.~-The oath annual
reunion of the United Confederate
Veterans, Sons Of Confederate Vet
Grams, and all allied organizations, Will
be held in Jacksonville, Fla, May D.
Z and g. Already the progressive, pup
lic-spirited citizens of Jacksonville are
making preparations to receive and
entertain the veterans and all visitors
at the reunion. II is JacksonVlIle
ambition to break all reunion records
in point of attendance and entertain
/ ment, and 10 this end every energy
of this thriving, modern city Will De
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.,
itors who will 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 serv-
ices rendered the state in its Indian
( troubles by Gen. Jackson, the city was
named in his honor. From a village
of 1900 population a year after the
close of the war, Jacksonville has
grown into a modern city OF $4,000.
There is no more progressive city in
the South. 1t is thoroughly abreast
of the times, a throbbing and thriving
center of trade and commerce. BY
reason Of its location, its railway facill'
ties, it's resources and its 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
nc. nern 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
s0nyille, spending a part of their vaca
ton time enjoying the many attrac
tons that the city and community al
fOrds. This constant stream Of trave
has made Jacksonville better anC
more fav0rably 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 thu
Goth century.
Jacksonville Is new city, and We
1t is old If one reads the AntiQuitie!
Of Florida, he finds that the territor.
now covered by this marvellous cit.
was fought over nearly four hundred
years ago by the sturdy adventurer
of the 10Th century. The early settle
nents of the Florida peninsula ha'
their genesis and origin in the relig
ious troubles experienced by tn
Huguenots under Charles TX, king
; France. Jean Ribault headed the frs
expedition to the new world in 1856
for tire purpose of founding a colon
on what is now the East Coast o
Florida. These adventures first LAND
ed at the mouth of the st. Johns river
twenty-five miles below the presen
: city of Jacksonville Here they erect
ed a monument, but afterwards sale
I'D the coast and established settle
ment at Port Royal, South Caroline
This settlement was abandoned afte
l. 8 stormy year with the Indians. Al
, other expedition came to the Eas
: Coast from France in 1854. This az
|, venture was headed by Landowner,
His first landing was at the preser
3 site Of st. Augustine, but in shol
, time he sailed up the coast and ente
~ ed the st. Johns river. About hal
u way between the mouth OF the s
> Johns and the present city of JAG
!. sonville the expedition erected TO-
u and named it Fort Caroline. Kin
M Philip H., of Spain, through hatred
10 the religious faith of the Huguenot
u sent an expedition to Florida to driI
~ out the French. Fort Caroline fell b
IL fore an attack by this expedition. I'll
III site of this old fort is but few mill
le below Jacksonville. History is fl
~ of evidences that both the French al
% Spanish brought their warships as 4
up st. Johns river as Jacksonvill
IT. They were the first white men to S
III foot on East Florida.
III. During the Confederate reuniC
7u steamboat excursions will carry VI
81 Grams and visitors to these points
u historic interest on the beautiful
III Johns river, which bounds the city
De Jacksonville on the south. DO
'n- ride on this river Is worth conf
aS miles to enjoy. In many respects it
JIG the most wonderful body Of water