The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-06
HOSTS OF GRAY SURVIVORS
AT JACKSONVILLE CAMP
Housed In Tents, Veterans Recall
Again Thrilling Stories
of War.
ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS
With Arrival of General Bennett II.
Young, First Day of Celebration
Opens With Lively Swing.

Jacksonville. Fla. May 5.-Survivors
who wore the Gray in the War Be-
tween the States gathered by the thous-
ands in Jacksonville to might prepara-
tory to the opening OF the twenty
fourth annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans here tomorrow.
Housed in the tents OF Camp Kirby
Smith, the veterans recalled again the
stories OF Chickamauga and Mission
airy Ridge; of Gettysburg and the Will
dcrness, and a score OF other battle
and the South
Two allied orga mutations held meet
ings to day and tonight. The Confed-
crate Southern Memorial Association
met this afternoon. and the Sons OF
Confederate Veterans held it's first
meeting Tonight. Neither organiZa-
ton transacted business of Importance.
Park Trammcl. Governor OF Florida,
and Van q. Swc:Iringen, Mayor OF
Jacksonville. formally will welcome the
veterans at their first meeting to-
morrow. Sessions of the reunion will
continue until FRIDAY. when the meet
ings of the two allied organizations
also Will end.
The first parade of the reunion Will
be held tomorrow afternoon and VIII
include the sponsors and maids of hon
or fron, the various Southern States
who were sent here as n tribute of
honor to the veterans. parade OF
the Sons of Confederate Veterans Will
bc held on Thursday. and on Friday
the veterans parade will be held.
ALABAMA WILL RETURN
FLAG TO STATE OE OHIO
Aiabama's division OF the veterans
will return to the State of Ohio to-
morrow night a battletlag which was
captured from one Of Ohio's regiments
In the historic conflict. Governor Cox.
of Ohio, will accept tho return of the
colors
Various divisional meetings and So
ciaI events also arc on the program for
Tomorrow one of the largest dele
CATIONS to arrive day for the reunion
was from Memphis. Tenn. which city.
with Richmond, is seeking the 1915 re-
union.
Selection of next years meeting place
and election of officers for the coming
year will be made by the veterans on
Thursday.
With tho arrival of General Bennett
". Young this morning, tho first day OF
the celebrations attending the reunion
opened with a swing and rush that be-
tokens a lively week. General Young
was met at the union station by Mayor
Van Swearingen and escorted 10 his Of
ncial headquarters at the Aragon Hotel
Max Morganthau has been appointed
his bodyguard. and will look after the
comfort Of tho aged commander during
his stay In the city. AS MIR. Morgan
thau was Il former spnrring partner of
James j. Corbett. the general is safe
Troop a, FORESTS Cavalry, with l46
men, ranging in age from Sixty-siX to
eighty-two, arrived to-day. and were
wildly chcered as they marched to their
headquarters in the camp. which ex-
tends through DiRnan and Springfield
Parks. in the heart or the residence
section OF tho city.
Fully 10000 persons arrived yester-
day. and thc trains to-day poured
thousands into the city. Sixty thou.
sand strangers were expected by night,
and fully 100000 by tomorrow noon.