The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-10
One Hundred Veterans
Comfortably CHARTERED ard
Three Dsy Feast Bssiss
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part hreadwlnuers and unable to leave
me'r vocauons aud business al his
season. An exception. however is ~
NJ. Haley. who for many years has
been O coal operator 90 McAiester. and
pho. annually visits me reunion not
only in the capacity 81 SON but rath.
er as the Son 81 his father General -.
~ HALEY state commander who an-
nu.ily publishes booa on TIE pro.
ceedugs 0f the reunion. For several
wars interest has lagged among the
Sons and no effort has been made 70
revive it
Vets Are Comfortable
Those veterans who arrived late last
night we're accommodated al the hotels
OF Chickasha and after spending an
hour or two IN converse ATT registration
headquarters al the city han We're es-
corted 70 their college quarters wth
which an were delighted
Big Barbecue Tomorrow
The annual ball which has marked
an reunions for decade win be dis
pensed with this year on account OF
war conditions but in its stead there
win be a grand barbecue served on me
college campus which ~.a aecommo
date many hundreds comfortably
This win take place tomorrow evening
and win be public AT that time mus
sic viii be rendered by the Chickasha
band and it viii not be strange if the
Veterans should engage in their oll
time Virginia reel and the Young peo
pie should trip more modern steps
But it win not assume the proportion.
OF an annual ball Pleasing program.
have been arranged for an these oc
casions.
Handling Big Job.
tSrhans TIE busiest group in ChicR
ASA, today Is the credentials commit
toe which has sole charge Of Confed
crate enrolment as the Old vets react
Chickasha Automobiles well sup
Piled with orderles are meeting all
trains today and conducting the olt
delegates to the mayors office in tn,
city han where ever tning has beer
surrendered to the disposal OF the gray
warriors who are constantly streaming
IN this afternoon The registration
Of an old soldiers has consumed the
greater part Of today and Mayor Coff
mans headquarters was packed unit
after noon by venerable men answer
ing another reveille
The representatives to this eonven
ton have been signed up as rapidly
as possible TO make room for the late
arrivals and at AN early hour this
morning those who had entered theii
credentials and had been enrolled took
waiting cars for the O. c w where
rations for the three days meeting will
be dealt out
The U D. G. delegates convened a
the college at ten o'clock this mornin'
and remained in session until almos
noon uansaeting regular business o
the order and planning their part o
the program The fact that the hospi
talty committee and transportation
committee have not been idle sine
their organization could easily be seel
this morning by the orderly manner il
which the reception of the vets wa
conducted. All branches Of the enter
tainment are on the Job in earnest &
day and no tie-up has threatene
= though the rush Of arrivals presente
problem Of the attention Of an rt
ceiying committees this morning.
General Coleman Here.
On his Job bright ana early thi
morning was General n. B Coleman
Of McAlester who was am officer /
Joe shelby's famous division. Genera
Coleman is adiutant general OF the Oh
lahoma division of the United Confe,
crate Veterans and is an officer IN tn
state organization OF the America
Red Cross society Judge Grigsby q,
clares tht all the good men in shelby
brigade We're killed Off but makes a
exception IN General Colemans case
Daughters Program
Tuesday Morning, 8 a. m.
Administration Building o G. w.
Meeting called to order by Presiden
Mrs r. W. Purdy
Invocation Rev w M nanharn