The Washington times., 1917-04-23
SPECIAL TRAINS TO
BRING ALABAMANS
Confederate Veterans of State
Expected to Reach Capital
Morning Of June S.

when That Choo Choo Leaves for
AIabam' is a popular air down South.
but a greater favorite on June . win
be. when the Cars Leave Alabam'" "
for Washington to bring hundreds Of
Confederate veterans 60 the twenty
seventh annual reunion.
Col Robert N. Harper, reunion chair
man. was advised by telegram today
that the Alabama contingent will como
In two or more special trains. and 10
expected to reach the National Capital
on the morning Of June 5-oze day
after the reunion formally opens
Handmade Instead Of Bayonet.
Headquarters for the Alabama vet
Grams have been reserved at the VII
lard Hotel Gen George P. Harrison.
commander of the Confederates. reach
ing Washington in. advance OF the Ala
bamans. will give personal attention to
their needs during the reunion. From
Southern reunion headquarters in New
Orleans General Harrison has issued q
patriotic proclamation. terming Il, "On
to Washington" He urges that all
veterans come to this city in their uni
forms for the first reunion ever held out
side the limits OF the late Confederate
States.
"on to Washington. was the cry Of
Confederate soldiers after the victory
Of the first Manassas" General Harrf-
sons statement reads. but the judg-
ment Of the leaders was against the
movement Furthermore. the trenches
near the city were defended by a line
OF men in blue Today IL Is changed.
and we shall get the handshake where we
once got the bayonet"
Additional Contributors
The following Is q list of contribut-
ors to the reunion since April IS:
Those who contributed 5000, Earl
Wheeler: $1.50, N. Goldenberg; 500.
Christiania Drug Company, Hecht &
Co., Lansburgh & Bro, ". B. Scott,
G. F. Schutt; $50, Thomas B. Ogram,
Old Dutch Market. N. Phillipsborn &
Co., Charles Heurich, w. H. Rapley,
White Palace Lunch No. 3, Cuno H
Rudolph, R p. Andrews Paper Co.
Bradstreet, Columbia typographical
Union, No. 101, Dulin and Martin; $40
Weaver Brothers.; $25. Browning and
Middleton, A. p. Clark, jr., W. d.
Campbell, J. R. Cunningham & Co..
r. G. Dunn & Co., of New York. Her
man z. Gasch, r. l. Hunt, John c.
Let's Company, c. c. Leavens. P. T.
Moran, Royal Blue Line Company, W.
+. Roberts Company. George Trues-
dell, T. w. woolworth, Winston Hotel,
George NJ Oyster. jr., Arthur Peter;
$40. Becker Leather Goods Company,
William A. Gordon, Herbert's Inn; $40,
H. z. Bittinger & Co.. Richard Crane,
Doubleday Electric Company. q. Ed
munstop, Cornelius Ford Gardiner
and Dent, Inc, A T. Hardin. William
Hahn & Co., J. Leo Kolb, e. J. Murphy,
F. F. May Hardware COMPANY, A NJ
Nevins, John N. Nelson. Manassas, Va,
stone and Poole, C. W. Warden; S15,
Joseph L Crupper: IS, W. w. Bowie,
Central Drug Company, DR.. c p.
Clark, Capital Towel Service, A Ding
man, J. A. Donogohue, Percy s. Foster
Piano Company, Friedlander Bros, T.
d. Gilman, Alexander Grant. George
Goldberg, W. Charles Heitmuller,
Hopkins Furniture Company, ]. e
Hanger, Inc, William E Harvey, Mel
win c. Hazen, ]. Miller Kenyon, d.
LouRhran, A. H. Mckenzie, Charles
w. Richardson, Riggs-Lafayette Baths
Inc, George R. Ridsiey. L. X. Sands,
H. L. Thornton, B, e. Trenis, E. Marin
Underwood, Vienna Hat Company.
Hugo worch, Frank l. Wagner, ana
Ernest G. wallen-