The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-14
| Ill SA REUNION
OLD C0NFEDERATES
COMMITTEE PREPARING TO
ENTERTAIN CROWD OF
100000 PEOPLE
DATES ARE SEPTEMBER 24-27
Ample Fund Assured 10 Bear All Ex.
penses OF the Meeting, and Com.
Tlttees Busy Pertectinp
Organization

i Tulsa Okla August The Tulsa
i Confederate Reunion Committee com
posed OF sleading men Of the commun-
| ny, has been engaged for several
weeks in perfec;ing an organization
and raising funds Necessary FOR The
entertainment of the 2sth annual re-
union Of the United Confederate Vet.
.rAns' Association TO be held here
/ September "A 10 q, inclusive
W Tate Brady is chairman OF the
general committee aud Nathan Bed
ford Forrest general secretary Head
quarters have been established In
rooms at Convention hail and Il corps
X assistants employed 10 carry on the
organization work
L Was dec',ed some weeks ago to
raise sl0o 900 to defray The expenses
OF the reunion In two days s50.000
Was secured in pledges and cash
President McFarlin, OF the Tulsa
Chamber OF Commerce. called a meet
ing or the directors OF that body 10
consider the matter OF financing the
reunion The board Of directors az
sured the reunion committee that tile
Chamber Of Commerce would heartily
support the reunion and that the bal.
ance Of the fund would be secured
With this assurance. the committee Is
speeding up reunion organization
work
1t is confidently expected that 100,
600 people viii attend the Tulsa re
union. Last spring some fear was en-
tertained that the reunion, on account
OF pressure of war interests. could not
be held and the spring date was indef
initely postponed The question OF
holding the reunion AT later date !
was taken up with heads of the gov
ernment at Washington President
Wilson expressed desire that the |
reunion be held With this approval /
the dates were fixed fos Sept 2i-2s in |
elusive
DirectOr-General MeAdoo. In charge !
OF the railways or the country. At the
request OF the Tulsa committee. an
nounced a fiat rate OF one cent a mile
each way 10 the veterans and theiI
families who VIII attend the meeting
This rate applies also TO the Sons OF
Confederate Veterans aud their fam
lies. who hold their reunion at the
same time This is the lowest rate
ever given TO convention west of
the Mississippi river and VIII. il is
believed. encourage large attend
ance Arrangements are under way |
therefore TO accommodate crowd Of
100. 900
President Wilson suggested. II he
did not express the desire that the
reunion OF the eX-Confederaies should
be an occasion for patriotic devotion
to the nation whllsit is at. war with
a foreign power This idea will be
emphasized at the Tulsa reunion. Res.
olutions will be adopted pledging the
president the hearty and undivided
support OF the southern and southwest
ern people in winning the war
While Tulsa acts the par of host
10 the reunion. the favor is 10 the en-
tire state OF Oklahoma II is the hrstl
time the ea-COnfedersies have come
10 Oklahoma with their reunion. and
for this reason greater interest Is
throughout the state in
the meeting. The benefits OF the meet
Ing viii be felt throughout the state
Return trip on all reunion tickets j.
fixed at thirty days. giving visitors
ample time TO make trips from Tulsa
INTO other parts OF the state In this
the visitors will thoroughly,
inform themselves as 60 OklAhoma's
material wealth aud general desirab.i
~ for all lines OF business aud enter
prise. 10 the end that she state may
'eap the full benefits OF the reunion
he general committee seeks the CO
operation OF the press aud leading men
Ind women in every community.