Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-06
Tulsa Chamber uT Commerce Ut
uvPr- pCCidc to Entertain
Confederate Veterans
CITY BEHIND MOVE
iiumoe - People Must Re Opcucd
To- Visitors iu order to- FRO
ldr Quarters.
WILL BE EPOCHAL EVENT


Tua, vu entertain tine annual
rpan.ou of nr um'oI confederate
Veteran. n WAS oU settled ~ the
director. hn,h'un of The chamber
uf commerce fr-,crISg at Hotel
Tn'-' Tho whole ..i, is now ready
'o so to work shouldc, to shoulder.
'' entertain the greatest convention
'rn 'iN over landed "a convention
That annually takes ip every city
that Ens 1t from forty 'hou,aud to
one hundred thousand peogIc
How Tulsa Will entertain the vet
Grams lr o. wtit"r that must he
worked out but there ls only one
way th, city can successfully en-
''rta'n them, the citizens or Tulsa
must throw opep their homes.
Must show Hospitality.
I'VE mus, have 1900 on 1000
homes tnlt5 will nEucc Co. give up
one roam or two or three rooms
Tor tho four DAYS ~ the reunion"
NtH rate Brady, speaking before
the directors ~ fool sure We viii
get them Tho pcoplc ~ Tulsa must
show their hospitality and n they
Will crowd themselves into ono or
Two rooms of their own homes 40
they can entertain these visitors we
VIII handle the reunion sntisfactnr-
lily / believe they viii do n The
veterans are good folks and como
from tho hest families In the south
and any Of us should he proud To
nave the opportunity OF entertain
ing them Nobody viii be asked 10
give anything The veterans viii
pay their own way. All We are
asked 10 do is to furnish accommo,
dutions
Mr.. Rrady and Mcrritt ]. Glass.
commander Of tho Trans MlsSisAippi
department OF the Sons OF Confcd
crate veterans. were guests uf the
directors 10 discuss the matter Of
the reunion n was expected that
Nathan Bedford Forrest, secretary
OF the l.. G. V, would be present.
but he wired that he had missed
train connections at Memphis and
would not arrive until this morn
ing at If O'Clock.
Mr. BRADY rccited the efforts of
Tulsa to hand the big reunion. dat
ing back over tour years. II had
run three special trains 10 AZ many
reunions In an effort To bring the
veterans to Tulsa He had gone one
year rs ftr as Jacksonville. Fla, in
charge ~ a train. Two years ago
Tulsa lost the reunion to washing
ton. II. c., by only one vote. Last
Year the veterans voted for Tulsa
ITS matter OF good faith on
our part" said MIR Brady. "Mr.
Glass and have, ~ Representatives
OF the city invited the veterans 10
come hero ana finally, after long ef-
Tort We have Induced them TO come.
and 90 far as We are concerned,
We have decided that whether the
Chamber OF Commerce joins with us
or aoi We are going tu make good
tac invitation ana with other vot-
Grams and soEs Of Veterans IN the
Cty We intend to do the best We can
toward properly entertaining them
McAdon Grants Rates.
"BDt We want YOU gentlemen with
Us and feel that you should give
your assistance. Every obstacle has
been overcome iu the way OF rail
road rates Secretary McAdoo has
assured us that. And II IS the first
time "A ratio Of ] cent "A mile has ever
been granted west " the Missis-
sippL"
Sir Glass also spoke and tho di-
rectors then adopted resolution
puSsed unanimously, 30 get behind |
rs committee. composed of Mcssra
Brady aud Clas and give every as
s'sttuce 90 the entertainments of the |
thousands who Will come here.
rho tuto Of the reunion has not /
been selected. but IL viii he IN Sep
tcnhtr Tho exact dates VIII be I