The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-19
fULSA READY FOR
VETERANS COMING
FOR THE REUNION
RAILROAD RATES OF ONE
CENT A MILE HAVE BEEN
MADE FOR EVENT.

Tulsa, Okla, Sept. 1S.-All ar
rangements for the entertainment OF
the Twenty-eighth annual reunion
OF the United Confederate Veterans
association. the 23rd annual reunion
OF the Sons OF Confederate
Veterans and the 10Th annual
reunion of the Confederate South
ern Memorial Association, Sept. "a
p, inclusive, are practically com
plete. The finishing touches are
being give to all OF the facilities this
week, and by the end of the week
Eothing will be wanting to give the
y 4eterans and visitors warm well
come and pleasant sojourn in
Tulsa.
The rates allowed by the railway
administration for the reunion are
favorable, one cent mile each way
being the rate from all sections OF
the country. These rates apply, gen
orally speaking, to all Confederate
families. Tickets are to be sold
upon authority of commanders and
adjutants of departments, divisions
and camps. To secure ticket at
the reduced rate, certificate signed
by the commander or adjutant OF
some Confederate organization is
necessary. Without such certificate,
the ticket agents are not permitted
to sell ticket at a cent a mile to
the reunion.
The Tulsa reunion committee has
time and again impressed this TACT
upon the people OF the south through
its publicity bureau and by letters
10 all Confederate units OF organ
ization. The certificates have been
sent, many thousands OF them,
throughout all Confederate terri
tory. and if anyone fails to secure
a certificate in time to purchase
ticket to the reunion, it is not the
fault OF the Tulsa committee. De
parments, divisions and camps are
amply supplied with certificates and
all who NAV desire them will be ac-
companied by the commanders and
adiutants upon application. This IS
an important matter and is again
emphasized on the eve OF the move
Ament to Tulsa. Tickets will be
ilaced on sale Sept. 70, good for re-
turning until Oct. 81. Ample ac-
Communications at hotels. rooming
houses and private homes have been
secured forreunlon visitors. The
housing committee has been active
in this work. Rates will be about
one dollar a day up, without meals.
Where two occupy a bed, the rate
in some cases will be reduced. There
will be no profiteering on the part
of hotels and other eating houses.
Meals will be sold at a very reason
able rate.
The veterans camp and mess hall
is complete and will be adequate to
all demands made upon that arm OF
the reunion service. 1t is centrally
located, within easy reach OF the vet
erans, and all veterans who desire
this free entertainment will be ac-
commodated. The veterans will be
comfortably quartered in Tulsa's
new and commodious school houses.
All necessary bedding has arrived
and will be put in place before the
veterans arrive.
All OF the customary arrange
ments for handling and accommo-
dating reunion crowds have been
made. The service will be up to the
highest standard, and the crowd will
be handled with the utmost dis
patch.
Tulsa will throw open all of its
doors Monday morning, and for
week will make the entertainment OF
the reunion visitors a paramount
duty and pleasure. The city cordi-
ally invites all the people OF the
southern states and the southwest to
the reunion and pledges its best ef-
1orts to make their stay here both
pleasant and profitable. A large
crowd is expected. 1t may reach
100000 If so, the facilities Tor
handling it are already provided.
The latch string will hang on the
outside OF all doors during the re-
union.
All indications point to a most
successful reunion.