The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-26
Committees Have Made All Final
Arrangements for the First
Reunion.
BE HELD AT GREENVILLE
Those in Charge are Expecting
That Ten Thousand "Old Hick-
Ory" Boys Will Be in Attend
ance.

Greenville, S. c., Aug. 25.-An en-
thusiastic meeting of committee
chairmen of the Old Hickory associa
tion with local committees here last
week, resulted in final coordination
of plans for the reunion OF Thirtieth
division veterans here September 20
and 30. and the adoption and an
nouncement of the program for this
gathering, which will be attended, It
is expected, by at least 10000 men,
bers of the famous Old Hickory di-
vision.
The meeting was presided over by
Col. Holmes b. Springs, of George
town, chairman of the organization
committee for the Old Hickory asso-
citation. The association was also rep
resented by Col. Don E. Scott, Of
Graham, N. c., chairman of the ar
rangements committee; Major d. E.
Meyer, of Charleston, member Of the
arrangements committee, and by
Frank Bowen, secretary of the asso-
citation. Representing the Greenville
organizations, the heads of virtually
all the local committees were pres
ent.
Aside from the arranging of a pro-
gram, number of important matters
pertaining to the coming reunion were
decided upon. One of these was the
decision on uniforms. Visiting sol
diers will be requested to wear. their
uniforms, but the request Is by no
means binding, and II Is the idea OF
the committee that no member of the
division should feel hesitancy in at
tending the reunion because his uni
form may'not be available or because
he does not wish to wear it.
registration bureau will be estab-
iished at the textile hall, where all
soldiers will register upon arrival and
secure accommodations. They will be
met at trains by reception commit
tees. Information bureaus will be es-
tablished in various parts OF the city.
Thirtieth division soldiers will all
be asked to wear the official insignia
OF the reunion during their stay here.
These will be furnished at the regis
tration bureau, and will entitle their
wearer to free entrance to all attrac-
tions listed on the official program
Soldiers, who come in civilian cloth
ing, will receive small lapel buttons
which will answer the same purpose
Free meal tickets VIII be issued al!
Thirtieth division soldiers upon their
registration.
1t was decided that another effort
will be made to bring President Will
son to the reunion. though 1t Is now
thought hardly likely that he will be
able to attend.
Among the notable speakers who
will be invited to the reunion are
Maj. Gen. Edward NJ. Lewis, who
commanded the division overseas;
Brig. Gen. s. l.. Faison; Brig. Gen.
l.. ID. Tyson; Governor Robert A.
Cooper, of South Carolina; Governor
t. w. Beckett, OF North Carolina;
q Governor A. w. Roberts of Tennes-
sq anu OtnerS.
Nt0.ly airplane flights. for which ar
rangements are to be made later, are.
to be features on the program. An
effort will be made to secure Lieut..
John o. w. Donaldson, a former
Greenville boy. who won fame in the
aviation service, for some Of these
exhibitions. A big parade on Monday
afternoon, the 29th, under the direc-
tion OF Maj. VIM. ID. Workman, of
Greenyille, will be another Interesting
feature.
The detailed program was worked
out and adopted at the committees
meeting after session lastin, we'll
into the afternoon. is as follows:
Sunday. September %, 1910.
2:00 to 1890 p. m.-Arrival and
registration of members, Textile hall.
Monday, September 30, 1910.
1880 to 9:30 a. m.-Breakfast.
10 a. m.--Opening session, Textile
hall.
Music.
Invocation.
Address of welcome on behalf of
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