The Pensacola journal., 1919-09-10
GRAY HOSTS READY
FOR BIG REUNION
Local Veterans Plan Greatest CeIebra-
tion.

Headed by Adjutant General and
Chief of Staff w. A. Rawls. of Pen
sacola local Confederate veterans
are preparing for the biggest reunion
ever held, in Atlanta October 7-10.
Director General Hines has instructed
all railroads in the United States 10
make a special rate one cent mile
each way. The round-trip rate from
Pensacola will be s6.76- Tickets VIII
be on sale here October ana VIII pe
good until October 81.
Mr. Rawls has given out this 1nfor-
nation in regard to the reunion:
All visitors are urged to make Their
reservations before coming to Atiaiita'
applying to the hotels for rooms there
and to the housing committee for quar-
ters in the private homes and ooarulhS
houses.
All Confederate veterans who desUe
same will be entertained by the re-
union committee without charge. Ihey
will be quartered in the privote homes
of the citizens of Atlanta as tner
guests.
A commodious riess kall has been
erected within two blocks of the city
auditorium on the capitol grounds,
where splendid meals will be served to
all veterans without cost. Mr. H. A.
| Pickens, who has handled this depart
ment at Little Rock. Chattanooga, Ma
con. Jacksonville and Tulsa reunions
will have charge.
An abundance of eating places Will
| be provided for reunion week NOT
| ouly are the regular restaurants N
! Gre asing their capacity, but special eat
ing places are to be established 10 care
for the crowd. Each restaurant is De-
ing required to sign q contract binding
hi
the reunion week. Every restaurant
thus contractr-g not to overcharge the
visitors will he furn shed with large
signs wiai - viii be copyrighted by the
reunion co.Gmittee. 10 prevent lnrnli-
tations. TI:is sign viii be as 1oiioWs'
.Offic.al EestatlSant. Approved Dy
reunion cI,nmit+ee.'
All visitors are warned not 10 pat
ronize any resta ursrnt that does ho'
exhibit this sign. All visitors are re-
ouested to report Immediately to tne
reunion committee any attempt @t eA-
1 tortion.
Atlanta has one of the most moueii u
auditoriums in the entire coui'i
This hall will seat about 1o,ooo peopie'
and is equipped with one OF the finest
pipe organs in the United states Inc
opening session of the Memorial AS
sociation will be held in this nan tue
.fternoon of october 7th, and the
opening meeting of the Sons OF Con
| federate Veterans on the night of Oc-
tober 7th. All sessions of the Confed-
| crate Veterans will be held in this
hall.
Headouarters for all the differnent
| divisions will be established where
! the Veterans will register by states,
and have an opportunity to meet thelr
| old comrades.
| owing to the scarcity OF horses
| caused bv the war demands the re-
| union committee will only be able 60
supply a limited numbers~or mounts
for the parade, but it is expected that
| a sufficient number will be obtained
to at least mount all the princlpai
/ officers and their staffs.
/ Automobiles for the parade will be
| provided by the reunion committee
/ for all department, division and brig
| ade ladies.
| Following the usual custom, two
balls will be given by thereunion COM
/ mittee to the visiting veterans, sons
| and their sponsors and maids. The
| uniforms and badges of the visitors
| will entitle them to admission, while
| all lOcdl peopie Will NC iSduiAea -
! present an invitation card. In addition
/ to the dances number of receptions,
/ ETC., will be rendered the visiting vet
| Grams, sons, their ladies and members
/ of the memorial association.
/ The Atlanta reunion committee has
| raised a fund for the proper enter
/ tainment of the reunion More than
| fifteen special committees have been
| at work almost day and night for
| weeks and the people of Atlanta conf
| IDENTIFY expect TO give the veterans the
!, best reunion yet held.