The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-06
Oklahoma of Confederacy Rally Here Wednesday
Twelfth Annual Reunion Oklahoma
Veterans OF The Confederacy Will
Assemble At Ardmore Wednesday For
A Three.Day Session; Most Elaborate
Program Arranged By Daughters

The twelfth annual state reunion
OF the United Confederate Veterans
viii open in Ardmore "Wednesday
morning of this week, TO continue in
three days session. Ardmore considers
II an honor TO entertain this distin-
guished body and the local committee
In charge OF the affairs are leaving
nothing undone to make the event
most happy one.
Registration at Convention Hall
On Wednesday morning much of the
time Will be devoted to renewing old
friendships and making new friends.
The registration booLr will be CNen at
Convention Hall, early "Wednesday
morning with Judge John Gait in
charge, assisted by several young
ladies who will keep the register OF
visiting veterans, sons and daughters
OF the confederacy as part OF the rec
ords Of the meeting.
First Day Features
The day viii be featured by several
events, including reception at the
Confederate home in the afternoon,
music by the Marietta Glee CLUB
and the camp fire and old fiddlers
contest at night.
Address by Governor
Thursday Gov. J. b. A. Robertson
Will deliver an address to the old sol
diers, and memorial services for the
dead will be conducted by the chap
lains Of the veterans and the Daugh-
ters.
Auto Racing in Afternoon
At three o'clock the veterans will a.;
attend the races at the fair grounds
which have been arranged for their
special benefit to be followed by the
sponsors ball at Convention Hall a,
night
Big Parade Friday
Friday will be devoted to business
matters, followed By the big parade
in the afternoon Just prior to adjourn.
ment of the reunion.
4 During the three DAYS various forms
81 entertainment will be provide.
for the visiting guests, and cverythlns
possible done to make their visit %
Ardmore most pleasant and agreeable
Ia c. B. Stuart, a prominent attorney
Oklahoma City and formerly a
resident of McAlesters will deliver
memorial address Thursday for the
late Gen. D. NJ. Haley, who was com
Tnander Of the Oklahoma Division,
United Confederate Veterans, at the
time OF his death. Following is the
program as planned for the three days
entertainment:
Wednesday. June 3
$3.50 a. m--Band concert, Main and
Washington gtreets.
500 a. m.-Bugle call. Convention
Han.
Call to order, division com.
nander.
Invocation, W, A, Treadwell. d.
vision chaplin
Song, America"
Welcome address, Chamber of
Commerce, ]. H. Mathers.
Response by commander Okla.
houa division, Z. C. V.
Appointment Of committees by
commander
Band, Dixie"
Welcome address. Daughters OF
Welcome address, Mayor w. +.
Freer>>n.
Confederary, Mrs. Arthur Wal
colt
Response, Mrs. A c. Eakins
OF Durant, vice president. U. d.
C..
Presentation Of chapter flag.
Music by band.
Annual address. DR.. Ashley
Chappell, pastor Of Broadway
Methodist church. Ardmore.
l2:00-Dinner.
Afternoon Session
1888 .. m.--Music.
Invocation.
Address, Col. r. A. sneed. com
missioner Of pensions.
Music, Marietta Glee club.
Address. Hon. John p. Logan.
Tulsa.
Music. Philharmonic Club quar-.
tette.
400 p. m.--Reception at Confed-
crate Home.
500 p. m.-Campfire and Old
Fiddlers' Contest at Central Park,
directed by Col. William D. Mat
thews-