The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-18
Ardmore Prepares entertain Remaining Few of Those
Who Fought Calamity Beneath the "Southern Cross"
Surviving Few of Hero Band Who
Marched With Jackson and Lee and
Fought Beneath the Silken Folds of
Stars and Bars Will Bivouac Here on
June 9, 10, 1l-.Many For Last Time

Last night at the rooms Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, a number Of
Ardmore citizens met for the purpose
Of formulating plans to entertain the
Confederate Veterans who win meet
in annual convention here June 9th,
10th and 11th, and various committees
were appointed who will have charge
of the work from no until after
the convention is over.
Don A. Cochran was selected chair.
man, and Ray L. Beede, secretary.
w. ID. Matthews, state commission.
er Of charities and corrections who
was selected chairman Of the pro.
gram committee at the reunion at
Ada last year, met with the local CON-
mittees and his suggestions we're help.
ful and many Of them will be adopt
ed for this occasion.
The question of housing the guests
was the one first considered, and in
view of the fact that hotel accommo.
dations will be entirely Inadequate. It
was decided to ask the citizens Of
Ardmore to furnish rooms and break.
fast to the visiting veterans.
Cots and tents, the committee say
they cannot secure and for this
reason the citizens will be asked to
help the situation.
Olin H. Wolverton was placed at
the head of this committee and any
one who will donate one or more
rooms for the occasion may communi.
cate the fact to him.
John Fl. Gait was named as chair.
man of the registration committee.
with headquarters at Convention Hall
The Boy Scouts will assist this
committee with the work, and auto
mobiles will be commandeered to take
the old soldiers to their allotted
homes.
Mrs. T. Y. Morgan was named as
the head OF the commissary depart
ment with authority to name her
assistants Her duty will be 10 see
that the dinners and suppers are pre-
pared for the guests. 1t has not been
fully decided just where the meals
will be served, but probably Conven.
ton Hall will be the place.
Max Westheimer, Judge Thomas W.
Champion. and Z. A. Heffner were
appointed finance committee to so.
licit funds TO defray expenses Of the
convention. Don Cochran was author.
lied to secure music for the occas-
ion and to have charge of that espec.
ial feature of the program.
Ray L. Beede will see that auto.
mobiles are furnished to take the old
soldiers any where they desire to go
while in the city.
The local program committee will
be Mrs. A. B. Seay and John f.
Easley, assisted by DR.. w. D. Mat.
thewS
The committee to have charge OF
the sponsors ball Thursday night
of the reunion will be, Mrs. Val
Mullen, and Bob Gardenhire.
The place for holding the ball has
not been decided upon but three
places are available; Convention Hail.
Wilmington Park, or Forest Park,
one of the three places will be select.
ed.
The reception committee appoint
ed to meet all trains consists of Mrs.
Tom Graham and Mrs. Emmett II.
Reid.
Decorations will be in charge of W.
K. Burnitt, and badges and printing
TO Col. f. l.. Gregory.
CnnrpA upua vi XV,.at, ,xo.
to look after the publicity for the
occasion.
Wednesday night a camp fire will
be held under the auspices of the
American Legion at one of the parks.
The Legion will also have charge
of the parade Friday morning which
will end the festivities.
Governor Robertson has wired the
local committee that he will be here
to address the old soldiers, and an
invitation has been extended to Gen.
eral X. NJ. Van Zant OF Fort Worth,
Texas, commander in chief of the
United Confederate veterans, to be-
present upon this occasion and local
veterans believe that he will be hero
also.
Every member Of the above named
committees will ask for assistance at
the hands of Ardmore citizens in or.
der to make the reunion a success,
and are confidently expecting that
they will receive the hearty co-opera.
ton of every persons who has the
comfort and well being of the old
soldiers at heart.
The committees will welcome any
suggestions that may be made to
make the reunion a memorable one
in the minds of the visiting guests,
and invite the liberal use of the
telephone in conveying their ideas
to the chairmen Of every depart.
ment,