The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-23
LECTION C.

now making all possible ar.tpge-
ments TO entertain the vetorar4 a15
their friends better than Tho. h,~i
been entertained hore on form '.
casions. They will be given a r..,,
cordial welcome here. Hundred n,
private homes will be oprn fa f,.,,
during the days Of the reunion T,l.,
will be driven over the historI. f..t
tlefields of Chattanoora .,f.-.
thousands OF them fought and ya.-.
10000 OF their comrades worr ku.5
and wounded. These folds ave-
Chickamauga, Lookout Mount.
the Valley OF Chattanooga and bs.
toric Missionary Ridge The amy
OF Tennessee had men in SC from ,I.
most every southern state TN,.
army was at death grips wit. ~
army OF the Cumberland aroma
Chattarooga for three years and
total OF 4T.O00 men In Killed and
wounded was the size OF the saus1,.
er. At Chickamauga alOn. tho .,s.
ualties reached 5000. which .s rc.
gardcd as the highest per com +,
the history Of wars. About 400 900
men were engaged In two lays,
fight In which the COuteI.sltes
were the victors.
Historic Batticficlds.
The government and the ya-fo,s
states that had sons on this bloody
field have converted Chicgar4ue,
into n large national park tu com.
| memorate American valor Several
thousand monuments and markers
have been erected on the fold and A .
hundred miles OF good roads hqye
been constructed Ia IN. national
park. Il Is one Of the most delight.
ful places IN all tho south tpfNN,
visitor and the tourist An .ura
mobile ride along historic LalsattA
road. across which the contond.r-
armies battled for two davs. i. one
OF the most delightful eXrorlcuaDs1
the southern states. or In tho entire
country as for that. -Four orr five
hours may he spent profiar. In
this great park with "A good auto.
mobile. II the tourist prefers tu see
the park on foot # will euEar, him
| two or three days. Chlckamaua
| Is one Of the great testimonials M
this continent to human valor The
( federal government has built "a fine
/ boulevard between Chattanoogl and
/ Chickamauga park, pronounced BY
good roads enthusiasts az one Of the
| finest drives In the country.
All Of these attractions appeal 10
| the Confederates.
All of these attractions appeal 10
| the Confederates and their descend
ants and It is always delight 10
| them to hold a reunion on such a
| historic and consecrated ground.
! This point may be emphasized bv
| remark of an old man wandering
] through Chickamauga park when he
saw some stranger running after
! squirrel: Tread softly stranger. you
| are on hallowed ground"
Word has gone out that the Chat.
| tanooga reunion will probably 6e ne
/ last one that the Coufederatos viii
have. II that be true It should IN.
| sure the largest crowd that any
| previous reunion has drawn The
/ love for the Confederate soldier IN
the south ought to assure large At.
I tendance II this Is to be his last re-
| union.
Fast PI sing Away.
! And these thoughts suggest the
remark that the old men are fast
passing away when their reunion
was held in 1918, there were 1900
! camps In active condition. tho Of
/ tlcial list Of camps now numbers
/ 800. or half the number eight years
| ago. Many OF these have hu. few
| members: some Of them have passed
| out Of existence since the official list
! was compiled less than a year ago.
Probably a hundred letters have
been received from old men hg the
| reunion committee in which The In
| formation is secured that they are
the last members Of their respective
camps and too Old to attend a re-
union. Statistics compiled hv the En-.
formation bureau Of the committee
show that some sixty camps h.-s
/ closed their doors IN the pas, %
days. Their membership has passed
! away
The sustaining strength OF the
/ Confederate veterans now are the
Sons OF Confederate Veterans and
/ the Daughters OF the Confcdoracy
/ These organizations swell the at f,
/ tendance Mt all reunions as escorts
| for the old men. hundreds uf whom
/ are too feeble to travel alone They
| look after the safety and comior, u
| the veterans who are too flr ad.
/ vanced in age to care for them
/ selves. II is not an uncommon
sight at reunions to see an old Con-
| federate leaning on the arm ~
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