Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 14, 1914, Page 7

| | A A ol ittt Al bbb BELLES OF DIXIE VIE AT REUNION Brilliant Fetes Planned For Jacksonville Meeting Just: Received! 00 yds of Lace Latest Designs and Lowest Prices May 6, 7 and 8 To Be Memorable Dates in Florida's Metropolis— ::-"" Crowd Assured the Rlufllfll Ity. Jackeonville, Fla.—Southerr social fircles are again taking an interest n the great social, military and sem- timental annual meeting that brings together & crowd of from 76,000 to 150,000 people to do homor to the ex- Confederate soldier—the reunion of $he survivors of the Confederate arm- 1e8, The reunion is to be held this year at Jacksonville, Fla, May 6, 7, 8 in- clusive. It is the first time that the ex-Confederates have selected Florida as the reunion state, and uncommon interest attaches to the meeting here and throughout the South. Owing the comparatively early date of the reunion, the divisions, brigades and camps made their appointments of THE RACKLT STORE :: stl 1 e COWdery Bmld'hg ladies compose the social side of the mmw&&«w«W@w reunion. They are known as the offi- cial ladies of the meeting, entertained as such, and courted by the entire so- cial fabric of the South. The Sons of Confederate Veterans, following in the footsteps of their fa- thers, maintain organizations in ev- ery Southern state, and hold their re- unions on the same dates. They ap- point sponsors and maids of honor. The two organizations, closely allied, % i therefore, send to each Confederate PEREEO SRR 1090000000 L The Lifetime of a Watch depends upon the usage you give it and the satisfaction your . Jewelerswives you,in workmanship. We solicit any Watch or Clock thav has not been giving satisfaction, reunion several hundred official ladies, selected from the best families of the South, that stand high in the social scale in thelr communities. Mapping out a social program, therefore, for a Confederate reunion i a task that demands the best of talent in the entertainment line. There must be dinners, receptions, balls, trips to points of {nterest around the reunion cities and anything else in the line of eocial entertainment the committee may devise. The crown- ing event of the week in society, however, is the annual ball for maids and sponsors. If the reunion is held fn a city where a hall large enough to accommodate several hundred danc- ing couples at once can not be se- cured, a dancing pavilion is construct- ed for the occasion. This pavilion consists of a large canvas tent, well floored and lighted; it is also supplied with comfortable seats on the grand- stand order, where several thousand spectators may witness the ball. If a reader has not seen one of these an- nual balls at & Confederate reunion he has but limited idea of its size and brilliancy. Nothing to equal it in splendor can be seen in the United States, unless it be the inauguration ball at the national capital, now fallen into socfal desuetude. If the inaugu- ration ball is put out of the contest, the annual ball of the Confederate re- union, at which the maids and spon- sorg hold sway, is the greatest social function of the United States. The social gide of the Jacksonville reunion will be participated in by rep- resentatives of all Southern States, the border states and a few western commonwealths. There are sixteen gtate divisions of the United Confed- erate Veterans' Association, as fol- lows: South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, Ala- bama, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Ar- kansas. Each state semds large dele- gations of young women to the re- union, selected with regard to their All work guaranteed. A pleasure to show goods. Cole & Hull Jewelers and Optometrists. LAKELAND, FLA, Office " Phone 348 Black. G. H. Alfield Res. Phone 39 Blue B. H. Belisario, Res. Phone 372 Blue. LAKELAND PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION T, Manu .rs of Cement Brick, Blocks, and ornamental work. Let the big mixer put in your sidewalk—it does it better. Cement, Rock and Lake Weir Sand for sale 307 to 311 Main St. Fla. Lakeland he Loss by Fire in the U. S During a Recent Year Amounted to Almost One-Half the Cos 0f All New Buildings Constructed During the Emire' fe represent the following reli’ Twelve Months! companies: jal standing at home. In addition ity Underwriters, When Buying or Building g8 r e Gl to the state delegations, the com pxta.l ----- . 4y75o’000 Provide the Means mander-inchief has his own official adelphia Underwnten, Jadies, chosen from the South at large. pital ..., .. ... ... $4,500,000 There are three departments, known as the Army of Northern Virginia de- nan American, capital 2,000,000 For Rebuilding! A ld me md Marine x»anrnvm,‘Ay:lr.r;;I (:f\"!‘::;::vjx;:(}p g:f::: ital 000,000 ment and 1s-Misgigsipp yart- P 2, i ment Each department appoints maids and sponsors and sends them to all reunions. The scope of country covered by these many organizations has about half the population of the United States; hence, the interest in a Confederate reunion ig always wide- epread. Society circles in all of this territory are interested in the Jack- gonville reunion, and the event will bring here one of the largest crowds of voung people ever assembled in the South. Florida appeals to the young, because of its flowers and fts wonders—its poetry, its gongs and its At this Period use all Safe- guards for Comfort gulf and bays have interest all their 4 own. The palm and the pine, liveoak and well Belng and holly, and a hundred other forest ANN & DEEN Room 7, Raymondo Building r trees that abound throughout the most practi . CE. It preserves ctate as nowhere else on the conti ne b"t and P “Heo{ these is Jos omx y pent, invest Florida with an interest Your food, conserves your health, increases yOur P;w“";;y"“h::l: or & ::!ym w"' - tomentlofl—“d " u than to any recent meeting of . the Confederates, and preparations are Iisteaq of of ice on the cool days whick L}:« ng mad:mm a«-ntermin a“large will be oomdmom.l nz;:;:ldngbetveen the warm ones, resolve W crowd of people in May. san ————— fight now that every day is a full ice day for you. The pop And stick to that COUPON BOOX of ours. It is your consistent, Per” M| . 4o 000 The assessed value of taxable preperty is $58,000,000. Twelve Ustent SAVER, vears ago it was but $13,000,000, show- nerease of more than 400 per | he period. The municipal tax the ¢ mills, one of the lowest in Jacksonville's bank clearings for Lakeland lce Company | . oramne sl Number of bapking institutiens, 16. ! as wide as the nation. Greater inter- attaches to the Jacksonville re- on of Jacksonville is Phone 26 — THE EVENING TELBEGRAM, LAK' ELAND, FLA., APRIL 14, 1914 PAGE SEVEN OLD HICKORY AND SEMINOLES Modern Jacksonville Reveres His Memory At Reunion Spirit of Great Man Militant in Con federate Reunion City—Why Jack- sonville Was Named in His Honor. Jacksonville, Fla.—Confederate sol- diers, the world over, revere the name of Andrew Jackson, and in view of the fact that their next reunion is to be held in the only city in the South that was named in honor of that great and brave man, his services in freeing Florida from the blight of Indian bar- barism will be of interest. Jacksonville was named for Gen. Andrew Jackson as a compliment and mark of appreciation for services he rendered to civilization in the Semi- nole War. There could have been no progress or civilization in Florida but for the work of Andrew Jackson. Con- ditons in this territory in 1818, nearly a hundred years ago, demanded the services of a brave and resolute man. Gen Jackson was selected by the gov- ernment a8 the one man above all others to head the movement against the Seminole Indians, who had been terrorizing the territory for several years and committing atrocities of the most brutal character. In March, 1818, Gen. Jackson was ordered to the site of the Seminole War. He invaded East Florida, and in a campaign of less than six weeks crushed these Indians. It is related Gen. Bennett H. Young, Loulsville, Ky., Commander in Chief United Confed- erate Veterans, Who Hold Their Re- union at Jacksonville in May. by historians that in one village, not far removed from Jacksonville, he found 300 scalps of men, women and children, many of them still fresh, hanging on a war pole. Gen. Jackson knew that the Spaniards were in sym- pathy with the Indians in their attacks on American settlers. After cleaning up a number of Indian villages he cap- tured the Spanish post of St. Marks. For this act he was severely censured by his government. However, the naked fact is that “Old Hickory"” was more courageous than the men who were conducting the affairs of state at Washington. Barly in May, 1818, Gen. Jackson closed his campaign against the Sem- inoles in East Florida. He had com- pletely broken their power and run them out of the territory. They caused no more serious trouble. During his campaign in East Florida Gen. Jackson obtained satisfactory ev- idence that Spanish officers at Pensa- cola were in sympathy with the In- dians. He promptly decided to march against them and teach them a lesson. The Spanish governor of West Florida, learning of Gen. Jackson's purpose, sent him a written protest against his invasicn. This protest is now on file among the Jackson documents fin charge of the Tennessee Historical Soclety at Nashville. The protest was delivered to Gen. Jackson near Pensa- cola on May 23, but it had no effect on that determined man. In reply he sent a peremptory demand for the imme- diate surrender of Pensacola and Bar- rancas. Jackson advanced immediate- ly on Pensacola and possessed it. Two days later the Barrancas garrison capitulated, were received as prison- ers of war and sent to Havana. Having thus snatched both East and West Florida from the Indians and Spaniards, Gen. Jackson at once pro- ceeded to establish a provisional gov- ernment under the stars and stripes. Having accomplished this, he return- ed to Tennessee, then his home. In 1822 a number of pioneers held a meeting here and decided to start the work of building a town. The vil- lage was then known as the Cow Ford, a name given to it by the Indians After perfecting an organization, the incorporation unfurled the banner of Jacksonville in honor of Gen. Jackson, who had made it possible for white men to live here. When the Confederate soldiers and their friends meet here for she 24th annual reunion Jacksonville will {m- press them with all the force of An- drew Jackson. It is new a modern progressive city of 85,000 population, one of the thriving business centers of the New South. Its varied attractions will delight all who attend the re- union, and no matter how large the | crowd may be, Jacksonville will take f care of all. F222P2FP PP SR L LGP 1S4 KIMBROUGH & SKINNER IRRIGATION CO. WATER THE EARTH TO suit conditions. No better irigation in existence. J. W. Kim- brough, of Lakeland, Floridd has the management of the State of Florida, Cuba, Bahama Isl nds, Alipines, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. Any one interested in irrigation can obtain information by writing him or the company. They are now prepared to fill all orders promptly. ’ Address Kimbrough and Skinner Irrigation Co., s LAKELAND, FLORIDA B ddaaaeaea it Mann Plumbingce. 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