The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-27
Grand Parade Will be Conduct
 ed in New Orleans To-day
BALL GIVEN LAST NIGHT
Ten Thousand Are Expected to 30 In Line Today-Rchmond Gets the Next Reunion, Birmingham
 Withdrawing.

business of the sixteenth annual reunion of the United Confederate veterans came to close this afternoon One day of the reunion proper is left and that will be devoted to the parade of the veterans which is scheduled to start at Il o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Richmond, Va, was selected as the place for holding the next reunion. the choice being made by exclamation. The only competitor of Richmond was Blrming ham, Ala but the sentiment in favor of Richmond was so strong that the ad- vocates of Birmingham did not allow the matter to come to vote and withdrew in favor of Richmond before a roll call was ordered The fact that the monu- ment of Jefferson Davis Is to be unveiled in Richmond next year was d potent n- fuence with many of the old soldiers, and they were all exceedingly anxious to hold their next meeting in that city.
 Present Officers Reelected.
 The present officers of the organization were reelected by exclamation there be- ing no nominations made against any of them.
 The reunion, viewed from d business standpoint, was very uneventful The chief new measures of importance to be adopted were one which will recommend to the different states that pensions be paid to slaves now living, who followed their masters to the war, and one which declares in favor of the setting apart of one day in the year by each camp of the organization for memorial services in be- half of the Confederate dead.
 The day closed with a great ssa, honor of the visiting veterans, which was heid tonight in the Auditorium.
 The great parade tomorrow Is expected to be the feature Of the reunion. The column Is to start at Il o'clock from the corner of Canal and St Charles streets. pass along St Charles street 10 Lee circle. three-fourths of mile distant around the circle and back on Camp street to Canal where 1t will be reviewed by Gen eral Lee, making a total march of one and One-half miles number of bril- liant features have been arranged for the parade of which the massing of over q thousand children at Lee circle in such manner as to form a Confederate flag will be one of the most striking. IL is believed that. including the veterans and all other organizations In line there will be about 10000 men In the column
 Afternoon Session Was Brief.
 The afternoon session was brief, bus- ness being pushed through with the ut most dispatch The committee on resolu- tions presented a supplemental report. declaring in favor of a recommendation to the several states that pensions be paid by each state to slaves who follow ed their masters to the war.
 Some years ago resolution was passed at reunion declaring in favor of provision for the presentation of medals To the men who showed the greatest courage in any battle in which the Con federate troops were engagt1. she resou- ton has been neglected heretofore, but today 1t was resurreoted and if was de- cided that it should be put into effect at once. It was also provided in the reso- lution passed this afternoon. that If the soldier entitled to the medal Is dead and his heirs cannot be located, the medal shall be presented to the Battle Abbey to be erected later in Richmond.
 The next business was the election of officers for the ensuing year. and all of the present officers were reelected by exclamation.
 Gen S. D. Lee. the commander in chief. General Cabell, the commander of trans Mississippi department, and General Wal ker, commander of the department of Northern Virginia, made brief speeches of thanks for the honor bestowed upon them.
 Letters regretting inability to be present were received from Mrs Jefferson Davis, Mrs T. J. Jackson. Mrs George F. Pick et; Generals s. B, Buckner, Marcus J. Wright and Basil w. Duke. Mrs. John IT. Reagan. wife of the last surviving member of the cabinet of President Davis. was presented to the convention and heartily cheered.
 The convention then formally adjourned to meet in Richmond, Va. in 1907.