The Forrest City times., 1908-06-12
FORREST CITY. ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 12 19Os
MEMPHIS FOR NEXT REUNION
Atlanta Only Other Contestant-Beau. tiful Flower Parade Two Miles
 Long to Entertain the Visitors.

ton or MemDhls as the place Tor the | next reunion and the election of Gen. Clement A. Evans, of Georgia. as com Gen. stephen D. Lee, the United Con federate Venterans adjourned their an. nual convention late Wednesday af- ternoon
 The selection of the place of meet. ing aroused great rivalry between Memphis and Atlanta. these two cities being the only ones put in nomina- ton. Strong speeches were made for | each place, but when Virginia came over 10 the side of Memphis the At lanta supporters realized that the fight was lost
 Gen. Clement A. Evans, the new commander-n-chief, Is a man of pleas ant address and one of the most loved in the army. He is native of Geor- gia, Of North Calolina and Virginia revolutionary parentage He was grad uated from the Georgia law school and began the practice of law at 19 years of age. He was elected judge of the county court at 22 and state senator at 25
 ne Civil war commenced while he was senator, and although he was ex- empt from military service he joined company in January, 1861 and began hls military career. He was first elect ed major of the Thirty-first Georgia regiment and then promoted colonel. His regiment was put in Lawton' s brigade, afterwards Gordon's brigade, Gen. Evans succeeded Gordon when the latter was promoted major general and again succeeded Gordon in com mander of the division His service was in the army of northern Virginia. and he participated in all the battles | fought on the soil of Virginia, Mary land and Pennsylvania. He was wound ed five times, two of his wounds be ing of very serious character In command of his division at Alp, pamattox he made his last fight, which was after the surrender, because he
 had not received notice of the truce. He mad been active in Confederate
 reunions, having attended all excep
 one. He was commander of the Geor ] gia division twelve years with the rank of major general, succeeding Cor don as commander of the Army of Ten nessee department, with rank of lieu tenant general
 Upon assuming command, Gen | Evans issued the following General Or | der No. l:
 Tn obedience to the mandates of | my beloved comrades, as expressed in convention this day. assume com. mand of the United Confederate Vet erans.
 "Comrade William k. Mickle is here. by appointed adjutant general and chief of staff. with the rank of major general. He will immediately assume | the discharge of the duties of that of | flee and will be obeyed and respected accordingly"
 Following the election of comman. der-in-chief, Gen. George W. Gordon was elected commander of the Depart.
 
 Evans; Gen. Irving Walker was re | elected commander of the army of Northern Virginia and Gen. CabelI commander of the Trans NJ Mississippi Department
 Charters have been issued during tributed es follows:
 Georgia 6, Alabam 3, Virginia 3 Florida 2, South Carolina 2, North Carolina ?, Texas I, West Virginia 1 | Indian Territory 1, Oklahoma 1. Nine camps which had allowed their char. statement making an increase of 31 camps.
 The summary of camps by divisions | arranged according to the present | number of the roster, is as follows: Texas 225, Georgia 1l5. South Caro- lima 8S. Mississippi S3, Alabama S2 Arkansas Fl, Virginia TO- North Caro- | lima 69. Tennessee 66. Kentucky 62 | Louisiana 61 Florida AT, Missouri 47 Indian Territory 31. Oklahoma (one transferred from Pacific) 22. West Vir ginia 15. Northwest 15. Pacific (one transferred to Oklahoma 13, Mary land 9; total 1,196."
 The reunion of the survivors of the Confederate States naval veterans was | held Wednesday. Judge O. o. Wright of Jacksonville, Fla, was reelected commander, and w F. Clayton oi Florence, s. C., elected secretary.
 Kansas City Officials Guarded.