Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-06
MEET In LITTLE ROCK NEXT.
Gen. Gordon Succee'tsGen Evansas
Commander of United Veterans

Gen. Gordon Succeeds Gen. Evansa
Commander Of United Veterans
| Little Rock, Ark, was chosen as Tn,
reunion city for 1911 10y United Confed
crate Veterans in session at Mobile, Ala
Richmond was promised the reunion fo
1912 and New Orleans for 1915 during
Its Panama Canal Exposition.
Mrs. Harris of Portsmouth, Va, an,
a lady whose charms might have turned
any convention to grant her request i
1t had not made up its mind, sang Will
all the spirit that the air permits
Lets Go To Chattanooga" to the tun,
OF Dixie" There were great cheer,
for this. Mrs. j. Griff Edwards. Com
mander of the Confederate choirs, OF
numerous occasions sang Dixie thai
thrilled the assembled thousands.
There was big parade Thursday anC
the balance of the week was devoted t
amusements. Thursday night the Mard
Gras performance was reproduced, anC
afterward a circulating ball that en-.
gagged nine ballroom floors. There
were camp fires at the tented city anc
concerts in the squares downtown
Gen. Geo. w. Gordon, of Memphis,
was chosen commander-in-chief.
Gen. Evans and Gen. w. l.. Cabel
were each elected past commanders
in-chief.
Gen. William E. Mickle will remain
acknowledgement and chief of staff of
Gen. Gordon. Adjutant-G General Mckle's
annual report showed thirty new camps
chartered during the year and ten old
camps reinstated.
Gen. Bennett Young, of Louisville.
read the history report He deprecated
the tendency of writer's to nisrepresent
the South. ''And the greatest monu-
ment to the Southern soldiers" he said,
lis the death list of the North"
Among those who came in on the
special bearing the aged Communicating
chief, Gen. Clement A. Evans, were
the following; William G. Pritchard. of
Norfolk, past commander of the Vir-
glnia Division, and Virginia's candidate
Tor commander-in-chief of the Sons of
Veterans, accompanied by w. W. Old,
or the Executive Council; w. Mcdonald
Lee, of Irvington, Va, in command of
the Virginia Division; and ]. Griff
Edwards, composing committee sent
by the Virginia Division to further the
candidacy of Mr.. Pritchard. Among the
women IN the party were Miss Avis
walker Grant, maid of honor for the
South from Virginia; Miss Grace G.
Pinckard, of Northumberland county.
Va, maid of honor for the Army
OF Northern Virginia; Miss Rosebud
Hodges. of Norfolk. maid of honor for
the Grand Camp of Veterans of Vir-
ginia, Mrs. ]. Griff Edwards, COM
mander-in-chief of the United Confed-
crate Choirs of America. Mrs. Harris
and others.
Among the principal events of the
Sons of United Confederate Veterans.
aside from the many pleasant social
features, were the election of officers
and listening to brilliant addresses.
The Sons decided to make permanent
headquarters at Memphis. and voted
$1,000 for propaganda work.
All OF the officers were reelected. in
GLIDING Chief Clarence ].
Owens, of Abbeville, La, by unani-
nous vote.
A threatened storm among the Sons
was averted by the magnanimous action
OF the Virginia delegation, who met in
caucus with the executive council. and
IN order to preserve harmony decided to
withdraw their candidate for comman-
der-in-chief, w. G. Pritchard. with the
understanding that Virginias claims
would be recognized next year.
w. Mcdonald Lee was named from
Virginia to carry greetings into the
Veteran camp, to which the Sons had
been publicly invited by Gen. Evans.
w. w. Old. Jr., was continued on the
Executive Council from Virginia.
For the past five or six years the
Army of Tennessee Department has
monopolized the Office of commander-in-
chief. and the Old Dominion's claims
have been ignored since the beginning
OF the organization. But there has
been strong sentiment in favor of
Virginia ever since Edwin P. Cox, of
Richmond, and James Mann, of Norfolk,
were offered for the highest honor in
the gift of the Sons at the first Mem
phis reunion in 1901. when Judge
Haughton, of Missouri. was chosen.
The Mobile convention of the Sons has
turned out to be the most harmonious
that has ever been held in the history of
the confederation. 1t was decided to
give the present regime, under the direc-
ton OF an executive council, full swing
for another year.