The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-28
GRAM. PARADE OF
VETERANS TAKES
PLACE AT MOBILE
Stirring Scene Of Chivalry
and Beauty on Streets
Of Old Town.
General Gordon Elected Com.
mander.
LITTLE ROCK WINS MEETING

through the streets of Mobile today
In the reunion parade. The vete-
rams drowned the music with the
Rebel yell. Ambulances and car
riages followed to pick up the ones
prostrated by the walk.
At the election last night Gen.
eral George w. Gordon was elected
commander-in-chief and General
Bennett II. Young, of Kentucky,
, was elected commander of the Ten
nessee department and General Van
zandt. commander of the Texas de-
partment.
The Election.
General George w. Gordon of
Memphis was elected commander-in-
chief of the United Confederate Vet
erans, and Little Rock, Ark, was
chosen as the place for holding the
next annual reunion. The actual
work or the convention was conduct
ed today. consisting of hearing re-
ports and disposlng of other routine
matters
The selection of Little Rock has
! been freely predicted. and though the
Arkansas city lacked a majority on
the first ballot, she was so far In the
lead that a vote to make the selec-
ton unanimous carried with roar.
The vote stood: Little Rock 1,470.
Chattanooga 640, Oklahoma City IL,
Houston none.
| When Texas was reached the veter-
ans saw how things were going, and
threw their strength to Arkansas.
The Endorsement OF New Orleans as
the meeting place for 1915 was con-
tanned In a resolution favorably re-
porte and adopted. II recites that
New Orleans proposes to hold a Pan
anna canal exposition in 1915, that
the Crescent City had asked the veter-
ans to indorse the exposition and at
tend In April, 1915. II was resolv-
ed. therefore that each convention
until 1914 take this same action, and
that the reunion OF 1914 follow the
idea and designate New Orleans as
the meeting place.
Gen. Mickle Reports.
The convention was late in COM
ing to order because of the delay of
committee in reporting. Adjt-Gen.
William e. Mickle made his annual
report, which showed thirty new
comps had been rechartered during
year and ten old camps we're reinstat-
ed. The general seemed ready TO
read the report, but two bands were
playing Dixie, so he gave 1t up and
distributed printed copies.
The Sons OF Veterans marched In
TO the tent during the session and
through their officers presented
greetings to the other organization
The credentials committee report
ed to scontests. and a voting strength
of 2.321.
The tent was In much disorder
Gen. Evans. presiding. feeble with
age and Just out of a sick bed
pounded in vain for silence, and fin
ally appointed sergenants-at-arms tC
clear the aisles.
Clarence j. Owen. commander-in'
chief of the Sons of Veterans. wal
presented and received an ovation
Owen spoke spiritedly OF states
rights, and declared II the United
States is to exist as a nation II mus
recognize and adopt the means TO
which the south fought.
Committees Report.
On motion of Gen. Mickle. p. m
today was fixed as the time fol
selecting the next reunion city. Thi
was approved by all the contestinl
cities. which welcomed an opportun
ity to do a little more missionar.
work. The committee on history an'
battle abbey made reports.
Il Gen. Bennett Young, OF Louisvtfle
read the history report. He depre
Gated the tendency of writer's to mis-
represent the south. He declared
that OF all the southern soldiers II
northern prisons, IL OF every lo'
died. while OF northern soldiers II
e soutern prisons . of every 100 died
"And the greatest monument &
southern soldiers" he said, rs tn
v la-..A n. ko north -