The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-18
MACON GETS
 THE REUNION
GEORGIA CITY WINS OUT OVER p FIELD OF SEVEN STRONG
 COMPETITORS
Gen. c. w. Gordon, of Memphis | Reelected Commander-in- Chief Messages Sent by Vet
 ans to the President.

Little Rock, May 17.-With the selection of Macon, Ga. for the next place of meeting. after seven cities had asked for the reunion of 1912 and the election of General George W. Gordon of Memphis, Tenn. com mander-in-chief of the department commanders, the business sessions oi the United Confederate Veterans end ed their work here today. Tomorrow the parade of the veterans will take place and the last scheduled event ol this reunion will be tomorrow night when the grand Confederate ball is given in the auditorium.
 Department commanders elected.
 Lieutenant General-C. Irvine Walker of Charleston s. C., Army of Northern Virginia
 lieutenant General-Bennett Young of Louisville, Ky. Army of Tennessee.
 Lieutenant General-K. NJ Van za dforFnotroWFbsHRDG UttaoimfdIu zandt of Fort Worth Texas. Trans Mississippi department.
 Besides Macon. the following cities were placed before the convention for the next reunion
 Houston Texas; Jacksonville, Fla. Louisville, Ky, and Chattanooga Tenn. The other two cities asking fol the meeting were Fresno, Calf. ant Atlantic City, N. J. Communication: from them were read to the conven tion Adjutant- General William E Mickie. Under the impression that : plurality instead of majority woult select the next meeting place a grea' demonstration was made folIowing the announcement of the result of tht first ballot in which Macon had ( good lead, with Houston second
 General K. M. Van Sandt command ing the Trans Mississippi department of the organization ruled that another ballot would be necessary and wher the result of this vote showed Macor to have won, Texas, through Colone B. B. Paddock, of Fort Worth moved the selection of Macon by acclimatior and it was carried.
 Adjutant General William E. Mickl. by virtue of this office, made officia a telegram sent in response to one received by the convention from President Taft The message to the president was formulated by com mittee composed of General Gordon General Van Zandt General Bennett H. Young, General T. w Cast'eman General c. Irving Walker and Gen eral J. F. Smith. It real.
 "The United Confederate Veterans Association, assembled at Little Rock Ark. in annual convention representing the Confederate suryi vors of the war between the states desire to express their appreciation O the kindly telegram sent by you.
 "viewed from either personal oi an official standpoint, it brings to thu association greatest pleasure. | speaks volumes for the breadth ant generosity of the sentiments tho American people now hold of the gi gantic conflict of 1S6165 and the uni versal recognition that the men of the South fought for what they esteem cd great principle and which thel backed by unfaltering courage.
 "This feeling plays most import ant part in the restoration of tha perfect memory and confidence fel both by the North and the South. Al brave men we are not unmindful o either the courage or patriotism o the federal armies. As of our owl soldiers. we emphasize the achieve ments of those who followed the star and stripes.
 "No patriot would change the spiri of peace and unbounded faith felt b til Americans in the superb destiny o the republic and which fills the heart of all true men in every part of ou country.
 Intensely loyal fn the memory Q our gallant and chiyalrous Confeder ate dead, We cheerfully accord thos with whom we battled due praise 10 what they did in the course of tn most dreadful war of modern times. "As Confederates we cannot forge the spledid sentiments when the sec retary of war set aside in Arlingto lcemetery. lot for the burial of ou