Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25
GORDON HEADS VETERAN HOST.
Memphian Is Reelected Commander
in-Chief U. C. V.

in-Chief U. G. V.
Little Rock, Ark,-With the selec-
ton Of Macon, Ca, for the next place
of meeting, after seven cities had asked
for the reunion of 1912 and the re-
election of Gen. George W. Gordon OF
Memphis, Tenn, commandments and
each of the department commanders,
the business sessions of the United Con
federate Veterans ended here Wednes'
day.
Department commanders elected:
Lieut. Gen. c. Irvine Walker OF
Charleston, S. G., Army Of Northern
Virginia.
Lieut.-Gen Bennett H. Young OF
Louisville, Ky, Army Of Tennessee.
Besides Macon the following cities
we're placed before the convention for
the next reunion: Houston, Tex; Jack
s%onville. Fla. louisville, KY, and Chat
tanooga, Tenn. The other two cities
asking for the meeting were Fresno,
Cal, and Atlantic City, N. ].
Adit.-Ge William Z. Mickle, by
virtue of his office, made official a tele'
gram sent in response to one received
by the convention from President Taft.
The message to the president was formu'
lated by a committee composed of Gen.
Gordon, Gen. Van Zandt, Gen. Bennett
H. Young, Gen. T. w. Castleman, Gen.
c. Irvine Walker and Gen. H, F. Smith,
1t read:
1.-THE United Confederate Veterans
Association assembled at Little Rock,
Ark, in annual convention, representing
the Confederate survivors of the war
between the states, desire to express
their appreciation of the kindly tele'
gram sent by you.
Gas Confederates, we can not forget
the splendid sentiments which prompted
you when secretary Of war to set aside
in Arlington cemetery 9 lot tor the
burial of our deceaaed comrades who
died in prison or fell IN the vicinity Of
Washington, nor can We fall TO think
gratefully of your appointment Of any
Of our distinguished sons to high Of
fee. In your association with the
Southern people you have always mani
tested a spirit which has won our esteem
and which assures you of a welcome II
the Southland of the most cordial kind
Z You can rest assured that the spirit anC
sentiment of your message are fully ap
preciated by every living Confederate.
Twenty-Five new camps have beef
e added to the United Confederate Vet
c Grams since the last reunion, according
J to the annual report Of Adjt.-Gen. vii
liam E. Mickle, made public at the re
union here. Georgia leads with eigh
i and Texas is second with five.
The total number of camps now o
the roster is 1888, a decrease Of thrice
P since the last report, due to the droI
l. ping out of camps through the MOI
i payment of dues. while there are
number of camps which have died frol
simple lack of material to keep thel
II alive. others in a dormant state hav
l. been revived and there is to be note
only a slight decrease in the total no
on the roster" says Gen. Mickle.
High praise is paid by Gen. Mickle
is the officers, all of whom have put mut
time and energy into the work. "Tl
t. efforts of one man, however, stand OIL
= SO conspicuously, and his labors ha'
T. been extended for so many years al
K conducted so unremittingly, efficient
N and ~zealously, that it would be unju
not to mention him. AS commander
e. his camp, as brigadier-general and
n major-general of the Georgia diviSio
10 Gen. John H. Martin has set all an e
al ample that is worthy Of the highe
al c%ommendation and most faithful emu
ton"