The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-18
NEXT REUNION
OF VETERANS
GOES TO MACON
GENERAL GEORGE w. GORDON
AGAIN ELECTED COMMAND
ER-IN-CHIEF.
The PARADE A Big EVENT
Department Commanders Elected
Response Made to President Tafts
Message-spirit OF Peace Prevails
over Country.

Little Rock, Ark, May 1S.-With
the selection of Macon, Ca, for the
next place of meeting, after seven
cities had asked for the reunion OF
1912 and the reelection of Gen. George
w. Gordon of Memphis, Tenn, COM
mander-in-chief and each of the de-
partment commanders, the business
sessions of the United Confederate
Veterans ended here yesterday.
Today the parade of the veterans
took place and the last scheduled
event of the reunion will be tonight
when the grand Confederate ball is
given in the Auditorium.
Department commanders elected:
Lieut.-Gen c. Irvine Walker Of
Charleston, S. c., Army of Northern
Virginia.
Lieut.-Gen. Bennett H. Young, OF
Louisville, KY, Army of Tennessee.
Lieut. Gen. X. NJ. Van zandt of Fort
Worth, Texas, Trans-Mississippi de-
partment.
Besides Macon the following cities
placed before the convention for the
next reunion: Houston, Texas; Jack
sonvillle, Fla; Louisville, KY, and
Chattanooga, Tenn. The other two
cities asking for the meeting were
Fresno, Cal, and Atlantic City, N. ].
Communications from them were
read to the convention by Adjt.-Gen.
William E. Miekle. Under the i'm
pression that a plurality instead of
majority would select the next meet
ing place a great demonstration was
made following the announcement OF
the result of the first ballot, in which
Macon had a good lead, with Houston
second. Gen. K. M. Van Zandt, COM
manding the Mississippi depart
ment of the organization, ruled that
another ballot would be necessary and
when the result of this vote showed
Macon to have won, Texas, through
Col. B. B. Peacock, of Fort Worth,
moved the selection of Macon by ac-
clamation and it was carried.
Response To Taft.
Adjutant-General William E. Mickle
by virtue of his office, made
official a telegram sent in response
to one received by the convention
from President Taft. The message tc
the president was formulated by 8
Il 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. it read:
"The United Confederate Veterans
It Association assembled at Little Rock
= Ark, in annual convention, represent
: ing the Confederate survivors of tn,
war between the states. desire to ex
u, press their appreciation of the kindl.
telegram sent by you.
Spirit Of Peace Prevails.
q Viewed from either a personal O
an official standpoint, it brings to tn
d9SOCIdllOn greatest pleasure.
speaks volumes for the breadth an
generosity of the sentiments the Anne
" lean people now hold of the giganti
] conflict of 1S61-65 and the universe
recognition that the men of the Sout
fought for what they esteemed a gres
&C. principle and which they backed b
al unfaltering courage.
81 This feeling plays a most impo
lal tant part in the restoration of thi
So perfect memory and confidence fe
ve- both by the North and the South. A
brave men, we are not unmindful
-as either the courage or patriotism
a the federal armies. AS of our ov
ain soldiers we emphasize the achiev
ma ments of those who followed Il
his Stars and Stripes.
ve- No patriot would change the spil
ing of peace and unbounded faith felt
all Americans in the superb destiny
the republic and which fills the hear
,e," of all true men in every part of &
yes, country.
i'm. Intensely loyal to the memory
is" Continued on Page Six.)