The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-08
VETERANS GO ID :
 SELMA NEXT YEAR
General Harrison Is Again
 Elected Commander
SEXTON HEADS SONS
Governor O'Neal and Congressman Dent Made Speeches Yesterday
 Which Were the Chief Feau-
 lures of Days Programme

Montgomery, November 7.-(Special) At the meeting of the Veterans and | the Sons this afternoon Selma was chosen for the next meeting place, and officers for next year were elected Signal honor was bestowed upon Major General George P. Harrison of Opelika | by being unanimously reelected to the post of commander of the Alabama division, United Confederate Veterans while the Sons bestowed the same hon.
 or upon Major A. c. Sexton of Birming-
 ham and Montgomery by re-electing him
 to the post of commander. Other of ficers were named as follows: United Confederate Veterans, Judge
 John B. Fuller, Montgomery, command CT of the First brigade.
 Second brigade. Brigadier General Huriosco Austill, reelected commander Third brigade, Brigadier General J N. Thompson, Tuscumbia, reelected. Fourth brigade, Lieut. Col. Benjamin F. Weatherly of Roanoke.
 United Sons Confederate Veterans: First brigade, w. c. Oates, Montgom- cry, commander
 Second brigade, c. B. Deming, Green vile, commander.
 Third brigade. E. L. Huey, Bessemer, commander
 Fourth brigade. John H. Wallace, Jr., reelected commander.
 Fifth Brigade, pr. R. F. Mcconnell, Attalla, reelected commander.
 Late this afternoon Major Sexton an- nounced the following appointments: Di- vision adjutant, P. w. Hodges, Mont gomery; assistant adjutants, l.. w. Saw age, Evergreen, and P A Brannon, Mont gomery. Division chaplain, the Rev. O. J. Goodman, Ramer
 Outside of the address of Gov. Emmet O'Neal, which was. the chief oratorical feature of the day, the address of Con- gressman Hugh s. Dent of Montgomery was the one big happening. The popular Montgomery congressman was cheered to the echo by the Sons of Veterans, be- fore whom he first spoke after which he was given a rousing and loyal recep- ton by the veterans. He spoke on the subject of Important Facts Connected With Confederate History" and time and time again brought the veterans and their sons to their feet with applause.
 Annual Reunion Opens
 Amid the blasts of trumpets, the mug zalis of crowd of visitors and the cheers of old soldiers, the annual reunion of the Alabama Confederate Veterans was opened in this city today at the old Mont somery theater, Maj. Gen. George P. Harrison, presiding. Addresses of well come were made by Commissioner w. A. Gunter, Jr., and Governor Emmet O'Neal. Response was made by Commissioner of Agriculture Reuben F. Kob and also by General Harrison. A short business ses- sion was held, which included the ap- pointment of committees, but this work was quickly over, the remaining parts of the day being given to entertainment Of the old soldiers, whose lines have grown perccptibly thin since the last state re- unlon.
 This afternoon the Veterans and the Sons of Veterans were entertained at the Country club while tonight the grand ball was held at the Exchange hotel. On tomorrow the parade will be held
 Simultaneously with the session of the Veterans, the Sons of Veterans met Tn the clty, the meeting being called to order this morning by William F.. Pitts, commandant of Camp Holtclaw Rev. T. NJ. Edmonds led in the invoca- tfon, following which the sons were ex- tended the hospitality of the city by Commander J. T. Letcher. George w Duncan of Camp Pelham, Auburn, re- sponded to the address of welcome, fsa#
 Much of the morning session of the two conventions was taken up in hear ing of reports, and in the addresses of various members Both organizations manifested the greatest enthusiasm In their labors of love.
 The convention will officially close tomorrow night.