The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-10
Kentucky Soldier Unani-
nous Choice for Com
mander-in Chief.
HIGH HONOR FOR
GENERAL WALKER
Title OF Life Honorary Com
inander" Created and Bestowed
Upon Retiring Oficer-Re-
union Comes to Climax
With Parade of 1000
Who Fought for South.

Macon. Ca. May e-Ng,er creating
the title of life honorary commander"
and bes;owing 1t oil General (. Irvine
Walker. retiring ommander-in- chief
the United Confederate Veterans. in
their final session to-day. stampeded
for General Bennett IL Young. or
Louisville. Ky. Who was named com
ma nder for the next year General w.
rs Van zandt. Of Fort Worta. Texas,
also a candidate for the honor. grace
fully withdrew from the race, and
Gene r, youns,ss. Election was made
Aside from the election. the annual
parade and review OF the :as; thin
n!ns ranks OF the Confederacy was the
feature OF the day. Fully 1000 OF tn.
and the procession. always the dra-
( matte climax OF tie reunions. drew
I hundreds OF thousands from all over
the Southland to the line OF march.
Annual Bali Closes Reunion.
Tonight the veterans annual ball
/ 10 tn sponsors, matrons and maids.
brought reunion week to a clos. and
during the night scores of so4cinl
trains LETT the city. carrying the dsle-
gates and visitors to their homes The
: general reunion committee announced
/ tonight that :uliy 10000 visitors hn1
! nHea cared for during the week. and
mat accommodations for fully 10000
more never have been called for.
/ Not a veteran has died during the
present reunion. which is said to he
I a record unsurpassed by any reunion
OF the past. Although a warm sur
shonc throughout the day and the lin.
! OF march of the parade was sixteen
blocks long. IL was stated tonight
| that not veteran was cared for bv
I
! HOSPITALS
Always he spectacular feature OF
/ the reunions. the parade to-day was
no less impressive than those of other
/ years. despite the fact that the ranks
or some OF the regiments We're thinned
I by the Grim Reaper and many who
marched Before have answered to their
! last taps"
The broken tramp of the gray clad
| warriors of the Lost Cause and the
+ sight OF many bullet-torn aags made
a historical pageant which brought
! wildly 10 mind the great struggle OF
the sixties. the sun of the Confcderacy
j which rose so brightly at Bull Run,
/ attained its zenith at Chancellorsville
and set in sombre glory at Appoma,-
! toN.
a few men from every one of the
southern armies were present, as we'll
as Boys" from the Army of Northern
I Virginia. who went through the mem
orable campaigns of Lee. Jackson and
Joseph E. Johnston: those who fol-
{ lowed the banner of Albert sydney
Johnston in the West few OF Stir
ling Prices volunteers from Missouri,
and those who in Texas We're with
Kirby Smith the last to surrender.
Several thousand Georglans com
posed the largest delegation trom any
one State Probably the most inter-
esting body Of veterans was the de-
u.l,,, ~ H.
headed the line of march. Accom-
panying IL was lit:le Nathan Bed
! ford Forrest grandson of the great
leader of the same name. dressed in
F., the uniform OF a major general c. S.
/ y.
Parade Mile Long.
The parade. including the automo-
hiles and carriages carrying civilians.
sponsors OF the reunion and members
Of organizations affiliated with the
United Confederate Veterans, was more
than mile long. and wound through
sixteen blocks of the city's shaded
streets.
Early in the convention OF the vet
Grams this morning, the sentiment in
favor OF General Ioung's election as
commander in chief seemed dominant
Repeatedly speakers were interrupted
by long cheers for the Kentucky vet
eran, and when the nominations began
were frequent QelnanuS tn1t q
vote be taken
General Walker was nominated in a
glowing speech by General White.
commanding the Army of Virginia. and
by General league. OF South Carolina
General Young was nominated by Gen
eral Wells, of Jackson. NJ SIS, and BY
II. a. Herbert OF Alabama. a dozen
sturdy Texans put forward the name
of General Van Zandt.
While speeches were in nrorraSs
Generals Walker and Van Xandt with
drew from the contest The unanimous
election of General Young followed.
Upon motion Of Adjutant- General
Mickle. General Walker. retiring COM
mander-in- chief was elected honorary
commander ln-chief for life. Other
officers elctd follow:
General Theodore Garnet. Norfolk
Va. commander Army of Northern Vir-
GINA; George II. Harrison Opclika
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