Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-28
yIRGINIANS CHEERED.
Richmond is Making Effort to Get
Next Meeting.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 29.-Af-
ter a series of ovations lasting until
they had arrived ct their headquar-
ters last night, the Virginia delegates
to the Confederate reunion, headed
by the Richmond Howitzers and
other historic organizations, rested
well until an early hour yesterday
morning, when the lively scenes on
the streets caused Them to go on
sightseeing trips.
The Richmond delegation is work
ing hard to capture the next reunion
for the capital Of the Old Dominion.
1T is being recalled how well the old
soldiers were cared for at the last re-
union in Richmond, when multiple
ity of imposing ceremonies made the
meeting one of the greatest in the
history of the Grand Camp of United
Confederate Veterans.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Jacksonville
delegations have entered the field for
the 1914 reunion. Other cities in the
contest include Nashville, Rich
mond, Baltimore and San Antonio. \
delegation from Denver. Col, also Is
in the city endeavoring to secure the
1914 or 1915 reunion for that city.
At meeting Of the Confederate
States Memorial Association, held
Monday afternoon, cordial welcome
was extended to the visiting veterans
Fby this organization of women. A
glowing tribute was paid the men,
bers of the association present in an
address by w. W. Chambliss, repre-
senting the Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams.
Radical changes in the work Of the
association were predicted by Mrs.
w. ]. Behan, of New Orleans. In
an address before the members of the
body she declared that too much at
tention had been devoted to honoring
memory of the dead and not enough
toward making provisions for the liv-
ing. She asserted that resolutions
would be introduced today which, il
adopted, may change the policy OF
the organization in this respect.
An enthusiastic meeting, the first
of their reunion, was held Monday
night by Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams. A feature Of the occasion was
the singing of the Confederate choir,
composed of young women from Viz
ginia and Tennessee. All the selec-
tons rendered were Southern nlelo-
dies and brought forth repeated
cheers from the Sons Of Veterans
and veterans present.
Chattanooga, Tenn, May 2S.-Wil-
liam w. Old, Jr., of Norfolk, Va,
late yesterday was elected comman-
der-in-chief Of the Sons of Confcd-
crate Veterans organization, now in
session here. The reunion of tha
Sons of Veterans will be held in the
city chosen for the annual reunion OF
the Confederate Veterans.
Other officers chosen by the Sons
of Veterans were DR.. A. NJ. Brails-
ford, of Mullins, S. c., commander of
the Army of Virginia Department:
P. j. Mullin, Rene, Ga, commander
of the Tennessee Department; Edgar
Scurry, Wichita Fails, Texas, COM
mander of the Transmississippi De-
partment.
New members of the executive
council selected Today follow: John
Bale, of Rome, Ga; W. II. Brandon,
of Little Rock, Ark; Seymour Stew
art of St. Louis, Mo-; w. G. Prit-
chard, of Charleston, S. c. DR.. Thos.
NJ. Owen, Of Montgomery, Ala, was
chosen as historian general.
Representatives from every South
ern State attended the meetings OF
the organizations today.