Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-06-04
THE CHATTANOOGA REUNION.
The 1914 Session VIII BE Held at
Jacksonville, Fla.

| Chattanooga, Tenn, May 27.--El.
oquont addresses, spectacular pa,
rades and scores of social entertain.
ments in honor of veterans, sponsors
and maids of honor, characterized
the opening day Of the % annual re-
union of the United Confederate Vet
Grams in this city. The only discord-
ant note was sounded at the first
business session OF the veterans
when Kisses, finally drowned Sout by
cheers, slightly delayed Governor
Ben w. Hooper, of Tennessee, in de-
liyering his address of welcome The
Tennessee Executive, who is said to
have been the first Republican Gov
ernor to welcome reunion of Con-
federate Veterans, disregarded the
disturbance, and was given an ova-
ton at the conclusion of his remarks.
Throughout the day the influx of
visitors continued. Every train
added hundreds to the thousands al
ready in the city. Although the
weather was threatening no rain fell
and the temperature remained in the
sixties.
Sons Of Veterans Also Meet.
" III - olu, IT,, vi NOTlOlk, va,
late to-day was elected commander
in-chief OF the Sons Of Confederate
Veterans organization, now in ses-
sion here. The next reunion of the
Sons of Veterans will be held in the
CITY of Jacksonville, Fla.
Other officers chosen by the Sons
Of Veterans were Dr. A. NJ. Brails-
ford, of Mullins, S. c., commander
of the Army of Vorginia department:
p. j. Mullen, of Rome, Ga, comman-
der Of the Tennessee department;
Edgar Scurry, of Wichita Falls,
Texas, commander of the Trans Mis-
sissippi department.
New members of the executive
council elected to-day follow: John
w. Bail, Of Rome, Ga; VIM. Bran
don, of Little Rock, Ark: Seymour
Stewart, of St. Louis, Mo-; w. G.
Pritchard, Of Charleston, S. G.
DR.. Thos. M. Owen, of Montgom-
cry, Ala, was chosen as historian
general.
Representatives from every South
ern State attended the meetings of
the organization to-day.
Veterans Elect Officers.
Chattanooga, Tenn, May 2S.-
VILE, KY, commander-in-chie and
his three departmental officers, late
to-day were unanimously reelected
to serve as the chief executives of
the United Confederate Veterans.
The departmental commanders re-
elected are Lieut.. Gen. Theodore S.
Garnett, of Norfolk, Va, commander
of the Army Of Northern Virginia;
Lieut.. Gen. Geo. P. Harrison, of One
lika, Ala, commander of the army
OF Tennessee, and Lieut.. Gen. X. M.
Vanzant, of Fort Worth, commander
of the Trans Mississippi department.
Jacksonville, Fla, was chosen as
the meeting place of the 1914 Uni
ted Confederate reunion.
Plan Joint Celebration.
The most interesting feature of
the morning session was the pfesen-
tation of the report Of the Confede-
rate committee, appointed at the Ma
con reunion to cooperate with a sim
liar committee from the G. A. r. in
regard to participation in the semi
centennial joint celebration of the
Two organizations July l to 4, 1913,
at Gettysburg, Pa.
Gen. G. 1. Walker, of South Caro-
ma, honorary commander-in-chie of
the Uuited Confederate Veterans.
was chairman Of this committee
which urged that at least 10000
confederate Veterans attend the cele-
bration.
Cheers greeted the formal an
nouncement in the committee report
that the Confederate veterans would
be welcomed Gin their grey uniforms
and with their battle-scarred flags. ;"
Applause also followed the state
ment that all the chapters of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
were raising funds with which to
help pay the expenses Of veterans
making the trip.
Presents Florida Monument.
Mrs. Townes r. Leigh, Of Mont
gomery, formally presented the Ala
bama monument to the Chickamauga
Park Commission. Ex-United States
Senator Samuel Pasco, chairman of
the Florida Commission, made the
presentation speech, turning over
the Florida monument to the govern
ment.
The Florida monument was unveil-
ed by Mrs. r. r. Turnbull, of Month
cello, Fla, sponsor Of the Florida
Division, U. G. V. Members of the
Florida Commission were introduced
by Coy. Baxter Smith, of the Chicka-
mauga Park Commission Gen. e.,
NJ. Law, Of the Florida Commission,
responded, and Senator Pasco deliv-
cred the dedication speech. Both
Senator Pasco and Gen. Law took
part in the battle of Chickamauga.
The latter belonged to Gen. Long
streets corps, while the former was
a private in the Third Florida Regi-
ment.
The Veterans March.
Chattanooga, May 29.-Proudly
bearing tattered battle flags dimmed
by powder smoke and time, the gray
clad survivors OF the Confederate
army to-day marched thrnnph atrnato