The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-25
VETS" PICK WASHINGTON
CONFEDERATES WILL PARADE
ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
Gen, Harrison COmmander.-Reso
ton Adopted Favoring Consolida-
ton of Veterans and Sons.

tion of Veterans and Sons.
Birmingham, May 1.-THE desire
of the old Confederate soldiers to
parade down Pennsylvania avenue
and be reviewed by the president Of
the United States led them to choose
Washington, D. c., for the 1917 re-
union city at the closing business
session of their reunion here tonight.
Tulso, Okla, and Memphis, Tenn, re-
ceived the next highest votes in the
order named.
1T the election of officers late in
the afternoon, Gen. George P. Harri-
son, commander of the Alabama di-
vision of the United Confederate Vet
Grams, was elected commander-in-
chief of the veterans, succeeding Gen.
Bennett Young, of Louisville, KY,
who refused to permit his name to
be presented as candidate for re-
election Other officers named were:
Commander department of the
army of Tennessee, Gen. John P.
Hickman, of Tennessee.
Commander trans-Mississippf de-
partment, Gen. K. M. Van Zant, of
Texas, reelected:
Commander department army of
Virginia, Gen. John Thompson
Brown, of Virginia.
The recommendations Of the reso-
lutions committee, with the excep-
ton of one favoring a reduction in
the salary of the adjutant general
from $1,000 to $1,000 annually, and
another favoring the consolidation of
the veterans and some of the vet
Grams organizations, were referred to
the commanding general and the
heads Of the three departments. The
resolution favoring the consolidation
of the two organizations was adopted
and a committee, composed Of the
general officers and one representa-
tive from each division, was appoint
ed to cooperate with a similar COM
mittee from the sons, to report at
the next reunion.
The effort to reduce the adjutant
generals salary failed when it was
learned that the constitution leaves
that matter in the hands of the ex-
ecutive council and commander-in-
chief.
According to the report Of the
commanding officer followed touch
Home association, presented by John
S. Leathers, of Kentucky, showed
there were no debts against the as
sociation, and they had balance in
bank of more than $500.
Flag to Gen. Young.
The election of Gen. Harrison as
commander officer followed touch
ing scene, when Mrs. Virginia
Frazier Boyle, of Tennessee, poet
laureate for the veterans, presented
a handsome silk flag to Gen. Young.
The flag was borne through the war
by a band of Morgan's raiders. The
title of honorary president for life
was conferred upon Gen. Young by
unanimous vote of the convention.
Wasnington's claims for the honor
Of entertaining the "Boys in Grey
next year were presented by Col. Hill
ary A. Herbert, secretary of the navy
in the cabinet Of the late President
Cleveland, in an eloquent speech.
The movement, he said, was started
by Hancock corps of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
Gen. C. w. Hooker, of Alabama;
Gen. A. J. West, of Georgia, and Mrs.
Cornelia Branchstone, of Galveston,
Texas, supported Washington's
claims in short speeches.
Gen. A. B. Booth, of Louisiana, in
sisted that the next reunion go to a
Southern city. He injected the ne
gro question into the discussion for
the first time, declaring that the lack
of segregation laws would force
Southern women, as we'll as Southern
men. to mix with negroes promiscu-
ously in street cars and other public
places.
j. e. Swearingen to Be Married.