The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
MANY elaborate social plans are ' being made for the entertain
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 ~ ment of the veterans and the sponsors and their maids for the coming Confederate reunion, which. will be held in Birmingham be- ginning May 16. The festivities and com ing gaieties are being looked forward to with the greatest interest and enthu- siasm for society has been enjoying a quiet rest during the Lenten season. and the gala events of the. reunlon are all ready being much talked of by many of Biiminghams charming belles, who have been appointed sponsors and maids for the different divisions of the veterans. Many lovely and distinguished visitors will be the inspiration a number of social functions, among the fashionable the following belles bsifig among the humber of honored ones asked to serve as maids and sponsors are: Miss Augusta Cisike, maid of honor;;f.M Miss Elizabeth Wyman and Miss Beverly Leake, maids or the Fourth Alabama brigade, of which Miss Elizabeth Locke is sponsor; Miss Mary Munger, sponsor for Camp IIardee and her maids, Miss Jessie Mae Perkins, Miss Carrie Yates and Miss Josephine Zinszer; Miss Elizabeth Mas eey maid for the United Sons of the Confederacy; Miss Rose Owen McDavid, Fponsor for the Forrest Cavalry corps; Miss Bland Tomlinson, Miss Susie Has kell and Miss Margaret Moore, lady members of the Forrest cavalry corps.
 Mrs. J. A. Rountree has been appon.ed by Gen. K. M. Van Zandt of Fort Worth, Tex, matron of honor for the trans-Mis- sissppi department of the Confederate Veterans. This department is composed of all the states west of the Mississippi, including Texas, Olllallotlg, Missouri, Arkansas and the Pacific division, Mrs. Rountree being selected on account of her father having been member of the famous Terry's Texas Rangers. When the reunion met in Birmingham in 1908, she was selected by General Van Zandt S matron of honor for Texas, as he was then commander of that state, but this year the compliment extended her is one of the most distinct of the entire reunion. Mrs Rountree, being first vice president of the Alabama United Daughters of the Confectionery, is the highest ranking officer of that or ganzation living in Birmingham and the Daughters throughout the state will ap- prove and appreciate the honor shown her She is chairman of the general re- Iception committee of the local U. D. O., for the reunion, and is actively interested in all arrangements now being made for the visiting ladies.
 In her enthusiastic love for the veter- ans. and desire to add to their comfort she has organized committees from six U. D. c. chapters in Birmingham for the purpose of conducting a tea and coffee room near the meeting place of |the reunion, where throughout each day, the daughters will assemble to serve light refreshments free. to all the veter- ans, pin flowers in their buttonholes, and provide comfortable place of rest for those who feel the need of same. No plan of the reunion has met with more .hearty response, and the chapters, under Mrs Rountree's leadership already have their arrangements in good working or. der.
 Following is the official order issued fire m headquarters of the trans Missis- sippi department:
 Headquarters Trans Mississippi Depart ment United Confederate Veterans. General Order-No. 3S:
 The lieutenant general commanding the Mississippi department, United Confederate Veterans takes pleasure in Announcing the following appointments for the annual reunion to be held at Bir- mingham, Ala, on May IS, IT and IS, 1916:
 For sponsor, Miss Lillian Craig of Stuttgart, Ark, and Miss Edwina Reid of Little Rock.
 For matron of honor, Mrs. Maude Me |Iyer Rountree of Birmingham.
 These fair descendants of confederate soldiers are entitled to and will receive that courteous consideration always ex- tended by southern soldiers to true wom- anhood. By order of
 K. M. VAN ZANDT,
 Lieutenant General Commanding. w. F. SHAW, Adiutant General and Chief of Staff