The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
SideEghts on Reunion.

The famous rebel yslP' has not
been forgotten. President Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson heard it yesterday. As
the two appeared on the platform at
the arcade meeting, hundssds~ef the
whirled their hats. and the wild,
startling rebel yeIl'' broke from all
parts Of the audience.
A Confederate cracker, or hard
tack" as they called it then. was
picked up by I. +. Perkins, of Harts-
willie. Tenn. after the battle of
Gettysburg, nifty years ago He was
teTday. It's not exactly fresh. but in
pretty good shape, considering its
age.
II any veteran in town remembers
VI. d. Cow, who comes from Clay
County, Missouri, and who served
with Hughes regiment of SlacK's 5
Confederate army, he can be found
at the camp on the Capital plaza. He
fought in the Mexican war.
There is one Confederate veteran
who would make a "cane-toter' out
of President Wilson. He is DIR. w.
P. Hoover. Of Huntsville, Ala, and
he pIeSehteu the IIosfuSul win
cane Yesterday, through Senator
Bankhead.
Mississippi veterans in Washington
are expected to drop into the head
quarters of the Mississippi Society at
141S Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
where they will be welcomed.
The fife and drum is the grandest
ha fufz T,ln
believe the veterans who marched out
the Union station last night behind
an aged drummer boy. The veterans
were from Christiansburg, Va, and
one of their number had a drum,
hence the impromptu parade.
All Southern societies In Washing
ton are keeping open house for the
veterans. West Virginians are regis
tered at the Old Masonic Temple; the
Arkansas Society entertained for the
old boys at the House Office. Build
ing yesterday afternoon, and the
North Carohnians will give party
evening.
All Confederate veterans have been
invited by the Petworth Rose Society
to attend the rose exhibition now be-
ing held at Wallace Memorial Pres
DyIerldn SnurCnt Ne" IhhlhpSAlhS
avenue and Randolph street.
Miss Jeanette Rankin. the wom-
an. member of ConsFess from Mon
tana, entertained the Confederate vet
Grams at the headquarters of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage
Association, 1626 Rhode island avenue
northwest, yesterday evening.
Mrs. George s. covington, of the
Robert E. Lee Chapter of the local
division of the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy, Is in charge OF the
luncheon to be served the veterans to-
morrow afternoon.
Fourteen of the veterans, who would
otherwise have found 1t difticult TO
set over to Arlington sunday because
they were crippled or not strong
enough to stand the crowd, were made
very happy when some interested
friends gave Mrs. Covington a dona-
fourteen veterans the opportunity OF
attending the memorial services.
Mrs. Walter E. Hutton, chairman,
and Mrs. Wallace Streater, vice chair
man, Of the registration committee Of
night at the gridiron room Of the
Willard. and at the registration booth
at the Union Station
This evening at the National Mu-
scum the local division United Daugh-
ters OF the Confederacy will give a
reception for the visiting veterans as
wen as the local, the sons and daugh-
ters Of the veterans. at $50 O'Clock.
Up until 2 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, the Southern Railway had hand
led forty-two special or extra trains
of eNcursionists coming to Washing
ton for the Confederate Reunion, ac-
cording to a statement made by II. f.
Cary, general passenger agent.
= Last evening the veterans visited
the Library Of Congress, where special
arrangements had been made In COM
piiment 70 them They were received
By the Librarian and Chief Assistant
: librarian, the superintendent OF the
Building. and Representatives of the
Senate and House committees ON the
Library. A committee OF the Southern
Relief Society," headed by its president.
Mss Mamie Randolph Heths assisted.
Various members Of the Library stan.
inciudipg Capt. Dunnington, c. s. A.,
Capt. Grady, c, s. A., and Lawrencs
y ssliQss2p. ast<d q stdes. There