Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-05
REUNION OPENS
FORMAL SESSION
At WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 5.Thes
heavy arrivals of Confederate yeteranEs
for the opening of the reunion to-day
swamped officials at the railroad sta
tons. where visitors registered by
states, and extra forces had to be CALI
ed into service to assist.
Every cot in the big tents erected aes
shelter the aged soldiers is filled and
a note of unusual patriotism marked.
the welcome extended Confederates by
members of the Grand Army of the Re
public, many Of whom are enjoying the
festivities equally with the SoHthern
ers. The veterans all took keen inter
est in the registration.
Thousands of veterans present gaVe.
President and Mrs. Wilson treme1-
dous ovation when they mounted the
platform to welcome the guests TO che
capital.
The first formal session of the yeter
ans took place this morning with Col
Hilary A. Herbert, former secretary o.
the navy, an Alabamian, grand mar
shall, presiding. Robert N. Harper.
who conducted the inauguration ox
President Wilson; Louis Brownlow- 06
the District of Columbia commissions
e. C. Brandenberg, of the WashingtOta
Board of Trade; Capt. Fred BeaEss.
commander of the Washington camp a.
Confederate veterans; James Tanner
former commander of the Grand Army
of the Republic; Gen. George r. Har-
rison, of Opelika, Ala. commander In
chief of the veterans; Col Robert +.
Lee, grandson of the Confederate chief
tain, and Mrs. r. D. Sheppard. of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
viii speak. Later President Wilson
will address the veterans.
The Confederated Southern MenaD
rial association held its opening meet
ing yesterday with an address by Mr.
Ccrdelia Powell Odenheimer, president
general of the United Daughters OF tha
Confederacy. Ernest G. Baldwin. COM
mander of the Sons of Veterans, Sn
greeting the Memorial association. aS
pressed the hope that "the same iOE
ing inspiration and cooperation given
by th1 wo nen of the South to me he
roes of the Sixties may be given
rs
The response was delivered by Mrs
w. ]. Behan ,president-general, Confed-
Grated Southern Memorial association
The Sons of Veterans held thels-
meeting last night and Ernest g.
Baldwin, of Roanoke, Va, their CON-
mander in chief, in calling ON theEn
to respond to the call of duty which
the nation is making, declared.
Il feel we would be unworthy OF
the precious heritage of our forefatherS
did we not with single mind and siR =
gle voice answer the call that comes
to us at this crucial period of our ma
tional history,
The escort to General Harrison foE
the big parade today, which win BE-
reviewed by the president will be 4
detachment from the Second Corps as
sociation, army of the Potomac. heade.s
hy their presiding officer. Col AlyreIz
NJ. Parker. Col. Parker and Col. An
drew Cowan, who rose to the rank OF
lieutenant colonel in the Union army
are honorary members of the local
camp, u. C. ". while Col. Hilary a
Herbert is an honorary member CK
the Second Army Corps association
of the G. A. R.
Several grey-haired negroes mings-
ing with the veterans were objects of
interest today. One of them, famil-
lar figure at every reunion, is Howare
Divinity, now IS years old, of Missis-
sippi.
Brig Gen. Cla1k, of Columbia, 3
&C.. brought with him a palmetto tres
from the coast of South Caroiins
which he will plant on PennsylFanis
avenue in front of the hotel where thse
South Carolina Headquarters are To-
Gated
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