Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-27
VAN zANDT CHOSEN
HEAD OF VETERANS
Julian Carr, of Durham, Made
Commander of Northern
Virginia Army.
REUNION CLOSES WITH BALL
Sons Are Denied Admission to
Membership by Confed-
crate Soldiers.
iBv Associated rrcss


TULSA, OKLA, September @G.-The
United Confederate Veterans to-day.
unanimously elected General *. ". Van
Iandt. of Fort Worth. Tex, commander
in-chief, chose the commanders for the
three chief divisions of the organiza-
ton and adjourned their twcnty-cig II
annual reunion. leaving the location Of
their next reunion to be determined by
committee headed by General Van
Zandt and the division commanders.
Tonight the annual ball in honor
of tho women Of. the organization
brought the official festivities of the
reunion TO an end, and after the big
parade tomorrow tho veterans Will re-
turn 10 their homes.
General w l.. Iialdeaan. OF Louis
willie, Ky, commander &f the Orpha II
Brigade, presided at to-day's session
In ndt. General Virgil Y Cook, of
EateSvilic. Ark, was elected command :
er Of the trans mississippi division. TO
succeed General Van Iandt. who has
served for twenty-ciEht Years in tina I
capacity. General Julian s. Carr. OF
Durham. y. c.. was elected comma nd 10 L
of the Army OF Northern Virginia. and
General r. Il. Vance. of Mississippi was
chosen commander of the Army Of the
Tennessee, after "a throe-corncrcd race,
in which General J. a. Thomas, COM
mander Of the Georgia Division. and
John p. Hickman. former commander Of
from their friends. Both Generals
Hickman and Thomas withdrew fnallt
and General Vance was named by ac-
clamation.
y resolution recoinmc nding that the
Sons OF Veterans he admitted as mem
hers OF the parent organization was de-
teated. the veterans voting vociferousiy
not TO make veterans OF any one who
had not fought in the war.
VETERANS REFUSE TO HEAR
OF PEACE JUBILEE TALK
Another resolution. urging President
Wilson TO make plans for "A world jubi-
lee 10 be held in some American city
at the conclusion OF the war. in which
All allies and neutral nations were TO
he asked to participate. also was de-
f"a'cd. speakers declaring that they
were hghti..g orsanization and that
suggestions bearing on peace develop
ments we're out OF their province and
dent.
General Van zandt. the new com.
nander-in- chief. has been acij;s irishat
capacity during the illness OF General
george +. Harrison The new com
nander is "A banker Of Fort Worth Tex
tie was born in Tennessee and lived
during his carly years In Mississippi
He enlisted in 1861 at Marshall. Ten
SEWING as captain of company until
ChickamauCa. after which he was
ordered TO Texas. where he remained
In the service of the Confederate gov
ernment until after tho construction
period.
Carl Hinton. of Denver COL. who
was appointed by the executive coun-
Gil OF the Sons OF Veterans to fill the
uncNpired term. was elected command
chief Of tina; organizations :. II.
Ming OF tulsa. was named chief OF the
trans Mississippi Division
Mrs y. McDermott Wilson of At
la nta. Ga.. was elected president gen
era OF the Confederate Southern Me-
mortal Association. to succeed Mrs
Kate Walker Bchan, who died two,
months ago.
Miss Daisy L. NJ. Morgan. of New Or
ieanS' was named recording secretary
richmond. Va. corresponding secrc
arN-Eeneral. and Mrs John H. Max
well, or Scale. Ala. treasurer. general