Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-24
Special Trains Of Confederate
Veterans Continue TO Ar
rive All Night.
MANY AMUSING INCIDENTS
Good Humored Crowds Roam
Streets of Tulsa; More
Than $4,000 Midnight.

Program for To-day.
Convention Hall. y. m.
I. Music by band.
2. Convention called 10 order by
Brant H. Kirk. commander Okla p
homa division, Is. G. V.
,. Invocation by Rev. Henry W.
Battle, chaplain chief. 4. G. v. char
littesyllle, Va.
lottesville. Va.
Of stand Waite camp. 4 e. V. by
Hon. E. II, Howard
.. Convention turned over TO
Merritt j. Glass. Tulsa, Okla. com
mander trans NJ Mississlppi division
6. Song by choir
Z. Address OF welcome by GOV.
Robert l. Williams Of Oklahoma.
:. Convention turned over To Carl
Hinton. Denver, Col, commander-in.
chief, \. G. V.
,. Response TO welcome address
by Lieut. Gov. James PulliRm Of
Colorado.
10. Greetings. ConfeGeratod South.
ern MomoyiAl association. by Mrs. A
Med. Wilson, Atlanta. Ca, president
general
1. Annual address by Carl Hin.
ton OF Denver. Col
~. Music by band
~. Presentation OF official la
dies, Gov Chss. y. Broush OF Ar
kansas =
Ia Responds for official ladics
Hon. Scott Ferris. congressman from
| Oklahoma
rs. Benediotion. Rev. l.. s. Bar
ton. chaplain Stand Waite camp.
s, G. V.
Officially starting tonight at 8
o'clock at Convention hall. the
2sth annual Confederate Velsatn re-
unien is In full swing this morning.
Thousands OF visitors have been ar
rivlng all night. The crowd Is esti-
mated at $1,000 at midnight and
railroad officials predict at least nifty
special trains between daylight and
noon today.
Plans OF the committee lR the main
have been successfully carried out
and guests arriving at any time have
been met and promptly registered.
transported TO the place where they
are 10 remain during the week and
at all times under the escorts OF boy
scouts. who are doing fine work.
During the day Il will be necessary
to use hundreds OF automobiles for
transporting the visitors and every
citizen should be prompt 10 offer the
use OF cars. Cards marked ~. G. V.
Oct In and Ride" were distributed 10
car owners yesterday and they are
TO be displayed at all times during
the week. Visitors are requested 10
salute the drivers AT any time they
desire 10 ride.
Governor Gunter OF Colorado has
advised the committee that he can
no1come. being detained al the last
minute. Lieut. Gov. james PulliRm
of Colorado will act In his place and
win present the large service flag
that his state has for tho Sons OF
Confederate Veterans
AdJt Gen, william T.. Mickle Of
New Orleans and a big delegation OF
coast members arrived yesterday
evening and this morning the gen
ersl will open his offices In Hotel
Tulsa, lobby floor, where he'll trans
act business until the convention
starts Wednesday morning
General VanzanL who will pre-
side, will arrive today. II Il predicted
that he will be elected commander
in-chief during the week.
General Vance OF the Mississippi
department arrived yesterday.
Two distinguished friends OF Gen.
n. u. Forrest arrived yesterday and
are at Hotel Tulsa. They are Dr. w
n. Bolton OF Biloxi, commander OF
the Sixth brigade. Mississippi divl-
h.se ~ Gap.r.t
rests staff, and George u. Bowling
OF Memphis. quartermhster general
OF the s. OF v and Adjutant chief OF
Forrest cavalry, who will probably
head the parade Friday
Gen. T. u. Turner OF Oklahoma
City and Gen. n. A. snesd OF Sulphur.
the latter brigadier general ot the
Chickasaw division. are In the city
They are especially welcomed by
Tulsans. who know them General
Sneed will preside Wednesday morn,
Ing al the opening session Of the
S. G. v.
Members OF the sons were busy
talking politics last night. Carl Hin.
ton will probably be elected COM
mander-in-c chief OF the s. OF G., v. lie
succeeded Ernest Baldwin OF Roa-
noke. Va. four months ago. Baldwin |
was elected at the Washington re-
union and is now In France with the |
Yanks
A boom was started last night 10
honor a TulSan. Friends OF $. "A. !
King jrG OF this city. propose 10
make a campaign 10 elect him COM
mander- n-chief OF the trans Mis- |
sissippi department Mr. King has
been very active In handling the H.
nances OF the reunion committee and
IL one OF tho most popular members
OF the stand Waite camp. lie ls also
chairman OF the enlertainment COM
mittee he IN a descendant OF Gen.
Zachary Taylor. Gen. Winfield Scott.
Mai. Gen. William Preston and OF
the Campbells Johnstons, WaltoRs
Of Virginia.
Members OF Stand Waite camp
met last night and perfected their
organization 10 take care OF the visi
tors. Squads we're named TO remain
at the various railway stations all
night TO greet the arriving delega-
ions. The housing committee and
bureau OF Information both remained
open all night
State headquarters will be opened
this morning In the high school
building. II i planned 70 have re-
unions of the states during the week
though they will be largely infor.
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