Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27
REUNION TO CLOSES
WITH PARADE TO-DAY
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avenue door, pass across the big
stage and out OF the west door,
where the parade will disband.
The real test OF Tulsas hospitality
comes TINS morning. II the veterans
are not provided with cars to get
into the parade they are deprived OF
the most cherished part Of the pro-
gram, and Tulsa falls down on the
real vital feature. II will take every
automobile in the city to handle the
parade. Volunteers are requested 10
be at Convention hail at $50 in or
der that the cars may be loaded
quickly and the parade move off on
time.
Many floats for the parade have
been prepared. The naval depart
ment has real ship Tor the parade,
which will be under the command OF
Admiral A. -. Wright.
All of the bands attending the re-
union will be In the parade.
The United Confederate Veterans
yesterday unanimously elected Gen.
*. VI. NanZandt OF Fort Worth.
Texas. commander in-c chief. chose
the commanders Of the three chief
divisions OF the organization and ad-
journcd their 2Sth annual reunion,
leaving the location OF their next re-
union TO he determined by "A commit
tee headed 10y General VanZandt and
the division commanders.
Last night the annual ball in hon
or Of the women OF the organization
brought the official festivities of the
reunion to an end and after the big
parade today the veterans will re-
turn TO their homes
Gen. W. Il. Halderman OF Louis
Vile. Ky, commander Of the Or
phan brigade, presided at todays
session prior 10 the election OF Gen
eral Van Zandt. Gen. Virgil Y.
Cook Of Batesviie. Ark, was elected
commander Of the Trans Mississippi
division TO succeed General Van
Zandt, who has served for 2S years
In that capacity. Gen. Julian S.
Carr Of Durham. n. g., was elected
commander OF the Army OF Sorth-
ern Virginia, Gen. G. II. Vance OF
Mississippi was elected commander
OF the Army Of the Tennessee after a
three -Cornered race in which Gen.
J. \. Thomas, commander OF the
Georgia division, and John p. Hick-
manSformer commander OF the Ten
nessee. received warm support from
their friends. Both Generals Hick-
lldu anu lupIlldS "ltuuIt" l'ndlIO
and General Vance was chosen by
acclamation.
\ resolution reported by the
resolutions committee recommend
ing that the Sons OF Veterans be ad
mitted as members In the parent or
ganiZation was defeated. the veter-
ans voting vociterously not to make
veterans Of anyone who had not
fought in the war.
Another resolution urging Presi-
dent Wilson to make plans for a
world jubilee to he held in some
American city at the conclusion OF
the war in which all allies and neu
trail nations were to be asked TO par
tiCipatc also was defeated. The vet
Grams put an end to that resolution
also with little debate, speakers de-
Claring that they were a fighting or
Ianization and that suggestions bear
Ing on peace developments were out
Of their province and safely left in
the hands OF the president An Of
fort to compel rotation in office by
limiting the time for which any Of
ficer might serve to two years was
defeated
The veterans adopted n resolution
Of Indebtedness to Tulsa for its hos
pitality and one urging the construc-
tiOn " southern highway across
tho southern states from coast to
coast TO parallel the Lincoln high
way
General Van Zandt, the new com
mander-in-chief. has been acting in
that capacity during the Illness OF
Gen. George +. Harrison, The new
commander Is banker OF Fort
Worth, Texas. He was born in Ten
nessee and lived during his early
years in Mississippi. He enlisted in
1861 In Marshall, Texas. serving as
captain Of a company until Chicka-
mauCrIa after which he was ordered
- Texas whore he remained in the
sn""'",9 90 'Nn Confederate rOve-n
ment until after the reconstruction.