The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
Presentation of Banner Will Be Chief Function at
 Opening of Reunion
LINKS CONFEDERACY
 WITH PRESENT WAR
Attendance of Sons of Veterans at Reunion This Year Much Smaller Than Usual, Many Sons Be-
 ing Now in France

Tulsa Okla, September 23.-A badge of honor linking the men who fought in the Confederate army with the present war in Europe will be unfurled tomorrow at the opening of the twenty-eighth reunion of the United Confederate Veterans and the Sons of Veterans. It will be a mann moth service flag containing 1s7.oo stars each representing one son of the south land who is at present in active service. The flag will be presented to the Confed- eracy by the Colorado representation and the presentation will be the chief func- tion of the opening session of the reunion, which will be held by the Sons of veter- ans tomorrow night. The attendance by the Sons of evterans Is noticeably smaller this year than at previous reunions, and the decrease in attendance Is accounted for by the service flag and the men at the European front it represents. There is not camp in the entire south that Is not represented generously on the new flag.
 Gen. T. NJ. vanzandt of Fort Worth, Tex, commander of the trans Mississippi department, will be in charge Of the pro- ceedings in the absence of Gen. George P Harrison, commanders in- chief whose i'll health prevented his attendance. Gen. eral Van Zandt in all probability will be elected commander in -chief. it was gen. eralIy conceded about headquarters Louisville. Ky, Memphis. Tenn, and New Orleans are expected to invite the veterans to come there for the next re union. Denver planned to urge that 1t be selected, but it is now believed the Color ado delegation will content itself with urging the visitors here, most of whom came from east of the Mississippi, to con- tinue their present trip and include d visit to Colorado in their plans before returning home.
 Tomorrow nights session will be the first big meeting of the reunion and will be largely social in it's mature and devoted to the presentation. of the official ladies of both the veterans and the sons.
 The first meeting of the veterans will be Wednesday morning, when the reunion will, be welcomed by Coy. R. l.. Williams, Tate Brady of Tulsa. and chairman Of the reunion committed: Robert M. Me- Farlin. president of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce.; Alfred c. Hunt. commander of the Stand Waite camp Sons of veter- ans of Tulsa: Mrs Louis Cohen. president of the Clement A Evans chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy of Tulsa. General Van ZAndt will respond to the address of welcome. United States Senator Owen and Governor Gardner of Missouri will not be present.
 MRS. ROSE SPONSOR
 The Representatives of Forests cav airy corps were prominent among the early arrivals and were given warm re- cept:on. Mrs. N. A. Ross Of Alabama is sponsor Mrs. S. A. Rethea of Birming- ham. daughter of Captain Selden of Sell den's battery. is matron of honor Miss Amelia Abbott, also of Alabama, is maid of honor. She is the daughter of Coi. Ely Abbott ot the Aiississippi division Ely Abbott of the Mississippi division, and granddaughter of James o. Abbott, who built the fortifications of Corinti1.. She also is the granddaughter Of Randall Brown gunner for the Alabama division, Confederate army. Mrs. Frank Jackson of Birmingham is aSsistant chaperon. She is the daughter q David Ming. menss per of Se1denss battery. Miss Pattie Hagan. Brietof, Va. mascot for the corps, is the sranddaughter of Patrick Hagan of Virginia. Col John N. John ston of Chattanooga, adjutant general ana chief Of stan Col. William M. Hund- ley of Alabama and Col w. X. Ter ren of Tennessee. all of tho general stan 'of Forrsst's cavalry. complste the dele 9aticn. Sss