The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-27
VAN ZANDT
THE COMMANDER
OF the Confederate Veterans
Who Refuse to Let the
Sons in on
SAME BASIS AS VETERANS

Tulsa OKLA, Sept. 27-The Unit
ed Confederate Veterans today unan-
imously elected General X. M. Van
Zandt of Fort Worth, Texas, cOm-
mander in chief chose the command
ers for the three chief divisions of
the organization and adjourned their
twenty-eighth annual reunion, leav-
ing the location of their next reunion
| to be determined by committee
headed by Gen. Van Zandt and the
division commanders.
Tonight the annual ball in honor
of the women of the organization
brought the official festivities of the
reunion to an end and after the big
parade tomorrow the veterans will
return to their homes
Gen. w. B. Haldman of Louisville,
F, KY, commander of the Orphan Bri-
gade, presided at today's session
| prior to the election of Gen. Van
Zandt. General Virgil Y. Cook Of
Batesville, Ark, was elected com
mander of the Trans Mississippi d.
vision to succeed Gen. Van Zandt,
who has served for twenty-eight
years in that capacity.
General Julian S. Carr of Dur
ham, N. c. was elected commander
of the Army of Northern Virginia
and General C. B. Vance of Missis-
sippi was chosen commander Of the
Army of the Tennessee after three
cornered race in which Gen. J. A.
Thomas, commander of the Georgia
division and John P. Hickman for
mer commander of the Tennessee,
received warm support from their
friends. Both Generals Hickman
and Tohmas withdrew finally and
Gen. Vance mas named by acclama-
tion.
A, resolution recommending that
that Sons of Veterans be. admitted
as members of the parent Organixa-
tion was defeated, the veterans vOt-
ing v0ciferously not to make veter-
ans of anyone who had not tonight
in the war.
Another resolution urging Presi-
dent Wilson tomake plans for a
world jubilee to be held in some
American city at the conclusion of
thewar in which all allies and men,
trail nations were to be asked to par
rganizationationwoa thhmad wb
ticipate also was defeated speakers
declaring that they were fighting
organization and that suggestions
bearing on peace developments were
out of their province and safely left
in the hands of the President.
General Van Zandt, the command
er in chief has been acting in that
capacity during the illness Of Gen.
George P. Harrison. The new COM
lmander is banker of Fort Worth,
Texas. He was born in Tennessee
and lived during his early years in
Mississippi. He enlisted in 1861 at
Marshall, Texas, serving as captain
of company until Chickamauga,
after which he was ordered to Tex
as, where he remained in the ser-
vice of the Confederate Government
until after the reconstruction peri
cd.
Carl Hinton of Denver, Col, who
was appointed by the executive conn
Gil of the Sons 6f Veterans to nh
the unexpired term, was elected
ommander-in-chief of that Orsani-
zation. s. H. King, of Tulsa, was
named chief of the Trans Mississip-
pi division.
Mrs. A. McDermotte Wilson, OF
Atlanta, Ca, was elected president
general of the Confederate Southern
| Memorial Association to succeed
Mrs. Kate Walker Behan, who died
two months ago. Miss Daisy M. L.
Hodgson, of New Orleans was nam
ed recording secretary-general; Ars.
j. Enders Robinson, of Richmond,
Va, corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. John e. Maxwell of Scale, Ala
treasurer general.