Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-23

| be handled. All who are eligible
should Join at this time
Because OF important legislative
| matters. Senator elect Pat Harrison.
| Mississippi can't be In Tulsa this
week, the committee was advised
I yesterday. Governor Gardner OF
/ Missouri also advised yesterday that
| he couldn't attend
Scott Ferris the Oklahoma con
/ gresham. will be hero and win make
I the response for the official ladies'
| OF the reunion Carl Hinton of Den
yer will make the annual address In
| place of Mr.. Harrison
Adj. Gen VIM " Mickic. who r.
chief OF STAFF to Gen. Geo. T.. Har-
rison, Is expected 10 arrive today
with his party from New Orleans
Van Znndt Due To-day.
Gen. T NJ Van Zandt and STAFF of
officeE5 will arrive this morning on
the 1920 Katy train from Fort
I Worth. Texas with this distin-
| guished party will be large dele
/ cation of Confederate veterans
| General Van, Zshdt will preside a.
| commander in chief In place OF
| General Harrison. who was unable
/ 10 attend the reunion because OF a
serious Illness, The general and his
staff will have their headquarters at
| Hotel Tulsa.
All Indications are that General
/ Van Zendt win be elected command
I erin chief OF the Confederacy at
Z the election held here some time
I during the reunion Gen. Bennett
I II. Young OF Nashville. Il is said.
will nominate him.
General Young Is perhaps the most
! influential veterans cast OF the Mis-
sissippi. having been eommander-in-
chief three times before General
| Harrison. who has held the office
two times.
First Special Train Due To-day.
Probably the first complete spe-
cial train 20 arrive will come this
morning, running ~ second section
Of Frisco No. g. due here nj 4:1O.
The passengers will not leave their
cars on arrival. as the pullmans wiz
be parked. They will bring members
OF organizations from Memphis, Ark
ansas points and possibly Birming-
ham and Atlanta folks
Al 1850 today, the Kentucky
Virginia oand Ohio delegations are
expected
On the Santa 20 today two
coaches will arrive at 6;25. one car
from Vernon over tho Frisco Is due
today. Carloads from other points
OF OKLAHOMA are announced.
Plans for the reunion are now In
tho hands OF the sons OF Veterans.
Commander Carl Hinton OF Denver
arrived yesterday and headquarters
Rsa - a Nf.
rooms 2l2 and 2ll Hotel TuiSa. Gyn.
Nathan Bedford Forrest, adjutant-
in-chief moves his headquarters
there today
Crowd Is Growing.
Veterans in hundreds and their
parties have been arriving on every
train since Saturday. Sunday the
crowd swelled IN an increasing mum
Der. There were all sorts OF re-
unions started all over the city. Rel
atlves OF Tulsans arriving early en-
ioyed visits with their kith and Kin.
There were greetings between the
boys In blue and the boys In gray
wherever they met Battles were
fought aES.n for the edificAtiun OF
the interested listeners who gath
cred quickly around tho grhGled
vets when they stopped.
Tulsa was right glad 10 see the
visitors. There's a friendly hand
grasp on every hand for tho men
here TO attend tho gathering. The
automobiles were at hand at all
times TO carry the guests over the
city. only few we're obliged 10
walk when they started on mis-
sion Roy scout escorts were ~ al
ways at hand TO serve as guides.
Held Religious Services.
Surrounded by crowd Of over
a thousand listeners. some old griz-
zled veterans, soldiers. and vast
crowd OF men and women came
there to greet the old roldiers OF a
former war, an old, white haired
Confederate. still soldiorly OF bear
lnE. and proudly wearing the red
badge OF delegate from Texas upon
his Confederate gray uniform.
Rev s. H. Renfro earnestly preached
the old time religion" At the L. &.
V. registration place Sunday after
noon.
swayed from the extremes OF
chucklea OF Amusement while ne
Was relating some humorous Incl
dent OF his part In the war he
preached TO his comradesN before the
big battles to real genuine salty
tears by his Quavery. eloquent old
voice, he held their closest attention
for perhaps two hours
Enllstlng IN Co. A. Third Missouri
cavalry, OF Texas. IN 1888. when he
was lad OF i6. this old warrior
fought gallantly and hard through
more than two hundred battles lie
entered the arwy in company with
~ cousins. and all came gRfely home
al the conclusion but one.
Participating In the steel raid"
one OF the great battles OF the war,
occurring when General Steele af
the Federal army undertook 10
march from Little Rock. Ark. to
shreveport La
Reverend Renfro ls known about
Greenvllle rs the young. -old man
Agile and active as man OF 90.
although he confeSses 10 Ts years
he can ride cavalry style and shoot
from the saddle Sflll. no mean
undertaking for any one, Al the
conclusion OF the war he went 10
Greenville. where no has remained