The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-14
TULSA DELEGATES TO
REUNION RETURNING
Old Veterans Stll Remembering
Hospitality shown Thea la
Wonder tity.
GREETINGS ARE EXTENDED
steve "a. King. lr.. Reelected Conn
mnndcr OF sons Of Trans
Mississippi Department.

Tulsa delegates 20 the Confed-
crate reunion held The past week In
Atlanta. ca. are returning home
many having arrived sunday me
special leaving here f1r the southern
city In which the reunion was holo
had three sittpcrs riled win
Tulsans They wore white badgeH
during their five daN'- stay IN Ailhn
70 on which were inscribed Tulsa
oklahoma" in red leuers. Greetings
we're extended from the soldiers or
the COS who wore The gray and VINO
enjoyed Tulsa's Hospitality last year
for it is remembered th9t Tulsa en-
trrthincd the reunion In. "A lavish
manner II was gratifying ana note
worthy to see that these people
from the south are still rememb Der
ing the hospitality ana are wanting
to come again Tulsa delegates VIII
tell their home people that II was
no mistake for them to wear Tulsa
badges. for they were paid marked
a attent ton on account ~ H.
The reunion In Atlanta was char
acterized with the largest crowd mat
ever visited that city. Being almost
directly situated In the center OF the
south, and with cheap rates, Is the
n
full dress clothes and wore her most
beaning smile. The Official enter-
tainments were elaborate and the
parade was one OF the most spectac
ular that has ever graced Atlanta =
wonderful and noted Peachlrce
street. il was significant OF the re-
united nation when at the head of
this patriotic pageant rode tho com
mander-ln chief Of the Confederate
soldiers and the commander OF Fort
Mcpherson Behind were the colo'
bearers The southern brcezes
waited the sllken folds OF the Star'
ana stripes and the Stars ana Bar'
| together and the southern sun gave
| ilH most radiant beams As a benedic'
/ tion The soldiers In khaki with theh
| wonderful bands marched proudly
| before the cheering crowds tina
| phalanNed the streets OF the parade
| and with them were the old soldler'
| In gray who kept time 10 their be
! loved Dixie as they did In Older
times. many OF them forgetting dig
! nifty for time to cut "A pigeon wins
or give tho rebel yell,
one OF the greatest features wa
! the presence In the parade Of al
| old South Carolina regiment. ,hes'
few remaining msn, nearly every ont
OF them. wearing their original graz
suit. now old and faded and car
ried aloft on brand new STANDARD
with sparkling new trimmings wa
the original rcgimcntal flag, tatterel
and torn. This took Atlanta b.
storm They even carried the ~ m
drtim that was with them IN IN
war and which was with the regi
ment all through the battle 0
Manassas. The ku Klus Khan rod
silently by with no band attending
but they received mighty ovation
II was said that many Of these wer
the original clansmcn that helped
replace white supremacy In N
/ south during reconstruction days
The re election OF General X, \
p Van ZAndt OF Fort Worth as con
, marder- in-chief was pleasing. TT
: high light In the election OF N
| Sons was the election to commando
ln-chief Of General kathan Bedfor
Forrest. whom Tulsans learned
love during his sojourn here la
year. II was regretted that this off
clal was called away from the n
, union on Thursday on account OF q