Evening star., 1919-10-10
|SOUTH'S OLD SPIRIT
SEENAT REUNION
1900 Veterans Traverse
Route Taken to Defend
Atlanta In Sixties.
ON RECORD FOR PENSIONS

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By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ca. October 1o.-The
martial spirit Of the old south famed
up again today as more than 5000
former Confederate soldiers took part
in the grand parade Of the United
Confederate Veterans. the crowninE
feature Of their annual reunion here.
streets, and old battle fiags, some
ragged from bullet holes. were
brought from their resting places
once more to doat proudly in the
breeze.
The old veterans marched afoot as
they did before Lee more than fifty
years ago. and would scorn offers OF
automobiles. scores OF them announced.
Here and there. however. the in
in battle caused them to accept rides
in gayly decorated machines.
| Marched Over Old Route.
Down Peachtree and Whitehall
streets the line Of parade led along
the route many of them took in youth
when they rushed to the defense Of
| whelming army. In those days of the
| sixties they fought for a village Of
scarce 10000 inhabitants. Today it
seemed that many people had gath
and among them were hundreds OF
sons Of Confederate soldiers who had
| faced death in France for a reunited
| country. Cloudy skies. but forecast
parade.
Commander Van Zandt Leads.
Leading the procession until II
reached the reviewing stand, the
commander chief, Gen. 4. NJ Van
zandt Of Fort Worth, Tex, and his
stan then took places beside Gov
Hugh N. Dorsey and his star and
other distinguished visitors
Gayly decorated automobiles occu-
pied by beribboned sponsors, maids
and matrons Of honor and other off,
izations gave bits of color to the pro-
cession, but chief interest centered
in the veterans themselves and the
! tattered and discolored old battle
nags and other war relics they car
ried.
Few Calls for Relief.
The ages Of most Of the old soldiers
| in the column ranged from seventy to
| eighty and over. and for that reason
scores were forced to drop out from
| time to time and retire to the street
| curbfng to rest. Few calls. however,
were made for the ambulances held
| in readiness.
| The usual accompaniment Of buck
| and wing dancing, jigging and other
antics were INDUCED in by many OF
the veterans as they passed the re-
viewing stand.
children might march with the vet.
| erans, and courts adjourned that
judges and officials. among them
former Judge William 7: Newman OF
gave an arm for tho cause OF the
south. might take part or review the
men Of the sixties.
Honor Luncheons Served.
After the parade q number Of
luncheons in honor Of officers OF the
veterans and various auxiliary or
carnations were to be followed to-
the reunion. Two such affairs have
been given already. and last night
several thousand people were unable
to get in the Auditorium Armory.
the old Virginia reel. the quadrille
| and other ancient steps was the at
| traction, as was the lighter steps Of
the sponsors and maids Of honor.
But visitors found that the veterans.
objection to the dances Of today.
| There were a score or more gray-clad
visitors on the floor being initiated
by sponsors and maids into the mys-
teries Of the ultra modern dances.
Favor Ratification.
The business sessions of the re.
union were concluded late yester-
day. and before they were over the
veterans put themselves on rectod
as favoring ratification Of the Ger.
man peace treaty and the league Of
nation covenant. without amend.
ment Of textual reservations.
For the first time. too. the organi.
zation as a whole adopted a resolu-
ton favoring payment Of pensions by
| the FEDERAL government to Confeder-
| ate veterans. Confiscation was one
reason assigned. and it also was mem
contributed millions toward paying
pensions for federal soldiers.
Approval OF proposals that all or
ganizations connected with the vet
era erans o.%er YORK ,eo toward purging histories
unfair to the confederacy was an
! other act Of the veterans.
Officers Reflected.
oaieers Of the organisation were
N. B; Forrest of Biloxi. Miss, grand
son or the great Confederate cavalry
leader, was elected commander-in.
chief OF the Sons of confederate Vet
Requests that Congress appropriate
$50.00o to complete the memorial
arch in Vfcksburg (MiSs.) national
park, and that the name Of the civil
war be formally made "Confederate
adopted
Replying to the greeting sent by
Henry D. Lindsey, national Chairman
on behalf of the American Legion,
the Confederate Veterans concluded
their telegram with the following:
The veterans Of the southland stand
with you Of the world war ready for
service for our united country"