Oxford eagle., 1920-06-24
WROTEN AGAIN
HEADS VETERANS
Reunion of 1921 Will Be Held AZ
Tupel0.

with 4 parade CnaC was pdItlCipdI
ed in by the entire body of veteran:
and covered the principal streets OF
the city. followed by congregations
singing of the old songs of the war
time on the platform erected in Court
house Park, the reunion of 1920 Unit
cd Confederate Veterans closed here
Friday morning.
Rain marred the exercises of Thurs
day night to the extent of preventing
the outdoor tableaux which had been
arranged for the soldiers entertain
ment, but a good part of the wealth
er's change was to make the march
ing Of Friday very much more com
Portable. The weather Friday morn
ing was delightfuly cool and every
veteran went through the march in
good shape.
Thursdays meetings were con-
sumed in the attention to business
hearing reports and appointment OF
committees and election of officers.
Gen. Wroten was reelected COM
mander; +. A. Howell of Durant. Isl
Division; I. l.. MCGEE, Summit, Sec
ond Brigade, and w. G. Ford, Holly
Springs, Third Brigade generals. Gen
Shinault, who was Third Brigade gen.
cral. declined to serve longer in or
der that others might share in the
honors. John A. Webb of Jackson
is adjutant general.
Tupelo was selected as the reunion
city for next year after short CON
test. After resolution of thanks
to the railroads for courtesies shown
the veterans and especially the ac-
tion of the Gulf & Ship Island and
l. c. railroad companies in furnish
ing free transportation to the inmates
of Beauvoir, the following resolution
was unanimously passed and request
ed to be published.
Resolution.
Approaching the courtesy, consid-
Grafton and hospitality of the people
cf Oxford and the faculty and stu
dents of the University OF Mississippi
and desiring to express in some fit
ting way our feelings for this city and
our love and veneratiOn for the great
institution of learning which has been
for SO long established here, and
which furnished so many brave men
to the cause of the Confederacy in the
struggle of 1861-1865, from which in
stitution and community there went
out the University Grays and the
Lamar Rifles and many others who
distinguished themselves on the field
OF honor. and remembering further
the large number of distinguished men
who have gone out from the portals
of the University of Mississippi to be-
come active and effective workers for
the progress and improvement along
all lines in the State of Mississippi,
and desiring especially to thank the
fair women of this community for the
heroic attention to the wounded and
distressed during the war period, and
the uniform loving attention they have
always given US, the survivors of that
historic struggle, therefore, be it
Resolved by the United Confederate
Veterans, in reunion assembled in the
city of Oxford this 18th day of June,
1920, That the thanks and gratitude
of this association are hereby tender
ed the city of Oxford and Lafayette
County, the chancellor and faculty OF
the University of Mississippi and the
ladies of the whole community for the
courtesies and attention so lavishly
given us at this reunion time: for the
hospitality shown US in the homes
and the assistance given us in our
meetings, for the privilege of visiting
the university campus and viewing
the great educational plant there es-
tablished. which is the pride of the en-
tire state and which deserves so much
at the hands of the lawmakers of this
commonwealth.
Especially would we thank the xem-
bers of the chorus who entertained US
with the songs Of long ago and the
wartime ballads we love 50 well to
hear
Resolved, That a copy of these res
olutions be spread on the minutes of
this association and given the press
for publication on adjournment.