The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
TH|RT|ETH ANNUAL
 REUNION FORMALLY
 BEGUN AT HOUSTON
Veterans, Sons of Veterans and Confederate Memorial ASso- citation to Hold Election of
 Officers Today
By Associated Press


 Houston, Tex. October 6.---The .hir- Confederate Veterans was formally opened here today with two sessions, at which Gov W. P. Hobby of Txaes. Mayor Amerman of Houston. repre- bers of affiliated organizations ox- tended welcome to the survivors of the souths army in the Civil war.
 Simultaneously with the sessions of Veterans, the Sons of Conrsderate vel erans and the Southern Confederate Memorial Association held business sessions and several social functions were held for visiting women. Tomorrow the election of officers for all three organizations will take place, that of the Sons of Veterans in the forenoon and of the Veterans and the Memorial Association in the after- noon. It is expected, according to dele gates to the Sons reunion, that N. B. Forrest commander-in-ch chief of the Cr- ganization, will be reelected without opposition.
 A movement was on foot tonight to e-elect Gen. K. M. vanZandt of Fort Worth commander-in-ch chief of the Vet erans, although he said he would not be a candidate. In the event he is not nominated, Arkansas delegates said Gen. Virgil Y. Cooke of Batesville, Ark, commander of the trans -Mississi ppi department will be placed in nomina- tion Friends of Gen. Julian S. Carr of Durham. N. C.. commander of the de- partment of the Army of Northern Virginia. stated that they would make an effort to bring about the election of General Carr if General vanZandt is not reelected.
 Next years reunion city will be se- lected in the afternoon, Little Rock Ark. and Savannah, Ca. having been mentioned as probable candidates for this ho, or.
 WAT FAIRER HISTORIES
 At the meeting of the Sons of Vet erans today. speakers urged that the organization take steps to bring about the use of histories which would bring out the attitude of the south just prior to and during the Civil war in a way they would consider rasrer to the lead CTS of the cause of the Confederacy. movement also was started to have the organization indorse protected trans -continental highway through the southern part of the United States to parallel the Lincoln highway and be called the Jefferson Davis highway" and to bring about recognition of lead CTS of the Confectionery during the Civil war by the inscription of their names in an amphitheatre in Washington for which Congress has appropriated $1,- 100000
 Among the speakers before the meet ing of the Sons of Veterans was Ad- miral A. o. Wright of Jacksonville Fla, commander of the Confederate te states Naval Veterans, who stated that of the original 6,O00 members of the Confederate navy. 250 are still liv. ing.
 At tomorrow's morning session of the veterans organization, in addition to a number of reports of committees there will be an address on Cotton Tax and Pensions." by Gen. George Hillyer of Atlanta. Ga. The meeting will adjourn at noon to allow the vet erans. the sons and the memorial association to join in memorial exer- cises
 Tomorrow night will be featured by a grand ball in honor of the United Confederate Veterans. The floor will be reserved exclusively for the old sol diers and their ladies during the grand march The floor will also be cleared at intervals during the evening to ai- low the veterans and their partners to dance the Virginia reel and other dances of their youth.
 The only event on tonights pro- gramme was a song and dance revue under the direction of the Houston Chapter of the Daughters of the Con- federacy. depicting in it's scenes and acts the various periods on the history of the south from Civil war days to the end of the world war.