Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-06
.SOUIH'S VETERANS
SELECTING LEADER
Business Sessions Begun at
Reunion-cities Rivals for
1921 Meeting.

HOUSTON, Tex, October 6 (by the
Associated Press) First greetings
over. Confederate Veterans, attending
their uhfrtieth annual reunion. here.
began their business sessions today,
with interest centering in the selec-
ton Of al cemff1ander-in-chief to sue
coed Gen-%K. NJ. Van Zanut, who
has anaoraced he would not be q can.
didate Tor reelection, and the contest
Friends of Gen. Van ia ndt, state
today that his name, pro bal bly, would
be placed in nomination for re-elec-
ton despite his disinclination to- enter
the contest. !,
nounced as a candidate for the OF
flee, although the names Of. Lieut.
Gen. Virgil Y Cook ,,of BatesVliie
Ark. commander of the tansmiss1s-
sippi Department. and 3 Lieut.. Gen.
Julian S. Carr of DURHAM. N: u. COLI
mander of the Department OF the
| Army of North Virginia. have been
mentioned in informal discussions.
Savannah. Ga. and Little ROCK,
] Ark. are among the cities expected
! to contest for the next reunion
"Dixie" Inspires Cheers.
! Southern melodies. dating back to
ante bellum days and carrying the minus
! of the veterans to the time they march,
ed to battle to the same tunes. more
than fifty years ago. brought the old
soldiers to their feet at the opening ses-
sion of the reunion today. Dixie
brought forth vociferous cheers ana. as
one after another of the familiar tunes
of the sixties were played, the veterans
gave free vent to their emotions. When
the band struck up 1.-THE Girl Left Be-
hind Me" many a tear was wiped away.
This mornings session was to be fol-
lowed by morning and, afternoon ses-
sons by the veterans, the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans and the Southern
Confederate Memorial Association until
Friday, the day of the annual parade,
1.-THE meetings of the three organizations
to be held simultaneously.
Gov W. P. Hobby of Fexasand Mayor
A..sE Amerman. of Houston with adj
| dresses of welcome, were the principal
speakers on this mornings program.
Others included Rev. J. W. Backman,
chaplain general of theIvefeInyls,sas di-
rector. of divine ssryicess-, and Capt
James Dinkfns. with response To the
addresses of welcome. q =
The only speaker on the afternoon
program was Representative Fritz G.
Lanham of Texas, who was selected to
deliver the annual address to the veter-
ans.
The sessions of the Sons of Veterans
and the Memorial Association were de-
voted almost entirely to business.
Social Events Today.
Social events scheduled for today in
cluded luncheon at noon to Mrs..sA.
McD. Wilson of Atlanta, president gen.
eral of the Memorial Association, and
receptions during the afternoon to Miss
Sadie Ruth Aldridge of Ell Paso. spon-
sor for the south. and Admiral A. o.
Wright of Jacksonville, Fla. comman-
der Of the Confederate States Naval
Veterans.
6 r Carter ir of Houston, comman-
der of the Albert Sidney johnson Camp.
last night opened the first session of
the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Speakers at the session include Mrs.
Row w. Mckinney OF Paducah, KY,
president-general Of the United Daugh-
ters' of the Confederacy, and Mrs. A.
Med. Wilson. president of the Mem
orial Association.
The Albert Sidney johnson Camp is
credited with an unusual record among
the camps of the organization. Four
weeks ago it did not exist. yesterday
| II passed the 1900 mark in point of
membership, setting the record as the
| largest camp organized. o. y