Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-06
HOUSTON IS HOST
To THOUSANDS Of
SOUTH's VETERANS
GOVERNOR HOBBY n EapECTED
TO MAKE TALK TO GtTiIEi,.
ING TO-DAY.
last" REUNION FOR MANY
sons ~ CuniedrraCy Hold First Sr>slo,
Of COns enti0n and number ~
Addresses Are Ib0
llyerrd.
liy Associated l'rr,s.

IIDCSTO oct. i.-iioustun tu
uigh, was hos, to more than s.Uot
gray hah,d men whose steps were ial
lrrlng and who's" eyes were dim but
whose spirit became Young again. 90
they gathered iyr the tnrtlrth annu',
reunion vi the United Cuni'dcru
Veterans
her many e the old soldiers II wti
bc their last reunion aud apparently
nil are minded 10 forget their ag" an
%. nearly as possible live over the
scenes al Culurad"ship IN which the
participated more than half C'utur'
nEu Fvr them the caus" ui IN" suut',
although luN. still Is sacred and when
ever one ui the numerous bands un tn
streets strikes into Dixie ur another
uf tn" tunes ut ciVil war days. th',
1T out their rrb. y,ll with all tn
Ni,ur with which they shouted IN lNG'
Passed Three score.
However that they have passed THEN
iullutttd three s,Uir and ten wears T.
pulgnnutly evident With hardly -.
exception they aI,' feeble aud mnny
them. despite their daunilvss spirit. az
dependent upon Younger relatives ~
10y scouts IN their movements about
the city. The first session ui th" i"in'
reunion uf the veterans. III" sons 81
veterans and the southern Coni'drratcd
memorial association, was hud tuis
evening hy the later organiz alton
Practically on business WAS transacted
thu session hciug devoted Ia greeting,
lum the various Organizations with
which the association II affiliated.
Governor ". o. lIubby of Texas
who was ,u hnVc made q talk. was
DELAYED and VIII not arrive until 20
morrow morning when lac IN slhedIilcd
To deliver an address VI welcome NJ the
opening pcsslun OF tire United Cuni,d
Grated Veterans
sons Hold session.
The iirN session Of the tcunion @
tile Sons uf Cuntcr,ylatc Veterans was
u,ii tonight. The meeting was opened
lN :. T.. carter ui Houston, was held
tonight The meeting was opened by
= y. Carter. ul Houston, commander
~ the Alpvrt sidney Johnston camp.
IA organization which lid not exits,
tour weeks ago and which YESTERDAY
pissed the 1900 mark In point oi mem
u,I ship thus gaining the record - TN
lLrS II camp ever Vlganiscd. Speakers
at the session iucludtd AIRS kuN W
MckluI,y 1t l'aducih. krnturkt,l
p."sidrul general oi the United lldugh
t,ts uI tue Cvnicdrracy, and MrS. \.
NJ Wilson president Uf the southern
Iumv,lriatrd Memorial Association.
the annual rcuniUn Ut the Texas
division Of tn" ,vniodcrat" Nrt"rairI
Wts n"ld tvdhN W,iii an csiinhtu ~
1 n,un,r 81 uciWrcn 500 aud '.VO9I
,ld soldiers - or General T.. "
k,rhlatyick ul ", KINNEY Texas. wn~
I,cI,Stci commander aud hr1gad'
commanders W,r, ch,Atn ~ Follows
tnYt. Gvurs, ". Kidd, beaumont;
,y,und L.. W Tauant. bryan. thttI
i. ~ I chrnnv. Dallas; fourth. t'"urg
". Shiw, Decatur and nth w"WlN|
lv,urli \. 4. iinA.
T.!.piv Was ri tied as ~ city ir
which the ucXt state reunion Wil u
held ~ the morning session There
Was "a lively debate over the ptupri"N
uf passing upon motion init"iU'"d'
which indui~rd the administration "l|
President Wilson expressed h'artN ac
veterans
cord with the league uf nations au u
denounced the republican, party
i.n,rHl kirkpatrick president, rul' u
TINT the motion. introduced political
uucstluu and that actlun ON such l
,D,,sliun would violate the rules "'
~, veterans organization tn" ~
tlun was tabled.
I, Wa announced TODAY Tint s'N"r 81
Lands will hv assigned places ~ w
parade on Friday morning. the feature
,,cnt ul thv t,@ur.0n. including IN
10th cavalry band ui III" I. army.
IN, AlnNama state band, and thc Snm
Nit. Mississippi. band. TIL" parade !
,Nprc,cl a. Lr several mites I'm l.ngih
although the line of march VII h'
less than two miles on account "i IN
enhancing ugc and frublcucs' "i tn
some of Arrivals.
TudpS's arrivals included John Y
Nrpl.r. - Years cid. mcmh'r "t ill
sf Louis. Me-. csup Ui Nct"ranH wear
i,r "a Lrllr, r,ddlpd uniform 81 h"r"
,ttn i..t.rial. which he declared wa
~, rllv confederate privatr's uniform
in rNlstru,e The uniform aside IRON
~. ,ld.ty m the. material aud ~
iruunish gray colrr. attracted much
,'t. utiur hrcruSc C IT. cut th" col'
i..nr more liSrsa tight tiiiine tai
49,, pcba thrp tho coat 't twly
Another nrri'al e interest was NJ
,.lrpi 4. T.. Wright ut Jacksonville,
~. s... .eud,' iu r''''f - ~" ,on
fSlcrn,c states, navy department e.